Timm's Hill National Trail Cross Country Skiing

The Timm's Hill Trail is groomed for both classic and skate skiing. It's groomed at minimum weekly and after each snowfall as necessary to ensure a quality skiing experience.

From the south end, the first 3 miles of the trail start out fairly flat and are great for beginners and families. The next 7 miles get progressively hillier and offer more of a challenge for the intermediate to advanced skiers.

Snowshoeing, skijoring, and well behaved pets are welcome on the Timm's Hill Trail,

Date of Report	Date Groomed	New Snow	Base	Skating	Classic	Conditions
04/24/2013	03/19/2013	0"	0"	0 km	0 km	Closed
04/24/2013	After the longest Spring Skiing I've ever had, the snow is pretty much gone and skiing is done for the season.
03/27/2013	03/19/2013	0"	12"	8 km	8 km	Excellent
03/27/2013	The snow is holding up great. Based on the weather forecast, should be skiing into early April.
03/19/2013	03/19/2013	3"	14"	8 km	8 km	Excellent
03/19/2013	I groomed and set tracks from Rusch Preserve (Mile 0) to Blomberg Bridge (Mile 5) Tuesday night.
03/16/2013	03/16/2013	3"	14"	8 km	8 km	Excellent
03/16/2013	I groomed and set tracks from Rusch Preserve (Mile 0) to Blomberg Bridge (Mile 5) Saturday night.
03/13/2013	03/13/2013	1"	14"	8 km	0 km	Very Good
03/13/2013	I groomed from Rusch Preserve (Mile 0) to Blomberg Bridge (Mile 5) Wednesday night. It's still a little soft and they're predicting 2"-4" of snow on Friday. I did not set tracks.
03/11/2013	03/11/2013	10"	14"	8 km	0 km	Packed - Not Groomed
03/11/2013	After a warm and rainy weekend, we received 10" of snow Monday. I packed the southern half of the THT - Rusch Preserve (Mile 0) to Blomberg Bridge (Mile 5) - Monday Night. I'll groom and set tracks on this section Tuesday night.
02/28/2013	02/28/2013	2"	12"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
02/28/2013	I groomed the THT and set tracks Thursday night.
02/23/2013	02/23/2013	4"	12"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
02/23/2013	I groomed the THT and set tracks Saturday morning.
02/22/2013	02/14/2013	3"	12"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
02/22/2013	We received 3" of snow Friday and are expecting another inch Friday night. I'm planning on grooming the THT Saturday morning. Should be ready for skiing by Noon.
02/14/2013	02/14/2013	6"	10"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
02/14/2013	I groomed the THT and set tracks Thursday night.
02/08/2013	02/08/2013	3"	8"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
02/08/2013	I groomed the THT and set tracks Friday night.
01/31/2013	01/31/2013	3"	7"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
01/31/2013	We received 2" of snow Sunday night, then it rained (with lightning and thunder!) Monday night, and then 3" of snow Wednesday. I groomed the THT and set tracks Thursday night.
01/25/2013	01/25/2013	5"	5"	12 km	12 km	Excellent
01/25/2013	We received 5" of snow Thursday night and Friday morning. I groomed the THT and set tracks Friday night.
01/23/2013	01/18/2013	1"	3"	12 km	12 km	Good
01/23/2013	We've received an 1" of snow the last few days and more is predicted for Thursday night and Friday morning. I'm planning to groomed the THT and set tracks Friday night.
01/18/2013	01/18/2013	3"	3"	12 km	12 km	Good
01/18/2013	We received 1" of snow Tuesday night and 2" Thursday night. I groomed the THT and set tracks Friday night. Conditions are very good, and I think everything is covered, but the snow is very thin in spots. There may be rocks and bare spots just below the surface.
01/12/2013	01/12/2013	0"	2"	9 km	0 km	Fair
01/12/2013	I groomed the southern half of the THT Saturday evening, from the Rusch Preserve (Mile 0) to Blomberg Bridge (Mile 4.5). The ice isn't too bad - I was able to scratch it up and smooth it out. The problem is the low snow. From the Rusch Preserve (Mile 0) to just north of the County Line (Mile 2.5), it's not too bad. There are a few thin spots and some "dirty" areas of leaves and trigs, but the THT is fairly flat in this section so you can avoid that stuff. At Mile 2.5 is the first big/long downhill, and there are rocks exposed near the top and bare spots near the bottom. The rest of the THT is pretty much the same - stretches of decent snow, with areas of leaves and trigs, and areas of little or no snow. I do not recommend skiing north of Mile 2.5. There is very little snow predicted for the next 10 days...Bummer...
01/11/2013	01/04/2013	0"	3"	22 km	22 km	Fair
01/11/2013	We've had temps in the mid 30's and rain Thursday night and Friday. The snow is holding up but it's warm and soft. It's supposed to cool off Saturday morning and everything should refreeze. But that will make the trails icy and may expose dirt and rocks. I plan to groom as soon as everything refreezes - probably sometime Saturday afternoon or evening.
01/05/2013	01/04/2013	0"	5"	22 km	22 km	Very Good
01/05/2013	Friday night I groomed and tracked the THT from the Stone Lake Esker (Mile 4.5) north to Timm's Hill County Park. I spread out one of the snow banks just north of Mile 8 where about 100 yards of the THT is plowed for logging, and groomed and tracked the Yellow Loop, the Blue Loop in the Park, and the entire Park Road. The Green Loop and the portion of the Blue Loop south of RR #62 are not groomed.
01/01/2013	01/01/2013	0"	5"	22 km	22 km	Very Good
01/01/2013	Happy New Year! I packed, groomed, and tracked the THT in Taylor County this morning. The entire THT is now groomed and tracked, from the Rusch Preserve to Timm's Hill County Park. On the High Point Ski Trails, just north of Mile 8 on the THT, there is some logging going on and about 100 yards of the trail is plowed. The Yellow Loop is groomed and tracked, and the Blue Loop in the Park is groomed and tracked. The Green Loop and the portion of the Blue Loop south of RR #62 are not groomed.
12/29/2012	12/29/2012	4"	5"	17 km	17 km	Very Good
12/29/2012	The section of the THT in Taylor County is closed and will not be groomed until January 1, 2013. Until then, the groomed THT will not connect to the Rib Lake Ski & Snowshoe Trails. We received a total of 4" of snow Friday. The THT is groomed and tracked from the County Line (Mile 2) to the Timm's Hill County Park (Mile 10). For the High Point Ski Trails, the Yellow Loop is groomed and tracked, and the Blue Loop in the Park is groomed and tracked. We're working to clean up and open the rest of the High Point Ski Trails.
12/29/2012	12/29/2012	4"	5"	12 km	12 km	Very Good
12/29/2012	We received a total of 4" of snow Friday. The northern half of the THT - from the Stone Lake Esker (Mile 4.5) to the Timm's Hill County Park (Mile 10), including the Yellow Loop and the Blue Loop in the Park - are groomed and tracks set. Equipment issues, timing, and downed trees have prevented the High Point Ski Trails from being groomed, but we're working to rectify those issues. The middle part of the THT - from the County Line (Mile 2) to the Stone Lake Esker (Mile 4.5) - will be groomed Saturday night.
12/28/2012	12/21/2012	2"	4"	9 km	0 km	Good
12/28/2012	We received 2" of snow Friday. I'll be grooming the THT Saturday night from the County Line (Mile 2) north to Highway to Heaven (Mile 7).
12/21/2012	12/21/2012	5"	3"	9 km	0 km	Good
12/21/2012	Finally!! We received 5" of snow Thursday. The THT is groomed from the County Line (Mile 2) north to Highway to Heaven (Mile 7). I skied Friday. It was pretty good - a little soft in some areas. The coverage is pretty good, but there are a few thin spots.
12/16/2012	12/14/2012	0"	1"	9 km	0 km	Poor
12/16/2012	Saturday and Sunday the temps were in the mid 30's with rain. There are lots of bare spots. I don't recommend skiing. It's supposed to cool off this week with a little bit of snow.
12/14/2012	12/14/2012	0"	3"	9 km	0 km	Fair
12/14/2012	I groomed the THT in Price County Friday night. It's pretty good considering the low snow, but there are still thin spots and sticks/rocks/dirt just below the surface that you don't see until you feel them under your skis. We�re expecting more snow Saturday night and Sunday. After that the trails should be pretty good. If you ski Saturday before more snow, use old skis and ski �carefully�.
12/12/2012	12/12/2012	5"	3"	9 km	0 km	Closed
12/12/2012	We got about 5� of snow. I groomed part of the THT, but had an equipment issue. That's been fixed and will finish grooming Friday night. I skied today on the part that is groomed. It was pretty good, but there are still thin spots and sticks/rocks/dirt just below the surface that you don't see until you feel them under your skis. We�re expecting more snow Saturday night and Sunday. After that the trails should be pretty good. If you ski Saturday before more snow, use old skis and ski �carefully�.