Some sticks, leaves in classic tracks. Freshly groomed, good condition otherwise. Cut off loop portion of yellow loop trail closed. 5 miles of trail open.

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(Amy Storbakken)

Beautiful conditions. Most of the trails freshly groomed with single track and wide skate deck in southern half and it looked like only maybe three other skiers had been out before mid-afternoon. North Loop not groomed since most recent snow but very nice and totally skiable, including the skate deck. Middle Loop 2 from marker 8 to 9 was rolled but no track set yet (other than a hiking boot track). The last part of the South Loop, from about marker 10 to the chalet had three sets of footprints in the skate lane, fortunately not very deep and no real impediment to skiers. Overall outstanding - I rated it for B skis only because there were a few small ice chunks and twigs that the more fastidious might object to, but I would use good skis personally, as life and the ski season are too short. Many thanks to the groomer. With both snow cover and temperature in the double digits for so much of the month, it's been a January to remember.

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(David Zarkower)

Groomer touched up the trails along the Green Loop (south) today. Minor debris on ice on this section of the trail but things are in fair condition.
There is still a trail closure due to the habitat restoration work along the northern section of the multi-use as well as the the pink and orange mid segments of the ski trails. There are signs out indicating the sections of trails that are closed.

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

Classic tracks are set on all but the multi-use trails, but no grooming since Friday. Some short connecting trails are closed for restoration work, with tracks of heavy equipment crossing the groomed trail. You can still ski the full north and south loops and get a nice workout on the hills.

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(David Byrne, Minnesota Rovers Outdoors Club)

Good coverage on all the trails. Everything was packed but no tracks have been set yet. There is light debris on the wooded areas of the trail but overall things are in fair/good condition.

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

Trails are soft and a icy due to the rain. There is a ski meet this afternoon between 3pm-6pm! Sections of the trail will be closed off for the race but is open to the public after the race is complete. [ Update: High school race has been cancelled -- Ed. ]

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

The groomer started early this morning to repack and set tracks on the the trails. The trails are still icy and there is debris in some of the more heavily wooded sections. Trails are more in the fair/poor side but definitely use caution on the trails with the icier conditions on the hills.

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

I skied the trails Tuesday evening. The coverage is good and there is a solid track throughout the groomed sections of the course. Unfortunately, a vehicle drove up the initial climb from the parking lot on the south loop, which has caused substantial damage to the skate deck. There is also vehicle and boot damage at the top of that hill as well. I've been disappointed in the park's maintenance of the trails here this winter, especially considering Washington County asks skiers to purchase a Washington County specific ski pass.

(Blaze Fugina)

The trails have all been packed and tracked. There is some light debris in the more wooded areas in the trail but overall good conditions!

(Jen Garcia, Washington County Parks)

While I agree that there is good snow coverage, the skate deck was consistently uneven and full of post holes from runners and walkers. Sad that the yellow loop isn't open at all. Here's hoping for another local XC option on the east side!

(Veronica Hudacek)