Superior red and green were quite the popular place today! They had not been regroomed when we were there midday, but we saw one swipe on the red when we were heading back in. Classic tracks were in good shape except for a few misshapen areas and they were about 96% debris free. The skate deck was well used, but still in good shape. We did run into a group that had some inexperienced skiers and good skiers going the incorrect way on some steep up and downhills, one was walking down the middle of the hill making prints too.
Just a reminder to attempt to go the correct direction on the trails (watch where the herringbones are on the uphill) and if you are unable to or looking for someone, please stay to the side...so everyone stays safe...If you need to walk down a hill please remember to do that on the far edge.

(Eve Graves)

I skied red, blue, and green this morning. The snow was soft, but some blue trails had crusty spots, mostly under the pine trees or in the shade from the day. I skied with a friend who skied classic, and the track was good in over 95% of the trails.

(Richard Kaufman)

As of today all of the trails have been groomed and have track set. The groomers are reporting overall good trail conditions on everything except the yellow trail which would be ranked fair due to the hill bypass trails still needing grooming work. Throughout the entire system there is light tree litter due to the winds this last weekend but they have cleaned up nicely and are getting a lot of use. Warm temps may soften them up some or ice up the tracks but we plan to still actively groom this week. Lights are still off however, we anticipate them being turned on soon. They will come on at sunset and run for 3 hours. Please note, on days that are super cold, really cloudy or snowy they will struggle or not function those nights. Just the limits of modern solar and battery technology.

(Jodi Saylor)

Skied the red and blue trails. Trails are in great shape. There is some debris on the trails, but it's all moved around now it doesn't seem to be a problem to me. Snow is soft and fast. Excellent conditions right now for skiing.

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(Richard Kaufman)

Skied red, green, outer purple. Outer purple had a lot of debris otherwise skating deck freshly groomed and very nice condition.

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(Joe Medlin)

We skated and classic skied the blue multiuse trail at the Superior Municipal Forest today. The grooming was fresh and there was quite a bit of pine tree debris throughout. If you plan to classic, I would use wax less...or skins you don't mind wearing down a bit. If you wax, you may end up with pine needles tagging along.

(Eve Graves)

Got to the Souptown Muni trails at the crack of dawn today. It was awesome! They have done a great job clearing and grooming. Nice deep, firm track and a fresh skate deck. No tracks on the purple, so likely not on gold either. Excited to see the new lights in action soon!

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(Mick Dodds, Ski Hut)

Once again, the dedicated trail crew at SMF does not disappoint. Fresh grooming of the skate deck on everything but the Purple connector and Yellow (did not venture on it). The connector was narrowly groomed and should be good once it is touched up. Scattered pine/tree detritus on parts of the trail but nothing really ski damaging but I would play it safe and use your B skis for now. I have skied this trail for many years and this is some of the best December conditions I can remember. Very nice touch with the new lights too on the inner loops. Please get out there and support this truly excellent trail system. Thank you SMF groomers.

(Tom Heinitz)

Variable conditions, nice overall. Green trails generally excellent, groomed with multiple skate lane passes yesterday and a classic track. Mostly clean. Red trail also groomed yesterday in a similar fashion, but lots of white pine debris in the usual areas. Blue trail got one pass yesterday and one the day before. No classic track and a fair amount of pine twigs and needles. Inner purple also nicely groomed and tracked yesterday with some drifting in the open areas and debris in the pines. Outer purple got one skate deck pass yesterday and has a skied-in track. Significant small debris under the white pines. Yellow hasn't been groomed since receiving 2 or 3 inches of snow, so not suitable for skating. Classic track also buried. We pulled the big debris off the trails today, but would have needed a rake to make a noticeable impact on the smaller stuff. Thanks to the City of Superior and grooming crew.

(Todd Campbell)

I classic skied Superior Municipal Forest this afternoon. I skied the red and green trails. There was excellent snow conditions considering the extreme cold. The tracks were surprisingly fast and firm. The groomer was out during my ski and touched up the skate deck and classic tracks. There was some very minor drifting in open areas, but it wasn't really an issue. I bundled up in several layers and never got cold. A group of skate skiers came by and didn't seem to have any issues with the snow, either. The trails were in top shape overall. Bundle up and enjoy the skiing.

(Randy Johnson)