Partly sunny, 39 degrees. Well-groomed trail in very good condition, but warm temperatures made the snow sticky and soft in stretches. In the upper sections around Eagle Ridge there were a few bare spots and some debris, otherwise excellent coverage. I saw a number of flying insects and heard the rush of the Cloquet River in the distance - spring is almost here.

Photos:

(Bob King)

When I started the groomer had been through yesterday, no tracks, lots of snow chunks. Outer loop all that way. As I finished the groomer was in rolling and tracking. Beautiful. Awesome to have lots of snow in mid March!

Photos:

(Shaun Floerke)

We classic skied Biskey this morning just as the snow was stopping. There was one car in the lot and we thank them for skiing in the tracks for us since we got a surprise 2-3 inches of fluffy stuff. Needs grooming, the pole plants sunk down pretty darn far in spots and the tracks could use some freshening up beyond the skiing in we did. The snow was of the "clumping" type and all but myself had issues due to forgetting to continually move their skis. It was beautiful though!

Photos:

(Eve Graves)

Temperature 28 degrees, sunny. After the recent thaw and refreeze, the tracks were mostly glazed and fast! A little shallow in places due to melting, but the grip was still decent. It felt great to speed along sections of the trail with near effortless double-poling. Had to be cautious on downhills with turns - tracks messy and the narrow, hard deck made it difficult to push out around curves. A fair amount of pine needles, twigs and bits of bark in the tracks, but most of it was small stuff. I took Birch Ridge, Wolf Run and Black Spruce with just one spill. Saw two snowshoe hares dressed all in white like Bad Bunny.

Photos:

(Bob King)

Great conditions today around noon. It was about 20 degrees when we started. Trails were groomed recently and the tracks were nicely set. There was a bit of pine needle debris here and there but overall it was great. It was fast but not too icy yet.

(Lissa Maki)

Wonderful morning at Biskey Ponds. Thanks to all the volunteers that make this such a fun place to ski. Trail is in good shape, lots of snow and tracks are well skied in. Biskey ponds is just so pretty! The single track is lovely and Birch Ridge is my favorite, so beautiful.

(Bruce Busta)

Skied the whole outer loop, good snow cover. Trail was ungroomed but had decent tracks to stay in. Fast conditions today.

(Eric Rogers)

Woods were gorgeous with snow-caked spruces on Eagle Ridge. Tracks a bit uneven in places, and there was occasional debris, but overall all trails were in very good shape. A joy to be out in a quiet, wild place. Be wary on the steep hill on the White Pine loop - tracks were smeared out.

Photos:

(Bob King)

The trails were in great shape on Sunday afternoon. Good tracks and no debris. The fresh snow did wonders out here. So worth the drive from Duluth!

(Drew Guttormson)

Freshly groomed, firm classic track, good pole plants. Skied an entire exterior loop. Trail is beautiful and takes you over undulating glacial topography with ridges, pot hole lakes, birch forests, large/small white pines, and even a couple beautiful boggs. I love this classic trail!

Photos:

(Chandra Shoberg)