Was very happy to see the trails had been very recently groomed. Classic tracks were in good shape and deep. There were lots of leaves, we need more snow. Skate deck looked very nice. Nice to see several cars in the parking lot. Beautiful spot to ski!

(Laura Beilke)

County resumed grooming at Larson late last week. Classic track set into old transformed snow. Kick with hardwax was fine, but wax was wearing off. Outside of tracks/skate deck had more powdery snow. Leaves were accumulating in the tracks in some places.

(Owen Baird)

All trails have been groomed and are in good but not great shape. There are lots of oak leaves and small sticks scattered throughout the trails. Classic track is in fair to okay shape because of hard crusty snow. Hopefully it snows again so the trails can be groomed properly.

(Tom Strack, Crow Wing County Parks)

I skied the trails while grooming was occurring. All skate lanes and classic tracks being worked on. An hour after skating deck was groomed the fresh grooming firmed up nicely in the 9 degree weather. With the crusty snow and old tracks the new track is not perfect but decent enough overall. Thanks groomer Tom for working today getting two county trails decent for the weekend.

(Bryan Pike)

Ungroomed - classic track icy, skate poor shape, uneven and needs good grooming. Has not been groomed in a while. If you have backcountry skis its ok.

(Rob Johnson)

Has not been groomed since last snow fall. Good coverage with some debris just difficult skate skiing with no recent grooming. Met some folks at the brewery in town that told us the grooming equipment is down so it may not be groomed for some time now.

(Ben Dummer)

Tried skating the trails Friday afternoon. They were in fair to poor shape for skating, crusty ruts and uneven for skating. Classic track looked ok in spots, glazed I assume. Hope the groomer gets out soon.

(John Cron)

Trails not groomed. Issues with Crow Wing County equipment.

(Heather Baird)

Nice it be skiing while it's snowing! The tracks are generally in good condition with the exception of Crossley's Crossover where it completely disappears halfway down a hill; that was fun! The hills are all a bit slow. I'm looking forward to the trails being groomed after it stops snowing.

(Julie Guth)

Excellent conditions this morning while skiing with the guys. Track was faster than most seasons for some reason. Few leaves to contend with (other local trails seem to have 3 times the leaves). Track and skating deck in great shape.

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(Bryan Pike)