Around 4″ of snow the past 24 hours with flurries falling Monday afternoon. We have been grooming steady, working in the new snow with all trails getting packed today (except Roy’s Run) The race course for tomorrow (see info below) has been groomed multiple times with final grooming to occur late Monday afternoon or early evening. The snow has nice moisture content and is making for very nice conditions with the existing base we had. There are still a few rough spots and areas of thin cover, in particular the marsh areas, but overall the new snow has greatly improved the ski conditions and with pleasant temps, the skiing is pretty much awesome.
We will hosting a high school race on Tuesday on Skaters Waltz, Suicide hill, Sap Run and Mother North Star. The classic race will start out on Sap Run, take a right on Mother North Star, than take right on Sap Run near the end of the loop to finish back through the stadium area. The JV skate race will be on Skaters Waltz (minus the kamikaze hill section), double green to Suicide hill than back on Skaters to finish to the stadium. The Varsity pursuit will be skaters waltz with kamikaze hill section, right on double green to Suicide hill than back on Skaters Waltz to complete the loop to stadium. The Jr High race will be a 3km skate race. The classic course is in good shape and final tracks set at transition of weather. There are a few thin spots no track will be set. The start of all classic races will not have tracks and will double pole until the tracks begin on Sap Run.
Finnlandia ski marathon trail groomer, Mark Morrissey, visiting with groomer Lee at the trailhead before heading out in the new snow today.
Close to 4″ of fresh snow Sunday! The snow was groomed on select trails throughout the day and the groomers will be back on Monday working in the new snow. Latest trail report on the trail report page.
A breezy day on the trails but protection in the woods and moderating temps making for nice skiing on Saturday. Chance of snow the next few days and the groomers are ready to pack and groom any new snow.
The base is hard with a few thin and bare spots but some good sections throughout the trail system and good skiing to be had with careful striding. We have tracks set throughout the trail system on the classic trails with Sukkerbusk, Mother Hen, Twin Lakes, and Rootin Tootin in the best condition for classic. The best skating has been on skaters waltz with North Loup also open for skating with a few more rough spots.All 64km are open and like we say, a few areas rough that either require skis being taken off careful navigation. Generally the reports have been fair to good and please feel free to share a report. Folks also snowshoeing on the snow shoe trail and also hiking on the trail with the hardpack conditions. The ice skating rink is in good condition and we have been flooding each day with cold temps setting the ice up quickly.
Blake Nordic ski team members, at Maplelag for a training camp weekend ready to hit the trails.
