Skater's Waltz
- 0.5 mi
- round trip
- 222 ft
- climb
- 1,532 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Skater's Waltz is a cross-country ski route in Minnesota, about 3.3 miles from the town of Richwood. The trail is an out-and-back that covers roughly 1.1 miles, with a one-way climb of about 42 feet from a low point of 1,472 feet to a high of 1,532 feet. The steepest stretch comes at about 0.38 miles in, with a grade of about 9 percent. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show January highs around 18°F with lows near -4°F, while March runs warmer at about 37°F. The station sits at nearly the same elevation as the trail, so those figures are a fair guide to conditions here. The trail sits among a cluster of other cross-country ski routes. Poki Loki, Sap Run and Sukkerbusk are each about 0.1 mile away, and Double Green Trail is about 0.2 mile off.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Skater's Waltz
Best months: May–September. 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
18° / -4°
Feb
23° / -1°
Mar
37° / 16°
Apr
52° / 30°
May
66° / 44°
Jun
75° / 55°
Jul
79° / 59°
Aug
78° / 57°
Sep
70° / 48°
Oct
54° / 35°
Nov
39° / 21°
Dec
24° / 6°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tamarac Wildlife Re, MN, 6.7 mi away at 1,508 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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