Minocqua Winter Park

Cross County Ski areas in the Upper Peninsula and northern Wisconsin finished in the top ten in a ranking by readers of USA Today

Voting closes Monday at 11:00 a.m. for USA Today’s Top 10 Cross-Country Ski Resorts.

With temperatures recorded at or around 50 degrees, Rhinelander and many other communities in the region experienced record-breaking highs on Christmas Day.The unusually warm and dry weather thus far has put a damper on winter fun.

Skiing is a favorite winter past time in the Badger State, and Minocqua Winter Park actually ranked Number One for cross country skiing resorts nationwide in USA Today

ABR Ski Trails in Ironwood took the number 3 spot.Minocqua Winter Park got the most votes and is number one on the list.

Two local cross-country ski areas are going head-to-head in a USA Today contest to find the top 10 cross-country ski areas in the country.

Workers say the wet snow and warm temperatures posed challenges for grooming. Snowmobile trails remain closed across the area, while some cross-country ski trails should be groomed in time for the weekend.

After another successful ski season, this typically would be the point in the year where Minocqua Winter Park starts closing up for the summer.But right now, work is underway to make the park a year-round destination.

Most, if not all, of the ski trails will be open Wednesday.

With an eye on Minocqua Winter Park & Nordic Center becoming a year-round tourist destination, representatives from there updated the Minocqua town board…