Hiawatha groomers rolled the course tonight. The multi use trail is consistent snow with no grass and probably the best bet for skiing this weekend.

(John Saunders)

Skiing at Hiawatha was challenging today. Conditions are a mix of icy hardpack with some grass showing through, and a lot of very cold and heavy ungroomed snow drifts. Skate skiing not recommended. Classic could be ok, as long as you are comfortable making your own tracks.

(Thomas Blackstock)

Skied the whole loop this afternoon. There is a lot of drifted snow on the whole course. The trail alternates between hard pack and drifts up to 4” deep.

(Daniel Keifenheim)

Hiawatha groomers took two laps with the groomer to flatten things out. It’s hard packed and relatively flat, and the grass spots remain an issue. B skis if you avoid the grass spots.

(John Saunders)

Surprisingly fair coverage, given the lack of natural snow. Very hard packed with occasional grass poking through and random twigs blown onto the course, but all easily avoidable with the wide deck and flat terrain at Hiawatha. I rated B skis because of those spots to watch out for, but actually used my best skis out of habit and felt comfortable and safe with them. With the sun gleaming, a cool ski partner, and a seeing a guy running in the subzero temps in socks ("actually 3 socks," he said...), it was a super fun outing. Thanks to the groomers and City of Minneapolis for making these cold days tolerable :).

(Amy Swan)

Got up this morning and purchased the Mpls ski pass prior to heading to Hiawatha GC for our FOY skijor outings. Great job by the groomers working with what we have! Some grass poking through but the cart path was negligible! Our skijor team really appreciates the work on the multiuse trail!

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(Sara Brokaw)

Hiawatha groomers groomed two laps with the groomer today. Lots of skiers at Hiawatha! Conditions on the ski loop are rock ski conditions with occasional and avoidable grass and sticks. The multi use trail has more consistent snow at this point and could be B ski conditions. No asphalt or gravel to speak of.

(John Saunders)

Confusing trail conditions on Hiawatha today. Trail is surprisingly soft with occasionally icy patches. The base is extremely thin but there are occasional ruts to watch out for. Grass is poking through on large portions of the trail and there are a few sections that have bare ground showing. You can navigate around it all without too much difficulty. I would say B skis but my B skis are also rock skis so your mileage may vary. Pray for snow!

(Tim Bontrager)

I was told before the holidays that the classic grooming equipment was broken. It appears that is still the case; there were no groomed classic tracks. As a novice classic skier it was difficult navigating through the skate area.

(Denis Kletter)

Overall good conditions at Hiawatha Golf course as of Tuesday evening. The loop throughout the golf course was rolled. Snow coverage was in my sufficient. I skated almost the entire course and had very little issues. There was a few spots that appeared windswept with some grass peeking through. For an amateur like me this was no problem and we went straight through. Trail is in great shape for skating.

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(Andrew White)