Skate skied parts of Silver, Northern Lights, Summit and Bronze. Conditions literally do no get any better than this. Corduroy deck perfect, firm, snow was cold and fresh. Thanks to the amazing groomers. Classic tracks were also perfect-looking.

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(Mary Shedd, Howard Wagoner Trails Club)

Best skiing of the year right now. Trails are in immaculate condition, perfect corduroy on the skate deck and full depth classic tracks.

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(Nikki Norland)

Came north to find more snow, and it's at Giants Ridge! It was a cold, windy ski, but the trails were mostly in good shape, even after the HS Section 7 Meet yesterday and with the blowing/drifting. I skied the Summit, Bronze, and Oslo loops. Summit was part of yesterday's race course, but the groomers were able to rehabilitate it fairly well. Bronze was mostly pristine corduroy, but Oslo had a soft skate deck (poles punched through pretty regularly) and is pretty drifted-in. With the drifting, the snow was fairly slow, but it's good for training if you like a workout. I'd rate Summit as good trending toward fair with the drifting, Bronze as good, and Oslo fair trending toward poor, again because of the drifting.

(David Sonnenberg)

The main trails, like Summit, were groomed to perfection so were fast with good kick for waxless skis. The outer trails, like Biwabik Spur, had not been groomed but still very usable.

(Mark Peil)

Beautiful conditions at Giants Ridge today. Absolutely stunning. I was classic skiing and the tracks were perfect, the skate deck was immaculate.

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(Steve Squillace)

I've been at Giants Ridge most of January and it's a winter paradise. Amazing snow depth and grooming and no transformed snow. Silver was groomed yesterday and Bronze, Cedar, Gold and Summit were groomed overnight. It's an easy 3 hour drive from TC and a great get away. In my opinion it's the best skiing in the MN/WI/MI area!

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(Cheryl DuBois)

We groomed all of our main trails with the Pisten Bully over the past two days including Bronze, Summit, Gold, Silver, Cedar and Northern Lights. Conditions are very good with full skate decks and two tracks set on most two-way trails. The outer trails (Oslo, Biwabik Spur, Wynne Creek and Laurentian) do not yet have enough snow cover given that they are much rockier and narrower (snow doesn’t reach the ground as easily). We will continue to work on packing/tracking the outer trails as snowfall/conditions allow.

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(Benjamin Bartz)

Giants Ridge is in spectacular condition. Skate deck is firm, flat and groomed to perfection. The classic tracks are deep and clean. I skated the Gold, Silver and Cedar Loops - all pristine.

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(Steve Squillace)

We got the Pisten Bully out on the Summit, Bronze, Silver and Northern Lights trails last night. Groomer Nick is reporting very firm conditions due to the extreme cold. Grooming plans: His goal for tonight is to put the first PB till on Gold and Cedar which should have those trails skiing really nicely for Tuesday morning. We expect fantastic conditions across the network through the week and into next weekend. With mother nature giving us a break from the cold it will be the perfect time to get out on the trails.

(Benjamin Bartz)

Piston Bully Perfect! I got to ski a bit on the classic course and Summit before the big Mesabi Invite. All the extra love from Mother Nature has been happily received. The grooming was pristine with deep set tracks and a smooth corduroy skate deck. Thank you Giants Ridge groomers!

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(Cheri Johnson)