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**Please remember
that Mother Nature (not the Parks Division) decides
when the outdoor ice skating rinks and cross-country
ski trails can open. The Parks Division opens
the rinks to the public at the earliest possible
date. (Some years it has been mid-December and
other years it has been the end of January.)
For the equipment to safely prepare the rinks, we
need 2-4 weeks of below freezing
temperatures. To groom the ski trails, we need
at least 4 inches of snow.
Go
to: Current
Conditions
SKI
CLUBS AND LESSONS
(EXTERNAL LINKS):
Trail Passes
The City of Madison and Dane County Parks have
developed a cooperative cross-country ski trail pass
program. Trail passes are required at Elver
Park and Odana Golf Course ski trails and at all
groomed Dane County Park trails.
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2008
Prices - Annual Pass is January -
December |
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Ski Trail Pass -
Daily (Elver and Odana only) |
$6.00 |
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Ski Trail Pass -
Annual (Elver and Odana only) |
$24.00
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No trail pass is
required at Owen Park, Olin-Turville Park, Monona
Golf Course and Cherokee Marsh South.
Passes can be
purchased at the City or County administration
offices, at the trailheads, or online.
Fees collected by each agency are used to support
their own trail system.
Ski
Rental when facilities are open (Go to Current
Conditions):
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Elver
Park (Mon-Fri, 4p.m. - 9:30p.m. and Sat-Sun,
11a.m. - 9:30p.m.)
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Odana
Golf Course (on weekends during the ski season
from 8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.)
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2008 Prices |
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Adults - First
Hour (includes daily ski pass) |
$10.00 |
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Children - 14 &
under - First Hour (includes daily ski pass)
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$5.00 |
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Each Additional
Hour |
$5.00 |
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Normal ski equipment rental is in one-hour increments. All ski rental equipment must be returned prior to the end of the night. |
Trail Rules
- A trail pass is
required at Elver Park, Odana Golf Course and
groomed Dane County Park trails.
- For your safety,
some trails are marked for one-way use.
Please follow these directions.
- Trails are rated
for difficulty at the trailhead.
- Dogs, horses,
snowboards, motor vehicles and snowshoes are not
allowed on designated cross-country ski trails.
- Skiers must stay
on groomed trails. Off-trail skiing can
damage greens and tees on the golf courses and
harm wildlife and plants in conservation parks.
- Please report any
safety hazard, vandalism, or damaged facilities
to the Parks Office, 266-4711.
- Where trails are
groomed for both skating and diagonal striding,
please respect each other's space.
- Slower skiers stay
to the right.
- Please repair
sitzmarks on downhill trails as a courtesy to
your fellow skiers.
The
public may call 266-4711 for more information.
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OF MADISON PARKS SKI TRAILS: |
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Description
and Facilities: |
Cherokee
Marsh (South Unit)
802 Wheeler Rd.
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- 5 km
- Diagonal
only
- Easy to
Intermediate
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Woods,
Marsh, Yahara River |
Elver
Park (pass required)
1240 McKenna Blvd
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- 10 km
- Skating
and Diagonal
- Easy to
Advanced
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6
km of lighted trails, Shelter, concessions
and rentals, Woods |
Monona
Golf Course
111 Dean Ave.
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- 3.6 km
- Skating
and Diagonal
- Easy
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Gentle
rolling hills |
Odana
Golf Course
(pass required)
4635 Odana Rd.
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- 5.7 km
- Skating
and Diagonal
- Easy
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Shelter,
Concessions, Rentals |
Olin-Turville
Park
1156 Olin-Turville Ct.
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- 3.4 km
- Diagonal
only
- Easy to
Intermediate
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Woods,
Scenic lake vistas |
Owen
Park
6021 Old Sauk Rd.
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- 2.6 km
- Diagonal
only
- Intermediate
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Prairie,
Woods, Restroom |
| DANE
COUNTY PARKS SKI TRAILS: |
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Facilities: |
Cam-Rock
Park
(pass required)
Cty Hwy B - Cambridge
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- 6.4 km
- Skating
and
- Diagonal
Easy
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Marsh,
Woods |
Indian
Lake Park
(pass required)
St. Hwy 19 - Cross Plains
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- 14.5 km
- Diagonal
and Some Skating
- Easy to
Advanced
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Woods,
Shelter |
Lake
Farm Park/E-Way
(pass required)
4330 Libby Rd. - Madison
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- 9.6 km
- Skating
and Diagonal
- Easy
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Marsh,
Woods |
Stewart
Park (pass required)
Cty Hwy JG - Mount Horeb
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- 4.8 km
- Diagonal
only
- Advanced
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Woods,
Steep Valleys |
Token
Creek Park
(pass required)
6200 US Hwy 51 - Windsor
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- 6.4 km
- Skating
and Diagonal
- Easy
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Marsh,
Woods |
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