Select trails are open for fat biking. Dusting of snow on top of frozen crust base. Twin lakes, Bootleg, North Loup Gnar and SukkerWest singletrack segments open this weekend for riding. Access Bootleg from using the Goat Ranch road as we do in the summer.
Once we receive enough snow to groom, we will begin grooming on the above trails including connector segments to complete the two loops for one full loop.
Bridge crossing on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.Area of deeper snow on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.Lakeside Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.Twin Lakes singletrack, November 17th, 2021. Deck starting to freeze down and with cooler temps in the forecast we will have open for riding on the weekend.Grooming fat bike trails at Maplelag, February 13th, 2021. Once again we will have over 20km of fat biking available featuring the Twin Lakes and Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loops.
Ski trails are open. Early season conditions. An inch or so of new snow the past 24 hours falling on top of the crusted base. We have around 10km of trail roll packed and combed for early season skiing. No tracks set, freestyle skiing. Watch for thin areas, rough spots etc. We groomed the new snow in this morning.
Trails groomed include Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz, the “easy” loop on JibFly and Suicide Hill. The best segments are closer to the lodge. Sap Run was also groomed but strictly for the last segment which is used to connect Skaters Waltz and bypass the Kamkaze hill segment which has some rough spots and recommended to be avoided for beginner or intermediate skiers. Skating on Skaters Waltz and no track classic skiing on Sukkerbusk and easy loop JibFly.
NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Better section of Skaters Waltz grooming today, November 18th, 2021.Suicide HIll in good shape for early season, November 18th, 2021.Areas of organic matter from wind the past 24 hours on Skaters Waltz, November 18th, 2021.Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team getting some early km’s today, November 17th, 2021.Skinny field at dusk, November 16th, 2021.Bottom of Suicide Hill looking up, November 16th, 2021.Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 16th, 2021.Bullhead lake looking across Bulhead lake from the bottom of Suicide Hill, November 16th, 2021.Early evening sighting of the “Beaver” moon, November 16th, 2021.Dr Bob out for a opening day late afternoon ski, November 15th, 2021.Peder A getting early start on the ski season in a snow covered “skinny field”, November 15th, 2021.Sukkerbusk, November 15th, 2021.Climbing Suicide Hill, November 15th, 2021. Great coverage and conditions on Suicide.Grooming on JibFly Monday afternoon, November 15th, 2021.Snowy scene looking over slough near JibFly, November 15th, 2021.Sukkerbusk, November 15th, 2021.View of Bullhead lake from Bullhead lake trail, November 14th, 2021.North end of Bullhead lake, November 14th, 2021.Bullhead lake trail as it approaches the north end, November 14th, 2021.Evening groom, November 13th, 2021.Snowy scene near the end of Sukkerbusk trail, November 12th, 2021.Sukkerbusk ski trail as it passes through the “skinny field”, November 12th, 2021.Snowy scene looking towards the main lodge after 3″ of fresh snow overnight, November 12th, 2021.Snow in the switchyard! November 12th, 2021.
Ski trails are open. Early season conditions. An inch or so of new snow today falling on top of the crusted base. We have around 10km of trail roll packed and combed for early season skiing. No tracks set, freestyle skiing. Watch for thin areas, rough spots etc. We will groom Thursday morning on the trails we have been grooming this fall. The new snow and grooming should help improve the conditions.
Trails groomed include Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz, the “easy” loop on JibFly and Suicide Hill. The best segments are closer to the lodge.
Fat bike trails will be opening this weekend(Click here on trail report). Lodging for the winter season operations will begin the December 17th weekend. There is no lodging available for winter operations before. Day and season passes can be purchased here. NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team getting some early km’s today, November 17th, 2021.Skinny field at dusk, November 16th, 2021.Bottom of Suicide Hill looking up, November 16th, 2021.Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 16th, 2021.Bullhead lake looking across Bulhead lake from the bottom of Suicide Hill, November 16th, 2021.Early evening sighting of the “Beaver” moon, November 16th, 2021.Dr Bob out for a opening day late afternoon ski, November 15th, 2021.Peder A getting early start on the ski season in a snow covered “skinny field”, November 15th, 2021.Sukkerbusk, November 15th, 2021.Climbing Suicide Hill, November 15th, 2021. Great coverage and conditions on Suicide.Grooming on JibFly Monday afternoon, November 15th, 2021.Snowy scene looking over slough near JibFly, November 15th, 2021.Sukkerbusk, November 15th, 2021.View of Bullhead lake from Bullhead lake trail, November 14th, 2021.North end of Bullhead lake, November 14th, 2021.Bullhead lake trail as it approaches the north end, November 14th, 2021.Evening groom, November 13th, 2021.Snowy scene near the end of Sukkerbusk trail, November 12th, 2021.Sukkerbusk ski trail as it passes through the “skinny field”, November 12th, 2021.Snowy scene looking towards the main lodge after 3″ of fresh snow overnight, November 12th, 2021.Snow in the switchyard! November 12th, 2021.New snowshoe trail to the north in “Roy’s Field”, November 11th, 2021.Just small area of water in pond that dried up over summer, November 11th, 2021.Abandoned beaver lodge in the middle, November 11th, 2021.Beaver channel now dried up, November 11th, 2021.One more clearing at the start of JibFly ski trail/practice area, November 10th, 2021.
Ski trails are open. With warmer temps forecasted today, best skiing will be before noon and this will help preserve the base. We have around 10km of trail roll packed and combed for early season skiing, thanks to 6″ of snow over the weekend in multiple snow events. First snowfall melted, crusted over and provided a nice base for the second snow event. No tracks set, freestyle skiing on all trails allowed. Trail passes purchased here.
Trails groomed include Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz and Suicide Hill. There are some rough spots here and there but overall very skiable. The best segments are closer to the lodge. Temps look to remain cold with critical freezing nights which will help freeze down the base and start setting frost into the ground. With slightly warmer temps possible during the day this week, best skiing will be in the mornings or later afternoon. With warmer weather on Tuesday, please ski before noon if venturing out to preserve the base
Fat bike trails remain closed. Lodging for the winter season operations will begin the December 17th weekend. There is no lodging available for winter operations before. Day and season passes can be purchased here. NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Dr Bob out for a opening day late afternoon ski, November 15th, 2021.Peder A getting early start on the ski season in a snow covered “skinny field”, November 15th, 2021.Sukkerbusk, November 15th, 2021.Climbing Suicide Hill, November 15th, 2021. Great coverage and conditions on Suicide.Grooming on JibFly Monday afternoon, November 15th, 2021.Snowy scene looking over slough near JibFly, November 15th, 2021.Sukkerbusk, November 15th, 2021.View of Bullhead lake from Bullhead lake trail, November 14th, 2021.North end of Bullhead lake, November 14th, 2021.Bullhead lake trail as it approaches the north end, November 14th, 2021.Evening groom, November 13th, 2021.Snowy scene near the end of Sukkerbusk trail, November 12th, 2021.Sukkerbusk ski trail as it passes through the “skinny field”, November 12th, 2021.Snowy scene looking towards the main lodge after 3″ of fresh snow overnight, November 12th, 2021.Snow in the switchyard! November 12th, 2021.New snowshoe trail to the north in “Roy’s Field”, November 11th, 2021.Just small area of water in pond that dried up over summer, November 11th, 2021.Abandoned beaver lodge in the middle, November 11th, 2021.Beaver channel now dried up, November 11th, 2021.One more clearing at the start of JibFly ski trail/practice area, November 10th, 2021.
We received 6″ of nice snow over the weekend but the ground was warm and on the singletrack the snow insulated the warm soil. We are freezing down at nights and should be able to have the Twin Lakes and Bootleg singletrack loops open for the weekend if the deck is solid enough.
Once again we will be grooming over 20km of trail for fat biking this season.
Grooming fat bike trails at Maplelag, February 13th, 2021. Once again we will have over 20km of fat biking available featuring the Twin Lakes and Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loops.
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