Maintenance started grooming at 4 am this morning. Skate deck was refreshed. The classic tracks were set yesterday and were not reset. Good coverage with no debris reported.

(Carolyn Friedrich, Washington County Parks)

Nice and deep classic tracks set today. Few bare spots, but great otherwise. Skate deck is forming up but heavy use today. Groomers doing a great job with the new snow! Be patient, peeps. Thank you.

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(Emmerson Ward)

Classic skied almost everything both sides of the road. Good snow coverage. Classic tracks were loose as expected. Saw skate skiers skiing over the classic tracks.

(Bonnie Weiskopf)

In the early evening (about 6 PM), the soft-snow trail decks were very torn up. The classic tracks had been torn up. Another grooming is necessary. I did not see any grooming machines during the one hour which I was there. Please people, keep your skate skis out of the classic tracks.

(Bryan Heinle)

Lovely ski at Lake Elmo! In the afternoon, it was pretty soft on uphills, but definitely navigable with good coverage throughout. Snow was slow, but that's okay for the first ski of the season. Thank you groomers!

(Ashley Pethan)

Excellent snowcover after yesterday’s storm! Nordic center trails are groomed; I didn’t check out the west (shared) trails. This being the first major snowfall of the season makes for a pretty loose pack, so the flats and uphills were pretty carved up by mid-day. Downhills were nice and fast.

(Kit Johnson)

Grooming has started. As of 8:30 today only the trail going east from the Nordic center was groomed. Skaters are happy, but classic skis sink in to the soft snow. Tracks not set yet.

(Rex Schultrich)