Had a great ski this morning when I hit the freshly groomed - below freezing - low sun angle window at Hiawatha this morning! Nice work groomers! There was a bald eagle hanging around for awhile - and a red winged blackbird at the pond at the base of the hill.

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(Sara Brokaw)

Hiawatha was packed down with the groomer and leveled out for more snow overnight. The grooming plan is to get out Friday morning to groom again and reset the classic track. Multi use trail was not packed.

(John Saunders)

Hiawatha was groomed today. The classic track is reset, but it's not the greatest. Skate deck is firm and mostly flat. The multi-use trail is not groomed. Enjoy!

(John Saunders)

Skied the classic tracks this afternoon. The trails hadn't been groomed yet but others had been out before me and I used their tracks (thanks to whoever made the tracks!). It was sticky and slow and wet as expected, but a great workout and very pretty. I wasn't sure I'd ski when I got there and saw it hadn't been groomed, but I'm glad I did! Lots of fun.

(Jen Halverson)

Classical track was very icy. Ski boot was getting caught in the edge of track if I managed to get any speed going. A few people were skating, which looked more manageable. I gave up a third of the way around and cut across and up behind the clubhouse which was actually better than the track.

(Diane Muse)

Got out for a short late lunch ski and found great conditions overall. The skate deck was nice and flat and was easy overall to get an edge. Two icy spots in the NE section of trail (not unexpected) but great shape overall! Nice work groomers!

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(Sara Brokaw)

Groomed Wednesday night at 9:00pm, with the moisture and sudden temperature changes the snow is very transformed and hard but very skiable. The skate deck was re-groomed but the track was left as is and will likely be reset this week.

(Nels Dyste)

Groomers did a nice job this morning. It's soft but quite doable, and no ice. Tracks looked good as far as I could see. Thanks to groomers, Skijoring was pretty darn good!

(Gray Kimbrell)

Somewhat slushy and uneven in the new classic tracks, slow but skiiable. No bare spots, occasional ice and puddles but easy to ski around them. Probably better to hit a spot that got a bit more snow if you have the option.

(Lacey Hartman)

Hiawatha is groomed! The ski trail is freshened up with a new classic track. There are a few lower spots that are icy or wet, but otherwise the coverage is complete.

(John Saunders)