Trails are open. 9km loop groomed and open for riding. Very thin dusting of snow on top. Groomed segments include Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, and the Twin Lakes Bridge loop, returning on Loon Return. These segments can be accessed from the driveway or you can make a loop starting on Skaters Waltz ski trail to the right and follow that until the Bjorps singletrack. Friday we also groomed the short segments off Skaters Waltz, Kamikaze downhill and Eira’s downhill.
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Sunday afternoon ride, January 25th, 2026.Bjorps singletrack, January 24th, 2026.Groomed fat bike singletrack, January 24th, 2026.Bridge section open and groomed, January 23rd, 2026.“Bjorp’s” singletrack part of open and groomed singletrack, January 22nd, 2026.Connector to Bjorp’s from the driveway, January 22nd, 2026.Grooming on the singletrack, January 21st, 2026.Fresh groomed singletrack at end of Bridge section, January 21s,t 2026.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack buried in snow, January 20th, 2026.
Trails are open. Snow and ski conditions are excellent. Recommended skiing on trails groomed yesterday evening, Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, JibFly and Twin Lakes. Where not recently groomed, the snow is a bit more abrasive and glide is slower but still nice skiing on trails such as Bullhead, Roy’s and Wavy Gravy. Today we will be grooming more trails. We had a great day yesterday hosting the North Star conference ski meet. Nice job to all the skiers!
Section 8 Nordic Ski Championships will be held on Tuesday February 3rd on portions of Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, all of JibFly and most of Mother North Star. All other 50km of trail will be open for day skiing. Recommended to use Loon Return to access Sukkerbusk to the western trail and northern trails.
At Maplelag we don’t talk about cold and windchill, instead we embrace winter and enjoy the incredible beauty. The sounds of squeaky snow, the cracks of the trees and the booming of the ice, doesn’t get any better. Just Ski.
We have also have a loop on Little Sugarbush Lake “Lumi’s Loop” with a skate lane and track on each side. This is a fun 1.2km loop that makes for a fun ski at sunrise and sunset. Fat Bike Trail Report:
It’s been great seeing so many people out on the trails so far this winter season and we deeply appreciate the support!
Skating on Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutoff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. All other trails are tracked for classic skiing. (Please no skating on classic trails) Sukkerbusk is a great starter trail for classic which feeds the outer trails and crosses most of the inner trails providing a good “lay of the land”.
39″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system since mid November, only missing a few days.
Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 18 and under day pass is $15, use the summer trail pass option.
Ski rentals are available at a rate of $25 for adults and $15 for 18 and under. Snowshoe rental is $10 a person.
Snowfall YTD at 39″ Compacted base on trail 5-8″. Total snowfall in January at 15″. December: 17″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Beautiful sun dog over Twin Lakes crossing, January 27th, 2026.Early morning ski, January 27th, 2026.Cutting new track on Sap Run, January 27th, 2026.Sunset ski on Sap Run, January 25th, 2026.Frosty faces from the weekend! January 25th, 2026. (B. Larkin photo)Morning skiers on Roy’s Run set to enjoy the fresh cut track, January 24th, 2026.Forest art.Afternoon skiers, January 24th, 2026. Great to have Canadian guests this weekend! Lots of deer along the side of the trail, January 24th, 2026.Hollowed tree that fell down this summer, home to a porcupine, but porcupine still
Trails are open. Snow and ski conditions are excellent. Incredible start otherwise the day with a beautiful sun dog. No wind and sunshine, a great day to ski! This morning grooming on the course for today’s race and also fresh track set on Twin Lakes and Loon Return. Take Loon Return to access Twin Lakes. Wavy Little bit of wind with a dusting of snow overnight. Might be a few areas drifted/blown in. All the trails recently groomed with Wavy Gravy and all skate trails being groomed Monday along with the course for today’s meet.
Today we are hosting the North Star Conference from 12-3pm on portions of Sap Run, JibFly, Mother North Star and short section of Sukkerbusk. All other 55km of trail will be open and we encourage people to come out and support the skiers! Section 8 Nordic Ski Championships will be held on Tuesday February 3rd.
At Maplelag we don’t talk about cold and windchill, instead we embrace winter and enjoy the incredible beauty. The sounds of squeaky snow, the cracks of the trees and the booming of the ice, doesn’t get any better. Just Ski.
We have also have a loop on Little Sugarbush Lake “Lumi’s Loop” with a skate lane and track on each side. This is a fun 1.2km loop that makes for a fun ski at sunrise and sunset. Fat Bike Trail Report:
It’s been great seeing so many people out on the trails so far this winter season and we deeply appreciate the support!
Skating on Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutoff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. All other trails are tracked for classic skiing. (Please no skating on classic trails) Sukkerbusk is a great starter trail for classic which feeds the outer trails and crosses most of the inner trails providing a good “lay of the land”.
39″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system since mid November, only missing a few days.
Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 18 and under day pass is $15, use the summer trail pass option.
Ski rentals are available at a rate of $25 for adults and $15 for 18 and under. Snowshoe rental is $10 a person.
Snowfall YTD at 39″ Compacted base on trail 5-8″. Total snowfall in January at 15″. December: 17″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Beautiful sun dog over Twin Lakes crossing, January 27th, 2026.Early morning ski, January 27th, 2026.Cutting new track on Sap Run, January 27th, 2026.Evening grooming on Sap Run, January 26th, 2026.North Loup classic skiing, January 25th, 2026.Sunset ski on Sap Run, January 25th, 2026.Frosty faces from the weekend! January 25th, 2026. (B. Larkin photo)Morning skiers on Roy’s Run set to enjoy the fresh cut track, January 24th, 2026.Cutting track on Roy’s Run, January 24th, 2026.Track setting on North Loup, January 24th, 2026.Forest art.Afternoon skiers, January 24th, 2026. Great to have Canadian guests this weekend! Lots of deer along the side of the trail, January 24th, 2026.Hollowed tree that fell down this summer, home to a porcupine, but porcupine still Grooming on JibFly, January 23rd, 2026.Bundled up and enjoying winter! January 23rd, 2026.Cutting new track across Bullhead lake to access Bullhead Lake trail and Bootleg extension! January 23rd, 2026.Grooming on Loon Return, January 23rd, 2026.Island Lake trail, January 23rd, 2026. 2-3″ of snow on top of most recent grooming. Will be deeper snow where drifted, January 23rd, 2026.
Trails are open. 9km loop groomed and open for riding. Groomed segments include Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, and the Twin Lakes Bridge loop, returning on Loon Return. These segments can be accessed from the driveway or you can make a loop starting on Skaters Waltz ski trail to the right and follow that until the Bjorps singletrack. Friday we also groomed the short segments off Skaters Waltz, Kamikaze downhill and Eira’s downhill.
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Sunday afternoon ride, January 25th, 2026.Bjorps singletrack, January 24th, 2026.Groomed fat bike singletrack, January 24th, 2026.Bridge section open and groomed, January 23rd, 2026.“Bjorp’s” singletrack part of open and groomed singletrack, January 22nd, 2026.Connector to Bjorp’s from the driveway, January 22nd, 2026.Grooming on the singletrack, January 21st, 2026.Fresh groomed singletrack at end of Bridge section, January 21s,t 2026.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack buried in snow, January 20th, 2026.
Trails are open. Looks to be a bit warmer today. Snow and ski conditions are excellent. All the trails have been recently groomed. Island lake and wavy gravy trails on tap for grooming today. We will also be grooming the course for the North Star Conference ski meet this afternoon which will be held on Tuesday afternoon. The race will be from 12-3pm on portions of Sap Run, JibFly, Mother North Star and short section of Sukkerbusk. All other 55km of trail will be open and we encourage people to come out and support the skiers! Section 8 Nordic Ski Championships will be held on Tuesday February 3rd.
At Maplelag we don’t talk about cold and windchill, instead we embrace winter and enjoy the incredible beauty. The sounds of squeaky snow, the cracks of the trees and the booming of the ice, doesn’t get any better. Just Ski.
We have also have a loop on Little Sugarbush Lake “Lumi’s Loop” with a skate lane and track on each side. This is a fun 1.2km loop that makes for a fun ski at sunrise and sunset. Fat Bike Trail Report:
It’s been great seeing so many people out on the trails so far this winter season and we deeply appreciate the support! Want to share your ski experience at Maplelag, file a report on Skinnyski.com
Skating on Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutoff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. All other trails are tracked for classic skiing. (Please no skating on classic trails) Sukkerbusk is a great starter trail for classic which feeds the outer trails and crosses most of the inner trails providing a good “lay of the land”.
38″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system since mid November, only missing a few days.
Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 18 and under day pass is $15, use the summer trail pass option.
Ski rentals are available at a rate of $25 for adults and $15 for 18 and under. Snowshoe rental is $10 a person.
Snowfall YTD at 38″ Compacted base on trail 5-8″. Total snowfall in January at 14″. December: 17″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
North Loup classic skiing, January 25th, 2025.Sunset ski on Sap Run, January 25th, 2026.Frosty faces from the weekend! January 25th, 2026. (B. Larkin photo)Morning skiers on Roy’s Run set to enjoy the fresh cut track, January 24th, 2026.Cutting track on Roy’s Run, January 24th, 2026.Track setting on North Loup, January 24th, 2026.Forest art.Afternoon skiers, January 24th, 2026. Great to have Canadian guests this weekend! Lots of deer along the side of the trail, January 24th, 2026.Hollowed tree that fell down this summer, home to a porcupine, but porcupine still Grooming on JibFly, January 23rd, 2026.Bundled up and enjoying winter! January 23rd, 2026.Cutting new track across Bullhead lake to access Bullhead Lake trail and Bootleg extension! January 23rd, 2026.Grooming on Loon Return, January 23rd, 2026.Island Lake trail, January 23rd, 2026. 2-3″ of snow on top of most recent grooming. Will be deeper snow where drifted, January 23rd, 2026.
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