Excellent snow at Giants Ridge. All the skate decks I saw had been recently groomed and there was very little debris and no hint of dirt. The classic tracks were hit or miss, they were perfect where they had been recently set, but maybe 30% were snow covered. Skied Bronze, Summit and Cedar today.

(Mike Keyes)

Beautiful cold conditions at the Ridge! Skied Northern Lights, Cedar, and Summit, all of which have been groomed and tracked since yesterday and are in great shape. Tried Gold too: it is rolled but not tracked and the deck is pretty soft so I bailed after a few k. Laurentian, Wynne Creek, Biwabik Spur also looked to be rolled but not tracked. Didn't check conditions on Silver, Bronze, or Oslo. Great to see lots of people out enjoying the trails!

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(Ellen Thompson)

Just skated Bronze, down Summit to Biwabik Spur and Oslo. Super fun!! Groomed earlier today, nice and firm with just a dusting of cold new snow from this morning. Fast and fun!!

(Mary Grayson)

Went up north for snow and found it at Giants Ridge. I skated Summit to the top of the ridge, then came down Bronze to return to the lodge area. Beautiful trail coverage, freshly groomed last night, corduroy over a firm deck, and the classic tracks looked very good. Got a little snow after grooming which really reduced glide, making it a little tough, especially on the climbs, but the downhill runs were great - no snowplowing today! So, plenty of snow, well groomed, and 35°. Spring skiing in January! What could be better?

(David Sonnenberg)

I skated the gold at GR before the HS races Saturday morning. My report is that they received another 3-4" of fresh snow overnight Friday and through Saturday morning. While the system was not groomed early Saturday morning, snow coverage is now superb!

(John Witzmann)

There was a High School meet, but likely arrived when they finished. Only the meet trails were groomed. The snow was soft and very light. Hoping for another round of grooming for all the trails. The majority of Bronze and Gold Trails were not groomed.

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(Nadia Kane)

GR now in great shape. The fresh 3" Sunday really covered and added to the base. Just a bit of tree litter got churned up with the fresh grooming. While I did not ski everything, you could see Gold/Oslo/Wynne Creek/Biwabik Spur all freshly groomed in addition to the rest of the system.

(John Witzmann)

So nice to be back at Giants Ridge today. The trails are in spectacular condition. I skied the Gold trail (see photos) and every trail I crossed was in similar shape. Beautiful skate deck, deep classic tracks, no thin spots. What a day. Just a reminder that the Nordic Mesabi East Invite is this Saturday, Jan 10th.

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(Steven Squillace)

Trails were in much better condition than I would have thought given that Giant's Ridge rated many of them as "fair". No early season skate deck ripples. I was skating and it seemed a good choice even given the cold temperatures and fresh dusting of snow on the trails that had not been groomed that day. I could easily avoid the few things sticking out of the trail. I did not ski the Silver at all. From what I could tell, the Gold did not seem tracked and the Cedar, despite being tracked, had a fresh snow dusting to slow down things down just a bit. It's now pretty skied in from traffic. Where grooming had occurred that morning (Bronze and a bit of Oslo, also the Spur), it was best snow of the season and fast. Oslo and Bronze tracked. The Ridge Mtn Report website seemed accurate in their descriptions of what had been done and when. You would not run out of trail to skate ski unless you're in amazing shape for this time of year.

(Sara Zimmer)

Skied all trails over the last two days. The new dusting of snow helped cover up some debris but still some sticks poking through the powder, especially on the edges on the trail. No grooming was done and classic track set yet. Lots of powder, but great to have everything open.

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(Sam Theisen)