Trail Detail
Notes
North Wirth Park includes 13 kilometers of groomed trail. The North Wirth trails include a mix of beginner, intermediate and advanced trails. Trails include Hap Lutter Loop (lighted, 3.3K snowmaking), Skyline Trail, Back-40/Twin Lake Trail, Judy Lutter Trail, and Tornado Alley Trail.Trail Reports
2020-2021 season
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-03-02 11:26:28
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Great conditions on the snowmaking loop at 7:00 am and good to see quite a bit of people out this morning. I jumped in the classic tracks for some downhills the tracks were phenomenal. Judy trail was not groomed recently but still very skiable with just a little bit of ice. Good luck high school racers and thanks groomers. [ Trails are closed most of the day Mon-Wed this week for high school sections --Ed. ]
(Mark Bushinski)
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Monday, March 1, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-03-01 09:38:43
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Those who got out early today were rewarded with great conditions on the snowmaking loop. I tried skiing the trails last night and it was rough going with all the frozen slush creating an icy mess. This morning that ice was covered in 2 inches of light fluffy snow and it was just enough to provide a very suitable skate deck. I also skied a few portions of the natural trails but conditions were worse. Much more dicey despite the new snow. The snowmaking loop is now closed for HS section meet until 3:30 pm. Get after it!
(Nick Campbell)
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Sunday, February 28, 2021
Afternoon
posted: 2021-02-28 15:57:48
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Skied skyline, Tornado alley, Wirth Lake Trail, and the snowmaking loop. Things are generally very soft with a few icy spots. Coverage is generally good but there were a couple spots on the natural trails that requires stepping around. Skyline was groomed with a new classic track and a couple feet of skate deck around 2pm. I was the first skater behind it and was sinking in quite a bit. The uphills in the snowmaking loop were extremely soft. Take Devil’s Drop slowly, it is somehow both soft and icy.
(John Czaplewski)
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Saturday, February 27, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-02-27 14:21:56
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Spring skiing is the best! Fantastic conditions on the roughly 5K man-made loop this morning with lots of folks hard at work on their virtual Birkie. Starting to get a little slow on the uphills by 10am, but overall incredible conditions considering the bright sunshine and 40 degree temps.
(Bill Oyler)
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Saturday, February 27, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-02-27 10:59:34
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Started with Bridge and Skyline around 9am. Where the snow had softened, conditions were pretty good. Spots that were pretty rutted and still firm from overnight were challenging and a few spots are getting pretty icy. Then I jumped over to the artificial snow trail for a loop and conditions were great! A couple uphills were starting to get a little mashed.
(Dan Hutjens)
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Friday, February 26, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-02-26 08:00:34
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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Another great pre-dawn ski this morning in Wirth North. The natural trails have held up well - groomed Thursday night, they were hard and fast. Significantly more ice today than yesterday, and looking at the temps today I probably won't venture out on the trails again tomorrow. For the most part icey spots are easy to see (even in the dark) and I was able to use my good skis with no damage. A few notes - tornado alley near the golf course where the ski trail diverges from the bike trail (just before the bike trail crosses the RR tracks) there is a big chunk of exposed cement. On the bridge trail, the part that forms a circle between the bridge to tornado alley and Skyline, there is a rock or stump as you head toward the bridge (south) that looks like it would cause damage if you hit it. Otherwise the usual spots are icy - some pretty bad. Overall, though, worth getting out there before it's gone!
(Sam Knuth)
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Afternoon
posted: 2021-02-25 15:22:11
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: Most, ]
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Skied the snowmaking loop plus Judy loop around lunchtime both today and yesterday. Similar conditions both days. Snow is a little soft, but I was still getting plenty of glide. Mashed potatoes at top of hills. The standout both days was the Judy loop, which is holding up really well.
(Thomas Blackstock)
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-02-25 07:00:06
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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I was very pleasantly surprised at the state of the natural trails this morning. Great grooming work on Wednesday night. Trails were smooth and quite fast. I did Bridge, Tornado Alley, Skyline, and JD Rivers. Great coverage throughout - no bare ground or major debris. There was ice early this morning, which will probably stick around for a bit. Icy spots were easy to see and us caution on, but for the most part it was awesome. Also did snowmaking loop, which is great. A few harder spots but nothing bad. Trail 18 is still in an ambiguous state - not sure if the tubing hill is meant to be a bi-directional connector up to the natural trails, but that's how I treated it.
(Sam Knuth)
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-02-23 20:54:56
Firsthand: Freestyle [ Trails Open: All, ]
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At 8 am conditions were very good on all the groomed trails. The non-groomed trails were solid ice! Snow on groomed trails granular from thaw and refreeze and by 9:30 uphills starting to turn to mashed potatoes.
(Betsy Hoium)
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-02-23 09:04:01
Firsthand: Freestyle [
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I ventured out on the natural trails this morning. I was expecting it to be mushy but it was solid ice (I guess the breeze was cool enough). I doubled polled down tornado alley and hit the snowmaking loop, which was awesome. Still enough depth on the natural snow, but very dirty and icy.
(Sam Knuth)
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