Vadnais Trail was recently groomed and double tracked. Great conditions, deep and firm track. However even with temps in the low 30s, exposed areas are deteriorating quickly in the sunshine.

(Kal Perry)

Not groomed for skating but great conditions for classic. Beautiful snow and minimal foliage on the tracks. [ These trails are designated as classic only. -- Ed. ]

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(Jolene Erickson)

Skied Sucker Lake portion north from Cty F. Though at some point it appears some light packing was done, not groomed and very soft. However, there are double skier-made tracks all the way around the lake. Thorough coverage, minimal debris. Stomped sections but only in the usual swan-viewing spots. Beware on the downhill from 96 the tracks press into deep and bizarrely ankle-grabbing ice.

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(Marjie Carr-Oxley)

Skied east side of Vadnais today, and what a difference recently groomed snow makes. Tracks are well set and not trampled (except the occasional deer). Great time to get out before the next warmup.

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(Eric Engstrom)

The south lot at Vadnais was plowed at 8 am, the north lot was not. Not groomed on the south loop but someone went ahead and paved the way. Great skiing! Beautiful. So nice to have fresh snow.

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(Pearl Joseph)

Skied the Sucker lake loop today and a big section was plowed or destroyed by apparently some construction. The tracks were soft, pretty worn and a fair amount of leaves and detritus was on the trails. I would recommend the Vadnais portion of the trail instead.

(Betsy Masrud)

Skied on portion south of Cty Rd F. Classic tracks were a bit soft set with some loss especially on outer edge at times. Fair amount of tree debris in some places, but didn't hinder as badly as other times here. Decent overall conditions.

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(Anne Johnson)

It was a great ski for me; easily got back into the grove. Yes, a leaf here and there but no trigs or branches. Beautiful day out! Found a pair of sunglasses, copperish color framed wire rim.

(Jo Schumann)

Trail was suprisingly nice given the weather this week. It was recently groomed with double tracks. There are still some sticks and leaves in the wooded areas. The outer set of tracks is thin in spots. The tracks were an interesting combination of soft fresh snow and soft ice. Waxless fishscales worked well with the new snow and temperatures around freezing.

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(Mark Oswood)

The groomer reset classic tracks on all trails today. Conditions were excellent with the exception of the northeast section of the Sucker Lake loop. The truck lane forced the groomer to leave a single track for part of the section and even that track was sketchy in spots. I would recommend going counter clockwise around the lake to avoid hitting the bad spots while going down the big hill. Other than that section, the tracks were in perfect mid-season condition.

(Steven Jorissen)