Discouragingly, a truck has been driving across the ski trail to work by the pond closest to the parking lot. There appears to have been no attempt to minimize damage to the ski trail, which has now been ruined in more than one place. This is the most skied part of the trail, and includes the lesson area. This is particularly distressing given that all users of the trail are now required to purchase the new Ramsey Cnty/St. Paul ski pass.

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(Sarah Hobbie)

When I got there, a crew was working on a trench between the tunnel and the south pond. It doesn't affect the trails except a tractor going across the ski trail. The trail is in mostly good shape but there certainly is exposed tar, sand (in the sand trap), cattail stalks, grass and drifts. Skip the plateau coming from the back bowl as it's tar and gravel. The wind has scoured west facing and high spots leaving grass and making drifts. That said, you can find some nice stretches worthy of going back and forth on good skis such as the far northwest fairway.

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(Jay Wenner)

Rolled Como today. Trail is very inconsistent. Lots of bare spots where the wind blew it all away and spots where it drifted 1-2' deep. Trail has inconsistent depth but rolled out descent, although the wind is causing snow to drift over in many spots.

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(James Bezanson)

Definately skiable if selective. Areas shaded by woods being best, even a portion of the downhill area. No grooming, but lots of other skiers' tracks. Started to get sticky as morning progressed. Great to be on snow in our neighborhood in November!

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(Kent York)

Caught some of the afternoon light on Sunday. The coverage was okay considering we only got a few inches of snow and just recently have solid cold temps. Skating was surprisingly decent on just citizen tracks, no grooming equipment out yet. Great for a first ski of the year, but definitely rock skis only. Grass poking in a few places and cart paths were questionable.

(Peter Johnson)