Not a bad weekend of springlike skiing on the trails. We definitely lost some snow over the weekend and areas of thin cover emerged with a few bare spots but still a handful of folks enjoying the late season skiing opportunities. Grooming Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings on Skaters Waltz and North Loup. Skating was relatively fast in the earlier part of the morning and then softening up and getting a bit slower as the day passed, each day. A handful of folks classic skiing using “no-wax” skis or crown skis and reports were good. North Loup has the best coverage of all the trails and skiing should be possible Monday morning if it doesn’t rain as much as forecasted. We are done grooming for the year unless we have a snowfall over 4″ then we would pack out Skaters Waltz and North Loup most likely. Thanks to everyone who came to Maplelag and skied on the trails. It was a great year. Check back later in the week to see how things are holding up after the series of lows pass through
In the Fall, the Back Porch quilt shop of Detroit Lakes area has held a quilting retreat at Maplelag. This year they had a spring retreat. Participants enjoy quilting of course, home cooked meals along with relaxation time in the spa area including massages… and a few folks on the trails for some spring skiing! If you would like to take part in a future quilting retreat, please contact us at Maplelag.
Another nice morning on the trails. Not quite as cold last night with clouds moving in early morning and hanging around until mid afternoon. The trails softened a bit earlier and not as fast but still some fun skiing. A good size group of skiers hitting the trails throughout the day. A handful of classic skiers as well hitting the trails that still have remnants of a track and reports were good. North Loup and Skaters Waltz groomed at dusk today and even though the air temp is in the upper 30’s, the freshly groomed is freezing down and getting crusted on top, which is what we want!! If it stays clear tonight it will be hard and fast in the morning but if it clouds over, it will just mean softer conditions a bit earlier. A few areas of thin cover on Skaters Waltz and one spot on North Loup but still skiable throughout. North Loup holding a bit more snow, as usual and should make it fine until Monday morning. We are most likely done grooming for the year unless we get dumped with fresh snow later in the week!
Another cool day with temp staying below freezing. Sunny conditions softening the snow just enough for good edging on Skaters Waltz and North Loup. Grooming from yesterday holding nicely for skiing today. A couple laps late afternoon found fast conditions as sun was falling west and very nice skiing for March 19th. Grooming on North Loup and Skaters Waltz this evening for skating. Should be nice transition skiing from 9am to noon then getting softer with warmer temps forecasted. Crust skiing on the classic trails should be fair to good from mid morning on.
