The club has been coming to Maplelag for over 30 years and ski the trails hard at Maplelag! Three inches of fresh snow on Friday. Latest trail report on the trail report page.
North Star Ski Touring Club
All posts by Jay Richards
Trail Report
Fantastic conditions on the trails. Another day of light snow falling all day accumulating to around 3″. Temps in the teens and light winds. We groomed about 40km in the morning than 15km in the afternoon after the fresh snow. We are planning on grooming the entire trail system again Saturday and Sunday mornings. Compacted base 7-12″. 100% open on 64km. 57 km tracked for classic, 15km groomed for skating. Skaters Waltz/ extension Single and Double green, Suicide Hill and North Loup groomed for skating. There is also a track set on North Loup for classic.
Total snowfall this season has been 56″. The trails are open for day skiing and the current fee is $15 to use the trails for the day.
Trail Report
Fantastic conditions on the trails. Light snow falling the past two days accumulating to 1.5″. All skate trails groomed this morning and new tracks set on North Loup, Mother North Star, Loon Return, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake and JibFly. Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, and Twin Lakes groomed Tuesday morning with fresh tracks set. All other trails groomed over the weekend with the new snow on top. We will complete the grooming of the trail system tomorrow morning than re-groom everything again Friday and Saturday mornings. Compacted base 7-10″. 100% open on 64km. 57 km tracked for classic, 15km groomed for skating. Skaters Waltz/ extension Single and Double green, Suicide Hill and North Loup groomed for skating. There is also a track set on North Loup for classic.
For some reason there seems to be extra “concern”/talk/discussion of the potential for colder weather this weekend. Looking at the forecast, it doesn’t look any different than the weather we have already experience this season. In fact, compared to other winters, we haven’t had any -40 degree mornings which is typical during any winter season, regardless of snowfall. At Maplelag we embrace winter with open arms, including negative temps. Our position is that -20 is better than plus 40. Right now, the snow and skiing on the trails couldn’t be any better. We don’t take any days off from grooming or skiing because of the weather. We bundle up, maybe put another layer on and just groom and ski.
Total snowfall this season has been 52″. The trails are open for day skiing and the current fee is $15 to use the trails for the day.
http://picasaweb.google.com/6birdman6/January12thTrailReportPhotos
The Beauty of Winter
Sun dogs are made possible by cold weather. We don’t like to use cold in a negative fashion but instead in a positive manner at Maplelag because winter is awesome. Full trail report on the trail report page.
Trail Report
Fantastic conditions on the trails. Light snow falling the past two days accumulating to 1.5″. Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, and Twin Lakes groomed this morning with fresh tracks set. All other trails groomed over the weekend with the new snow on top. Compacted base 7-10″. 100% open on 64km. 57 km tracked for classic, 15km groomed for skating. Skaters Waltz/ extension Single and Double green, Suicide Hill and North Loup groomed for skating. There is also a track set on North Loup for classic.
Total snowfall this season has been 52″. The trails are open for day skiing and the current fee is $15 to use the trails for the day.
http://picasaweb.google.com/6birdman6/January9thTrailReportPhotos02