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Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. It has been a great week of skiing and grooming even with the cooler weather. Sunshine most of the day on Thursday with light wind made for a really nice day of grooming and skiing. Day user traffic has been light but we continue to groom daily getting the trails in the best shape we can after a lot of wind and almost daily light snow showers earlier in the week.

Thursday grooming on Bullhead Bootleg Lake loop, Loon Return, Wavy Gravy, Twin Lakes and Island Lake trails. Skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, Eira Bikwadinaa hill, Kristin’s Kutoff, and Single Green. Today we plan to reset track on Roy’s Run, North Loup and comb out the skate lane on North Loup and extension loop of Skaters Waltz. All other trails groomed Tuesday and Wednesday.

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 and under the full moon! Groomed 1/29.

 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!  

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.

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″. 

Grooming on north end of Bullhead Lake trail, January 29th, 2026.
Sunshine, and smiles on Sukkerbusk, January 29th, 2026.
Lake grooming on Bullhead Lake, January 29th, 2026.
North side of Bullhead lake trail, January 29th, 2026.
Eira Bikwadinaa hill grooming, January 29th, 2026.
Grooming in between Twin Lakes as part of Island Lake and Wavy Gravy trails, January 29th, 2026.
Grooming on “Lumi’s Loop”, January 29th, 2026. A great loop to ski in the evening this weekend under the full moon!
Morning ski on JibFly, January 28th, 2026.
Cutting new track on Rootin Tootin, January 28th, 2026.
Grooming on Rootin Tootin, January 28th, 2026.
Finishing up on Loon Return trail, January 28th, 2026.
“Snow moon”, January 28th, 2026. Full moon February 1st!
Just Ski
Beautiful sun dog over Twin Lakes crossing, January 27th, 2026.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

9km loop groomed and open for riding. Very thin dusting of snow on top, rider packed on rock solid base. 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.

Fat bike trail rider packed on top of rock solid base, January 29th, 2026. (Jamie J. photo)
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.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open with a great base of dry cold snow. Recommended classic skiing on Sap Run, Mother Hen, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Rootin Tootin and Twin Lakes. Where not recently groomed, the snow is a bit more abrasive and glide is slower on trails such as Bullhead, Roy’s and Wavy Gravy. Today we plan to reset track on Bullhead Bootleg loop and Wavy Gravy which should make for improved glide. Skate skiing is a bit slow with the thin dusting of fine grained snow on top of the recent groom. Skate trails will be groomed again Friday morning. Just Ski

We had a fun day hosting the North Star conference ski meet Tuesday. Nice job to all the skiers!

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!  

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.

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″. 

Morning ski on JibFly, January 28th, 2026.
Cutting new track on Rootin Tootin, January 28th, 2026.
Grooming on Rootin Tootin, January 28th, 2026.
Finishing up on Loon Return trail, January 28th, 2026.
“Snow moon”, January 28th, 2026. Full moon February 1st!
Just Ski
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 wintering there.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

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.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

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