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XC Ski Trail Grooming Report and Conditions
Wednesday, February 1, 2012: The Eastwood Golf Course trail and west woods trail still have over 90% snow coverage. The thin/bare spots are easy to ski around. Conditions Wednesday evening were good (but not mid-winter conditions even though we are in mid-winter). If you time your ski just right, you'll avoid icy or slushy conditions. Unfortunately, snow conditions won't be getting any better these next few days.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012: We are in the midst of a significant warmup with night time temperatures above freezing. No RASC trail grooming will take place until we receive a significant snowfall. Expect the exposed trail sections to start to go to bare ground as the warmth continues. Once night time temperatures go below freezing, look for sheltered spots on fields and golf courses that may be suitable for crust skiing. Hope for snow!
RASC Groomed Ski Trails
Quarry Hill
| Report Date | Date Groomed | New Snow | Classic Track | Conditions |
| 1/31/2012 | --- | no | -- | soft and melting |
| 1/29/2012 | 1/29/2012 | 1" | Some | good to very good |
Tuesday January 31, 2012 - We will not be grooming until more snow falls.
Sunday, January 29, 2012 - Trails were combed this morning after the 1" of snowfall last night. Conditions are pretty good. Track was set on the bike paths and reset on some of the trails on the east side.
Essex Park
| Report Date | Date Groomed | New Snow | Classic Track? | Condition |
| 1/31/2012 | --- | no | --- | soft and melting |
| 1/28/2012 | 1/27/2012 | 0 | no | fair to good on renovated trails |
Tuesday January 31, 2012 - We will not be grooming until more snow falls.
Saturday January 27, 2012 - Trails with enough coverage have been lightly renovated. There are a number of thin spots showing up now. The following trails should be avoided as they are icy or have little snow remaining:
- outside garden trail
- outside 55th st. field trail - you can make a loop on the inner trail and come back along the woods instead.
- northern most prairie trail by the access road
- trail above the old sledding hill - turn into the woods instead
- west hill (too icy)
Other Local Ski Trails
Chester Woods Park
Tuesday January 24, 2012 - Trails have been packed and combed with the park staff reporting 80% of the trail in fair to good condition. Areas where the wind has blown the snow off are thin or have exposed patches. There is no classic track at this time.
The park answering machine also has trail status - 507-287-2624
Oxbow Park
Root River State trail
The Root River State Trail has more than 25 miles of groomed trail departing from Lanesboro. Conditions on this trail have been good this winter due to the ample snowfall.
Up-to-date trail reports are availabe on the Lanesboro.com web site. Note - A MN Ski Pass is required for anyone 16 and above to ski on the state trails. Click here for more information.
St. Mary's University Ski Trails
St. Mary's University has some of the most sheltered and consisitently well groomed trails in southeast Minnesota. Their grooming team lists trail conditions on the skinnyski.com trail reports. Click here for the trail reports page and select 'S MN' as the region of interest.
XC Ski Trails Across the MidWest
www.skinnyski.com maintains a page with trail reports and first hand observations by skiers. You can access it by clicking here. Simply select the region you're interested in reading about!
Trail Reports - Northern Wisconsin
The trail reports below provides the most recent update on trail conditions on many of the most popular trails in Northern Wisconsin, and include the Birkie trail and other trails around Hayward, WI.
RASC Year-End Trail Grooming Reports
Interested in RASC's history of trail grooming in the Rochester Area? Our Year-End Trail report archive is located here .
