New snow in the last 36 hours: 4 - 6", Trail base depth: 6 - 12", Snow on the ground: 16 - 24". All trails groomed for skate and classic skiing after a nice surprise lake-effect snowfall. Conditions are excellent.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Skied the virtual race course and it was really fun. Good classic track and fairly fast given the cold conditions. The course was well signed and pine branches were in place to keep you on track. You have to submit your own time and a suggested donation if $20. Worth doing.

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(Jim Smith)

Skied Pincushion for second time in two days this afternoon with friends who did not want to do the hillier trails. Yesterday I classic skied, today I skated. Conditions are excellent, grooming is great, and a virtual race course is set up for a 10k course. We skied the Snowman, B&B, Canyon Curves, the overlook trails and Pincushion loops. Classic yesterday was much more fun, as skate glide in the cold snow was not happening for me with the energy I had.

(Tim Nelson)

Classic skied the whole system in late afternoon. Great shelter from the wind everywhere except the stadium. Grooming was great, with firm deck and well formed solid tracks. Snow was faster than I thought it would be given the -10 degree temp. Minnesota ski pass was checked in the parking lot by the forest service. Thank you for the enforcement on this frigid day. Only complaint on the grooming was that across at least four bridges at the bottom of the hill the classic track ran off the side of the bridge! Four bridges! If you were not paying attention and did not step out of the track on the way down the hill, you would have fallen into the gullies / streams being bridged. I hope this gets fixed soon as it is dangerous.

(Tim Nelson)

New snow in the last 36 hours: 5"; Trail base depth: 4 - 9"; Snow on the ground: 14 - 21". All trails are groomed as of Friday for skate and classic skiing. Conditions are excellent.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Pincushion is in excellent shape. Skied all the trails, coverage is good, tracks well formed, Swix VR30 worked well. Skate deck looked firm in spite of the new snow. Plenty of grip out of the tracks as well. Good day.

(Tim Nelson)

Winter wonderland at Pincushion. We woke up early to the sound of groomers working the trail outside our Pincushion Mt Haus room, and were treated to some amazing conditions post breakfast. Tracks were set, kick was fine, and snow hung delicately from all the pine trees. Light years better than Friday's ski.

(Ben Creagh)

Pincushion grooming report: New snow in last 36 hours 5 - 6”; Trail base: 4 - 7”; Snow on the ground: 10 - 16”. Groomed for both skating an classic skiing: East Overlook, West Overlook, Lower and Upper Snowman, Lynn’s Loop and Canyon Curves. Remaining trails have been rolled and will be groomed Sunday night. Conditions are excellent.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Grooming Report: New snow in last 36 hours: 1". Trail base: 2 - 6 ". Snow on the ground: 8 - 11". The skating lane was re-groomed over the entire system. The classic tracks are windblown in places, but overall still good. Several wind fallen trees and large branches were removed, but high winds, so ski with caution.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

Skied Pincushion Mountain Loop as well as the easier loops this morning. Tracks were freshly groomed and firm, setting up quite nicely. A few spots had a bit of dirt or pine needles, but they were few and far between. Kudos to the groomers for the great work keeping these trails skiable especially given the poor weather lately!

(Anna Ingebretson)