Trail Detail
Notes
This trail is groomed across the chain of lakes in Minneapolis: Brownie, Cedar (including Cedar Lake Park), Lake of the Isles, and Bde Maka Ska. Usually not groomed until mid-winter, once the ice is safe for vehicles.Trail Reports
2018-2019 season
Saturday, February 23, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-02-23 19:57:28
Grooming [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Rolled, groomed and set tracks on Cedar, Brownie and the land segments earlier in the day Saturday. Deck and tracks are still a bit soft but the skiing is wonderful. Crew will likely roll and groom again Sunday after the snow. Isles and Maka Ska remain ungroomed until we can get through the channels.
(Brian Crotteau)
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-02-21 16:12:28
Grooming [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Evening
posted: 2019-02-20 21:23:46
Grooming [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Several different members of the volunteer grooming crew rolled multiple passes around Cedar Lake, the land trails around Cedar as well as Brownie. The snow is deep, beautiful and setting up well. The plan is to come back Thursday to groom and set tracks. We are not able to roll or groom the channel between Isles and Cedar, Isles, the channel between Isles and Maka Ska or Maka Ska itself due to open water, thin ice and water flowage in the channels. Other than that, these lakes trails and rest of the Loppet trails are going to be fantastic skiing!
(Brian Crotteau)
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-02-20 15:11:31
Grooming [ Trails Open: Partial, ]
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Rolled Cedar Lake and the Cedar Lake trail spur this afternoon. Even after rolling it, the trail is really soft. Yes, you could go out on touring skis but skate or narrow classic skis are going to be hard. Grooming plans: Another volunteer will roll a second time this evening and a third volunteer will finally groom tomorrow morning after the snow as set up a bit. It is possible it will still be a bit soft - there was a lot of fluffy snow out there.
Note: We were told not to groom the channel to Lake of the Isles from Cedar due to thin ice in parts of the channel. Because this is the only way to get toward Isles from where groomer is stored, we cannot groom Isles currently.
(Eric Leugers)
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Sunday, February 17, 2019
Afternoon
posted: 2019-02-18 08:55:18
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Very good conditions throughout (one small hole on Isles to Cedar channel that is easy to ski around.) Thank you groomers. People seemed to be skiing in all directions but that seemed to be working fine.
(R. T. Rybak)
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Sunday, February 17, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-02-17 13:13:44
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Cedar and Isles groomed this morning for skate and classic. Skied after grooming and everything was generally in good condition, although some minor drifting was taking place in open areas. The trail on Cedar is pretty firm. Since grooming only resumed yesterday, the channel and Isles are a little softer, but still good.
(Brian Milavitz)
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Saturday, February 16, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-02-16 12:14:26
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Isles and Cedar groomed this morning with double classic tracks and skate deck in between. Great snow conditions. Tracks set through Kenilworth channel. Stick to tracks. Thin ice marked. One open hole at entry to channel from Cedar.
(Jim McCarthy)
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Friday, February 15, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-02-15 15:41:23
Grooming [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Morning
posted: 2019-02-14 12:11:25
Grooming [ Trails Open: Partial, ]
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Cedar Lake was groomed today. Skate lane is soft. Track was set. One short area on the west side where the trail goes up on land is quite rough due to a plow having trashed the area. Will need some shoveling and more grooming. Still not safe to take a snowmobile through the channel so Isles was not done.
(Michael Gotzsche)
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Monday, February 11, 2019
Night
posted: 2019-02-11 22:06:20
Firsthand: Both [
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Went out at 9pm for a night ski to find Cedar, Isles, and Bde Maka Ska (Calhoun) still not groomed. Some people set a few classic tracks but overall tough double poling. Channel had good coverage and ice seemed fine by the couple of thin ice signs. Wouldn't go out their until groomed. Snow depth generally 9-12" it seemed on the ice.
(Clayton Keim)
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