Trails Open! The inner loop, SukkerWest and the original Twin Lakes loop now groomed. Conditions will be a bit soft but should set up with cooler temps and rider traffic and subsequent grooming.
Grooming update: Fat Bike trails have been groomed 5-6 times this season. Bootleg on tap for grooming early next 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.
Twin Lakes singletrack after fresh groom, December 31st, 2021.Powder riding on Christmas Day, December 25th, 2021. (Ben Olson photo)Twin Lakes singletrack fresh groomed, December 23rd, 2021. Still waiting for riders!Bullhead Bootleg fat bike singletrack, December 23rd, 2021. Ready for riders! Twin Lakes singletrack after fresh grooming, December 21st, 2021.Sunday riders, December 19th, 2021.Rolling through on Twin Lakes singletrack, December 19th, 2021. (JC Larson photo)Twin Lakes singletrack, December 19th, 2021. (Larson photo) Night riding, December 19th, 2021. Headlight riding is a great experience in the winter with the light being 100% consistent. Fat bike trail with dusting of new snow on top of yesterday’s grooming, December 18th, 2021.Grooming on Friday December 17th, 2021.
Trails open Beautiful day on the trails. Morning low checked in at -25 but the air was dry, sun was shining and there was no wind making windchill irrelevant. Trails were busy all day with skiers and we were grooming all day again, even with the coldest temps of the season in the morning.
Grooming update: The trails are starting to take shape after full days of grooming the 2 feet of snow the past week. We packed on the northern trails today and will have Roy’s Run tracked on Thursday and North Loup combed out for skate. All western trails tracked today and all inner trails reset as well. We will reset tracks again on most of the trail system tomorrow.
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.
Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Crossing between Twin Lakes is still a bit rough but much improved with the latest snowfall. Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments.
Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails 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.
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.
Setting new track on JibFly, December 29th, 2021.Mother North Star trail, December 29th, 2021. Currently North Star and Rootin Tootin are single tracked. Despite the cooler weather today (morning low of -25), we still logged a full day of grooming, December 29th, 2021. Track setting in winter wonderland, December 28th, 2021.Minnetonka Nordic skiers having fun breaking trail on Lucky’s Loype, December 28th, 2021.Setting track on Twin Lakes, December 27th, 2021. Twin Lakes was groomed four times today during the storm.Setting new track on Roy’s Run, December 26th, 2021.New double track set on Twin Lakes, December 26th, 2021.Skaters Waltz rolled along with all other skate only trails, December 26th, 2021.Christmas Day powder skiing, December 25th, 2021.Skiing in fresh snow on Sap Run, December 25th, 2021.Christmas morning sunrise, December 25th, 2021.Twin Lakes ski trail, December 24th, 2021.
Moorhead JV / JH Invite, Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ Maplelag 30501 Maplelag Rd Teams: Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Moorhead
Team Camps – Please use the bus for team camp. Use the porta potties where you park your bus. The LODGE is unavailable. Please tell your skiers they cannot go in the lodge.
Courses: JV will classic race 5.6K. The course will go out on Sukkerbusk. Cross the road to Twin Lakes. Around Twin Lakes clockwise then back over the road returning on Sukkerbusk to the finish. The JH will skate 3.5K clockwise on Skater Waltz finishing down Sap Run.
Trails open Powder day! Winter wonderland conditions.Total storm accumulation 10-12″ Wind kicked in mid afternoon than settled down at sunset. Temps dropped but wind was light in afternoon and a great day of skiing.
Grooming update: We groomed from 5am to 5pm. We focused on the inner trails, Twin Lakes and extension of Skaters Waltz. We packed Island and Wavy and hope to set track on those trails tomorrow. We will be back out Tuesday morning grooming on the same trails we groomed on Monday and hope to pack North Loup and Roy’s Run.
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.
Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Crossing between Twin Lakes is still a bit rough but much improved with the latest snowfall. Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments.
Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails 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.
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.
Setting track on Twin Lakes, December 27th, 2021. Twin Lakes was groomed four times today during the storm.Setting new track on Roy’s Run, December 26th, 2021.New double track set on Twin Lakes, December 26th, 2021.Skaters Waltz rolled along with all other skate only trails, December 26th, 2021.Christmas Day powder skiing, December 25th, 2021.Skiing in fresh snow on Sap Run, December 25th, 2021.Christmas morning sunrise, December 25th, 2021.Twin Lakes ski trail, December 24th, 2021.Twin Lakes return, December 24th, 2021.Crossing between Twin Lakes on Wavy Gravy trail, December 24th, 2021.Sunset December 23rd, 2021.
Trails open Fresh 4″ snow on Christmas day. The new snow on top of the existing base making for “mid winter” and winter wonderland like conditions today. Snow and wind moving in late afternoon. Up to 8″ possible by noon on the 27th.
Grooming update: We groomed on the entire trail system today except Bullhead/Bootleg. This evening snow started falling again and we will be back out in the morning working on the entire trail system.
Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Crossing between Twin Lakes is still a bit rough but much improved with the latest snowfall. Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments.
Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails 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.
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.
Setting new track on Roy’s Run, December 26th, 2021.New double track set on Twin Lakes, December 26th, 2021.Skaters Waltz rolled along with all other skate only trails, December 26th, 2021.Christmas Day powder skiing, December 25th, 2021.Skiing in fresh snow on Sap Run, December 25th, 2021.Christmas morning sunrise, December 25th, 2021.Twin Lakes ski trail, December 24th, 2021.Twin Lakes return, December 24th, 2021.Crossing between Twin Lakes on Wavy Gravy trail, December 24th, 2021.Sunset December 23rd, 2021.
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