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Woodland Trails
Elk River, MN
15km
Skating/Classic
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Maintained by Elk River Nordic Nordic Ski Club, these trails have become a hot-spot for fantastic skiing in the North Metro. Trails are largely wooded over rolling terrain, but some sections have good climbs and descents. Trails consist of several interconnected loops and are aptly named--be sure to check out the "Top-of-the-World" and "Gravity Box" as well as "Wash Pond Flats" to the NE of the biathlon range. There is not a warming shack, but at least one port-o-potty at the main parking lot. Primarily groomed for skate (not always tracked for classic).
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2021-2022 season
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Monday, February 28, 2022
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Had fabulous sunrise greet me at Top of the World today. Trails are in great shape. Some were groomed last evening and some not but all had adequate loose snow for edging allowing control. Classic tracks looked great also.
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(Dean Kleinhans)
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Babe and Basketball Guy pulled the tandem screens around the outer loop this evening, just in case anyone is interested in playing hooky from work tomorrow. Enjoy!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Lumberjack just reported in that he and The Natural (fresh back from Florida) had finished their evening grooming run with the medium screens to buff up the skate trails. Expect very good conditions for your Sunday ski. There was a surprising amount of traffic at Woodlands today considering the number of skiers (including about half the trail crew) that headed east for the big skiing celebration today. Enjoy!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)
Friday, February 25, 2022
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Ski Dad and Buckthorn Bob were out on the sleds Friday evening regrooming the system for the Saturday ski. The snow from earlier this week screened out well. It is not yet fully transformed, so still has that nice fresh snow feel. All trails were groomed. Tracks are set west of the RR grade and on Washpond flats. Minimal leaves in the tracks. With a forecast low of 4F snow will be slow early and will be fast and fun later. enjoy!
(Dave Kallemeyn)
Friday, February 25, 2022
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Lovely conditions. A little slow with last night's inch or so. But the base is really strong and I didn't notice any spots of concern whatsoever. Great work Refuge Guy, EIEIO, Babe and whoever else makes this place great. It was my first time and the outer loop was an absolute treat.
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(Marcus Ellson)
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Refuge Guy and EIEIO were out with the rollers Wednesday evening to let a little more air out of the snow. Earlier in the day, Babe rolled the third pass on the outer loop and Evolution put down some very nice tracks on the flatter trail sections. You might want to avoid the Stony Rollers loop on the east end if you are using your best skis due to the icy sections. Enjoy!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Three new inches, rolled. The trails are in great shape with the exception of a few wind blown areas (the start hill by the parking lot and several sections of Stony Rollers) which are icy. This evening I had the pleasure of leading G(R)OAT (Greatest Rookie Of All Time) on his rookie groomer training run, knocking Eagle 17 from that spot. A little scary when I think that I have been grooming twice as long as he has been on the planet. Gives me hope for the future, though. Grooming plans: Evolution will be laying down some fresh tracks in the morning. Enjoy!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Crash and Kill Switch made the Saturday evening grooming run around the trails with the heavy screens. The skate trail surface will be in very nice shape for your Sunday ski, especially if you can beat the heat. Enjoy!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Kind of like the Beatles song, Woodlands gets by with a little (a lot actually) help from her Friends. Twenty-six friends answered the all-hands-on-deck call this morning armed with rakes and blowers to clear the trails of fallen sticks and branches left over from the big blow. With the little bit of new snow from yesterday on top of Wednesdays grooming, the skate trails are in really nice shape for the most part. Don't be fooled by the windblown hill as you first leave the parking area. Once you drop into the woods, it will ski just fine. Enjoy!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)
Friday, February 18, 2022
Afternoon
Observation Scheduling 
[ Trails: Closed, B skis ]
The ski trails will be closed until at least noon on Saturday due to plenty of sticks and a few downed trees on the trails. This evenings grooming run is canceled for the same reason. Lumberjack and Ancient One will be heading out in the morning at 7 to buck up the downed trees. The stick raking crew will be following at 8. If you venture out tomorrow afternoon, expect the trail to be hard and still a bit messy. What fun!
(Dave Anderson, Elk River Nordic Ski Club)

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