Groomed Meadow, Pipeline, and Red Granite today. All trails are in excellent shape, tracks were reset on the Pipeline - the marked route for the Virtual Birkie this week. The Meadow and Pipeline Loops looked immaculate at the end grooming tonight, they are both firm with a 14-20in base. Meadow: "Excellent" groomed and tracked for skate and classic, reset track today. Pipeline: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic, reset track today. Vahterra: "Excellent" last tracked for classic Feb 9th. Takesson: "Excellent" last tracked for classic Feb 9th. Red Granite: "Excellent" groomed for skate and snowshoe. Upcoming grooming plans: Meadow/Pipeline/Red Granite Monday Feb 22nd and Friday Feb 26th. Classic-only trails will be dependent on conditions as tracks have been holding up well.

(James Enigl)

Skied at noon and started on the Pipeline trail which had recently been groomed so conditions were excellent. The Vahtera and Takesson trails were in good shape although the classic track was a bit shallow in areas. The skate lane corduroy everywhere looked great. The 12.5 k of trails wind through some beautiful hemlocks and there were more animal tracks than pole plants on the trail. Very little litter on the trails. Great trail to check out. Cooper Falls is a virtual Birkie sponsor.

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(Diane Vornbrock)

Groomed Meadow, Pipeline, and Red Granite with the snowmobile today. All trails are in excellent shape, best conditions all year. Combined with the pleasant temps, it should be an awesome week for skiing! Meadow: "Excellent" groomed and tracked for skate and classic, reset track today. Pipeline: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic, track is in good to very-good condition so it was left as-is. Vahterra: "Excellent" last tracked for classic Feb 9th. Takesson: "Excellent" last tracked for classic Feb 9th. Red Granite: "Excellent" groomed for skate and snowshoe. Upcoming grooming plans: groom all trails Friday Feb 19th; most trails Monday Feb 22nd, and most trails Friday Feb 26th.

(James Enigl)

Groomed and tracked Vahterra; spot groomed Pipeline West and Red Granite today. Takesson was too drifty and soft to set a decent track. Recommend using Vahterra or Pipeline West to avoid the wind in these cold temps. Conditions are generally soft everywhere but still a decent skate deck.

(James Enigl)

Groomed and tracked Pipeline and Meadow. Rolled Red Granite, Takesson, and Vahterra. This is the best skate deck and track I've seen on Pipeline in years, especially by Murphy Lake. There's a 12-18in base throughout most of the park. Expect some possible drifting in places. Conditions on Takesson and Vahterra were too soft to track with a snowmobile on the big hills, so that will wait until next early week.

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(James Enigl)

Received 8in+ on Thursday and continuing to snow hard. It is expected to continue into the overnight hours and Friday morning. Grooming Plan: Packing won't commence until Friday mid-day. Grooming won't be finished until around sunset Friday. An update will be posted when it is completed.

(James Enigl)

Groomed Meadow, Red Granite, and Pipeline with the snowmobile and small ginzu, as the UTV is still being fixed. Tracks were still good, so that was left alone. Wednesday should be some fantastic skiing, especially before the temps dip. Volunteers from the Friends of Copper Falls SP spent today pruning trails, they did some excellent work. An otter-sled was donated to the park, just what we needed for filling some holes. It has already made a big impact on smoothing sections of Pipeline West near Murphy Lake. Meadow: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Pipeline West: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Pipeline East: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Takesson: "Excellent" tracked for classic. Vahterra: "Excellent" tracked for classic. Red Granite: "Excellent" groomed for skate and snowshoe.

(James Enigl)

Touched up Meadow, Red Granite and Pipeline East this afternoon. All loops look really great, should be a wonderful weekend for skiing! Meadow: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Pipeline West: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Pipeline East: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Takesson: "Excellent" tracked for classic. Vahterra: "Excellent" tracked for classic. Red Granite: "Very Good" groomed for skate and snowshoe.

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(James Enigl)

Trails in great condition thanks to Copper Falls State Park Staff. Classic track was super fast and gliding with ease. The skate deck looked great as well. Check out the new winter trail map obtained at the front office or using the QR code for smartphone/iPhone users. Come enjoy the wonderful trails in a gorgeous state park!

(Colleen Matula)

Groomed Vahterra and Takesson today. Touched up Red Granite and Pipeline West. Meadow: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic, best conditions in park. Pipeline West: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Pipeline East: "Excellent" groomed for skate and classic. Takesson: "Excellent" tracked for classic. Vahterra: "Excellent" tracked for classic. Red Granite: "Very Good" groomed for skate and snowshoe.

(James Enigl)