We got out on the trails again this morning to get them in shape for this weekend. We had a dusting of snow yesterday and with the base that we have built up over the winter the trails are holding up well. There are some spots where a little ice is building on low spots and where some ground is showing up under pines and on sunny south facing spots, but there are few and easy to avoid. This will probably be the last weekend to get out and get some kilometers on your skis.

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(John Fredrikson)

Spring hasn't come to the upper Gunflint trail yet. It was -6°F when I left to come up here yesterday morning. It looks like they got a half an inch of snow last night. The trails here are all groomed and well covered with snow with beautiful views looking out over Canada across the Gunflint Lake.

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(Gene Karwoski)

Spring has not quite fully sprung yet up at Gunflint. While we are seeing some signs of spring (see the photos of the Cross River flowing). The ice on the lake is still well over 2 feet thick. We did get a dusting of snow this morning and there is still a lot of snow on the ground. Grooming plans: The ski trail base has held up well, so we will be doing one more grooming of most of the trail system to get one more weekend of skiing before spring rains come. We hope you can come up! Friday and Saturday look like they should still have good skiing!

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(John Fredrikson)

We had a light dusting of snow again last night so we were out grooming again few of the trails again this morning. The trails are holding up well so far. It was great seeing folks out on the trails yesterday and getting the positive feedback on the quality of the grooming! This morning we groomed Big Pine, Little Pine, Amperage and Lonely Lake. They all are groomed with a skate deck and a classic track. The base is nice and firm with a good bite. With warmer weather on the way mornings will be the best conditions. We hope you can come up!

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(John Fredrikson)

It was midwinter ski conditions today in April. Really amazing! I skied for 3 hours with almost perfect classic tracks the whole time. Canadian tariff free cold air and John's commitment to grooming has kept these extensive trails almost perfect. Snow dreams are alive here.

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(Michael Wilke)

We got back out early this afternoon to do the remainder of the trail system. The snow is holding up well and should stick around for a while. It was good to see people out skiing and a bunch of skate tracks on the trails heading back to the lodge. This afternoon we groomed Overlook, Highlands, Ham Lake, North Star and Upper West End. All were groomed with a skate deck and a classic track.

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(John Fredrikson)

We were back out grooming the ski trails this morning with a very slight dusting last night. There were some spots on lower West End that needed some work from the last grooming. The trails groomed up well. Cut Across trail is the only one that I wouldn't recommend. We would need more snow to get that one back in shape and I doubt we will get that. All of the trails are groomed with a skate deck and a classic track. We hope you can come up and ski our trails this weekend!

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(John Fredrikson)

Three hours of classic skiing on red klister for new wet snow. I didn't need to use my skins. First time at Gunflint Lodge, won't be the last. Your skis don't want to hibernate, get up here for your last hurrah. Thank you John!

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(Steven Ahlgren)

We were back out this afternoon to finish the whole system. We groomed Rabbit Run, Aspen Alley, Warren's Road, Cut Across, Power Line, Short Cut, Lower West End and Overlook this afternoon. All trails were groomed with a skate deck and a classic track.
Grooming plans: We will continue to be out grooming so this weekend will be a good weekend to come up! The lodge and the restaurant are still open.

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(John Fredrikson)

We were out early grooming the 7" of new snow on the ski trail system. Conditions are very good. This morning we groomed Big Pine, Little Pine, Amperage, Lonely Lake, Overlook, Highlands, Ham Lake, North Star and Upper West End. All of the trails are groomed with a skate deck and a class track. The snow is grooming up really well and should provide a really nice firm surface. Hope you can come up and get out on our trails!

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(John Fredrikson)