Wonderful. The groomers were out yesterday and today. The trails were excellent, the classic tracks solid and deep. My favorite today was the River Loop, with nice swooping downhills and the Gooseberry river gurgling beneath the ice and Fifth Falls roaring in the distance.

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(Tony Lockhart)

Tried skiing Gooseberry trails on the north side of the highway. Plenty of coverage and some new wet snow did not completely cover the tracks. But it was way too warm. Poles plunged through the deck and skis often sunk thru the track leaving a rut. I just did a short loop on my skins but quit due to skis damaging the track.

(Tim Nelson)

Excellent. Mid 30s and light rain. My waxless skis were noisy and slow, but the woods were quiet and peaceful. Tracks in excellent condition, solid and deep, especially on the other side of the highway. A little thin right next to Lake Superior, but a highlight was hearing the waves.

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(Tony Lockhart)

The deck had a bit of half inch fluffy covering making the trails slow, but the pack beneath was beautiful on the skate trails. For the most part the classic trails were great. Some areas that had hiker damage but overall fabulous conditions.

(John Drew)

Excellent. The grooming and tracks on the lake loop were super. Upper loops had just been groomed, so they were a little soft. Lots of skiers and lots of smiles.

(Tony Lockhart)

Skied just about every trail in the park, and was out as the same time as the groomer on the north side of the river. New tracks were nice and full depth. Flicked a number of sticks here and there but otherwise debris is non-existent or easily avoidable, used my good skis. On trails the groomer hadn't hit yet, tracks were a little wonky and shallow at times and had been drifted over. Overall it felt like the groomers were picking up the tracks a lot for downhills and uphills that didn't necessarily require it so there was a fair amount of going in and out of tracks. The skate loop on the south side of the river had not been recently groomed but the track was skied in. The skate deck was firm the couple times I got out of the track. Overall a great ski and a big thanks to the park staff for keeping up with the trails!

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(Ketzel Levens)

The classic trails at Gooseberry Falls were rolled and tracked yesterday. The tracks were shallow in stretches and got slightly more shallow with last night's dusting of snow. There was little to no debris on the ski trails. Overall the trails were well groomed and the skiing conditions were great.

(Felicia Abler)

Enjoyed skiing the scenic skate loop at gooseberry. Fast conditions but definitely some debris on trails (leaves, other non damaging but annoying schmutz). Skate lane has some slight ruts from the grooming equipment that can throw you off a bit.

(Kira Peterson)

Skied a classic Loop on the north side of 61. Trails in very good condition. Good track throughout, no ice. A fair amount of debris in spots (cedar and pine needles, some twigs, downed trees have been cleaned up).

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(Dave Gardner)

Skied the easy loop down by the lake and the upper right loops. Trails were freshly groomed and tracked and in very good to excellent condition. Some easy to deal with bare spots by the lake and some soft spots in the woods. Thanks to the groomer for doing a great job.

(Dave Wehrs)