I classic skied the 4k loop twice, starting at 7:30PM. For night skiing, visibility from ambient city light on these trails is decent if you have a headlamp to see the trail ahead of you. No steep hills will sneak up on you on this course but I did have to stop quickly a few times for windswept tracks. Watch out for a few bare spots as well. Otherwise, I was able to move pretty fast on the places that still had good track shape.

(Cory Quirk)

Started around 5:30 pm. Skate deck was firm but still gave some to get an edge. It was starting to get icy spots as the sun set and temp dropped. There were a few large areas of dirt/grass but easily avoidable. Many areas that had wind-swept snow but not too deep. Classic tracks looked shallow and washed out/ snow covered in many spots. The wind was brutal on the parts of trail that faced directly into it. Ended my ski seeing a coyote going the opposite way down the trail.

(Caitlin Anderson)

Hiawatha is in great shape! The skate deck is firm but you can still get an edge. Parts of the multi use were a bit wind blown for the purpose of skijoring but overall it had great coverage and was firm. Classic tracks also looked to be in good shape.

(Sara Brokaw)

Update from groomers: Sled is currently broken and we are waiting on parts. We will get the trails cleaned up ASAP. Thanks for your patience. Current trail conditions are good. Skate track is firm and set. Some thinner areas but easily avoided. Classic tracks are set for 1k, 2k and 4k loop.

(Mike Guild)

There is a high school ski race at Hiawatha tomorrow! I can't remember a high school race at Hiawatha. We put down parallel classic tracks on the first 2k of the multi use trail to the left of the course markings. Cleaned up the skate deck and it remains firm and in good condition with the usual grass spots. The classic track on the ski trail is fine, and it's too thin out there to reset right now.

(John Saunders)

Groomed the 2K and 4K trails for skate and set a new classic track. Also groomed the multi use trail. With the new snow overnight, things are starting to shape up nicely. Still a few thin spots but overall the trails are looking good. Have fun skiing!

(Brent Bjerkness)

Best conditions I've seen in years here. Faster than expected on blue. The couple of inches stuck to the ground uniformly. They were just wrapping up a full groom at 11:30 this morning and it was already skiing very nicely throughout.

(John Holtan)

Great job, groomers! Classic track was better than expected. The few bare spots are easy to avoid. The fresh snow made for a nice layer on the hard pack snow. Fast and smooth conditions.

(Brian Ås)

Hiawatha is groomed with a classic track that is not pretty, but it will have to do for now. A few grass spots poke through but Hiawatha is super wide so you can avoid the snirt. There is a practice area in the driving range with 8 parallel classic tracks. Multi use trail is in great shape.

(John Saunders)

Hiawatha groomers put down many laps with the roller and groomer in an effort to make the new snow stick to the existing crust. It should be good skiing on Sunday with just a few grass spots popping through. We will try to get out tomorrow to groom and set a classic track.

(John Saunders)