We have been grooming on select trails this week after Sunday night storm. We will be packing select trails Saturday morning after the dusting of snow Friday night. Friday we packed out Rootin Tootin’ Mother North Star JinFly. Thursday we packed on North Loup and Skaters Waltz extension and made another pass on Skaters Waltz, Suicide Hill and Sukkerbusk. We packed Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Skaters Waltz and Suicide Hill ski trails Tuesday. Wednesday we packed out Twin lakes and made additional passes on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Still need 2-5″ of additional snow to open the trails but a good start. Thin cover in open areas. We will continue working on the trails daily, adding snow to thin areas and clearing deadfall from the recent wind on outer trails.
Twin Lakes Singletrack open for fat biking. Latest report
Packing on Rootin Tootin, December 8th, 2017
Packing on North Loup ski trail, December 7th, 2017.Making another pass on Suicide Hill, December 7th, 2017.Scraping snow off the basketball court and transporting to thin spots in start area. December 7th, 2017.Packing on Twin Lakes, December 6th, 2017.Another pass on Skaters Waltz, December 6th, 2017. Firming up!Testing the skiing on Skaters Waltz, throwing off sticks. Few more inches and trails will be officially open. December 5th, 2017.Rollpacking on Sukkerbusk, December 5th, 2017.Sukkerbusk ski trail, December 05th, 2017.Rollpacking on Skaters Waltz, December 5th, 2017.Suicide Hill, December 17th, 2017.
A mixed bag of weather today as .25″ of rain fell this morning than dry until light snow started falling around dusk along with falling temps. Total accumulation expected around 2-3″. We will pack any snow that accumulates over 2″. Windy conditions accompanying the snow. Check out the cams for snowfall.
Mild weather last week but we still froze at nights, keeping the frost we have in the ground and the ice on the lakes, ponds and sloughs. Ideal conditions this past week for last minute trail tuning as we prepare for the return of winter and snow!
Fun Thanksgiving weekend in the woods hiking, skating on the lake and fat biking on the Twin Lakes singletrack. Despite the mild weather, there is almost 8″ of ice on the lake. The trails are in great shape and ready for snow! Thanks to the Moorhead Nordic Ski team for coming out to help clear on the trails last Saturday.
We had just enough snow for the first grooming of the year on the early season loop the beginning of November. We had a few people out skiing but need 3-4″ of new snow before we can officially open the trails for skiing. We will be working on the trails as we can clearing small branches and any deadfall after recent winds. Think Snow!!
Dusting of snow at dusk on Skaters Waltz, December 4th, 2017.Fine tuning on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2017.Sap Run, November 30th, 2017.Clearing on JibFly, November 30th, 2017.Sunrise over Sap Run ski trail. November 25th, 2017.Sunrise over Little Sugarbush, November 25th, 2017.Skating fun on the lake. November 24th, 2017.End of Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 22nd, 2017.Riding on Twin Lakes singletrack, November 22nd, 2017. Twin Lakes open for early winter riding when frozen.Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team after a morning of clearing on the trails. Thanks Moorhead Nordic! November 18th, 2017.Sap Run ski trail frosty and frozen. Ready for snow! November 16th, 2017.Intersection of Sukkerbusk and Mother North Star Ski trails, November 14th, 2017.Back bowl mid day, November 13th, 2017.Sneaking in one more early season ski, Sukkerbusk November 13th, 2017.Bullhead lake. Solid 4-5″ of ice. November 13th, 2017.Bottom of Suicide Hill, mid day November 13th, 2017.Sukkerbusk, November 13th, 2017.
Packing on Rootin Tootin, December 8th, 2017
