Cold weather moving in behind strong winds on Sunday. Peak gusts in the area reported around 44mph, bringing down a lot of branches and trees. Morning low checking in at lower 20’s. Few flakes of snow accompanied with the cold front passage.
With MN firearm season this week, the trails are closed to day use until Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting.
Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service.
Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass now helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.
Frosty scene on edge of Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.Frosty North Loup ski trail, November 5th, 2022. Ready for snow! Skiff of snow on the forest floor, November 4th, 2022.Sunrise over Island Lake, November 4th, 2022.Sunrise through the forest as seen on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 4th, 2022.Moon rise at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 1st, 2022.Clearing deadfall on Island Lake trail, November 2nd, 2022.Fresh bear track on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 2nd, 2022.Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 1st, 2022.Beaver cut near Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.Wavy Gravy trail, November 1st, 2022.View towards Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.Spectacular sunset to cap off the last day of October 2022.Clearing on Rootin Tootin ski trail, October 26th, 2022.Rootin Tootin slough, October 26th, 2022.Morning sun lighting up the tamarack trees still holding color, October 26th, 2022.Touch of snow on a recently fallen maple leaf, October 25th, 2022.Afternoon hike on Skaters Waltz, October 22nd, 2022.Aging mushroom on a birch tree, October 22nd, 2022.Hiking on the singletrack, October 22nd, 2022.Tamarack trees hitting their peak of color this week, October 20th, 2022. Only coniferous tree to change color and loose needles. Fall grooming on Sap Run trail, October 20th, 2022.Final fall grooming in action, Skaters Waltz, October 19th, 2022.Sunrise over Island Lake, October 19th, 2022. Golden hour over the late fall color on Mother North Star ski trail, October 18th, 2022.Mountain bike singletrack after fresh clearing, October 18th, 2022. Mountain bike trails remain open until November 1st.Fall color scene along Skaters Waltz extension, October 15th, 2022.Snowy autumn scene near Twin Lakes crossing, October 14th, 2022.Sunset over Little Sugarbush, October 14th, 2022
Seasonable weather back in place after a mostly dry and mild week. A few light rain and snow showers, accumulations minimal. Hard freeze and frosty white conditions on Saturday morning with temperature down to the low 20’s.
A great week for final fall grooming on the ski trails. With the unusually dry conditions this fall, we have been able to clear on the entire trail system after the leaves have come down. Having select trails as clean as possible allows us to open for skiing on minimal snow. Still a few scattered oak trees holding leaves that will come down later otherwise trails are in great shape going into the winter.
With MN firearm season this weekend, next week and following weekend, we have suspended trail work until after deer hunting season The trails are closed to day use until Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting.
Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service.
Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass now helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.
Frosty scene on edge of Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.Frosty North Loup ski trail, November 5th, 2022. Ready for snow! Skiff of snow on the forest floor, November 4th, 2022.Sunrise over Island Lake, November 4th, 2022.Sunrise through the forest as seen on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 4th, 2022.Moon rise at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 1st, 2022.Clearing deadfall on Island Lake trail, November 2nd, 2022.Fresh bear track on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 2nd, 2022.Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 1st, 2022.Beaver cut near Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.Wavy Gravy trail, November 1st, 2022.View towards Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.Spectacular sunset to cap off the last day of October 2022.Clearing on Rootin Tootin ski trail, October 26th, 2022.Rootin Tootin slough, October 26th, 2022.Morning sun lighting up the tamarack trees still holding color, October 26th, 2022.Touch of snow on a recently fallen maple leaf, October 25th, 2022.Afternoon hike on Skaters Waltz, October 22nd, 2022.Aging mushroom on a birch tree, October 22nd, 2022.Hiking on the singletrack, October 22nd, 2022.Tamarack trees hitting their peak of color this week, October 20th, 2022. Only coniferous tree to change color and loose needles. Fall grooming on Sap Run trail, October 20th, 2022.Final fall grooming in action, Skaters Waltz, October 19th, 2022.Sunrise over Island Lake, October 19th, 2022. Golden hour over the late fall color on Mother North Star ski trail, October 18th, 2022.Mountain bike singletrack after fresh clearing, October 18th, 2022. Mountain bike trails remain open until November 1st.Fall color scene along Skaters Waltz extension, October 15th, 2022.Snowy autumn scene near Twin Lakes crossing, October 14th, 2022.Sunset over Little Sugarbush, October 14th, 2022
Mountain Bike trails are now closed for the “dirt” season. We close the trails out of respect for area landowners during deer hunting season and the safety of everyone.
Great seeing everyone out the end of the dirt season. Nice job to everyone that completed the LagChilada challenge.
The trails will open again for winter riding once the ground is frozen completely and/or snow covered, typically around Thanksgiving. We will plan to groom around 25km of trail that includes the Bootleg Loop, Twin Lakes singletrack loop, a few inner segments and Sukkerwest.
Thanks everyone that helped make it another great season of mountain biking!
Sunset over Twin Lakes as the dirt season comes to a close, October 31st, 2022.Heidi O. en route to completing the LagChilada challenge (riding the 25 mile mountain bike course in one ride), the first female to do so! Nice work Heidi! October 30th, 2022.Approaching the “Moorhead” rock garden, October 30th, 2022.Incredible conditions for late October on the mountain bike course, October 29th, 2022.Lakeside Singletrack, October 29th, 2022.Twin Laks singletrack, October 29th, 2022.“Fargo” singletrack, October 29th, 2022.Drop on “Bear Pass” singletrack, October 29th, 2022.Berm action on “Hudson’s Hula” singletrack segment, October 28th, 2022.Sunset on the singletrack, October 28th, 2022.Ski trail segment of bike course, October 28th, 2022.Leaf clearing on North Loop Gnar singletrack, October 28th, 2022.
Since the fire on October 10th that destroyed the main lodge, one thing has remained constant: the grounds, the outlying cabins/buildings and the trails. The 90 km of trails service mountain biking and hiking, in the spring, summer and fall. Come winter time, the trails see skiers of course, snowshoers and fat bikers. Thank you to everyone that has purchased season passes for the upcoming winter season. This helps to offset costs for trail maintenance, equipment repairs and preparation and property taxes, to name a few.
The past few weeks has been incredible weather for final fall grooming on the ski and bike trails. Keeping nearly 90km of trail maintained keeps us very busy and we are committed to having the best conditions possible with the available snow, like always, for the upcoming winter. (updates on lodging)
The mountain bike trails have seen good traffic for mountain biking before the trails closed on November 1st. It has been great seeing many of our “team” members out on course riding, many completing the “LagChilada” challenge which is riding the entire 25 mile trail system in one ride. Many personal records and our first female completed the challenge. We also…
