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Red Cedar River Trail
Menomonie, WI
13.0k
Skating/Classic
No
No
1 Menomonie Depot 1 Irvington 1 Downsville
715-232-1242
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A groomed stretch from Menomonie to Downsville. Red Cedar Outfitters offer return van rides for a one-way ski trip. Follow direction signs from I-94.
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2022-2023 season
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Saturday, January 28, 2023
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Groomed the Red Cedar from Menomonie to Downsville. Set two classic tracks from Menomonie to Irvington and one track with a wider skating lane from Irvington to Downsville. Trail looked very good.
Photos:
(Bill Kryshak)
Friday, January 20, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
Out skating with the groomers this morning south of Irvington. Plenty of snow down. With it coming in heavy, it will take a bit to settle in and work out the lumps. Classic track looked great!
(Ben Larson)
Friday, January 20, 2023
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The Red Cedar trail was rolled yesterday and groomed and tracked today from Menomonie to Downsville. Conditions are good for both skating and classic.
(David Gorman)
Friday, January 6, 2023
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The Red Cedar Trail was groomed and tracked today from Menomonie to Downsville. Snow conditions are very good.
(David Gorman)
Friday, December 30, 2022
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The Red Cedar Trail was groomed and tracked from Menomonie to Downsville. Snow conditions are good although there are leaves and twigs in some stretches.
(David Gorman)
Wednesday, December 28, 2022
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Classic skied from Downsville going north three miles and back and found the trail well groomed. There was a lot of leaf and twig debris on the trail that needs new snow to cover it up. Enjoyed the ski.
(Mark Stuttgen)
Monday, December 26, 2022
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Groomed the Red Cedar from Menomonie to Downsville with two tracks from Menomonie to Irvington and one track with a wider skate lane from Irvington to Downsville. Some leaves and sticks but overall it did not look bad as the teeth of the Tidd Tech picked up a lot of the smaller stuff.
Photos:
(Bill Kryshak)
Saturday, December 24, 2022
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Skied from the trailhead to Irvington and back. The uber-cold snow has started to settle and firm up some, equating to a slightly faster skate deck. Lots of debris (small sticks, pine branches and leaves) have blown onto the deck, thus the recommendation of B skis. Most debris is avoidable. Some sections have drifted quite a bit and have become soft/deep.
Photos:
(Noah Weibel)
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Rolled the trail from Menomonie to Downsville to pack the 6-7 inches we received. Grooming plans: With the forecast, we will wait until Monday before we groom and track it. There is plenty of snow to enjoy as I am sure a classic track will be made by skiers.
Photos:
(Bill Kryshak)
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Massive props go to the grooming crew (Bill) at the RCT today for braving the cold! 7 to 8 inches of feather-light snow was rolled all the way to Downsville as I was skiing today (around noon). It will take time for everything to settle as the trails are very soft, but overall, it was a fun skate with some glide in uber-cold conditions. 100% coverage on the entire deck--safe to use your best skis.
Photos:
(Noah Weibel)

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