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Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open Fantastic conditions. Beautiful Saturday to kick off MLK weekend. Temps just below 0 early but no wind and sunshine making it as good as it gets. Much better waxing weather and the tracks are crisp with good action.

Grooming update: We groomed the entire trail system yesterday after 1.5″ of snow in the morning. Touch up grooming through the weekend as needed.

Trails are open for day use. Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.

Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail North Loup and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments, non AMA segments on tap for grooming next week.

Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating.

All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!

Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Snowshoe trails are open and packed.

Fat Bike trails Open Click here for report.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 2″

Snowfall past 7 days: 4″

Snowfall to date: 54″

Compacted base on trail: 6-9″

Snow depth in woods: 16-33″

Fat Bike trails Open. Click here for report.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.

Frosty morning skiers, January 15th, 2022. “Perfect conditions”!!
Afternoon skiers on Mother North Star, January 14th, 2022.
Cutting new double track on Sukkerbusk, January 14th, 2022.
Island Lake trail, January 14th, 2022. All singletrack trails reset today.
Skaters Waltz after fresh grooming, January 14th, 2022. Surface snow is a bit slow with colder temps but deck is firm and after skier traffic buffing and warming temps, should be great skating rest of weekend. Note: North Loup groomed skate and classic.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open Fresh snow falling this morning and temps cooling down a little bit more should make for a fantastic day on the trails. Around 2″ new. Great day for the DL Invite yesterday. Nice job to all the skiers and thanks to everyone that helped out to make it a good day.

Grooming update: We will be grooming on the entire trail system today and in to the weekend.

Trails are open for day use. Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.

Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail North Loup and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments, non AMA segments on tap for grooming next week.

Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating.

All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!

Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Snowshoe trails are open and packed.

Fat Bike trails Open Click here for report.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 2″

Snowfall past 7 days: 4″

Snowfall to date: 54″

Compacted base on trail: 6-9″

Snow depth in woods: 16-33″

Fat Bike trails Open. Click here for report.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.

Start of Girls Varsity DL Invite, January 13th, 2022.
Varsity girls skate race DL Invite, January 13th, 2022.
Girls varsity winner DL Invite, January 13th, 2022.
Boys Varsity winner, DL Invite, January 13th, 2022.
Boys varsity start DL Invite, January 13th, 2022.
Girls Varsity classic race, January 13th, 2022.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

Trails open. Dusting of new snow this morning. Good riding conditions on the most recent groomed loop (inner loop segments andTwin Lakes loop) Deck is relatively firm, expect a bit softer conditions on Twin Lakes and with the new snow. For best riding experience roll low pressure.

Grooming update: Grooming Wednesday on 18km. The inner loop, SukkerWest and Twin Lakes loop most recently groomed. Fat Bike trails have been groomed 5-6 times this season. We hope to groom Bootleg loop soon!

Signs marking the route for the inner loops are in place and ultimately direct the course for the “FatLagChilada”. Twin lakes and SukkerWest singletrack can be accessed from the driveway. To access the start to access Bootleg, head to the start of Skaters Waltz to the right. We have groomed on the far right side of Suicide Hill for uphill travel. Access to Bootleg has been groomed on the lake. Use trails at own risk and assume all responsibility. Skaters Waltz is open for fat biking when conditions are firm. SukkerWest is recommended trail for beginner riders. Trail difficulty on outer loops is intermediate to advanced.

Trail passes help offset grooming and maintenance costs. Trails have already been groomed multiple times this year. Thank you.

Grooming on Hudson’s Hula as part of the Twin Lakes singletrack loop, January 12th, 2022.
Night riding, January 9th, 2022.
Fat bike trail grooming, January 8th, 2022. Thanks Ben for the grooming!
Twin Lakes singletrack snow covered on top of most recent grooming, January 6th, 2022.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open Slightly cooler temps today in the lower 20’s will make for really nice skiing after temps near 30 yesterday. Although there wasn’t any melting, the humidity was high and the snow was very buttery like. Note: We have a ski meet on today on Sap Run, Skaters Waltz and Mother North Star. (Due to COVID protocols lodge is closed for any services) All trails outside of the race course open for skiing today. Use Sukkerbusk to access all the western trails, northern trails or JibFly and Rootin Tootin.

Grooming update: At least some portion of the trail system is being groomed daily and usually the entire trail system groomed every 3-4 days. We have groomed every day so far on at least one trail, since January 1st. Track cut on North Loup yesterday and groomed for both skate and classic now.

Trails are open for day use. Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.

Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail North Loup and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments, non AMA segments on tap for grooming next week.

Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating.

All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!

Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Snowshoe trails are open and packed.

Fat Bike trails Open Click here for report.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 0

Snowfall past 7 days: 4″

Snowfall to date: 52″

Compacted base on trail: 6-9″

Snow depth in woods: 16-35″

Fat Bike trails Open. Click here for report.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.

Resetting tracks on Sap Run, January 11th, 2022. Sap Run has been groomed over 50 times this year.
Maplelag ice rink finally starting to take shape. January 11th, 2022.
Sunset ski on Sukkerbusk, January 11th, 2022. Snow skiing silkylike today after the warm up to upper 20’s.
Cold classic grooming at -15 at Twin Lakes, January 9th, 2022.
Skaters Waltz grooming, January 10th, 2022. Skate conditions have been slow but should improve this week with warming temps and subsequent grooming.
Cutting new track on return from Twin Lakes, January 8th, 2022.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

Trails open. Good riding conditions on the most recent groomed loop (inner loop segments and original Twin Lakes loop) Deck is relatively firm, expect a bit softer conditions on Twin Lakes. For best riding experience roll low pressure.

Grooming update: Grooming planned today on the 15km loop we have been grooming and we also plan to groom out the Hudson Hula segment today. Allow time for the deck to set up, riding be best in the morning tomorrow. The inner loop, SukkerWest and the original Twin Lakes loop most recently groomed. Fat Bike trails have been groomed 5-6 times this season. We hope to groom more segments this week.

Signs marking the route for the inner loops are in place and ultimately direct the course for the “FatLagChilada”. Twin lakes and SukkerWest singletrack can be accessed from the driveway. To access the start to access Bootleg, head to the start of Skaters Waltz to the right. We have groomed on the far right side of Suicide Hill for uphill travel. Access to Bootleg has been groomed on the lake. Use trails at own risk and assume all responsibility. Skaters Waltz is open for fat biking when conditions are firm. SukkerWest is recommended trail for beginner riders. Trail difficulty on outer loops is intermediate to advanced.

Trail passes help offset grooming and maintenance costs. Trails have already been groomed multiple times this year. Thank you.

Night riding, January 9th, 2022.
Fat bike trail grooming, January 8th, 2022. Thanks Ben for the grooming!
Twin Lakes singletrack snow covered on top of most recent grooming, January 6th, 2022.