Fat Bike Trails are open. Another sunshiny day with hard freeze overnight. Trail will be open until noon or so. The entire FatLagChilada loop is rideable and rolling good, all things considered.
Use extra caution on the low spots and corners for any icy spots. The ice on Bullhead lake crossing is 10-12″ and solid on the edges making access to Bullhead Bootleg loop possible.
The trails will remain open through the week in the morning until noon or so, provided it freezes at night is frozen.
The Inner East loops starts on Skaters Waltz to the right and follows along the side dipping into singletrack before going across Bullhead lake to access the Bootleg singletrack loop. Back across the lake to skaters waltz and more singletrack before crossing the road and left in to Maplelag. Signs are out marking the Fat Bike trail and the “FatLagChilada” loop which is all the groomed fat bike trails. The west or Twin Lakes loop can be accessed from the Maplelag driveway including the Sukkerwest loop which is at the end of the Maplelag driveway.
Sunday riding, February 18th, 2024.Rolling through on Bullhead Bootleg, February 18th, 2024.Late afternoon scene on the fat bike trail, February 17th, 2024.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, February 17th, 2024.
Happy Presidents Day! This will be the last day the trails will be open for skiing with warm weather moving in once again. Great to see a handful of folks out this weekend.
Around 5km of trail open and groomed. Latest grooming with a little snow harvesting was Thursday afternoon. The groomed loop has a very thin base but rock solid. Areas of ice with a few small bare spots but avoidable. The groomed loop begins behind the far freight house shop. Ski through the soccer field and access at the end going either direction on Skaters Waltz guided by the cones and grooming. We do not recommend skiing on the trails not groomed with the hills being unpredictable. The western and northern trails are open to hiking and walking for guests staying at the resort this weekend.
Last Monday we packed Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes, North Loup and Sap Run for patrol and potential future skiing purposes. These trails would also be used for the Lotvola Cup course we hope to hold short notice on March 3rd if more snow and favorable temperatures. Stay tuned!
Sunny Sunday ski, February 18th, 2024.Waxing up for the ski, February 17th, 2024. Good seeing a few folks out skiing today!Morning ski, February 16th, 2024.Sunset over Sugarbush, February 16th, 2024.First time skier Matt on the trail, February 15th, 2024. Tough conditions for first time but good work getting out Matt!
Fat Bike Trails are open. Another great day of riding on tap with favorable temps all day. The entire FatLagChilada loop is rideable and rolling good. Temperatures have been staying well below freezing keeping the base firm and hard. Just a few flakes of lingering flurries this week. The inner loops have been groomed, the outer loops have been rider packed but rolling nice.
Use extra caution on the low spots and corners for any icy spots.The first half of Twin Lakes singletrack is rocky and rooty with the low snow cover. Tuesday we groomed the ski trail access to the start of Hudson’s Hula to have option to bypass the first half of Twin Lakes. The ice on Bullhead lake crossing is 10-12″ and solid on the edges.
With the low snow cover, Skaters Waltz extension and North Loup are also open to fat biking.
The trails will remain open through the week in the morning, provided it is frozen. Generally before noon.
The Inner East loops starts on Skaters Waltz to the right and follows along the side dipping into singletrack before going across Bullhead lake to access the Bootleg singletrack loop. Back across the lake to skaters waltz and more singletrack before crossing the road and left in to Maplelag. Signs are out marking the Fat Bike trail and the “FatLagChilada” loop which is all the groomed fat bike trails. The west or Twin Lakes loop can be accessed from the Maplelag driveway including the Sukkerwest loop which is at the end of the Maplelag driveway.
Late afternoon scene on the fat bike trail, February 17th, 2024.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, February 17th, 2024.
After a windy Saturday, calmer conditions with beautiful sunshine once again. Good seeing a handful of people out skiing yesterday. Looking at the forecast we probably will have today and Monday open before closing the trails.
Around 5km of trail open and groomed. Latest grooming with a little snow harvesting was Thursday afternoon. The groomed loop has a very thin base but rock solid. Areas of ice with a few small bare spots but avoidable. The groomed loop begins behind the far freight house shop. Ski through the soccer field and access at the end going either direction on Skaters Waltz guided by the cones and grooming. We do not recommend skiing on the trails not groomed with the hills being unpredictable. The western and northern trails are open to hiking and walking for guests staying at the resort this weekend.
Monday we packed Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes, North Loup and Sap Run for patrol and potential future skiing purposes. These trails would also be used for the Lotvola Cup course we hope to hold short notice on March 3rd if more snow and favorable temperatures. Stay tuned!
Waxing up for the ski, February 17th, 2024. Good seeing a few folks out skiing today!Morning ski, February 16th, 2024.Sunset over Sugarbush, February 16th, 2024.First time skier Matt on the trail, February 15th, 2024. Tough conditions for first time but good work getting out Matt!Grooming segment of the 5km loop that is open, February 15th, 2024.Grooming “Eira” hill, February 15th, 2024. Rough and thin at bottom. Control speed at top, use extra caution.One more load on the 5km loop, February 15th, 2024.Grooming on Skaters Waltz as part of the 5km segment open for skiing, February 15th, 2024. The base is very thin but the base is crusty hard and skiable.Fat biking at sunset on ski trail segment part the fat bike loop, February 15th, 2024.Charlie Beck like sunset near Bootleg loop, February 15th, 2024.
Fat Bike Trails are open. Sunshine on Saturday with good temps for riding. The entire FatLagChilada loop is rideable and rolling good. Temperatures have been staying well below freezing keeping the base firm and hard. Just a few flakes of lingering flurries this week. The inner loops have been groomed, the outer loops have been rider packed but rolling nice.
Use extra caution on the low spots and corners for any icy spots but all things considered, riding is good! The first half of Twin Lakes singletrack is rocky and rooty with the low snow cover. Tuesday we groomed the ski trail access to the start of Hudson’s Hula to have option to bypass the first half of Twin Lakes. The ice on Bullhead lake crossing is 10-12″ and solid on the edges.
With the low snow cover, Skaters Waltz extension and North Loup are also open to fat biking.
The Inner East loops starts on Skaters Waltz to the right and follows along the side dipping into singletrack before going across Bullhead lake to access the Bootleg singletrack loop. Back across the lake to skaters waltz and more singletrack before crossing the road and left in to Maplelag. Signs are out marking the Fat Bike trail and the “FatLagChilada” loop which is all the groomed fat bike trails. The west or Twin Lakes loop can be accessed from the Maplelag driveway including the Sukkerwest loop which is at the end of the Maplelag driveway.
Sunset ride on the inner trail, February 15th, 2024.Bullhead lake riding at sunset, February 15th, 2024. Yes there are some icy spots but there is a very rideable surface all the way across. We have been “making” ice the past week or so and there is over a foot of good solid ice.Twin Lakes singletrack, February 12th, 2024. Rolling better after rider traffic and continued cold weather. Start of Twin Lakes ski trail, February 12th, 2024. The start of Twin Lakes ski trail can be used to access Hudson’s Hula and bypassing the first half of Twin Lakes singletrack.Rolling through Hudson’s Hula segment on Twin Lakes singletrack, February 11th, 2024.Rolling on the inner trails, February 11th, 2024.Ski trail segments of Fat Bike loop rolling great, February 11th, 2024.Lake crossing on Bullhead Lake to access Bootleg singletrack, February 11th, 2024. Ice thickness ranges from 10-13″ with solid ice on both edges. (P.Arneson photo)Morning sun filtering through Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, February 11th, 2024. (P.Arneson photo)Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, Feburay 10th, 2024.Wooden berm on “Bjorp’s” singletrack, February 10th, 2024.Grooming on inner singletrack, February 9th, 2024.Grooming on inner singletrack, February 9th, 2024.
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