Great skiing! Classic skiing some of the best of the year. Deep base of snow and conditions are holding out very well. We have been grooming daily since middle of December. Bit more debris on the singletrack trails with recent wind otherwise good skiing. No ice or crust.
80km of trail open. Around 50km of ski trail with tracks for classic skiing and 15km for skate. Around 5km no tracked/groomed for bushwhack skier made track skiing. 13km of trail designated for fat biking including the Twin Lakes singletrack. Snowshoe trail has seen good use and also many areas to explore fresh powder. Check board in entry of lodge for latest reports.
Bullhead lake trail along with the Bootleg extension now open and groomed. A few rough spots on the non groomed AMA segments and the north crossing. This scenic trail is designated as adventure skiing, and recommended to not use “race skis”. Please use caution if skiing Lucky’s Loype. Will be groomed again before the weekend. Check board in lodge for latest information.
Total snow depth in the woods 18-30″. Total snowfall on the season at 34″.
Sledding hill is open with plenty of powder and ice skating rink is open and ready for skaters!
Ski rental available to day skiers (subject to availability.) Lunch and day skiing packages available midweek outside of the weekends and holiday seasons. There is no lodge or facility use (hot tub etc.) available for day use outside of the wax room and day skiing lounge room in lower level of lodge. Contact us for pricing, availability questions on the above items via email and we will be glad to help. [email protected] Thank you!
Excellent classic skiing on Sukkerbusk and throughout most of the trail system, January 11th, 2020.First time skiers! January 11th, 2020.Setting new track after renovating on Twin Lakes, January 10th, 2020.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 10th, 2020.Setting new track on JibFly, January 10th, 2020.End of Bullhead lake trail, January 10th, 2020. Dusting of new snow, scattered drifted spots and organic matter on singletrack classic trails. Overall good skiing on these trails. Start of Boys Varsity, DL Invite, January 9th, 2020.Racing down Suicide Hill! January 9th, 2020.Start of Girls Varsity, January 9th, 2020.Girls Varsity, Kamikaze Hill, January 9th, 2020.Thanks to Denny and Knut and everyone who helped out with the race! January 9th, 2020.Roy’s Run freshly groomed, January 7th, 2020.Renovating and resetting track on Twin Lakes trail, January 6th, 2020.Skate trail grooming, January 6th, 2020.Twin Lakes crossing, January 6th, 2020.Island Lake trail, January 6th, 2020.Trailhead at the Switchyard, January 6th, 2020.Striding on return from Twin Lakes, January 4th, 2020.Roy’s Run, January 4th, 2020.Twin Lakes crossing, January 4th, 2020.Sunset over Wavy Gravy trail, January 4th, 2020.Grooming on north side of Bullhead Lake, January 4th, 2020. First half of Bullhead lake trail is not groomed. Skier made track until the halfway point than groomed rest of way including Bootleg extension. Fun adventure combination ski! Just Ski!Fantastic skate ski conditions, January 3rd, 2020.Hopkins Nordic Ski Team working on drills, January 3rd, 2020.Porcupine on Bootleg extension. Porcupines also spotted on Roy’s Run and Island Lake just past Henning’s Bru. January 3rd, 2020.Peder heading out to the western trails, January 1st, 2020.Setting new track on Twin Lakes on Charlie Beck conditions, January 1st, 2020.Afternoon skate on the ice rink, January 1st, 2020.North Loup, December 31st, 2019.Skaters Waltz, December 31st, 2019.Lucky’s Loype, December 31st, 2019.North Loup, December 31st, 2019.Beautiful bluebird day, December 31st, 2019.Setting track on Roy’s Run, December 30th, 2019.Rootin Tootin, December 30th, 2019.North end Bullhead, December 30th, 2019. Watch for slushy spots on marsh area. Skiable throughout.Trail head, December 30th, 2019.Second pass on Sukkerbusk, December 29th, 2019. Four passes today keeping on top of the snowfall!Setting track on Twin Lakes, didn’t take long for the tracks to get covered! Just Ski! Members of the Minnetonka Nordic Ski team enjoying the fresh snow, December 29th, 2019.Snowy scene at the rustic log cabins, December 29th, 2019.Snow covered cars in the parking lot! December 29th, 2019. Maplelag driveway and parking lot has been cleared. Everyone has made it in and out after some pushing and shoveling!Members of the Mesabi East Nordic team enjoying the fresh snow, December 29th, 2019.Packing, rolling and combing on Skaters Waltz, December 29th, 2019.Setting new singletrack on Bullhead Bootleg, December 28th, 2019.Minneapolis SW skiers enjoying fresh snow on Lucky’s Loype, December 28th, 2019.Sunrise on the singletrack, fresh grooming on Island Lake trail, December 27th, 2019.Beautiful sunrise at the Twin Lakes crossing, December 27th, 2019.Tamarack stand in between Twin Lakes, December 27th, 2019.First time skiers from Atlanta enjoying fresh snow! December 26th, 2019.North Loup freshly groomed today, new snow skied in on recent grooming on Roy’s Run, December 26th, 2019.Grooming on Skaters Waltz extension, December 26th, 2019.Fresh snow fresh grooming! December 26th, 2019.Setting track on Sukkerbusk, December 26th, 2019.Early morning grooming new snow, December 26th, 2019.
Gjetost cheese from Norway one of the many items found on the Scandinavian Smorgasbord, served Sunday mornings at Maplelag during the Fall and Winter.
“Smorg” is a long time tradition of Maplelag featuring the Norwegian wedding cake kransekake, home made bread and muffins, fresh fruits, imported block cheeses and other Scandinavian traditional favorites. Served every Sunday during the winter season.
All meals are home cooked, prepared from scratch. We use only fresh and as many local ingredients as possible, and serve the meals family style. We are able to accommodate all dietary needs with advance notice. Food is something we take very serious at Maplelag! Click here for our dietary and food statement.
One of the longest running HS Nordic ski races in the country featuring a continuous pursuit for varsity on Skaters Waltz for skate and Sap Run and Mother North Star for classic. The skate course will be the same as the Section course, utilizing Suicide Hill by going down than up on Single Green. JV classic on Varsity classic course and JR race on modified Skaters Waltz. Trails used for racing will be closed Wednesday afternoon for grooming and on race day. All other 55km of trail open for day skiers.
Lunch will be available for sale for spectators, provided for bus drivers, coaches and media personnel. All sales proceed the Maplelag High School Skiing scholarship program.
**The race will be a continuous pursuit, starting with classic style and a quick change to skate at the halfway point of the race.
**The skiers may have assistance in the change over process.
**If skiers use the same set of skis for both the classic and skate race, the skier must step completely out of the ski binding in the ski transition area before they will be allowed to continue the next leg of the race.
Each leg of the race will be roughly 4.5 km in length.
***Varsity skiers will ski the pursuit format (limit 10 per school) Wave Start depending on numbers
***Jr. Varsity skiers will ski only a Classic race. Mass Start
***Jr. High skiers will ski a Skate race. Mass Start
Deb’s fresh home made bread with a spread of Hope Creamery butter and locally harvested honey.
Maplelag makes it’s own bread from scratch which is for sale on select days. All our butter comes from Hope Creamery and the honey is locally harvested.
Trails are open. Cooler temps in place after warmer weather on the weekend. Snow is holding out great and skiing is good. Most recent grooming on Twin Lakes, JibFly, Loon Return and Mother Hen, Sap Run, Sukkerbusk and the skate trails. Recommended skiing on these trails. Skiing reported as good to excellent. Trails not groomed past few days have a worn track in spots with a few icy areas. Use caution on outer trails, especially far end on Roy’s Run. Overall good to very good skiing. Keeping eye on possible snow tonight and into the weekend!
90km of trail open. Around 50km of trail groomed with tracks for classic only skiing and 15km groomed separately for skate only. Around 5km no tracked/groomed for bushwhack skier made track skiing. 20km of trail groomed separately for fat biking.
Bullhead lake trail along with the Bootleg extension now open and groomed. A few rough spots on the non groomed AMA segments and the north crossing. This scenic trail is designated as adventure skiing, and recommended to not use “race skis”. Check board in lodge for latest information.
Total snow depth in the woods 14-16″. Total snowfall on the season at 19″.
Sledding hill is open with plenty of powder and ice skating rink is open and ready for skaters!
Ski rental available to day skiers (subject to availability.) Lunch and day skiing packages available midweek outside of the weekends and holiday seasons. There is no lodge or facility use (hot tub etc.) available for day use outside of the wax room and day skiing lounge room in lower level of lodge. Contact us for pricing, availability questions on the above items via email and we will be glad to help. [email protected] Thank you!
Setting new track on Twin Lakes, December 24th, 2019.Island Lake trail, December 24th, 2019. Use caution on certain areas on the singletrack outer trails. A few icy/rough spots.Striding on Twin Lakes, December 22nd, 2019. Tracks holding out well from weekend skiers. Might be a few glazed areas on direct south facing areas.Sunset skate on the rink! December 22nd, 2019. Great ice conditions this year. Skates available in warming house to use at no charge. Sunrise over Skaters Waltz, December 22nd, 2019. Fun skating conditions with sugary silky snow!Setting new double track on Twin Lakes, December 19th, 2019.Twin Lakes crossing, December 19th, 2019. Fat bikers on the left! December 19th, 2019.Combing Skaters Waltz, December 19th, 2019.Fresh double track on Rootin Tootin, December 19th, 2019.North Loup renovated and combed, December 19th, 2019.
Fat bike trails groomed this week, December 19th,2019. Please no walking or skiing on these trails. Thank you.Night skate on the rink. December 19th, 2019. Ice in great shape this year! Watch for a few bumps as always. Cutting new track on Island Lake trail, December 18th, 2019.Cutting new track on Wavy Gravy trail, December 18th, 2019.Wolf tracks on Island lake trail before grooming, December 19th, 2019. Lot of wildlife sign on the trails and in the woods. We have seen many deer, turkeys, grouse, eagles, mink, otters to name a few. Look for the the active eagle nest just off the side of Island Lake trail!Grooming on the east side of Bullhead Lake trail, December 17th, 2019.Setting track on north side of Bullhead lake. December 17th, 2019.Scenic view on north side of Bullhead lake trail, December 17th, 2019.Setting track on Bootleg extension ski trail, December 17th, 2019.Ice rink is now open and ready for skaters! Fresh snow on Lucky’s Loype, December 15th, 2019.Through the pines on Lucky’s Loype, December 15th, 2019.Skier made track on Lucky’s Loype, December 15th, 2019. Watch for unmarked obstacles on AMA segments. Lucky’s Loype, December 15th, 2019.Highland Park skiers on Sukkerbusk, December 14th, 2019.Highland Park time trial, December 14th, 2019.Always great to see first time skiers! December 14th, 2019.Groomed segment on Lucky’s Great skate ski conditions on the skate trails, December 14th, 2019.Wavy Gravy trail, December 14th, 2019.Highland Park skiers at Twin Lakes crossing, December 14th, 2019. Great to see kids experience authentic ross country skiing!!Setting track on Lucky’s Loype for first time this year, December 13th, 2019.Setting track on Roy’s Run, December 13th, 2019.Lucky’s Loype, December 13th, 2019.Island Lake trail, December 13th, 2019.Roy’s Run, December 13th, 2019.Highland Park skiers enjoying the fresh snow during first day ski camp, December 13th, 2019.Sukkerbusk after fresh track setting, December 12th, 2019.Skaters Waltz after packing and combing, December 12th, 2019.Rootin Tootin with one new track set, second track to be set on Friday. December 12th, 2019.Istvan enjoying the fresh snow and grooming, December 12th, 2019.Sap Run, December 11th, 2019. Tracks holding good form with not much traffic this week. Will be reset on Thursday and Friday for weekend skiing. Tracksetting at end of Sap Run, December 9th, 2019.Skaters Waltz after roll packing, December 9th, 2019. Skate trails will be combed on Thursday. Setting track on JibFly, December 9th, 2019.Setting track on Twin Lakes, December 9th, 2019.North Loup roll packed today, December 9th, 2019.Setting track on Sukkerbusk as it passes through, December 9th, 2019.Sun dogs over Twin Lakes crossing, December 9th, 2019.
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