Regroomed trails today after a nice dusting of snow this morning. Good, fast conditions. Trails are in good shape but the base is starting to wear down to dirt in some places due to the overall low snow this winter.

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Update: A lot of wind today so some pine needle debris is present on trails with heavy conifer cover. We will assess trails tomorrow to see what needs to be re-groomed.

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Everything was freshly groomed on the 24th and 25th. The ski trails groomed up very well; expect fast snow. No ice is currently present after this recent grooming. We expect the trails to hold up great through the weekend with the forecasted weather.

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Great conditions out of Golden Eagle Lodge. Re-groomed yesterday after trails got iced up due to previous day warm temps. The very scenic, well designed, and nicely groomed trails are my favorite in the Midwest.

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(Steve Mueller)

Great conditions up at Golden Eagle and Bearskin Lodges. An inch and a half of fresh snow had been groomed immediately yielding beautiful corduroy and a dusting on the evergreens. The snow is still a bit slow from the recent cold weather, but that should be changing over the next few days. Looking forward to a great weekend of skiing!

(Bob Amis)

New snow accumulation just under 4 inches. All trails were re-groomed this morning. Lake trails are a bit wind-blown today but you can find good shelter in the woods. Trails groomed up wonderfully with that new snow.

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

Skied out of Bearskin Lodge on the Gunflint Trail all week. Plenty of snow, top-notch grooming. Full-moon on the edge of the BWCA was spectacular.

(Kevin Gregerson)

We skied the what we believe are the best groomed trails in the State and, perhaps in the country, today starting at Golden Eagle Lodge. It was 13 degrees F and sunny. The tracks groomed by Ruth and Zack, owners of Golden Eagle, were hard and fast for classical style. The freestyle area was freshly groomed also. It was effortless skiing with our waxless skis. We skied down Logging camp and through the BWCA around the end of Flour lake and then down Summerhill road and returning to Golden Eagle across Beaver Dam and Flour Lake.

(Heather Johnson)

Ski trails were all re-groomed today after a much needed 1 inch snowfall on Monday. The trails groomed up nicely though some debris is still present in places of thick tree canopy cover. The lakes have solidified enough with plenty of ice that we were able to groom across them with the PB100, including all of North-South Link. Even in cooler temperatures, expect fast trails. The trail base is very solid but you can still get a good edge in. B skis are recommended on a few trails otherwise everything else is clear for good skis.

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(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)

All trails are still open for classic and skate skiing. No new snow has fallen since the 4th of January so we are carefully monitoring conditions of each trail and grooming them individually as needed. Some trails will be able to be groomed again through the weekend while others will not until new snow falls. Some trails have started to get a bit of ice on them in some places and conditions have been very fast. Good skies can still be used on many trails but we recommend bringing B skis for the trails that have heavy tree cover and are thus more sheltered from snow leaving some bare spots present.

(Zach Baumann, Golden Eagle Lodge)