Twin Cities Area??

[SledTL]

Got a pretty good dump yesterday, for once the weather guys weren't wrong. Does anyone ride in the metro area, good trails? I know there are trails not too far away, and I hope to permanently migrate from IL to here in about 5 months. Pics are always appreciated!

 

[SledTL]

Not a single soul? Is this board all wisco and yoop guys??

 

[roundhouse]

On the way home yesterday I saw riders on the trail north of Lake Elmo and a groomer out at New Richmond, WI (15 mi east of Stillwater). Can't speak to the quality of the trails but we got a solid foot so I imagine things are as good as they've been here in years.

 

[firefighter1]

We have plenty of snow also, 12”+. We have done some grooming and riding is good. We are about 45 miles southeast of St. Paul.

 

[tedwardo123]

Lakeville, MN and surrounding area has 12 to 14" of snow but it compacted quite a bit in the farm fields already. Rode 20 miles yesterday and fields had enough snow to cover the dirt/rocks. The temps in the next few days might reduce the snow-pack a bit though.

 

[jschnell20]

Should be a good foot of snow for the Waconia vintage show this weekend in the SW metro. Most of my metro riding experience has been SE in the Farmington/Cannon Falls area. Also in the NE metro from Hugo up to Harris. Some nice loops there, some ditch riding but fun for a short trailer from the cities. Ran from Hugo to Forest Lake on the old RR grade a couple weeks ago to burn up some old gas and warm up the sleds prior to harder riding up North.

 

[sweeperguy]

Got a pretty good dump yesterday, for once the weather guys weren't wrong. Does anyone ride in the metro area, good trails? I know there are trails not too far away, and I hope to permanently migrate from IL to here in about 5 months. Pics are always appreciated!

Plenty of good trails right on the fringes of the metro area. Redwing (see redwing thread in area conditions http://forum.johndee.com/vbulletin/member.php?31007-sweeperguy ) has great trails just minutes south. I'm spitting distance from Lake Elmo trails once I'm there I can ride anywhere from there. You can get onto the trail system in South St. Paul, or Cottage Grove, or Inver Grove Heights. Some trails better than others but pretty much interconnected so once your in the system you can go about anywhere conditions permitting. No trail pics but here's the snowbanks on my block.

 

[sweeperguy]

Should be a good foot of snow for the Waconia vintage show this weekend in the SW metro. Most of my metro riding experience has been SE in the Farmington/Cannon Falls area. Also in the NE metro from Hugo up to Harris. Some nice loops there, some ditch riding but fun for a short trailer from the cities. Ran from Hugo to Forest Lake on the old RR grade a couple weeks ago to burn up some old gas and warm up the sleds prior to harder riding up North.

Waconia is this coming weekend? Seems early this year, thought it was normally near end of Feb

 

[SledTL]

I always wondered, is it legal to ditch ride on any county road? Obviously would be in rural areas, but I was trying to read the laws on the dnr website and all it says it stay with traffic, not where you couldn't.

 

[xcr440]

Put a 100+ on from Lakeville through Farmington to Hastings to New Trier back around further south through Randolph and Castle Rock - good snow on most trails, some areas blown thin with the chisel plow showing its ugly face, but totally passable yesterday.