Groomed late afternoon. Still full coverage throughout trail - about 3 south facing up hills have very thin coverage. Hopefully some new snow this weekend!

(Chris Torvi)

Trails groomed this morning - we survived the melt yesterday pretty well. Couple of south facing uphills are thin, but most all the trail is in good shape! The county has been burning buckthorn that was cut last year - there are several spots on the trail where a bobcat has crossed trail. The snow is just dirty - nothing that will damage skis.

(Chris Torvi)

Fantastic afternoon of skiing out on the Irondale trails. Such a hidden gem in the north metro! Packed, firm surface for skating. No classic track, but fast and technical. An awesome flow to these trails and the flat portion on the fields is a nice rest from the hills in the woods. Thanks to the Irondale coaches for keeping these trails in awesome shape.

(Thomas Gahr)

The Irondale trails were freshly groomed (skate deck only no classic track.) Snow is in great shape with no bare spots visible when I skied.

(Greg Loper)

Skied the trails this evening. Enjoyed some fresh corduroy... Looks like just one other skier and a fat tire biker beat us to it. The trail is so firm that the biker hardly left a track. Just the one spot on the bottom of the big hill where some small burn debris was present. And some coyote scat just before the most northerly spot where it crosses the walking trail. Get out there and ski these trails at their prime! No classic tracks, but what a blast!

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(David Knight)

99% of trail in great shape - totally fine for best skis 1% dirty snow from buckthorn removal by Ramsey Co - it is a small section of trail by the 3 big hills at the north end of trail. Complete trail groomed this evening - probably won't groom again until Monday. Some of the best skiing in the past 5 years! Enjoy!

(Chris Torvi)

Trails rolled last night and combed this morning! In great shape! A little slow with the cold temps, but trail is in as good of shape as ever! Enjoy!

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(Chris Torvi)

There was a good 2-3 inches of new snow on the trails on top of the underlying base. This made for excellent skiing (even if it was a bit slow.) Trails are in excellent shape and I didn't see anything on them that could damage skis. A huge thanks to the Irondale crew who do the grooming. While the trails were not freshly groomed, the care that they have received made them fun to ski. No classic tracks were set. All in all, a fun time on those hills!

(Greg Loper)

The Irondale Trails we're almost perfect. No bare spots, good base for pole planting, and a nice fast surface with good edging. Just a few oak leaves and smaller sticks in the trail, but we did our best to clear a lot of them for you skaters... It's easier to flick things aside while classic skiing. No classic tracks, but the hills and turns make for such a good time. Thanks groomers!

(David Knight)

Great condition skate trail. Good up and down the hill trail in the nature. Thank you all who takes care.

(Ivan Pugachov)