From Forest Staff: Warm weather the past few weeks has resulted in a lot of snow loss and then re-freezing causing icy conditions. Also, while we have cleared a lot of trees and branches off of the trail there is a lot of debris still on the trail frozen into the snow and ice. We did get a couple of inches of fresh snow on Thursday but not quite enough to pack the trails again and create decent conditions. We may try packing them tomorrow but I am not hopeful there is enough snow.

(Peter Bakken)

We were able to get some of the trails groomed and track set! There is still a lot of debris on the trail which we will likely be battling all winter. Be prepare for some low hanging branches as well. Trees and limbs are still falling, but much less frequently, so keep your ears open for snapping and don't be upset if there are more down trees down over the weekend. All things considered, the skate lane is in pretty good shape and the tracks set up nicely. We will continue work on clearing next week! Open South, Central, western half of North, Links 2 and 3. Closed: Wildcat, Red Oak, Norway Pine, Ridge, and Link 1.

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(Natalie Brown)

From Forest Staff: A wet and heavy snowfall has caused a considerable number of branches and trees to fall on the trails. It may take days or weeks to get the trails cleared for use. We will be focusing on one section/loop at a time. At this time with the amount of heavy snow still up on the branches we are not recommend any trail use at this time.

(Peter Bakken)