Trails were groomed and tracked today except for in the woods where base was too limited for tracks. Skate deck should be in good condition throughout, with fair to good classic conditions with thin spots sporadically.

(Todd Neal)

Trails were packed with a wide corduroy roller, leaving either no tracks or a dozen tracks, depending on your perspective! I was classic skiing, so the grooves made for good tracks but I would not have liked to try to skate over it. Good coverage, at least on the south golf course section where I skied. At least a half dozen cars in the lot at 3 pm!

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(Bruce Adelsman)

Skijored the multi-use trail (Rice Creek North Prairie Loop). Ungroomed - Anoka County's site states they plan to start grooming their several locations Monday. Snow cover was pretty good; there are a few things to watch: snowmobile crossing with some rocks, branches in wooded sections, and as of this morning some grass in more exposed areas. Some portions are starting to get packed down, other portions not so much.

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(Linda Evert)

We started on golf course with deep white snow. Not groomed but classic track skied in nicely. Wife had a great time classic but skate was a slugfest. Found the North wooded area where multi-use trail was much better for skating and also good for classic. Was first timers for this area and will try again with kids. So much snow and no win blown sections. If skating start at old YMCA to get to multi-use trail sooner.

(Todd White)