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Rochester, MN
10K
Skating/Classic
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Rolling terrain around the site of an old Quarry, located right in Rochester. Trail developed and maintained by volunteer crew.
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2022-2023 season
Reports 1 to 10 of 48    Month: Mar | Feb | Jan | Dec | Nov
Monday, March 20, 2023
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Bare ground ]
Not skiable. No bare ground, but shear ice over ~75%. 0 out of 10 would not recommend. Had to remove skis and walk on the side of the trail toward the end because it just became too dangerous. A few times I felt hopeful that I would hit a stretch without pure ice, but that always ended quickly.
(David Sas)
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Morning
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
All the trails were rolled and combed and a classic track was set. Should be good skiing while is lasts.
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(David Greymont)
Friday, March 10, 2023
Afternoon
Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: Most ]
All trails at Quarry Hill were rolled and combed on Friday. The base was too thin in many areas to set a classic track.
(David Greymont)
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Skied all trails starting at the west lot. Classic track set for less than 50%, but classic was reasonably easy in the afternoon soft deck. One 15-foot place with no snow, otherwise coverage was good. Ice and some standing water present, but less than 10%.
(Jon Knutson)
Friday, March 3, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
40 F and skate deck was soft and slow, but still very skiable with a full base still covering most trails. With the warm temp, could even get an edge on the iced over areas. It appears that some of the trails were groomed earlier today. The season isn't over quite yet!
(Luke Cossette)
Monday, February 27, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Good skis ]
We have a skiable trail, thanks to the great work that our groomers did earlier in the week before the thaw and the rain. Coverage is good. There are a few low-lying areas of standing water that can be easily avoided. The snow is soft, wet and slow. There was still a decent classic track over most of the parts of the trail that I skied.
(James Martenson)
Friday, February 24, 2023
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
Our groomers have done their usual wonderful job of laying down great tracks for both classic and freestyle skiing. I classic skied today. The classic track was in very good to excellent condition and I suspect it will all be in excellent condition by tomorrow or the next day as it firms up. I stepped into the freestyle track on several occasions. The track was soft when I freestyle skied it yesterday, but it felt much firmer today. Thanks, groomers, for your wonderful contribution to Rochester's XC skiing community!
(James Martenson)
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Evening
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Quarry Hill groomed for both classic and skate skiing on Thursday evening. All trails groomed except for Parkwood Hill (the north hill). Excellent trail conditions throughout.
(David Squillace)
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
We are struggling to groom the trails with glare ice under beautiful new snow. The snow has not bonded to the ice below making our grooming efforts very difficult. Three times we have used a roller to press the new snow into a base that can be skied and that might bond to the ice below and have achieved mixed results. Please be patient, we have already spent many hours trying to make this redeeming late snow into a wonderful skiing experience, but the conditions below are making this project very difficult. We will make classic tracks as soon as possible, but we must first establish a base that allows our grooming equipment to produce classic tracks and a skate deck.
(David Squillace)
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Morning
Observation 
[ Trails: Closed, Bare ground ]
Not bare ground but many stretches of solid ice. Would not recommend skiing at Quarry Hill because of the treacherous conditions.
Photos:
(David Greymont)

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