We got about an inch of snow overnight. We were out in the morning grooming some of the more busy trails. This morning we groomed Overlook, Rabbit Run, Aspen Alley, Warren's Road, Power Line, Cut Across, Short Cut, River Trail, Lower West End, Big Pine, Little Pine (our lighted trail), Lonely Lake and Amperage. All of the trails are in great shape and are groomed with a skate deck and a classic track. We also cleared the skating loop on the lake. The ice is holding up well with lots of people out using the trails.

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(John Fredrikson)

Great conditions on the Gunflint Trail! We have groomed the whole system in the last two days. This morning we groomed Highlands, Ham Lake, North Star, Upper West End and Overlook. All of the trails are groomed with classic tracks and a skate deck. We had a couple of inches of fresh snow yesterday morning. The trails are in great shape. We also have about 6 miles of skate trails cleared on the lake along the Canadian border!

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(John Fredrikson)

We were out early again today to get the rest of our trails ready for the busy weekend. This morning we groomed Overlook, Highlands, Ham Lake, North Star, Upper West End, Big Pine, Little Pine (our lighted trail), Lonely Lake, and Amperage. All of the trails are set with a classic track and a skate deck and have great coverage. The ice skate lanes on the lake are cleared and in great shape. Skates and skis are available to rent at the resort.

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(John Fredrikson)

We were out this cold morning to touch up some of the trails. Overlook, Rabbit Run, Aspen Alley, Warren's Road, Cut Across, Power Line, Short Cut, River Run and Lower West End. All of the trails were groomed with a classic track and a skate deck. We have great snow coverage on the Gunflint Trail and the trails are grooming up really nice. The skate trails were also groomed this morning. With light winds they should be in great shape for a few days. Grooming plans: We plan to get out tomorrow morning to finish up the system.

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(John Fredrikson)

Great skiing out of the Gunflint Lodge this week. Trails were all open and beautifully groomed for skate and classic even right after the several inches of new snow on Thursday. We trained my new dog to skijor on Amperage! Nordic skating on the lake was an added benefit and the snowshoeing was a lot of fun too. Thank you, groomers, for an all around fun, active few days on the north shore trails.

(Laurie Desiderato)

With about 5'of fresh snow overnight we got out grooming early today and finished the Highlands Loop and the Backyard Loop. Trails groomed were - Highlands, Ham Lake, North Star, Upper West End, Overlook, Big Pine, Little Pine (the lighted trail), Lonely Lake, Amperage. All of the trails are groomed with a skate deck and a classic track. The base is nice and firm and well covered with natural snow. We hope you can come up and enjoy the great conditions!

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(John Fredrikson)

We got out early this morning to groom after getting 3 to 4 inches of fresh snow. This morning we groomed Overlook, Highlands, Ham Lake, North Star, Upper West End, Big Pine, Little Pine (lighted trail), Amperage and Lonely Lake. All of the trails are groomed with a classic track and a skate deck. We have great snow coverage and the deck and tracks are setting up really nice!

(John Fredrikson)

Really, really nice conditions on the Upper Gunflint. We skied Wednesday, Thursday and Friday on various trails, including Amperage, Highlands, Aspen Alley and Rabbit Run. Lovely snow on all of them, all recently groomed for skate and classic. It looks like winter is supposed to look up there! We also ice skated the skate trail that the Gunflint Lodge folks are maintaining on Gunflint Lake. We used Nordic skates. The ice is not perfect but very skateable.

(Catherine Winter)

We groomed the basin loop this morning. Overlook, Rabbit Run, Aspen Alley, Warren's Road, Cut Across, Power Line, Short Cut, River Run and Lower West End. All were set with a skate deck and a classic track. The snow coverage is really good and the skate deck and tracks are setting up really nice. The whole system has been groomed in the last three days with a skate deck on all trails and classic track and are ready for the busy weekend. In addition to the ski trails we have about 10k of skating trails cleared and groomed for skating. We rent Nordic skates which are longer skate. Loaded that use Nordic bindings and skate ski boots.

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(John Fredrikson)

Visiting Gunflint Lodge and enjoyed a day of skiing lots of the nearby trails! From the Lodge at about 10:30am, we did a large loop of Overlook, Rabbit Run, Aspen Alley, Highlands to Ham Lake, and then took it home on Rabbit Run and Overlook. Lots of fresh snow and great trail conditions, although we should have checked that Ham Lake hadn't been groomed. Made for great exercise making our tracks! Later in the afternoon, we skied Big Pine and about a mile and back of Lonely Lake. All the day's snow made for some really fun skiing. Thanks to staff for maintaining these trails!

(Jimmy Canning)