Cross Country Ski Trail Conditions in Grand Marais

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TRAIL CONDITIONS 

Trail Conditions Update/Notes: From Pincushion Ski & Run Club: 3/24/2025:

Pincushion Trails Grooming Update! Bonus ski trail grooming!! 

Monday, March 24

New Snow Last 24 Hours: 9”

New Snow Last 7 days: 9””

Trail Base: 10-12”

Pincushion skiing returns for a late-season bonus!! All trails, except the black diamond loops Ole Hyvaa and Hilfiker Hill have been groomed for classic and skate style skiing.

Skiing is excellent!

The ski trails at Pincushion are maintained by the Pincushion Ski and Run Club, with the financial support of sponsorships and memberships and also a grooming grant we receive from the Great MN Ski Pass program.  

Click here to become a member or renew your PSRC membership

Click here to purchase or renew your Great MN Ski Pass (required to ski at Pincushion and other MN public ski areas)

 

Upcoming Events and Activities at Pincushion 

Full Moon Ski and Gatherings at Pincushion 

We'll be hosting Full Moon Ski gatherings at the Pincushion chalet every month through the winter. Join friends for a ski around the lighted trails and then gather for socializing in the chalet or around the bonfire.  Hot drinks will be served.

• Where: Pincushion Chalet
• When: 
• What to bring: Headlamp recommended. The West Overlook Trail will be lit up for skiing.
• Cost: Free

Pincushion Ping Pong Club Returns

We are starting up again with weekly club-sponsored ping pong evenings. A change this year is that we will be meeting in the Fellowship Hall at Bethlehem Lutheran Church instead of at the Pincushion chalet. There are two tables available and we will play round-robin style games. Hope you can join us! 
 

• What:  Weekly Ping Pong Evening
• Where: Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 417 1st Ave W
• When: Weekly on Thursday evenings, beginning Jan 16

Annual Membership Campaign - Please Join or Renew

Our Annual Membership Campaign is underway now, raising the funds we need for the club's programs and activities at Pincushion in 2025.  We are a volunteer-led non-profit organization (501(c)(3)) and we rely on donations from members and sponsors for the majority of our club's annual operating budget.  More information can be found here: Link to Join or Renew Pincushion Ski and Run Club Membership/Sponsorship

TRAIL CONDITIONS

Trail Conditions Update/Notes: From US Forest Service: 3/17/2025: Grooming of the Bally Creek Ski Trail system has ceased for the 2024/2025 winter season.

Firsthand Trail Reports: From skinnyski.com:

Download a georeferenced map of Bally Creek Ski Trails here.

TRAIL CONDITIONS

Trail Conditions Update/Notes: From the USFS: 3/17/2025: Grooming has ceased on the George Washington Pines Ski Trail for the 2024/2025 winter season.

Firsthand Trail Reports: From skinnyski.com: