Good first groom out which included smoothing and widening the trail. A classic track was set and there is good snow base throughout the trail. Come out and enjoy.

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(James Bezanson, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Got a nice early gift from Mother Nature. Trail is rolled. We plan to groom it tomorrow. Come on out and enjoy!

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(James Bezanson, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Trail has been coarsely groomed. Base is still pretty loose with powder. No classic tracks set yet but grooming was still in progress as of 3pm, looked like they were going to roll the course. I was able to enjoy the course on classic skis.

(Marissa Drake)

Classic skied. Difficult to see where the trail is as it hadn't been groomed in some time but skate skiers had packed it down in some spots and was easy enough to figure out if you generally know the loop. There were no tracks but amazing coverage for early December and grateful for a 5K loop. Only one sketchy spot coming down the hill from the top near alpine area that has exposed pavement.

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(Tanya Adelman)

Good coverage, however it needs grooming. Very hard to see the trail and I ended up in deep snow off track a few times.

(Christina Ewig)

Overall it was a very good ski. There was plenty of snow coverage in most areas but It was hard to see where the trail was at times. It is definitely in need of another grooming! All the recent snow was sitting on the barely visible grooming from last week. There were some classic tracks visible along the trail but they were mostly filled with fresh snow.

(Kent Sall)

Don't go between the pine trees before going down the hill. Go around the pine to the right. I scraped my rock skis on asphalt and took a photo so you may learn from my mistake. That was the only problem I encountered on the 5 km loop. St Paul Central skiers passed me striding up the hills in shallow tracks while I skated.

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(David Byrne, Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club)

Rolled to full width. A bit soft and lumpy in places, but I had a great time. A few wind scoured areas with grass showing and pole tips were hitting cart paths in a few spots.

(Spencer Davis)

Rolled Como golf course today! The roll turned out fantastic. There are a couple areas with grass exposed. Two inches of snow afterwards, but should still be fun.

(James Bezanson, St. Paul Parks and Recreation)

Groomers were out with the corduroy, fresh as of today. Get out there before the foot traffic does. Was on foot so can't say how the snow feels. Some thin spots but looked pretty good overall.

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(Dylan Nesvig)