Spring conditions. Faster skiing in the morning before softening up in the afternoon, glazing over at dusk again. Good skiing all day, depending on desired conditions. Excellent snow coverage on the trails. There has been no melting this week as temps have been below melting. Cooling down to 1 degree Wednesday morning. Cold temps good for freezing down the base hard. We have a deep base of snow on the trails and woods ranging from 8-18″. New snowfall since February 1st is 3″. Snowfall since January 1st around 23″. Total snowfall on the season now at 57″.
Grooming on select trails, mostly the more used trails at this time. We will groom Thursday afternoon on many trails to set up overnight for skiing on the weekend. To ensure the best skiing possible Friday-Sunday, please do not ski on the fresh groomed Thursday. The base and trails overall are holding out great. The base on trail is deep, over 12″ in some spots and plenty of snow for good skiing. Snow depth in woods 1-2 feet. The snow will not melt off by the weekend.
All the inner trails and Twin Lakes double tracked. Roy’s Run, Island Lake, Wavy Gravy, Bootleg extension and segments of Lucky’s Loype single tracked. Skaters Waltz, the extension of Skaters, North Loup and Suicide Hill groomed for skating. (15km) There is also a track on the side of the skate lane on North Loup.
We have been grooming the Twin Lakes singletrack for Fat Biking. Thanks Ben Olson for taking on this role and volunteering his time! Latest trail report.
Sukkerbusk late afternoon. No snow loss today! February 14th, 2017.Start of Twin Lakes trail. Right track fast and icy, left track bit slower. We will leave the fast icy track alone so it withstands the warmer weather better. February 14th, 2017.Island Lake trail. Along with most of the singletrack classic trails, likely will not be groomed before the weekend as track is well set, intact and will withstand warmer weather if left alone. February 14th, 2017.North Loup, February 14th, 2017. Fast on Tuesday but groomer’s top choice!Skaters Waltz extension, February 14th, 2017. Bit harder than skaters waltz. Alternative option to Skaters Waltz for folks looking for harder faster deck.Skaters Waltz, February 14th, 2017. Pretty much ideal conditions on Skaters Waltz today.North Loup, February 14th, 2017. Solid, firm deck and fast tracks!
Spring conditions. Monday was textbook. Depending on desired conditions, great skiing. Faster skiing in the morning before softening up in the afternoon than glazing over at dusk again. Grooming on select trails, mostly the more used trails at this time. Reports from skiers good to excellent. All the trails have been groomed 1-3 times last week (outside of the AMA segments) working in new snow that fell earlier in the week and tracks are holding out great for the most part, all things considered the recent warm weather. The base is deep, over 12″ in some spots and plenty of snow for good skiing.
Just under 3″ of new snow Tuesday morning that fell right after grooming and before the start of the Section races. Made for a fun day of racing. Great job to all the skiers and congrats to those going on to state.. Photos and results from Sections.
Total new snow the past 7 days around 3″. We have a deep base of snow on the trails and woods ranging from 8-18″. All the trails groomed the past 4-5 days. New snowfall since January 1st around 23″. Total snowfall on the season now at 57″.
All the inner trails and Twin Lakes double tracked. Roy’s Run, Island Lake, Wavy Gravy, Bootleg extension and segments of Lucky’s Loype single tracked. Skaters Waltz, the extension of Skaters, North Loup and Suicide Hill groomed for skating. (15km) There is also a track on the side of the skate lane on North Loup.
We have been grooming the Twin Lakes singletrack for Fat Biking. Thanks Ben Olson for taking on this role and volunteering his time! Latest trail report.
Cutting new track on Sukkerbusk during the transition time at dusk. Soft snow to work with, bringing up drier snow in the process as it cools down again. February 13th, 2017.Renovating on Skaters Waltz at dusk, February 13th, 2017.Denny Bary, Ben and Jake Olson hitting up Skaters Waltz at dusk. February 13th, 2017. Thanks Denny and Ben for all your help on the trails this year!Sap Run at dusk, tracks glazing over. February 13th, 2017.Renovating and cutting new track on Twin Lakes Sunday morning, February 12th, 2017.Renovating skaters waltz Sunday morning, February 12th, 2017.Fast tracks, fast skiing! The left track was fast, right track slower after grooming. February 12th, 2017.Roy’s Run. February 12th, 2017.North end, Bullhead lake trail. February 12th, 2017. Non groomed segment at start better than expected skiing Sunday.Skaters on the ice rink! February 12th, 2017.The ice has been holding out fine through the mild weather. Please stay off in afternoons if warming above 32.Fat biking on twin lakes singletrack, February 12th, 2017. Great conditions. Best to ride in the morning when firm. Please ride in the morning during warmer temps to preserve the trail conditions.
Fresh track cut on Twin Lakes crossing, part of Wavy Gravy and Island Lake trails. February 3rd, 2017.End of Twin Lakes trailIsland Lake trail, February 3rd, 2017.Snow elasticity off the freight house! February 3rd, 2017.Frost flowers forming on small flowage off Roy’s Run
Lots of deer travleing on the trails with the deep snow in the woods. February 3rd, 2017. Be on the lookout in the woods, especially on trails like Roy’s Run and Island Lake trails.JibFly after fresh tracks set. January 31st, 2017.Sukkerbusk, January 31st, 2017.Twin Lakes grooming.
Sukkerbusk.Suicide Hill after fresh grooming, January 31st, 2017.Skaters Waltz extension after fresh grooming, January 31st, 2017.Skaters Waltz after fresh grooming. January 31st, 2017.
Sap Run with light dusting of flurries on top. Track are rock hard solid! January 27th, 2017.Skaters Waltz after fresh grooming. We have been grooming Skaters Waltz daily, keeping the top inch tilled and loose. Fast but enough loose for good edging and control. January 27th, 2017.Lucky’s Loype hard and icylike. Use caution if skiing the singletrack classic trails.Twin Lakes trail skiers! January 27th, 2017.Crust cruising on Bullhead lake trail. Lot of fun crust skiing in the woods, lakes, and meadows.Multiple passes required to erase and set new tracks on Sukkerbusk. New tracks setting up hard again after cold temps.
Skaters on the ice rink! February 12th, 2017.The ice has been holding out fine through the mild weather. Please stay off in afternoons if warming above 32. Thanks!
