Wisconsin · Cross-country skiing

St a-T

0.5 mi
round trip
159 ft
climb
1,720 ft
high point
Out and back
route
May–Sep
best months

ST A-T is a cross-country ski route in northern Wisconsin, about 2.7 miles from the town of Winchester. It's a short, out-and-back course with a low point at 1,653 feet and a high at 1,720 feet, and it's rated hard. The route is 0.94 miles long, with a total elevation gain of 159 feet. That gain is split evenly between the climb up and the descent back down. The steepest part comes at about 0.25 miles in, where the grade reaches 8 percent. Winter is the natural season for this trail. Typical averages from the nearby Rest Lake weather station show January highs around 20°F with lows near 0°F, and snow on about 8 days that month. By April, snow days drop to about two. Several other ski routes sit close by. ST R-U and ST S-R are each about 0.2 miles away, and ST Q-U and ST U-T are about 0.3 miles away.

  • Best time to go · May–Sep

    Best time to visit ST A-T

    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.

    1. Jan

      20° / 0°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    2. Feb

      25° / 3°

      8 wet · 6 snow

    3. Mar

      37° / 13°

      8 wet · 5 snow

    4. Apr

      50° / 27°

      9 wet · 2 snow

    5. May

      65° / 41°

      11 wet

    6. Jun

      74° / 51°

      11 wet

    7. Jul

      78° / 54°

      11 wet

    8. Aug

      76° / 53°

      10 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 45°

      11 wet

    10. Oct

      53° / 33°

      12 wet · 1 snow

    11. Nov

      37° / 21°

      10 wet · 5 snow

    12. Dec

      25° / 9°

      10 wet · 8 snow

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Rest Lake, WI, 4.4 mi away at 1,612 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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