Pepper Hollow
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 92 ft
- climb
- 1,004 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Pepper Hollow is a cross-country ski route in Woodland Trails Park, a city-managed park in Minnesota, about 0.4 miles from the center of town. The trail is short, with a total round-trip distance of about 0.7 miles and a total climb of about 92 feet, so it works well as a quick addition to a longer outing on the park's network of ski routes. 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 March runs about 41°F by day and 18°F at night. The station sits a few hundred feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the route run slightly cooler. Several other ski routes lie within a short distance. Top of the World, Gravity Box and The "Pin" are each about 0.1 mile away, and Big Tooth Shoot is about 0.3 mile off.
Best time to go · Apr–Oct
Best time to visit Pepper Hollow
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 mi away at 880 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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