Cross Country Skiing


HIT THE TRAILS...and go cross country skiing in Radisson!!

The trails are groomed once we have hard-packed
snow coverage each winter. The parking lot at the
Golf Course Clubhouse is kept plowed so that skiers
can park there and enter the trails near the Pro Shop.

YELLOW TRAIL
For the "short-winded". It is a reasonably flat trail about 1/2 mile long. Departs from the pro shop, through a little gully to the northwest and up onto the driving range and back.

BLUE TRAIL
Takes in about three-quarters of the front nine holes of the golf course. Has a few rolling hills, passes by several ponds, and loops back to the Clubhouse down the ninth fairway. It's a very picturesque trail with a few challenges.

RED TRAIL
Crosses Potter Road and heads south down the 10th hole fairway or west beside the 18th hole green and down the 18th fairway. You can choose the right hand start of the loop if you're interested in doing some true cross country skiing and breaking your own trail. The Red Trail is flatter than the Blue Trail, slightly longer, but still pretty close to 1.5 miles. Where the Red Trail breaks out of the woods between the 15th hole green amd the 16th hole tee, the Red Trail extension breaks off, crosses the gravel road into the Maintenance and Storage Yard areas and heads west into undeveloped land under the power lines. The extension trail has a steep uphill climb in a windswept area under the power lines, then enters the old woods for a gentle downhill run on a straight gravel road through the woods. There are several openings on the left which are closed because they enter business property in the Corporate Park. PLEASE DO NOT ENTER. As the trail approaches Sixty Road, it turns right and bisects a group of old ordinance works building foundations. This is where they made the acid necessary to make high explosives. PLEASE stay on the trail and view these "ruins" from a distance! The trail then turns right for a return run in the open under the power lines. The trail has a few dips and meanders, and you will probably have the west wind at your back for a more comfortable traverse of the open area. At the compost piles (this is where all your leaf mulch is made), the trail turns right, rejoins the trail in the woods for a gradual climb back up the gravel road. After the steep descent by the Storage Yard/Maintenance Facility, the trail rejoins the Red Trail at the 16th hold tee. Then it's a pretty level ski back to the clubhouse, staying on the left side of the golf course following 16, 17, and 18.

GAME MANAGEMENT AREA
For people who want to break their own trail and spend a little more time off the beaten path, we have a trail into the Three Rivers Game Management Area (GMA). Wear bright clothing as it's still open hunting season for rabbits and some small game. The area starts at an opening in the hedgerow between the 18th hold fairway and the abandoned stretch of Potter Road. There's a small sign on the trail which points to the GMA. The trail is groomed where it follows the gas pipeline right of way and heads north alongside of the golf course driving range past the end of the driving range (net screens) and just after a dip, the trail will bear left into the woods, heading northwest, along an old road. Grooming ends at a log barrier in the woods, but skiers can bypass the barrier and continue down the abandoned road. The area to the right is a large open meadow which eventually meanders northwest toward the GMA clubhouse and pond on Sixty Road. Further down the old abandoned road, as it passes through various stand of woods, skiers will find various crossroads. Roads to the left will eventually intersect the old Potter Road and roads to the right will intersect the meadow trail.