Elver Park

Madnorski groomer Dick Steinle is grooming the West side trails this afternoon so the conditions should be better for later this afternoon and evening! Thank you, Dick!!

Elver Park

Skied the west portion up in the woods. Stayed on the flats as the downhills were a bit dicey as the trails were were not groomed and still frozen this am. The portions of the trail that still have snow, grooming would really help. Some spots though down to thin ice.

Elver Park

The trail just by the west parking area now has gaps but don't let that dissuade you: the rest of the trail has good coverage.

Other

Took a drive up to Geenbush on Sunday-was not disappointed. Skied the Purple and brown loops. Put in 28km. Trials had good cover-little more snow up here. A solid base with fresh groomed top about half inch. A few icy spots and debris on trail. The downhill on back side of Purple was a bear …

Blue Mound SP

Rating good because of the great coverage. Skied the entire classic trail system, save for the steep uphill on the yellow loop. I used my slightly-wide metal-edged touring skis, which I think was a necessity. Temperature was about 40F when I arrived around 2 pm. Coverage was good throughout the trail system, with only a …

Elver Park

Well, not as good as yesterday. The classic tracks have either been taken over by the skating lanes or are in poor shape. The one place that a firm track remain is parallel to the far soccer field. I thought the skating track was better than reported earlier. The climb up from the soccer field …

Elver Park

City and MadNorSki tag teamed the skate deck on west trails and finished at 11a. The parking lot looks grim but coverage is much better in the woods. Snow is wet and dirty in spots as you’d expect with these temps.

Elver Park

I skied on the west side yesterday morning and today, quite early. I thought it was wonderful skiing! It almost qualifies for an excellent score. Kudos to Dick Steinle and his crew for their hard work and excellent grooming in low snow conditions. I recommend skiing early if you go tomorrow as it's softening and …