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The Pincushion Ski & Run Club manages the 25km Pincushion Mountain trail network in Grand Marais, MN. Welcome!

The Pincushion Ski and Run Club (PSRC) is a volunteer-driven non-profit organization 501(c)(3) that manages the 25km system of skiing and hiking/running trails at Pincushion Mountain in Grand Marais, MN. PSRC grooms these trails for skiing all winter and keeps the trails mowed for runners and walkers all summer. PSRC volunteers invest hundreds of hours every year working on a variety of trail main

tenance and repair projects. This Pincushion ski trail system is an extremely popular recreational resource for Cook County residents and for many thousand visitors each year. In addition to maintaining and grooming the trails, PSRC sponsors youth sports programs (ski instruction and rentals for grades K-6, Nordic Ski Team for grades 7-12), and hosts numerous public events and programs at Pincushion including ski technique workshops, full-moon social skis, Pincushion Winter Festival Races, Fisherman’s Picnic Running Races and more.

04/06/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
April 6, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: .25”

New Snow Last 7 days: 4.75”

Trail Base: 10-16”

Snow in Woods: 30”

Surface Conditions: Good

Last grooming day: 4/6/26

Total season snowfall: 84” - 100”

Comments: Groomed skate deck on Stadium, East and West Overlook, Upper and Lower Snowman and Pincushion Loop. Skating will be excellent today on the above trails, but hazardous on all advanced trails.

Classic tracks are deep, well defined and rock hard. Tracks have a coating of new snow in them, so are skiable, but use caution.

04/05/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
April 5, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 2”

New Snow Last 7 days: 4.5”

Trail Base: 10-16”

Snow in Woods: 30”

Surface Conditions: Excellent

Last grooming day: 4/5/26

Total season snowfall: 84” - 100”

Comments: The whole system groomed for skate and classic skiing. Perfect skiing conditions. Our phenomenal spring skiing continues! It will be good all day, but with daytime temperatures well above freezing the earlier you ski the better.

04/03/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
April 3, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 2.5”

New Snow Last 7 days: 5”

Trail Base: 10-16”

Snow in Woods: 30”

Surface Conditions: Excellent

Last grooming day: 4/3/26

Total season snowfall: 82” - 98”

Comments: The whole system groomed for skate and classic skiing. Perfect skiing conditions. Our phenomenal spring skiing continues! Last nights lake effect snow groomed it beautifully.

04/01/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
April 1, 2026

(This is NOT an April Fools joke)

New Snow Last 24 hours: 2.5”

New Snow Last 7 days: 3”

Trail Base: 10-16”

Snow in Woods: 30”

Surface Conditions: Excellent

Last grooming day: 4/1/26

Total season snowfall: 76” - 95”

Comments: Half of the system groomed for skate and classic skiing. Trails groomed this morning: Stadium; East and West Overlook; Upper and Lower Snowman; B&B Loop; Pincushion Loop. Perfect skiing conditions. All other trails are perfectly skiable with 2.5” of fresh powder snow on a firm base. The whole system will be groomed again after tomorrow’s predicted 6-10” of new snow. Skiing will be excellent through the weekend and into next week!

03/27/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
March 27, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 0”
New Snow Last 7 days: 2”
Trail Base: 6-12”
Snow in Woods: 24”
Surface Conditions: Excellent
Last grooming day: 3/26/2026
Total season snowfall: 73” - 92”
Comments: Full system groomed for skate and classic skiing. Overnight temps provided a window to groom with excellent results. We should have several days of great skiing. It’s getting close to the end so take advantage while you can

03/22/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
March 22, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 2”

New Snow Last 7 days: 3-5”

Trail Base: 10-18”

Snow in Woods: 32”

Surface Conditions: Excellent

Last grooming day: 3/22/2026

Total season snowfall: 73” - 92”

Comments: Full system groomed for skate and classic skiing. Transformed snow and yesterday’s snow/sleet mix were tilled in with sugary results. Conditions remain excellent. Get out while the getting is good

03/19/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
March 19, 2026
New Snow Last 24 hours: 1-4”
New Snow Last 7 days: 16”
Trail Base: 15-20”
Snow in Woods: 38”
Surface Conditions: Excellent
Last grooming day: 3/18/2026
Total season snowfall: 71” - 90”

Comments: Full system groomed for skate and classic skiing after 1-4” of new fluff. Conditions are near perfect. Get out early and enjoy!!

03/14/2026

Ski Report: 3/14/26

New Snow Last 24 hours: 9 - 12”
New Snow Last 7 days: 14”
Trail Base: 14 - 18”
Snow in Woods: 36”
Surface Conditions: Excellent
Last grooming day: 3/13/2026
Total season snowfall: 70” - 86”
Comments: Full system groomed for skate and classic skiing after the second major blizzard this month. Conditions are excellent. Enjoy the next week of excellent spring skiing!

03/05/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
March 5, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 0”

New Snow Last 7 days: 0”

Trail Base: 14”

Snow in Woods: 28”

Surface Conditions: Very good

Last grooming day: 2/28/2026

Total season snowfall: 59” - 70”

Comments: Full system groomed for skate and classic skiing. Conditions are very good.

This is the part of the season when grooming consists of managing a daily freeze/thaw cycle to provide the best possible skiing conditions for the longest possible season. Tonight’s round of grooming was “bust the crust,” taking an icy skate track and rock hard classic tracks and returning them to firm powder. There should be excellent skiing for several days while we endure another warm spell. Hopefully we will have enough base to re-groom early next week when the forecast is calling for snow and sub-freezing temperatures. See you on the trails! - Bill Hansen, Lead Groomer

02/25/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
February 24, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 2”
New Snow Last 7 days: 30”
Trail Base: 16”
Snow in Woods: 44”
Surface Conditions: Excellent
Last grooming day: 2/24/2026
Total season snowfall: 57” - 68”

Comments: Full system groomed for skate and classic techniques. Continuing soft conditions and high winds overnight will result in blown in tracks, scoured deck and drifting especially on exposed segments. Skiing should still be excellent nonetheless.

This is my 46th year of skiing at Pincushion Ski Trails and my 50ish year of grooming ski trails on several trails in Cook County. I am grateful to the pioneers of Pincushion who had the foresight and ambition to develop this treasured community asset. Dave Bartol is a great example of a person who has given a huge gift of time and expertise to the system. Thanks to Dave—and many others—Pincushion has the smoothest and best drained trails, making the groomers’ job so much easier. Thanks, Dave! - Bill Hansen, Lead Groomer

02/20/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
February 19, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 1”
New Snow Last 7 days: 25” - 28”
Trail Base: 16”
Snow in Woods: 42”
Surface Conditions: Excellent
Last grooming day: 2/19, 2026
Total season snowfall: 55” - 65”

Comments: Finish grooming of classic tracks and skate deck for the whole system after the big blizzard. All hail the mighty PistenBully 100 snow cat that converted knee deep snow and hundreds of drifts into a beautiful ski trail. Skiing is excellent!

02/19/2026

Pincushion Trails Grooming Report
February 18, 2026

New Snow Last 24 hours: 24” - 28”

New Snow Last 7 days: 24” - 28”

Trail Base: 16”

Snow in Woods: 48”

Surface Conditions: Soft

Last grooming day: 2/13/2026

Total season snowfall: 55” - 65”

Comments: Completed first pass of grooming after the biggest snow event in many years. Classic track is good, but the skate deck is soft and narrow. Grooming continues Thursday and Friday as the snow and wind continues. Skiing is good and will steadily improve.

Address

PO Box 542
Grand Marais, MN
55604

Website

https://pincushionskiandrun.org/

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