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Ski Trail Report

3km of trail open for skiing. Freestyle, no tracks set.

Light dusting of snow overnight. After the snow stopped we groomed on a early season loop compressing the damp snow to the base. We were back out on this loop this morning and afternoon, grooming and conditioning the snow digging into the old base as much as we could to mix with the new snow. The base is thin with areas of thin cover with some icy spots underneath but skiable with a little extra caution.

We skied this afternoon after all the grooming and found better than expected conditions. Nice early season skiing!

The loop starts near the freight house near the lodge and includes three segments consisting of Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Follow the groomed segments using the soccer field trail to access the loop. Suicide Hill is also groomed out. The end of return of Sap Run and Skinny Field are used as connectors to access the segments. The base is hard and bumpy but the surface as some good texture and should set up even more overnight. Watch for icy areas when walking in the parking lot!

Snowfall past 24 hours: 1″

Snowfall to date: 9″

Compacted base on trail 0-2″

Fat bike trails remain open provided temps are below freezing. (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.

Sukkerbusk late afternoon, December 3rd, 2021. Nice “early season skiing” after all the grooming and new snow!
Sukkerbusk, December 3rd, 2021. Despite the thin base the skiing is good on the segments we have groomed the past 24 hours.
Groomer dinged a few areas when mixing all the snow types together but easily avoided mostly grass, December 3rd, 2021.
Skinny Field December 3rd, 2021. Use as connector to link the groomed segments.
Grooming through the soccer field which is access to the early season loop consisting of segments of Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz, December 3rd, 2021. No tracks set.
Another pass on Suicide Hill, December 3rd, 2021.
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Evening grooming after a dusting of new snow, December 2nd, 2021.
Afternoon grooming on Suicide Hill, December 2nd, 2021.
Sukkerbusk as part of the early season loop, December 2nd, 2021.
Section of Skaters Waltz part of the early season loop with good coverage, December 2nd, 2021.
Sukkerbusk, same area as photos below, December 2nd, 2021.
Sukkerbusk late afternoon (same location as below), December 1st, 2021.
Sukkerbusk mid morning, December 1st, 2021.

Fat Bike Trail Report

Designated fat bike trails are open. Temps look to remain below freezing moving forward with a chance of snow Thursday evening.

Current conditions: crusty frozen base with variable surface conditions. Open trails include Twin lakes singletrack, Bullhead Bootleg singletrack and SukkerWest singletrack segments.

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.

Bootleg singletrack, December 2nd, 2021.
Bootleg singletrack, December 2nd, 2021.
Bootleg singletrack, December 2nd, 2021.
Bullhead Booteg singletrack, November 30th, 2021.
Twin Lakes bridge section, November 28th, 2021. (Bryan S photo)
Twin Lakes singletrack, November 26th, 2021.
Skaters Waltz ski trail, November 26th, 2021.
Bootleg singletrack, November 24th, 2021.
Typical riding surface on Bootleg singletrack, November 24th, 2021.
Climbing Suicide Hill, November 24th, 2021. Skaters Waltz ski trail and Sukkerbusk open to fat biking until further notice.
Twin Lakes singletrack, November 22nd, 2021.
Weekend riding, November 20th, 2021. (Ben Olson photo).
Bridge crossing on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.
Area of deeper snow on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.
Lakeside Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.

Ski Trail Report

Warm day melted much of the new snow that fell Tuesday evening. Thankfully froze down hard last night and preserved some of the base. This afternoon we were grooming and patching thin areas on the “early season loop” grooming the crown, and tenderizing the frozen down base. A ski later found skiable conditions. If we can pick up snow this evening, groom it in proper and provide improved skiable conditions, we will have this loop open for skiing Friday afternoon and the weekend. We also are grooming a connector to Suicide Hill that has good coverage.

Snowfall past 24 hours: Trace

Snowfall to date: 8″

Fat bike trails remain open provided temps are below freezing. (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.

Afternoon grooming on Suicide Hill, December 2nd, 2021.
Sukkerbusk as part of the early season loop, December 2nd, 2021.
Section of Skaters Waltz part of the early season loop with good coverage, December 2nd, 2021.
Sukkerbusk, same area as photos below, December 2nd, 2021.
Sukkerbusk late afternoon (same location as below), December 1st, 2021.
Sukkerbusk mid morning, December 1st, 2021.
Skaters Waltz late afternoon, December 1st, 2021.
Skaters Waltz mid morning, December 1st, 2021.
Top of Suicide Hill mid morning, December 1st, 2021.
Grooming new snow into the existing frozen base on Sukkerbusk ski trail, December 1st, 2021.
Intersection Skaters Waltz (left) and Sukkerbusk, (right), November 29th, 2021.

Fat Bike Trail Report

Designated fat bike trails are open for fat biking (provided temps below freezing). Dusting of snow on top of crusty frozen base with variable surface conditions. Open trails include Twin lakes singletrack, Bullhead Bootleg singletrack and SukkerWest singletrack segments. With new snow and warm temps, please no riding on the ski trails or inner trails until colder weather.

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.

Bullhead Booteg singletrack, November 30th, 2021.
Twin Lakes bridge section, November 28th, 2021. (Bryan S photo)
Twin Lakes singletrack, November 26th, 2021.
Skaters Waltz ski trail, November 26th, 2021.
Bootleg singletrack, November 24th, 2021.
Typical riding surface on Bootleg singletrack, November 24th, 2021.
Climbing Suicide Hill, November 24th, 2021. Skaters Waltz ski trail and Sukkerbusk open to fat biking until further notice.
Twin Lakes singletrack, November 22nd, 2021.
Weekend riding, November 20th, 2021. (Ben Olson photo).
Bridge crossing on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.
Area of deeper snow on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.
Lakeside Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.

Ski Trail Report

December starting out nicely with an inch or so of wet snow early morning. We groomed on Skaters Waltz, Sukkerbusk and Suicide Hill into the early morning, rolling and combing the new snow into the existing frozen base. We groomed early this morning instead of waiting in effort to save the snow as much as possible by compressing the snow so it could freeze down better. The new snow freshening up the grounds nicely and should help protect the existing base. Skiing was very good this morning but due to the warm temps today, the trails remained closed. If we survive the warm today and tomorrow, we will put effort into having a 2km loop open for skiing on the weekend.

Fat bike trails remain open provided temps are below freezing. (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.

Sukkerbusk late afternoon (same location as below), December 1st, 2021.
Sukkerbusk mid morning, December 1st, 2021.
Skaters Waltz late afternoon, December 1st, 2021.
Skaters Waltz mid morning, December 1st, 2021.
Top of Suicide Hill mid morning, December 1st, 2021.
Grooming new snow into the existing frozen base on Sukkerbusk ski trail, December 1st, 2021.
Intersection Skaters Waltz (left) and Sukkerbusk, (right), November 29th, 2021.