Trails are open Clear and calm. Sub zero temps to start but sunshine and no wind making for a great morning. Should warm up fast and be a spectacular day on the trails. 2-3″ of new snow the past 24 hours. Very nice late February conditions. The new snow is making for a bit softer and slower skiing but overall really nice conditions for late February! Today we are grooming on Rootin Tootin, Roy’s Run, Bullhead Bootleg lake trail, Wavy Gravy, JibFly and Sukkerbusk again. Yesterday grooming on Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, Mother North Star, and Twin Lakes. Skaters Waltz groomed in the evening. We will be open every day this week. There are no events going on this week.
Looking ahead, with warmer temps possible on Thursday, we suggest skiing in the morning before the fresh snow possibly gets sticky. If you have “no wax” skis, it is important they are still “waxed” on the glide zones and the kick zone is covered with a spray wax. Skiing in the morning will also help out with grooming when the temperature cools down again. Once the snow transforms a bit it will ski better the days after. We plan to groom most of the trail system again Friday to have best conditions possible for the weekend, which look great at this point….Just Ski!
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″.
