More snow falling Monday morning and afternoon with close to 6″ new the past 24 hours. Combined with the snow on Saturday, close to 10″ of fresh snow over three days. Today we packed out 40 of 64km of trail and also took the Pisten Bully out for the first time this year, setting tracks on Sap Run and Mother Hen. The wind is blowing pretty good in the open filling in the packed trail quickly. We will pack trails again in the morning and set tracks on a few select trails. The weight of the wet heavy snow on Saturday and extra snow today has bent over a lot of branches with some trails completely filled in with snow covered branches. The woods are definitely a winter wonderland. The only negative is the twigs and branches that have fallen down on the fresh snow. We are trying to clear the branches that we can but pretty much impossible to get everything yet this year. Use caution on the downhills!!
Woods flocked beautifully after 4″ of snow on Saturday and 4-5″ of dry and fluffy early Monday. The snow was sticky and made for tough going at times over the weekend but gorgeous in the forest and lots of happy skiers. We are packing the trails today and set tracks once the trails are packed out. With northwest flow and cooler temps forecasted this week, should be some great skiing on tap.
Measured new snow on the ice skating rink Sunday afternoon.
A mixed bag of precip during the night with rain and sleet. Turning to all snow around 8am. As of 3:30 pm, around 4 inches of fresh snow has fallen compacted to about 3″ due to the heaviness. The snow is insulating the soft snow underneath so we will hold off on grooming until the snow freezes down. Skiing should be good as more snow falls and hopefully stays snow as the warm moist system to the south begins to work to the northeast.
Photos below from skiers yesterday afternoon enjoying the nice conditions.
The Back Porch quilt shop of Detroit Lake holds two quilting retreat at Maplelag. Participants enjoy quilting ,of course, home cooked meals along with relaxation time in the spa area including massages and skiing if the snow is good. The retreat also features special workshops and shows. If you would like to take part in a future quilting retreat, please contact us at Maplelag. [email protected]
