The entire 25km FatLagChilada course is open and groomed. Entire loop groomed today with one pass. The new snow is a little “greasy” and surface might be a bit squirrely but firm base underneath. Just ride. Please ride in the mornings or evening today and tomorrow with possible warmer temps. Thanks!
To pick up the trail, head to the skaters waltz trail and go right. Signs are out marking the key intersections. To access the west side trails, use the driveway to access Twin Lake singletrack and Sukkerwest which is a good starter trail for first time riders. A good loop to start with is taking the skaters waltz and following the signs and groomed singletrack to access Bjorps and Sukkerwest.
The first half of Twin Lakes has a few soft spots and the singletrack is a bit tighter. We plan to groom Twin Lakes first half this morning to clean up the edges and flatten the base. (It is important to run lower tire pressure and keep the bike centered on the trail! On the corners, check the speed and make turn in the middle. Going wide will result in “augering”.)
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Fresh groomed singletrack, January 12th, 2026.Snow getting deep in the woods! Twin Lakes singletrack, January 10th, 2026.Fresh fluff on the FatLagChilada!! 4″ of classic “prairie effect”snow today, January 10th, 2026. Nice job to the riders plugging away out there today!Fluff on the fat bike trail! January 10th, 2026.Bootleg singletrack lakeside, January 9th, 2026 after a touch up groom.Riding at dusk, January 8th, 2026.Last downhill on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 7th, 2026. Keep the wheels in the middle!Groomed connector trail on Bullhead lake to access Bootleg loop, January 7th, 2026.“Eira” downhill as part of the FatLagChilada course, January 6th, 2026.Saturday on the singletrack! January 3rd, 2026. Nice fat bike riding conditions over the weekend. Fat bike ride at dusk, January 4th, 2026.Fat bike grooming, January 2nd 2026. (B.Olson photo) Thanks Ben for grooming today! Rolling on skaters waltz ski trail, January 2nd, 2026 (G.Ames photo)Night riding, January 1st, 2026. Riding at night is super fun and with good lighting, almost easier to read the trail versus day time!More fresh groomed trail! December 31st, 2025.Fat bike grooming, December 30th, 2025.
Trails are open. Incredible morning with mild temps and absolutely no wind and brilliant sunshine. A really nice day to ski! Great seeing everyone out this past weekend, we really appreciate everyone coming to Maplelag. Temperature did get above freezing today but clouding up and slowly cooling back down in the afternoon. Looks to remain warm during the night and we will hold off on grooming until it trends and cools downward. Either way still some great skiing to be had on our great base of snow!
Another full day of grooming Sunday, working the 4″ of new fluff snow from Saturday with new track cut on Bullhead Bootleg, Roy’s Run, Rootin Tootin, Wavy Gravy and Loon Return. These trails are top picks for skiing today. Skate deck combed on Skaters Waltz, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutuff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. Lumi’ Lake loop also groomed at dusk with a new track cut on one side and skate lane renovated. Conditions are a bit softer but that is with intention and purpose as we are always looking ahead and want to have snow to work with if it get warm on Monday and Tuesday morning. Bottom line skiing is really nice and really about as good as it gets. Looks to cool back down Tuesday early afternoon and should be a great week of skiing with snow chances later in the week…. Just Ski.
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, sunset and especially at night with the full moon this past week.
It’s been awesome seeing so many people out on the trails so far this winter season and we deeply appreciate the support! Want to share your ski experience at Maplelag, file a report on Skinnyski.com
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”.
27″ 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.
Snowfall YTD at 30″ Compacted base on trail 3-6″. Total snowfall in January at 6″. 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″.
Beautiful morning ski on Roy’s Run, January 12th, 2026.Island Lake trail, January 12th, 2026. Only trail not groomed since Saturdays snow. Groomed on Friday, skier packed on the Friday groom.Track on Bullhead lake, January 12th, 2026.New tracks cut at Twin Lakes crossing, January 11th, 2026.Setting new track in between Twin Lakes on Wavy Gravy trail, January 11th, 2026.Wavy Gravy, January 11th, 2026.Iconic basswoods of Wavy Gravy, January 11th, 2026.Cutting new track on “Lumi’s Loop” on Little Sugarbush lake next to Maplelag, January 11th, 2026. Skate lane renovated and combed as well. Setting new track on north end of Bullhead Lake trail, January 11th, 2026.Cutting new track on Roy’s Run, January 11th, 2026.Holy Family Nordic coaches enjoying last day of ski camp, January 11th, 2026.Setting new double track on JibFly, January 10th, 2026. Snow is starting to pile up! Blake Nordic ski team enjoying the snow globe conditions, January 10th, 2026.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 10th, 2026.Prairie effect powder day! Lot of smiling happy faces today with the fresh snow! January 10th, 2026. Holy Family Nordic ready for Day 1 ski camp, January 9th, 2026.Cutting new track on Bullhead Lake trail, January 9th, 2026.New track on the lake segment of Bullhead Lake trail, January 9th 2026. At the bottom of Eir hill, veer right to pick up the track! Evening groom on Sap Run, January 9th, 2026.Sunny start to the day on Sap Run, January 7th, 2026.Resetting the double track on JibFly, January 8th, 2026.Touch of rime frost on the deck making for really nice gliding but loose outside the track for great control, January 8th, 2026.Resetting double track on Twin Lakes, January 8th, 2026.Frosty scene in the “Switchyard“, January 7th, 2026. Late afternoon groom on Mother Hen trail, January 7th, 2026. There is great snow to work with for future grooming and conditions should be very good to excellent rest of the week and weekend. Frosty scene at crossing to Twin Lakes and the western trails, January 7th, 2026.Wavy Gravy trail, January 7th, 2026.North end Bullhead lake trail, January 7th, 2026. (M. Sands photo)Frosty scene between Twin Lakes, January 7th, 2026 (Dani S. photo) Frosty day at the races January 6th, 2025The hills of Mother North Star January 6th, 2026JV Boys classic race, January 6th, 2026.Ending the day with a ski….magical conditions! January 6th, 2026.Always good when the moon pops out during the evening groom, January 6th, 2026.Trees thick with rime frost, January 5th 2026.Norwegian Log cabin at night surrounded by frosty trees, January 5th, 2026.Cutting a new track on the lake loop, “Lumi’s Loop”, January 5th, 2026.MPLS Washburn skiers in the “skinny field”, January 4th, 2026.Local skier D. Johnson happy to have the recent fresh snow after navigating the icy conditions the week before! 78 years strong! January 4th, 2026.MPLS Washburn skiers gliding on Bullhead Lake, January 4th, 2026.After the fire of October 2022, Joel Woodward unbeknownst to us, started a GoFundMe to bring back the cookies. The cookies are back! Thanks Joel.Local skier “Dr. Bob” still going strong at 82 on trail today, January 3rd, 2026. MPLS Washburn skiers working on skills on Eira Bikwadinaa hill, January 3rd, 2026.
Trails are open. Another fantastic day on the trails. Great seeing everyone out, we really appreciate everyone coming to just ski at Maplelag. A frosty start with incredible picturesque scenes, especially on Bullhead Lake loop before clearing off mid afternoon with brilliant sunshine. Another full day of grooming, working the 4″ of new fluff snow from Saturday with new track cut on Bullhead Bootleg, Roy’s Run, Rootin Tootin, Wavy Gravy and Loon Return. Skate deck combed on Skaters Waltz, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutuff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. Lumi’ Lake loop also groomed at dusk with a new track cut on one side and skate lane renovated. Only trail not recently groomed since the new snow is Island lake trail but it has been skied in and plan to groom it Monday.
Overall conditions are a tad softer but that is with intention and purpose as we are always looking ahead and want to have snow to work with if it get warm on Monday and Tuesday morning. Bottom line skiing is really nice and really about as good as it gets. Looks to cool back down Tuesday early afternoon and should be a great week of skiing with snow chances later in the week…. Just Ski.
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, sunset and especially at night with the full moon this past week.
It’s been awesome seeing so many people out on the trails so far this winter season and we deeply appreciate the support! Want to share your ski experience at Maplelag, file a report on Skinnyski.com
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”.
27″ 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.
Snowfall YTD at 30″ Compacted base on trail 3-6″. Total snowfall in January at 6″. 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″.
New tracks cut at Twin Lakes crossing, January 11th, 2026.Setting new track in between Twin Lakes on Wavy Gravy trail, January 11th, 2026.Wavy Gravy, January 11th, 2026.Iconic basswoods of Wavy Gravy, January 11th, 2026.Cutting new track on “Lumi’s Loop” on Little Sugarbush lake next to Maplelag, January 11th, 2026. Skate lane renovated and combed as well. Setting new track on north end of Bullhead Lake trail, January 11th, 2026.Cutting new track on Roy’s Run, January 11th, 2026.Holy Family Nordic coaches enjoying last day of ski camp, January 11th, 2026.Setting new double track on JibFly, January 10th, 2026. Snow is starting to pile up! Blake Nordic ski team enjoying the snow globe conditions, January 10th, 2026.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 10th, 2026.Prairie effect powder day! Lot of smiling happy faces today with the fresh snow! January 10th, 2026. Holy Family Nordic ready for Day 1 ski camp, January 9th, 2026.Cutting new track on Bullhead Lake trail, January 9th, 2026.New track on the lake segment of Bullhead Lake trail, January 9th 2026. At the bottom of Eir hill, veer right to pick up the track! Evening groom on Sap Run, January 9th, 2026.Sunny start to the day on Sap Run, January 7th, 2026.Resetting the double track on JibFly, January 8th, 2026.Touch of rime frost on the deck making for really nice gliding but loose outside the track for great control, January 8th, 2026.Resetting double track on Twin Lakes, January 8th, 2026.Frosty scene in the “Switchyard“, January 7th, 2026. Late afternoon groom on Mother Hen trail, January 7th, 2026. There is great snow to work with for future grooming and conditions should be very good to excellent rest of the week and weekend. Frosty scene at crossing to Twin Lakes and the western trails, January 7th, 2026.Wavy Gravy trail, January 7th, 2026.North end Bullhead lake trail, January 7th, 2026. (M. Sands photo)Frosty scene between Twin Lakes, January 7th, 2026 (Dani S. photo) Frosty day at the races January 6th, 2025The hills of Mother North Star January 6th, 2026JV Boys classic race, January 6th, 2026.Ending the day with a ski….magical conditions! January 6th, 2026.Always good when the moon pops out during the evening groom, January 6th, 2026.Trees thick with rime frost, January 5th 2026.Norwegian Log cabin at night surrounded by frosty trees, January 5th, 2026.Cutting a new track on the lake loop, “Lumi’s Loop”, January 5th, 2026.MPLS Washburn skiers in the “skinny field”, January 4th, 2026.Local skier D. Johnson happy to have the recent fresh snow after navigating the icy conditions the week before! 78 years strong! January 4th, 2026.MPLS Washburn skiers gliding on Bullhead Lake, January 4th, 2026.After the fire of October 2022, Joel Woodward unbeknownst to us, started a GoFundMe to bring back the cookies. The cookies are back! Thanks Joel.Local skier “Dr. Bob” still going strong at 82 on trail today, January 3rd, 2026. MPLS Washburn skiers working on skills on Eira Bikwadinaa hill, January 3rd, 2026.
The entire 25km FatLagChilada course is open and groomed. Snow falling on Saturday with 4-5″ of new fluff snow on top of the recent groom. Base is solid and firm and is rideable. Nice job to Saturday riders pushing through the new snow! Tough going but fun conditions! The groomed path on Bullhead lake is drifted over but rideable. Bootleg loop has some drifted areas but overall good.The inner singletrack and Twin Lakes (Innermost) is the best riding until we groom again most likely Monday.
To pick up the trail, head to the skaters waltz trail and go right. Signs are out marking the key intersections. To access the west side trails, use the driveway to access Twin Lake singletrack and Sukkerwest which is a good starter trail for first time riders. A good loop to start with is taking the skaters waltz and following the signs and groomed singletrack to access Bjorps and Sukkerwest.
The first half of Twin Lakes has a few soft spots and the singletrack is a bit tighter. We plan to groom Twin Lakes first half this morning to clean up the edges and flatten the base. (It is important to run lower tire pressure and keep the bike centered on the trail! On the corners, check the speed and make turn in the middle. Going wide will result in “augering”.)
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Snow getting deep in the woods! Twin Lakes singletrack, January 10th, 2026.Fresh fluff on the FatLagChilada!! 4″ of classic “prairie effect”snow today, January 10th, 2026. Nice job to the riders plugging away out there today!Fluff on the fat bike trail! January 10th, 2026.Bootleg singletrack lakeside, January 9th, 2026 after a touch up groom.Riding at dusk, January 8th, 2026.Last downhill on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 7th, 2026. Keep the wheels in the middle!Groomed connector trail on Bullhead lake to access Bootleg loop, January 7th, 2026.“Eira” downhill as part of the FatLagChilada course, January 6th, 2026.Saturday on the singletrack! January 3rd, 2026. Nice fat bike riding conditions over the weekend. Fat bike ride at dusk, January 4th, 2026.Fat bike grooming, January 2nd 2026. (B.Olson photo) Thanks Ben for grooming today! Rolling on skaters waltz ski trail, January 2nd, 2026 (G.Ames photo)Night riding, January 1st, 2026. Riding at night is super fun and with good lighting, almost easier to read the trail versus day time!More fresh groomed trail! December 31st, 2025.Fat bike grooming, December 30th, 2025.
