Bit warmer day today with temp in upper single digits, light winds and sunshine making for a great day on the trails. Tracks set on Twin Lakes, Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, Poki Loki and JibFly. Some sections the tracks are nice, other spots thin, down to the ground. With “rock” skis, classic is fair to good. Skating very good on Skaters Waltz and handful of folks hitting the trail this afternoon. Great skiing for Thanksgiving. Some of the best conditions ever. Skaters Waltz in great shape for early season skiing. Packing on 53 of 64km of trails the past few days. Some trails in better shape than other but a fantastic start to the season. Lots of sticks to clear in some trails but we are working on the trails daily to put them in the best shape possible. The compacted base is 1-3″ and total snowfall this week has been 8-11″.The trails are open for skiing at no charge. We have no lodging available at this time. Best skiing on Skaters Waltz, JibFly, Twin Lakes, Mother Hen, Sap Run and Sukerbusk. One low area to watch for on Sukkerbusk. We will groom again in the morning on Skaters Waltz, Rootin Tootin and Skaters extension.
Feels like a January day today with early morning lows of -6, wind making it feel even cooler, and fresh snow. Great skiing for Thanksgiving day this morning. Some of the best conditions ever. Skaters Waltz in great shape for early season skiing. Packing on 53 of 64km of trails the past few days. Some trails in better shape than other but a fantastic start to the season. Lots of sticks to clear in some trails but we are working on the trails daily to put them in the best shape possible. The compacted base is 1-3″ and total snowfall this week has been 8-11″.The trails are open for skiing at no charge. We have no lodging available at this time. Best skiing on Skaters Waltz, JibFly, Twin Lakes, Mother Hen, Sap Run and Sukerbusk. One low area to watch for on Sukkerbusk.
A great day in the woods and on the trails. Morning low of -2 climbing to a high of 12 with sunshine and light winds. Coldest temps so far this season. Good to have the cold temps to freeze down the lakes and water areas. Packing and grooming most of the day on the same trails packed yesterday and a few new ones. The 8″ of new snow is light and fluffy and packing down to a thin base but a great start and skiing is not bad for early season. Few sticks and rough spots to watch out for. Tomorrow (Wednesday)we will continue packing new trails and groom in any new snow that falls. The trails are open for skiing. Early season, rock skiing conditions. No tracks set and no trail fee!! Limited services in the lodge until we officially open.
Between 8-10″ of light, fluffy snow falling yesterday at Maplelag. We begin packing the trails and things are looking great. Beautiful in the woods…winter wonderland!! We skied last night under the moonlight and it was very nice. The snow is soft but a great start to the season to begin building the base. Chance of more snow tomorrow and Thursday. The trails will be open for skiing but no lodging is available until December. Early season, rock skiing conditions.
