Trails are open. The snow is holding out great and we have been enjoying very nice late February conditions. Fresh snow earlier in the week and daily grooming has made for good skiing. Hard freeze overnight setting up the recent grooming firm and tight. Grooming planned Saturday morning on Sukkerbusk, Island Lake and Twin Lakes. Island Lake should groom out very nice and be groomer’s choice for the afternoon. Friday afternoon grooming on Mother Hen, Rootin Tootin, BullheadBootleg Lake loop, Roy’s Run and Loon Return for classic reset. Skate grooming on Skaters Waltz and North Loup. Track only set on long downhills on North Loup. Evening grooming on Mother North Star, Sap Run and JibFly. Only trail not groomed in this sequence is Skaters Extension. A sugar inch or so on top of firm base…enjoy and Just Ski.
$10 ski rental this weekend, February 28-March 1st. 18 and under free rentals!
Skating on Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutoff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. All other trails are tracked for classic skiing. (Please no skating on classic trails) Sukkerbusk is a great starter trail for classic which feeds the outer trails and crosses most of the inner trails providing a good “lay of the land”. One of the first trails at Maplelag!
We have also have a loop on Little Sugarbush Lake “Lumi’s Loop” with a skate lane and track on each side. This is a fun 1.2km loop that makes for a fun ski at sunrise and sunset and under the full moon!
50″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system since mid November, only missing a few days.
Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 18 and under day pass is $15, use the summer trail pass option.
Ski rentals are available at a rate of $25 for adults and $15 for 18 and under. Snowshoe rental is $10 a person. There is no charge for children 6 and under.
Snowfall YTD at 50″ Compacted base on trail 3-8″. Total snowfall in February at 11″. January at 15″. December: 17″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
