MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Nordic skiers in the Twin Cities metro are enjoying an extended spring season after a weekend storm dumped over a foot of snow on metro communities. The Three Rivers Park ...

At this point, it will be a shorter season, particularly at ski areas, like Hyland Hills Ski Area, where its normally busy cross-country trails just opened Friday. Skip Navigation.

Hyland Lake Park Reserve in Bloomington gets new cross-country ski trail The 5K trail loop will feature guaranteed snow thanks to a snowmaking system the city approved. By Tom Meersman ...

There's plenty of time to enjoy cross-country skiing at the Hyland Lake Park Reserve, they're open from 5am to 10pm. You can also reserve rental skis at a number of parks in the Three Rivers Park ...

Snowmaking guns and skiers lined the trails before the sun rises at the Elm Creek nordic ski area in Maple Grove on Wednesday. Elm Creek, part of Three Rivers Parks, makes snow from groundwater ...

If a trail is listed as tracked, then it has grooves for classic skiers, who use skis made for a shuffling stride within tracks. It’s typically the go-to style of cross-country skiing for beginners.

In 1975, former Olympic ski racer Dick Taylor began developing cross-country ski trails on the land. ( Stay at one of these cozy refuges for access to remote trails and virgin powder.