Ski trails at Lake Elmo Park Reserve have been groomed today. The west side was groomed and tracked. East trails were groomed for skate and have existing track. There is some drifting on the west side and minimal debris on all the ski trails. Trails are in good condition.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)

Freshly groomed at 2:00pm on the East side trails. Skate deck nice and firm. Classic tracks vary from full depth to shallower in some places.

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(Bill Callas)

The ski trails on the east side of Lake Elmo Park Reserve were groomed and tracked. Trails are in good condition with minimal debris. The paved packed multi-use trail was also groomed today.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)

I skied this morning and again in the afternoon on good skins. By 3:30 in the afternoon, the new classic track had gained enough leaves in scattered areas to be herky jerky grabby on the skins. Any steep or turning downhill was skied on the deck if leaves were present. Track was drifting full out in the open. Overall, not bad considering that a lot of the track was still clean. The route was the Brown to the Green and out on the combined trail. Generally the trail skied fast in or out of track. No ice was seen.

(Jeff Bolte)

Ski trails at Lake Elmo Park Reserve have groomed and track has been set. Conditions are good but a little soft with minimal debris and some drifting. The Big Bluestem multi-use trail has also been packed.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)

Grooming was in progress at 9:00am, skate and classic track. Conditions were a bit soft as expected with 3” of new snow.

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(Bill Callas)

Eagle Point was in good to very good condition. It was 35 degrees and cloudy. I used FastWax Yellow LF. Just beat the storm, it was sleeting when I got home. The multi-use trail was firmly packed and not as torn up by hikers as it has been in the recent past. Despite the temperatures, there was no slush or refrozen slush from Saturday. My wax felt slow but despite trying to take it easy so I would have enough stamina to play hockey in the evening I skied as fast as usual.

(Keith Carlson)

Very good for skate. I skied all of the trails east of the entry road and found them all to be in very good condition--firm and smooth but not too packed for a good edge. The only significant icy spot was on Browns Creek trail at the bottom of the downhill just beyond where the cutoff rejoins the main trail But as long as you keep your skis straight through it, it should be fine. The Oak Knob trail was also a little icy near the bridge. The only other significant challenge was forest debris. Oak leaves rarely trip me while skating but they did twice today, though once I was more conscious of them they ceased to be a problem. However, because of oak leaves I wouldn't recommend classic unless you have waxless skis. Tracks looked okay most places except on the Oak Knob trail, where they appeared icy. Overall, I had a wonderful ski. It was a nice break from the hills at Wirth.

(Lois Braun)

Trails at Lake Elmo Park Reserve have been groomed for both skate and classic. East side is in good condition with a little debris and minor drifting in open areas. The red trail is in fair to good condition with some icy patches, debris, and drifting snow.

(Carolyn Friedrich)

The skate deck was regroomed on the green, brown, and orange trails at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. No new track has been set. Freshly groomed trails are in good condition with some debris. The yellow and red ski trails were not regroomed, expect drifting.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)