Big Tooth Shoot
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 17 ft
- climb
- 970 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Big Tooth Shoot is a short, flat cross-country ski route in Woodland Trails Park, a city-managed park in Minnesota. The trail is an out-and-back of about half a mile, with a start and finish at roughly 968 feet and a high point of 970 feet. The climb is nearly flat, with a total gain and loss of about 17 feet each, so the route is more about the setting than the effort. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 23°F with lows near 3°F, while February is similar at about 28°F and 7°F. By March, highs climb to about 41°F, and by April they reach about 56°F. The trail sits among a cluster of other cross-country ski routes. Maple Hill is about 0.1 mile away, and The "Pin" and Gravity Box are each about 0.2 mile off. Scouring Rush Run is about 0.2 mile away.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Big Tooth Shoot
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 3°
6 wet
Feb
28° / 7°
5 wet
Mar
41° / 18°
6 wet
Apr
56° / 32°
8 wet
May
69° / 44°
10 wet
Jun
79° / 56°
9 wet
Jul
83° / 61°
9 wet
Aug
81° / 58°
7 wet
Sep
72° / 49°
8 wet
Oct
58° / 36°
8 wet
Nov
41° / 24°
6 wet
Dec
27° / 11°
6 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Elk Rvr, MN, 2.2 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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