Select trails are now open for skiing thanks to nearly 10″ of snow the past 7 days and daily grooming.
Trails being groomed are Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Skaters Waltz and the big hill down to Bullhead lake. Tracks set on JibFly and Sukkerbusk. Skaters Waltz open for skating/freestyle. The deck is looking better after each grooming and sustained cold temps freezing the snow and ground down nicely.
Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. (Trail maps posted here) Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service. Starting Thanksgiving weekend we will have the Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables.
Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.
Skate ski action, November 19th, 2022.Fresh track on JibFly, November 19th, 2022.Setting track on Sukkerbusk, November 18th, 2022.Packing and combing on Skaters Waltz, November 17th, 2022.Skaters Waltz grooming, November 16th, 2022.Grooming November 16th, 2022.
Winter conditions in place with 7-8″ of snow this past week and cold temps helping freeze down the base.
We have groomed around 12km of trail so far and will open the groomed singletrack by Thanksgiving. We hope to have around 15km groomed for riding Thanksgiving weekend.
Once again we will be grooming around 25km of trail for the season. The main loops groomed will be the Bullhead Bootleg loop, Twin Lakes loop, SukkerWest a few inner trails.
Another light dusting of snow overnight. Has snowed every day this week with total accumulation around 7-8″ in that timespan. We have been grooming daily and will have the trails open starting Saturday for early season skiing. We will plan to groom again Saturday morning.
Trails being groomed/packed are Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Skaters Waltz and the big hill down to Bullhead lake. Tracks set today on JibFly and Sukkerbusk. Skaters Waltz open for skating/freestyle. The deck is looking better after each grooming and sustained cold temps freezing the snow and ground down nicely.
Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. (Trail maps posted here) 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 helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.
Setting track on Sukkerbusk, November 18th, 2022.Packing and combing on Skaters Waltz, November 17th, 2022.Skaters Waltz grooming, November 16th, 2022.Grooming November 16th, 2022.Fat bike grooming on Twin Lakes Singletrack, November 16th, 2022. We hope to open 12km of fat bike trail on the weekend as well.Grooming on Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 15th, 2022.First grooming of the year on Sukkerbusk, November 14th, 2022.Heading down the hill towards Bullhead Lake, November 14th, 2022.Single green trail with a fresh coating of white, November 11th, 2022.Mother North Star trail, November 11th, 2022.Final fall grooming on Sap Run, November 9th, 2022.Sukkebusk ski trail, October 9th, 2022.Ice on the edge of Island Lake, November Second time around for this beaver!Ice foam on Island, November 5th, 2022.November Nature scene, November 5th, 2022.Ice on the edge of Twin Lakes, November 5th, 2022.Looking down towards Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.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.
Daily snow continues with another 1-2″ fresh overnight. Total snowfall since Friday around 6-7″. We have been packing and grooming on select trails with plans to be open for early season skiing on the weekend. Trails being groomed/packed are Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz and the big hill down to Bullhead lake. We also packed and groomed out JibFly today. No tracks set but no track classic skiing available on Sukkerbusk and JibFly. Skaters Waltz for skating. The deck is looking better after each grooming and sustained cold temps freezing the snow and ground down.
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.
Packing and combing on Skaters Waltz, November 17th, 2022.Skaters Waltz grooming, November 16th, 2022.Grooming November 16th, 2022.Fat bike grooming on Twin Lakes Singletrack, November 16th, 2022. We hope to open 12km of fat bike trail on the weekend as well.Grooming on Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 15th, 2022.First grooming of the year on Sukkerbusk, November 14th, 2022.Heading down the hill towards Bullhead Lake, November 14th, 2022.Single green trail with a fresh coating of white, November 11th, 2022.Mother North Star trail, November 11th, 2022.Final fall grooming on Sap Run, November 9th, 2022.Sukkebusk ski trail, October 9th, 2022.Ice on the edge of Island Lake, November Second time around for this beaver!Ice foam on Island, November 5th, 2022.November Nature scene, November 5th, 2022.Ice on the edge of Twin Lakes, November 5th, 2022.Looking down towards Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.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.
Daily snowfalls this week with continued cold weather is allowing us to groom on the ski trails. We will have select trails open for early season skiing for the weekend. Latest trail update on the trail report page.
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