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Saint Paul, MN
10K
Skating/Classic
No
No
651-266-6400
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Most of the trails are on the golf course, thus pretty open and fairly flat. The course really winds back and forth.
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Trail Reports

2022-2023 season
Reports 51 to 60 of 77    Month: Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov
Monday, January 9, 2023
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
A nice fresh groom was completed on the skate deck. Conditions are still soft, but firming up after each use and groom. The classic was in great shape, and was left alone today for grooming. Enjoy this beautiful day!
Photos:
(James Bezanson)
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
Classic tracks in very good condition. Tracks are clean and fast. Just a few areas of outside track breakdown on curves. Beautiful sunny landscape and temperature was just right. Very enjoyable!
(Ginny Deutsch)
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Evening
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
6.5K groomed. Snow was good but there were a few issues with the groomed trail. The last two times I've skied here, there are three different tiers across the trail, each a couple inches different in height. Today that made skating frustrating, because the trail was a bit soft on the edges so I had to straddle the center tiers. And it was a bit soft except in the turns and steeper climbs. The soft snow made V2 tough because in DPs the pole tips sank a couple inches in, robbing power. I will probably stick with the man-made snow for skating until things firm up a bit.
(Pete Thurmes)
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Pristine conditions at Phalen today. The classic tracks were solid and deep throughout and setting up nicely. The times on skied on the skate deck were infrequent, but I found it was a bit soft. So beautiful with the snow-covered trees -- one of my favorite places to ski on the east side.
(Michael Kuhne)
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The tracks are in great shape at Phalen. They are smooth and firm throughout, with just a few washed out spots and almost no debris. The pole deck was getting a little chewed up in places, making the surface soft, but I always got good purchase (with minimalist baskets) and never had a pole plunge. The skate deck appears to have firmed up since I skied yesterday, but still looks pretty uneven. I think classic will be my preferred technique at Phalen until the deck smooths out some more. It would be great to see two sets of tracks set.
(Jonathan Poppele)
Friday, January 6, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Phalen has been beautifully groomed. Skate lane is almost settled firm. How often do we ski corduroy around here? Classic tracks look perfect. Phalen is best kept secret in East Metro.
(Charlie Corcoran)
Friday, January 6, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Excellent coverage and fresh corduroy. Good conditions for Phalen, but the deck was soft, slow, and uneven in a number of places. Hopefully with the cold temps and a few more passes with the groomer it will firm up and smooth out. I asked one of the several classic skiers out how the tracks were, he reported "deep and solid".
(Jonathan Poppele)
Friday, January 6, 2023
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The trail groomed up very nicely. We set a classic track along with a skate deck. There is one small stretch where trail is little uneven with some bumps due to soft snow and groomer getting stuck. Otherwise great base and conditions! Haven't seen a base like this in a long time!
Photos:
(James Bezanson)
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Rolled the trail and due to the deep snow depth some ridges left behind from rolling. grooming plans: Trail will be groomed along with classic track tomorrow.
Photos:
(James Bezanson)
Monday, January 2, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The tracks are mostly in good condition, no bare ground. Faster than it was a couple of days ago as the snow has crusted over, but very skiable.
(Matthew Pennington)

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