Trail Detail

Grand Marais, MN
25.0k
Skating/Classic
Yes
No
218-387-1276
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Well designed trail 2 miles north of Grand Marais. Dependable classical and skating grooming by dedicated ski club. Gentle rolling beginner and intermediate terrain through birch, aspen and pine forest with expert options. Nice overlooks of North Shore far below. Separate snowshoe trail. Public warming building. 1.6 K lighted xc trail on each night.

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Feb.16 Pincushion Mountain Winter Festival
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
New Snow Last 24Hours: 0.5", New Snow Last 7 days: 8", Trail Base: 6-8". All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing. Conditions are nearly perfect!
Photos:
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing. Snow in the last 24 hours: 7". Snow in the last 7 days: 12". Snow in the woods: 28". Conditions are excellent. Don't forget, Conditions should be excellent for the Pincushion Winter Festival Ski races.
Photos:
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Plenty of snow and great grooming offers great skiing right now. Firm and clean tracks offered a good glide despite the cold temperatures there have been here. The skating lanes were touched up again today.
(jJm Smith)
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Great conditions at Pincushion. Skied all the trails and the tracks were well set and firm. Double poling was a bit of a struggle due to soft pole plants but it worked. Snow is cold but it made the hill climbing easier!
(Tim Nelson)
Monday, February 3, 2025
Evening
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Skate deck was a bit soft and my skis sank occasionally, but otherwise trails were in amazing shape.
Photos:
(Cory Quirk)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Trail Base: 6-8". All trails are groomed for skate and classic skiing. Conditions are very good but expect a soft skate deck until it firms up.
Photos:
(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)
Sunday, February 2, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Freshly groomed and packed. Classic ski tracks were sharp and best ski of the year yet on the pincushion loop!
(Josie Gable)
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Great ski at Pincushion this afternoon! The tracks and the skate deck had a little fresh snow on top. It's always a fun ski at the Pin especially the Ole Loop with all its fantastic hills and nice scenery. It was also felt good to be on real snow!
Photos:
(Bill Lundberg)
Thursday, January 30, 2025
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
A fresh half inch to an inch of fluff overnight and rapidly warming temps have softened everything up considerably. Classic tracks were holding up but skate deck was getting soft. Deck was especially soft on Canyon Curves and Hilfiker loops (see photo). Snowman deck was still very firm. Skiing was excellent.
Photos:
(Josh Wenck)
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Classic skied Snowman Loops and West Overlook at sunset after helping complete full system grooming in the morning. Conditions were superb. The recent snow groomed up beautifully with well set tracks and gorgeous corduroy on a firm, fast skate deck. The snow at the upper elevations is especially tasty. Enjoy!
Photos:
(Josh Wenck)

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