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Boulder Lake Management Area Ski Trails
Duluth, MN
21.0k
Skating/Classic
No
No
1 North Lot 1 South Lot 1 East Lot
218-721-4903
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Located 18 miles north of Duluth, the groomed trails are in nice primitive outdoor setting. The trails feature the "Wolfski's Ski Den" warming shack, open daily sunrise to sunset. In addition to the 21 kilometers of classical skiing, there will also be 11 kilometers groomed for skate-skiing. Trails are groomed Fridays and Mondays, and/or as needed. No fee or Minnesota State Ski Pass is required.
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2020-2021 season
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
Skied Lonesome Grouse from the East parking lot. Nicely set track with some soft sides in spots due to the recent powdery snow. Beautiful healing way to finish off the year.
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(Loren Janson)
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Nice to get a little out of town for a ski. Boulder was in good shape. A bit wavy and a bit soft....and a bit slow. But still great! The logged areas had some brown showing....but I did not scratch my skis. Another groom away from totally awesome.
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(Mick Dodds, Ski Hut)
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
The South Loop (and North too I believe) was groomed this morning and we had an additional 1-2 inches by 3pm. The skate deck was soft. Classic tracks are set. I skate skied the Nine Pine/Blue Ox loops. Lonesome grouse was tracked for classic. Much better coverage now with last night’s snowfall. It was beautiful.
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(Tammy Davis)
Sunday, December 27, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
The deck is a bit soft for skate skiing and there are no classic tracks. Go elsewhere if you're looking for the best groomed classic experience. Still, you'll have a good time no matter what method you ski. I skijored the Campground a few times, once all the way to the grooming shed. Then we backtracked past the parking lot, taking the Super Highway to the intersection of Lonesome Grouse and Nine Pine. We didn't go past the the intersection of 9 Pine and Lonesome Grouse so we can't report on those trails. Trails are groomed for skate skiing. No classic tracks laid down, but the dog and I did fine without tracks. The snow is in good condition. It was soft at 17F which made classic skiing manageable. There are some weeds poking up through the snow on the Super Highway. They're avoidable. You'll walk across the road to take the Campground trail. Bring B skis if you're concerned. I used my best skis and they did fine.
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(Nick Lansing)
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ B skis ]
Otter Run had about 3 inches of new dry snow atop a crusty base with no grooming yet this season. Eminently skiable and the hummocks are almost all just the result of woody debris, not rocks. Timber Wolf backcountry/snowshoe trail was also skiable. Subfreezing temps tonight should help establish a base for future snowfall.
Photos:
(Charlie Ek)

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