Big Ridge
Itasca County
Trail length: 10 km
Trail Map: Big Ridge
Trail Map: Big Ridge
Dogs are not allowed on winter trails
Snowshoes are not allowed
Restroom is not available.
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Level: Intermediate
Grooming style: Classic
Directions: Hwy 2 East to Hwy 65, north to Goodland, 4 miles to Co. 560, west half mile to parking lot.
Description: Hardwood forest with increasingly difficult terrain from beginner to advanced loops. Caution!

Trail Reports

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Thursday February 26, 2026
Glorious ski on soft quiet snow as more big white snowflakes were falling. Tracks were set shallow and inconsistent. Recent two inches of snowfall and wind caused them to indiscernible on the advanced loop. Up to that junction we followed other skier tracks on the beginner and intermediate loops. Trails are packed wide enough to herringbone up and snowplow downhills as needed. Great conditions to take the one steep downhill instead of the bypass on the intermediate loop. It was about 20 degrees when we finished at 9:30. Extra blue worked perfectly to climb most hills in the tracks and still plenty of glide down.
(Catherine McLynn)
Monday February 23, 2026
County groomer reported packing the 6 inches of snow from last Wednesday and set tracks on all three loops.
(Catherine McLynn)
Friday February 6, 2026
Two of us skied the full loop. Minor drifting over of tracks in the open spots, but for the most part tracks were good. If you like hills there are lots of them. Recommend getting out of the tracks when going down the steep ones. Hills were not ice covered.
(Tom Schleppegrell)

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