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Deer River, MN
15.8k
Skating/Classic
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800-472-6366
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2020-2021 season
Reports 5 to 13 of 13    Month: Feb | Jan | Dec
Friday, January 29, 2021
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Groomed and set track on the Tower Loop from Lower junction to "I " junction and reset track on outer Prelude from "A" to trailhead. Get out and ski.
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(Tom Sobolik)
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
Groomed 2.5 inches of snow from last Saturday, and set track on the Inner and Outer Prelude Loops, Lake loop to Lower Junction to "H" Junction, back to Red Pine Junc. and back to Trailhead; about 5.5 k if you ski all loops. I hope to groom Tower end tomorrow. Please help by picking up twigs and branches off the trail.
(Tom Sobolik)
Friday, January 22, 2021
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
Groomed and set track on the Inner and Outer Prelude Loops (about 5k if you ski everything), Lake loop to "Z" junction was flat groomed on Monday. May be a little firm but should be skiable. Lots of sticks and branches on trail, please do your part and flick debris off the trail. Thanks.
(Tom Sobolik)
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
We got about 4-5 inches of wet snow on Thursday and it was cold enough to groom the snow today. Groomed and set track on Prelude Loops, Lake Loop, and up to H junction; need to pack the new snow on the Tower end before that part can be groomed. Snow was still hanging on the trees.
(Tom Sobolik)
Friday, January 15, 2021
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
I did ski in 3 inches of wet heavy crusty snow on all the Prelude loops and released snow from many overhanging branches. Tom, the Groomer, packed the middle leaving the classic tracks. He plans to come back and smooth it all out and reset tracks tomorrow. Plan is to do it early morning before youth skiers and parents are on the trails or after 3 pm Saturday. No ski tracks or grooming on upper loops yet.
(Catherine McLynn)
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, B skis ]
Mostly good, the far loops are thin with a lot of twigs sticking up but I was able to step/hop around everything. Some of the bigger downhills are a little interesting with all the stuff sticking up. The closer trails have good coverage and are skiing well. The current snow is much needed. At this point, I would go to Mt Itasca if you're looking for hills.
(Thomas Verry)
Friday, January 8, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Both 
[ B skis ]
We enjoyed all the Prelude loops where the snow was white and fresh. No meltdown or icy spots. Double tracks set with skate lane in the middle. We added snow to cover the culvert at the bottom of the last hill.
(Catherine McLynn)
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, Good skis ]
Packed and groomed 4 inches of new snow from Tuesday night, groomed Prelude Loops and Lake Loop to Lower Junction and set track on Prelude and Lake Loops; hope to continue grooming some of the Tower end on Thursday.
(Tom Sobolik)
Saturday, December 26, 2020
Afternoon
Grooming 
[ Trails Open: Most, B skis ]
About 4-5 inches of snow on the trails. Trails were packed and flat groomed on Wednesday up to Lower Junction. Groomed 2-3 inches of new snow today up to "Z" Junction and set track on Prelude Loop (Inner and outer Prelude has track set, about 2.5 K ). Track has some dirt spots but looked pretty good overall. Trail should be pretty good if it sets up overnight.
(Tom Sobolik)

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