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Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open. Good to very good early season conditions. A great weekend for our first ski camps. Trails were skied on hard, few areas washed out on the classic tracks but holding out great with excellent coverage.

Grooming update: Skate trails combed again this morning. Select classic trails to be groomed as well. Best tracks for classic found on Roy’s Run, Sap Run, and JibFly. We groom almost daily on at least some portion of the trail system. The days we do not groom, we spent shoveling on thin areas before the most recent snow and always patching thin spots along the way in effort to keep conditions the best possible with the snow we have to work with.

SkinnySki.Com First Hand Reports. Thanks for the reports!

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 rough. Take skis off to get through or possible to make a fun loop by using both Island and Wavy trails (and Twin). Bullhead/Bootleg has been packed and combed 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.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Fat Bike trails Open. Click here for report.

Snowfall past 24 hours: Trace

Snowfall past 7 days: 4″

Snowfall to date: 22″

Compacted base on trail: 2-4″

Snow depth in woods: 4-10″

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.

Renovating and structuring on the morning groom, Skaters Waltz December 20th, 2021.
Setting new track on Mother North Star, December 20th, 2021.
Cutting new double track on Rootin Tootin trail, December 19th, 2021.
JibFly at dusk, December 18th, 2021. Tracks in great shape on JibFly. Groomer’s choice.
SP Highland Park skiers having fun on Bullhead lake under the rising moon, December 18th, 2021.
Magic hour on Bullhead Lakes, December 18th, 2021.
Roy’s Run at dusk, December 18th, 2021. Most of Roy’s in great shape, another trail on Groomer’s choice.
Setting track on Sukkerbusk early Saturday morning as skiers pass by, December 18th, 2021.
Roy’s Run, December 18th, 2021. Outer tracks should be skiing much better today after new snow and grooming yesterday.
Skaters Waltz extension, inner loop, December 18th, 2021. Skate trails in excellent shape!
St Paul Highland Park skiers on Rootin Tootin classic trail, December 17th, 2021.
Skill work for Champlain Park skiers, December 17th, 2021.
Mound/Westonka skiers at bottom of Suicide Hill, December 17th, 2021.
Moorhead skiers heading up Suicide Hill, December 17th, 2021.
Setting track on Island Lake trail, December 17th, 2021. Singletrack trails tracked today are a bit thinner with a few more rough spots but very skiable.
Mother North Star after tracking late afternoon, December 16th, 2021.
Setting second track on Sukkerbusk late afternoon, December 16th, 2021.
Double track setting on Mother North Star, December 16th, 2021.
Packing and combing the fresh snow, December 16th, 2021.
Setting track on JibFly, December 16th, 2021. More track will be set Friday morning.
Combing out Suicide Hill, December 16th, 2021. Suicide is in great shape with a solid base, nice layer of new snow and little to no forest matter.
Slower grooming today with windfall from the strong winds, December 16th, 2021.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

Trails open. Bootleg and inner loops groomed this afternoon. Twin Lakes has dusting of new snow on top, rider packed. Great seeing riders out this weekend. Next grooming planned later today or Tuesday afternoon.

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.

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.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open. Warmer day on tap after a winter wonderland day Saturday.

Good early season conditions. We have groomed on the entire trail system after 4″ of total new snow since Thursday morning. Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests.

Grooming update: Skate trails combed this morning. Select classic trails groomed as well. New snow will be skied in on other classic trails and make for very nice classic skiing. Classic trails holding good from, best tracks found on Roy’s Run, Sap Run, and JibFly.

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 rough. Take skis off to get through or possible to make a fun loop by using both Island and Wavy trails (and Twin). Bullhead/Bootleg has been packed and combed 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!

SkinnySki.Com First Hand Reports. Thanks for the reports!

Fat Bike trails Open. Click here for report.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 1″

Snowfall past 7 days: 4″

Snowfall to date: 22″

Compacted base on trail: 2-4″

Snow depth in woods: 4-10″

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.

JibFly at dusk, December 18th, 2021. Tracks in great shape on JibFly. Groomer’s choice.
SP Highland Park skiers having fun on Bullhead lake under the rising moon, December 18th, 2021.
Magic hour on Bullhead Lakes, December 18th, 2021.
Roy’s Run at dusk, December 18th, 2021. Most of Roy’s in great shape, another trail on Groomer’s choice.
Setting track on Sukkerbusk early Saturday morning as skiers pass by, December 18th, 2021.
Roy’s Run, December 18th, 2021. Outer tracks should be skiing much better today after new snow and grooming yesterday.
Skaters Waltz extension, inner loop, December 18th, 2021. Skate trails in excellent shape!
St Paul Highland Park skiers on Rootin Tootin classic trail, December 17th, 2021.
Skill work for Champlain Park skiers, December 17th, 2021.
Mound/Westonka skiers at bottom of Suicide Hill, December 17th, 2021.
Moorhead skiers heading up Suicide Hill, December 17th, 2021.
Setting track on Island Lake trail, December 17th, 2021. Singletrack trails tracked today are a bit thinner with a few more rough spots but very skiable.
Mother North Star after tracking late afternoon, December 16th, 2021.
Setting second track on Sukkerbusk late afternoon, December 16th, 2021.
Double track setting on Mother North Star, December 16th, 2021.
Packing and combing the fresh snow, December 16th, 2021.
Setting track on JibFly, December 16th, 2021. More track will be set Friday morning.
Combing out Suicide Hill, December 16th, 2021. Suicide is in great shape with a solid base, nice layer of new snow and little to no forest matter.
Slower grooming today with windfall from the strong winds, December 16th, 2021.