Trails are open: Beautiful day to ride! Continued cold weather keeping the deck solid and relatively smooth after one melt freeze cycle this week. The entire 25km FatLagChilada groomed Monday. The deer were walking on the trail in a few spots when it was warm otherwise the deck is smooth and rolling great!
To pick up the trail and start of the FatLagChilada, head to the skaters waltz trail and go right. (The large LagChilada sign is for the summer start, not winter) Signs are out marking the key intersections. To access the west side trails, use the driveway to access Twin Lake singletrack and Sukkerwest which is a good starter trail for first time riders. A good loop to start with is taking the skaters waltz and following the signs and groomed singletrack to access Bjorps and Sukkerwest.
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Fat bike trail in great shape after freezing down again after Tuesday’s warm day, January 14th, 2026.
Trails are open. A great day of skiing. A cloudy start but cleared off mid afternoon with mild temps, not warm enough to melt the snow, but soften the snow a bit and make for really nice skiing, especially where recently groomed. Afternoon grooming on JibFly and Sukkerbusk setting new track on one side of the double track. Snow chances have backed off a bit but still looks like a dusting tonight and tomorrow morning. Sunday snow looks to be around an inch or so. Either way, we will be grooming on Friday. Just Ski.
Wednesday we groomed on the classic trails bringing up drier and powdery snow to make the best skiing possible after a melt freeze cycle Tuesday. Groomed were Mother Hen, Rootin Tootin, Roy’s Run, Mother North Star, JibFly, Twin Lakes and one track on Sukkerbusk. Most of skaters waltz and Eira Bikwadinaa hill also groomed.
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. A new track was set on one side 1/14.
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”.
27″ 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 30″ Compacted base on trail 3-6″. Total snowfall in January at 6″. 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″.
Cutting new track on Sukkebusk for the afternoon skiers, January 15th, 2026.Cutting new track on Twin Lakes, January 14th, 2026.Renovating and resetting track on Mother Hen, January 14th, 2026.Rootin Tootin trail striders, January 14th, 2026.Track reset on lake loop, “Lumi’s Loop”, January 14th, 2026.All smiles after a morning ski! January 13th, 2026.Lumi’s Loopers! The groomed lake loop has been popular. Where this is wind the track might fill in but we try to groom it every time it needs a touch up.“Great morning ski” January 13th, 2026.If you see and the packed snowshoe trails….thanks Joel! January 13th, 2026.
Trails are open: The entire 25km FatLagChilada groomed Monday. Cooling back down overnight to the single digits setting up the recent grooming nicely. Excellent riding conditions.
To pick up the trail, head to the skaters waltz trail and go right. Signs are out marking the key intersections. To access the west side trails, use the driveway to access Twin Lake singletrack and Sukkerwest which is a good starter trail for first time riders. A good loop to start with is taking the skaters waltz and following the signs and groomed singletrack to access Bjorps and Sukkerwest.
The first half of Twin Lakes has a few soft spots and the singletrack is a bit tighter. We plan to groom Twin Lakes first half this morning to clean up the edges and flatten the base. (It is important to run lower tire pressure and keep the bike centered on the trail! On the corners, check the speed and make turn in the middle. Going wide will result in “augering”.)
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Fat bike trail in great shape after freezing down again after Tuesday’s warm day, January 14th, 2026.Fresh groomed singletrack, January 12th, 2026.Snow getting deep in the woods! Twin Lakes singletrack, January 10th, 2026.Fresh fluff on the FatLagChilada!! 4″ of classic “prairie effect”snow today, January 10th, 2026. Nice job to the riders plugging away out there today!Fluff on the fat bike trail! January 10th, 2026.Bootleg singletrack lakeside, January 9th, 2026 after a touch up groom.Riding at dusk, January 8th, 2026.Last downhill on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 7th, 2026. Keep the wheels in the middle!Groomed connector trail on Bullhead lake to access Bootleg loop, January 7th, 2026.“Eira” downhill as part of the FatLagChilada course, January 6th, 2026.Saturday on the singletrack! January 3rd, 2026. Nice fat bike riding conditions over the weekend. Fat bike ride at dusk, January 4th, 2026.Fat bike grooming, January 2nd 2026. (B.Olson photo) Thanks Ben for grooming today! Rolling on skaters waltz ski trail, January 2nd, 2026 (G.Ames photo)Night riding, January 1st, 2026. Riding at night is super fun and with good lighting, almost easier to read the trail versus day time!More fresh groomed trail! December 31st, 2025.Fat bike grooming, December 30th, 2025.
Trails are open. A beautiful day to ski! Sun is out and no wind. Nice refreshing temps as well after a mild soggy day on Tuesday. The snow and base held out just fine and a very light dusting of snow overnight. The tracks will be a bit faster this morning but very skiable. We are grooming on the classic trails bringing up drier and powdery snow to make the best skiing possible. Grooming this morning on Mother Hen, Rootin Tootin, Roy’s Run, Mother North Star, JibFly, and Twin Lakes. We will also be grooming one track on Sukkerbusk.
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.
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”.
27″ 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 30″ Compacted base on trail 3-6″. Total snowfall in January at 6″. 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″.
Cutting new track on Twin Lakes, January 14th, 2026.Renovating and resetting track on Mother Hen, January 14th, 2026.Rootin Tootin trail striders, January 14th, 2026.Track reset on lake loop, “Lumi’s Loop”, January 14th, 2026.All smiles after a morning ski! January 13th, 2026.Lumi’s Loopers! The groomed lake loop has been popular. Where this is wind the track might fill in but we try to groom it every time it needs a touch up.“Great morning ski” January 13th, 2026.Beautiful morning ski on Roy’s Run, January 12th, 2026.Island Lake trail, January 12th, 2026. Only trail not groomed since Saturdays snow. Groomed on Friday, skier packed on the Friday groom.Track on Bullhead lake, January 12th, 2026.Cutting new track on Sukkebusk, January 12th, 2026.Cleaning the start area at dusk, January 12th, 2026.
The entire 25km FatLagChilada groomed yesterday. Riding on hold today until it cools back down again. Once it cools down and sets up, should be great riding!
To pick up the trail, head to the skaters waltz trail and go right. Signs are out marking the key intersections. To access the west side trails, use the driveway to access Twin Lake singletrack and Sukkerwest which is a good starter trail for first time riders. A good loop to start with is taking the skaters waltz and following the signs and groomed singletrack to access Bjorps and Sukkerwest.
The first half of Twin Lakes has a few soft spots and the singletrack is a bit tighter. We plan to groom Twin Lakes first half this morning to clean up the edges and flatten the base. (It is important to run lower tire pressure and keep the bike centered on the trail! On the corners, check the speed and make turn in the middle. Going wide will result in “augering”.)
Any questions on riding, text Jay 218-849-7669.
Fresh groomed singletrack, January 12th, 2026.Snow getting deep in the woods! Twin Lakes singletrack, January 10th, 2026.Fresh fluff on the FatLagChilada!! 4″ of classic “prairie effect”snow today, January 10th, 2026. Nice job to the riders plugging away out there today!Fluff on the fat bike trail! January 10th, 2026.Bootleg singletrack lakeside, January 9th, 2026 after a touch up groom.Riding at dusk, January 8th, 2026.Last downhill on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 7th, 2026. Keep the wheels in the middle!Groomed connector trail on Bullhead lake to access Bootleg loop, January 7th, 2026.“Eira” downhill as part of the FatLagChilada course, January 6th, 2026.Saturday on the singletrack! January 3rd, 2026. Nice fat bike riding conditions over the weekend. Fat bike ride at dusk, January 4th, 2026.Fat bike grooming, January 2nd 2026. (B.Olson photo) Thanks Ben for grooming today! Rolling on skaters waltz ski trail, January 2nd, 2026 (G.Ames photo)Night riding, January 1st, 2026. Riding at night is super fun and with good lighting, almost easier to read the trail versus day time!More fresh groomed trail! December 31st, 2025.Fat bike grooming, December 30th, 2025.
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