Poor conditions. Ground nearly totally covered but thin and icy. Personally, I won't return until either we get more snow and it's groomed again or it warms up to slush on top.

(William Brown)

Fair to good for skating. Mix of new snow and ice. 99% good control. Definitely worthwhile! No classic tracks.

(William Brown)

Skied before today's grooming report was filed. Trails have been groomed for skate but are highly variable. Many wet spots, a couple nearly the width of the trail. Some ice showing through. No classic tracks set. I thought I would work on my corduroy striding but gave up after a short loop. I appreciate the grooming effort at this time of year!

(Stan Hokanson)

Skate deck was packed. No classic tracks were set. There are quite a few areas with standing water/ice/slush. There are a couple trees down as well that staff is estimating will be off the trails by tomorrow. There are also some larger branches as well. The multi-use trails were packed and there is a large puddle on the North side of the prairie by 120th Street.

(Carolyn Friedrich)

The skate deck was groomed. The classic tracks were not regroomed and are icy. Trails are in fair to good condition with some large icy patches and some debris.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)

Skated in the morning. Did out and back on section 10/11 under trees I expected, and found debris from wind. still nice track here to double-pole. Did entire yellow loop 98% great. I thought section 6 - 7 would have been worse. I would think the base is consistently deep enough to hold up to spring temps. Purple [meadow] loop is usually the same as yellow.

(Matt McGuire)

Excellent conditions at Pine Point today. I arrived early afternoon and skied every segment of the trail. Tracks in excellent shape with little to no debris and no ice. Skate deck looked excellent as well.

(Laura Hansen)

All ski trails have been tracked for classic skis and are in excellent shape with no debris. Skate deck has been groomed, too.

(Elena Schewe)

Ski trails were groomed for skate skiing. The old tracks have good coverage and were left in place. Expect debris due to high winds. The multi-use trails were also groomed.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)

The best classic skiing in a long time. Tracks were set yesterday and are well formed even in thin wooded areas. Very little debris. No ice and no crust so climbs have good grip and descents have excellent control. Skied all loops. It was hard to quit because conditions are so good. A winter wonderland. Come out and see grooming as an art form with shallow snow!

Photos:

(William Buell)