Ski Trails

Hello Skiers: It has come to our attention that there is some confusion regarding the planning process for Chester Park, how DXC is involved, and what the “vision” is for the park for cross country skiers.  The trails master planning process, which began in 2009, is coordinated by the City of Duluth and all Duluth [...]

Wednesday’s weather was ideal for doing maintenance on City of Duluth ski trails. Thanks to CSS students for devoting their morning to this service project, and to volunteers from DXC & the community for directing their efforts (Les Martin, Brian Bich, Andre Watt, Dan Proctor, Steve Long, John Ipsen, Anne Flueckiger). More photos on the [...]

Celebrate National Trails Day by spending the morning or afternoon working on the XC trails at Spirit Mt. Nordic Center (in the winter season the Nordic Center is co-managed by DXC, the City of Duluth, and SMRA). Meet at the Nordic building on West Skyline Parkway at 9:00am or 1:00pm. Dress for the weather and bring [...]

The Northern MN Track Club (NMTC) invites skiers & trail runners to join them for trail work at Magney this spring: “Even though we’ve identified some of the problem areas for skiers (obtrusive roots and rocks) it would be great to get a set of skier’s eyes on the trail!” The NMTC crew, headed by [...]

No experience or equipment needed! Meet Shawn Miller at the Nordic Chalet on Skyline Drive at noon. Dress for the weather, bring water & snacks, and work gloves & hand saws/loppers if you have them (Duluth Parks & Rec will provide extra gloves & tools). If you have a chainsaw and know how to use [...]

Thanks to all the volunteers who cleared & brushed ski trails this fall!  We appreciate the 100+ hours you contributed. Special thanks to DXC board member John Ipsen for organizing volunteer efforts and City of Duluth Trails Coordinator Judy Gibbs for providing tools & expertise.      

DXC is looking for trail volunteers to prune the trail at Lester the weekend of November 5th to get things ready for the groomer.  Meet at 9:00 AM at the old hockey rink on Seven Bridges Road.  You can bring your tools (hand saws, pole saws, loppers, hand pruners) though DXC and the city will be [...]

DXC is looking for trail volunteers to prune the trail at Hartley the last weekend in October to get things ready for the groomer.  Plans are to meet at Hartley Nature Center off Woodland Ave at 9 AM on Saturday Oct 29th.  You can bring your tools (hand saws, pole saws, loppers, hand pruners) though [...]

DXC is looking for volunteers to help prep the XC trails at Spirit Mt. (the venue for our January 29th Nordic Spirit race). Meet Brian Bich at the Nordic building off Skyline drive at 1:00pm.  You can bring your tools (hand saws, pole saws, loppers, hand pruners) though DXC and the city will be able [...]

DXC is looking for trail volunteers to prune the trail at Magney-Sniveley the weekend of October 15th (coming right up) to get things ready for the groomer.  There will also be a need to wrestle some rocks off the trail (dislodged by the mower recently).   We plan a couple of shifts on Saturday:  meet at [...]