Beautiful sunny ski. The trail had not been groomed by 2pm. It was skiable though for skating. Someone had cut good and consistent looking classic tracks themselves.

(Anna Henderson)

Skated Thursday night. Definitely skiable and you can still get an edge pretty easily on 99.9% of the course. Hard to believe given the warm past few weeks, rain, and cold temps recently. That said, some may not like skiing on such hard conditions.

(Joseph Altendahl)

Highland 9-Hole went from ok yesterday to iffy today. Not many parked cars when I arrived, probably because others, like me, did one 3.5k lap and then packed it in. Super-hard and sometimes icy deck, defined but mostly icy tracks. Taking downhill turns skate was not easy with zero loose surface snow. If you want a continuous balance drill, this is the place.

(David Moore)

Highland 9-Hole is hanging in there. Almost completely full coverage, but a hard, sometimes slightly icy deck, and a few avoidable spots of grass on crests. You could use your good skis for now. Classic tracks were solid but sometimes icy -- I only double-poled -- but no more than a few leaves here or there.

(David Moore)

Some bare spots and ice where you'd expect it, and the trail has seen a lot of use, but good to very good overall. Track breaks up in places, but groomer did a pretty good job given the snow he/she had to work with. Skating deck has also seen a lot of use, but very skiable. Trail bifurcates at hole number 2 to avoid some ice, so be prepared for a bit of a detour.

(Bob Hartzler)

Trails have been rolled. Conditions are not perfect but the final groom will be done after the holiday. Get out there and enjoy it. No classic tracks yet.

(Tyler McKean, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

We skied 3 loops of the classic trail - it didn’t appear groomed, but the skate ski was rolled. Classic tracks veered and didn’t feel “set” but still manageable and the fresh snow covered up previous thin spots. Lots of first-timers and families out for New Years Eeve, which was nice to see. Looking forward to a few more minutes of light every night for some twilight skiing!

(Jennifer Myers)

Trails are closed until we get more snow to groom. Right now we only have ice or bare ground to work with. Please visit a man made loop until we can reestablish a trail. Trying to ski at Highland would be unsafe.

(Tyler McKean, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Ice patches, thin sections with grass exposed, snow cone skate deck. Snow depth maybe 1 to 2 inch skate deck, classic maybe 1 inch with grass patches. Cart path behind practice green on the verge of exposure. Still very skiable though! Get out and enjoy while you can.

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(Tyler McKean, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Freshly groomed (thanks groomers!) and lightning fast! Deck is hard and crusty (still easy to get an edge) with local easily avoided ice and bare grass. B skis recommended. Classic skiing would be less fun. Decent crust skiing is possible over much of the golf course area. Super fun!

(Alan Chapman)