The Como golf course cross-country ski trail was groomed this morning. The freshly fallen snow allowed us to lay down a beautiful corduroy today. A fresh classic track was set as well. Enjoy!

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(James Bezanson)

Very nice conditions at Como early this morning. Groomer was heading out as I left. Hard to tell what the conditions were like in the dark under 1.5" of fresh snow, but the skate lane was firm and level and I never hit dirt, grass or a cart path. A shallow track was visible throughout under the fresh snow.

(Alec Steward)

I skated several full laps at Como between 12:30pm and 2:30pm. No trails had been groomed there since the overnight snow (neither skate deck nor classic tracks). Fewer than expected number of Nordic skiers out, maybe due to the colder temps. Some hills had ice under the fresh snow. There are a few skate deck patches with minimal snow coverage, but they are avoidable.

(Bob Elias)

It was a bit rough classic skiing today. No bare patches, which was awesome. However the weather has made it pretty rough. A lot was blown over and drifty. What made it really tricky is that any patches that weren’t blown over, were really icy. This made for a bit of a treacherous slow/fast change. There was in particular one downhill that was just completely unsafe. It was glare ice, really hard to get any edge.

(Amanda Schaefer)

-4F when I hopped on the trail a little after 1:00 PM. I wasn't sure where I was going to classic ski today; I thought everything would be boilerplate. Thanks to the Como groomers, that wasn't the case. I stayed on the loop where the start/finish area is (1.3K for the loop). Most of this loop had reset classic track! I was using universal klister on my B skis, but I might have been okay with a hard polar wax. The tracks were fantastic, and I appreciate how the long southern section runs close to the woods (thus, the nickname: the glacier, since it is in the shade and lasts late into the season). Kudos, Como groomers!

(Michael Kuhne)

The cross country ski trail at Como golf course had a fresh groom this morning and the skate deck is in great shape. A new classic track was set in some places but in other areas we could not because grass was showing. The classic track may be icy where we couldn’t groom. Stay warm and enjoy.

(James Bezanson)

Great morning to classic ski at Como. Tracks in good condition, although washed out on the downhill corners. Good kick with Rex ProGrip Blue when temp was around 15 degrees. Lots of families starting to show up when I was leaving around 11 am. Great atmosphere with little kids sledding and snowboarding nearby.

(Kathy Bjornson)

About as good as it gets. Thanks groomers! Good tracks for classic and full coverage for both skating and classic. The parking lot was a zoo when we arrived around 2 pm, but most of the crowd were doing downhill, so the XC course was not overcrowded. There was a canoe (either a Grumman or an Alumacraft) down by the course, so we're wondering what kind of new snow sport involves a canoe.

(Lois Braun)

A fresh groom was done this morning at Como golf course. A new classic track was set and the skating deck is in great shape. Enjoy!

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(James Bezanson)

Great new snow conditions. Central and Mounds Parks high school teams skied in the skate track. Man made classic tracks.

(Jeffrey Brown)