A column I wrote back in January complaining about the lack of snow proves once again you have to be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.

We’ve got snow, more is on the way, and it doesn’t appear to be going away anytime soon. That’s a far cry from this weekend last year, when temperatures across the region soared into the 70s, and the weather seemed more like late May than mid-March.

The about-face in our snowfall fortunes is good news for cross-country skiing enthusiasts, snowmobilers and others who don’t mind the ground covered in white.

Just this morning, officials from the Grand Forks Greenway sent out a news release saying the  cross-country skiing season along the Greenway trails isn’t over yet. Plans were scrapped to groom the trails from Riverside Dam to 47th Avenue South this morning because of the wind, but looking for grooming to occur once the snow stops falling this weekend.

Meanwhile, here are cross-country ski access points for the Greenway trails:

Riverside Dam parking lot (just off Red Dot Place).

West parking lot in Riverside Park.

Seventh Avenue North access.

The lower parking lot north of the Sorlie Bridge downtown.

Lincoln golf clubhouse.

Elmwood access.

Sunbeam access.

47th Avenue South.

Trail in Lincoln Drive Park is available again with a skate-ski trail, too.

For more information on cross-country skiing, and other recreational opportunities in the Greenway, go to www.greenwayggf.com or www.facebook.com/greenwayggf.

I was surprised this morning when I opened the front door and was greeted by the sight of fresh snow. I was at a wolf meeting Thursday night in Roseau, Minn., and there was no sign of a pending snowstorm when I got back to Grand Forks after midnight.

I’m not sure how much snow fell, but it must have been 2 to 3 inches. That’s fine by me.

The snow also is good news for country skiers. Greenway specialist Kim Greendahl sent out an email this morning saying the cross-country ski trails from Riverside Dam to 47th Avenue south and Lincoln Drive Park will be groomed for the weekend.

“Snow conditions may not be ideal but we’re making the best of it!” the email said.

Here’s a listing of access points for the ski trails. Just look for the blue signs with the skier symbol and you’ve found the route.

Riverside Dam parking lot.

Riverside Parking northern parking lot.

7th Avenue north.

Lower parking lot north of DeMers Avenue (turn north off DeMers

Avenue and follow to the lower parking lot).

Kannowski Park (go over the levee to access trail).

Lincoln Drive Park.

Lincoln Golf club house (trail starts on the other side of the club

house and paved trail).

Elmwood access (just off 32nd Avenue south).

Sunbeam trail head (3777 Belmont Road. Go over the levee to access

trail).

47th Avenue South (go over the levee to access trail).

For more information about activities in the Greenway, click here.