Fat bike trail is open. Wednesday we groomed the entire InnerWest loop. Should be great riding on Thursday and Friday and looks good for nice riding in the mornings on the weekend. Use caution lakeside of Twin Lakes otherwise very good riding.
The InnerWest loop consists of select inner singletrack segments, SukkerWest singletrack and the Twin Lakes singletrack loop. Total distance on this loop is around 17km. The start is just south of the main parking lot. Look for the FatLagChilada signs and follow to ride the loop. Other riding options include the SukkerWest loop and the Twin Lakes loop.
Fat bike trail after fresh grooming, March 30th, 2023.Saturday morning riders, March 25th, 2023.Last downhill on Twin Lakes singletrack, March 25th, 2023. Use caution descending, stay off the front brake!
Trails are open for skiing and fat biking. We have been grooming daily this week on 25km of trail. We were back out this morning touching up the skate trails and resetting track on a few classic trails. Incredible conditions for late March. The past few days have been mid winter skiing but with March sunshine and longer days….a special end of season.
Another quick hitting system Tuesday morning with 2-3″ of new snow. With cold and dry conditions, mid winter skiing in place. Good seeing everyone out enjoying the special late season conditions! Thanks to the Twin Cities skiers that have trekked north.
25km of trail open and groomed. 10km skate, 15km classic. This time of year be prepared for changing conditions, especially on the south facing slopes if sunny and unexpected icy/crusty spots.
Grooming plans: We will continue grooming on 25km of trail, touching up as needed until at least the first weekend of April. We will plan to be open Easter week and weekend, weather permitting but with the base we have, we are confident spring conditions will persist through the middle of March.
Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.
Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz and North Loup.
As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.
Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Wovlves, eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!
Combing out Skaters Waltz, March 30th, 2023.Grooming from Bullhead lake, March 30th, 2023. Take the big hill straight down! Cutting new track on Sukkerbusk late afternoon, March 30th, 2023.Combing out the skate lane on North Loup, March 30th, 2023.Cutting fresh ski tracks on Twin lakes ski trail, March 29th, 2023.….and fresh tracks on Twin Lakes! March 29th, 2023. Tracks went across both lakes, north to the woods and to sloughs to the north. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Setting double track on Sukerbusk, March 28th, 2023.Skaters grooming, March 28th, 2023.North Loup continues to be groomed for both skate and classic, March 28th, 2023. Skate lane will be widened on the 29th. Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing.
Trails are open for skiing and fat biking. Impressive morning low this morning at -15 on the western flanks of the trail system. Sun out, no wind and temperature making for a nice mid winter day of skiing….in late March! Has been quite the run of end of season skiing this year.
Another quick hitting system Tuesday morning with 2-3″ of new snow. Tuesday afternoon we groomed on the 25km of trail we have been grooming the past few weeks.With cold and dry conditions, mid winter skiing in place. Today we will be touching up on most of the 25km of trail.
With cooler temps in place, should be very nice late season skiing through the week.Good seeing everyone out enjoying the special late season conditions! Thanks to the Twin Cities skiers that have trekked north.
25km of trail open and groomed. 10km skate, 15km classic. This time of year be prepared for changing conditions, especially on the south facing slopes if sunny and unexpected icy/crusty spots.
Grooming plans: We will continue grooming on 25km of trail, touching up as needed until at least the first weekend of April.
Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.
Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz and North Loup.
As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.
Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Wovlves, eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!
Cutting fresh ski tracks on Twin lakes ski trail, March 29th, 2023.….and fresh tracks on Twin Lakes! March 29th, 2023. Tracks went across both lakes, north to the woods and to sloughs to the north. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Setting double track on Sukerbusk, March 28th, 2023.Skaters grooming, March 28th, 2023.North Loup continues to be groomed for both skate and classic, March 28th, 2023. Skate lane will be widened on the 29th. Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing. Grooming connector on Bullhead to the lakes, March 27th, 2023.Cattails on edge of Bullhead lake, March 27th, 2023. Deep snow covering all the marshy spots. Great crust skiing on the lake! Afternoon ski on Sukkebusk, March 26th, 2023.Saturday evening groom, March 25th, 2023.Sunshine and smiles! Friday skiing. March 24th, 2023.
Fat bike trail is open. Another quick moving snow system this morning resulting in 2-3″ of snow. We will groom either later today or tomorrow but the trail totally rideable with a solid base below the new snow. A great weekend of riding and looks to continue this week with cold weather in place. The InnerWest loop is recently groomed and open. Use caution lakeside of Twin Lakes and the last downhill otherwise very good riding.
The InnerWest loop consists of select inner singletrack segments, SukkerWest singletrack and the Twin Lakes singletrack loop. Total distance on this loop is around 17km. The start is just south of the main parking lot. Look for the FatLagChilada signs and follow to ride the loop. Other riding options include the SukkerWest loop and the Twin Lakes loop.
Saturday morning riders, March 25th, 2023.Last downhill on Twin Lakes singletrack, March 25th, 2023. Use caution descending, stay off the front brake!
Trails are open for skiing and fat biking. Yet another quick hitting system this morning with 2-3″ of new snow. This afternoon we groomed on the 25km of trail we have been grooming the past few weeks.With cold and dry conditions, mid winter skiing in place.
With cooler temps in place, should be very nice late season skiing through the week.Good seeing everyone out enjoying the special late season conditions! Thanks to the Twin Cities skiers that have trekked north.
25km of trail open and groomed. 10km skate, 15km classic. This time of year be prepared for changing conditions, especially on the south facing slopes if sunny and unexpected icy/crusty spots.
Grooming plans: We will continue grooming on 25km of trail, touching up as needed until at least the first weekend of April.
Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.
Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz and North Loup.
As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.
Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Wovlves, eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!
Setting new track on Sap Run, March 28th, 2023.Skaters grooming, March 28th, 2023.North Loup continues to be groomed for both skate and classic, March 28th, 2023. Skate lane will be widened on the 29th. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing. Grooming connector on Bullhead to the lakes, March 27th, 2023.Cattails on edge of Bullhead lake, March 27th, 2023. Deep snow covering all the marshy spots. Great crust skiing on the lake! Afternoon ski on Sukkebusk, March 26th, 2023.Saturday evening groom, March 25th, 2023.Sunshine and smiles! Friday skiing. March 24th, 2023.
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