15km of trail open and groomed for fat biking. Should be a nice morning to ride. Watch for a few slick spots is all. Please plan to ride before 1PM to maintain the integrity of the riding surface for the next day. Thank you and enjoy!
Groomed trail includes segments Feeling Lucky, Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, Twin Lakes Bridge loop, and Twin Lakes “Race Loop” which includes the Hudson’s Hula loop. The Twin Lakes loop includes the ski trails of Twin Lakes (start of) and Wavy Gravy. Follow the FatLagchilada or fat bike signs to enter Hudson’s Hula. This is a more rider friendly loop and combined with the groomed trail on the inner system, makes for a nice loop of 15km.
To begin the “Special Edition” loop, head to the main trail head and follow signs to the big LagChilada sign to enter Feeling Lucky. After Feeling Lucky loop, head counter clockwise on Skaters Waltz to ride the other segments.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is not groomed. With 2-3 feet of snow covering the recent grooming we don’t plan to groom for a week or so. Hopefully mid to late February we have it groomed out for riding in March and April….some of the best months of fat biking at Maplelag!
End of Twin Lakes singletrack, February 12th, 2026.Twin Lakes singletrack, February 10th, 2026.Start of this years “Special Edition FagLagchilada, February 9th 2026Flatland Cycling club group ride, February 7th, 2026. (T.Steen photos)
Trails are open. Spring like conditions. Hard and fast in the morning before softening and slower in the afternoon. The snow and trails are holding out great. Thursday late afternoon/early evening grooming on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Poki Loki, Bullhead Bootleg Lake Loop and Twin Lakes. These are recommended trails for the late morning/early afternoon today. Once it warms up, trails groomed Wednesday will be recommended to ski. Grooming planned again this afternoon/early evening. Grooming at evening will set the trails up a bit harder but that is with intention and purpose. Harder tracks will last and take longer to soften when it warms up and sun is beating down. During spring conditions, we welcome the warmer temps in the afternoon to soften up the trails for skiing and grooming later in the day and evening.
Spring Skiing is some of our favorite skiing of the year! We have a great base of seasoned snow going back to mid November. The bottom four inches of the compacted base acting like a refrigerant. We look to freeze nicely each night during this little warm spell which is key. Moving forward, with spring conditions, generally the best time to ski, provided it warms up to 35-38 degrees, is from 10am to 2pm and suggest skiing during this time frame.
We will continue grooming daily, as conditions dictate, working on select trails each day to have fresh tracks and always try to have the main trails Sukkerbusk and Sap Run in best condition possible.
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”.
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 2/11
43″ 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. There is no charge for children 6 and under.
Snowfall YTD at 43″ Compacted base on trail 5-8″. Total snowfall in February 4″. 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″.
Sunset groom on Sukkerbusk, February 12th, 2026.Sunset groom on Bullhead Bootleg loop, February 12th, 2026.Grooming at dusk on Twin Lakes, February 12th, 2026.Sunset groom on connector to western trails, February 11th, 2026. Timing the grooming while snow is still soft before setting up hard again. These tracks will be solid and bit faster in the morning before transitioning to ‘sweet spot” around 10am-2pm.Early afternoon ski on JibFly, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on Rootin Tootin, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on bottom of Eira Bikwadinaa en route to Bullhead Lake trail, February 11th, 2026.Out on Island Lake trail! Little bit icier on ILT but very very skiable with a little extra caution, February 10th, 2026.
15km of trail open and groomed for fat biking. Should be a nice morning to ride. Trails is rolling very nice. Watch for a few slick spots is all. Rest of the week and weekend, if forecast above 34 degrees, please plan to ride before 12 noon to maintain the integrity of the riding surface otherwise. Thank you!
We had a great weekend of riding. Fun hosting the Flatland Cycling Club for a group ride on Saturday.
Groomed trail includes segments Feeling Lucky, Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, Twin Lakes Bridge loop, and Twin Lakes “Race Loop” which includes the Hudson’s Hula loop. The Twin Lakes loop includes the ski trails of Twin Lakes (start of) and Wavy Gravy. Follow the FatLagchilada or fat bike signs to enter Hudson’s Hula. This is a more rider friendly loop and combined with the groomed trail on the inner system, makes for a nice loop of 15km.
To begin the “Special Edition” loop, head to the main trail head and follow signs to the big LagChilada sign to enter Feeling Lucky. After Feeling Lucky loop, head counter clockwise on Skaters Waltz to ride the other segments.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is not groomed. With 2-3 feet of snow covering the recent grooming we don’t plan to groom for a week or so. Hopefully mid to late February we have it groomed out for riding in March and April….some of the best months of fat biking at Maplelag!
Twin Lakes singletrack, February 10th, 2026.Start of this years “Special Edition FagLagchilada, February 9th 2026Super Sunday riding, February 8th, 2026.Flatland Cycling club group ride, February 7th, 2026. (T.Steen photos) Groomed singletrack on Twin Lakes loop, February 6th, 2026Hudson’s Hula singletrack, February 6th, 2026.
Trails are open. Another awesome day of spring like skiing. Fast/icylike conditions to start, softening up late morning and nice skiing rest of the day before freezing down again at dusk. The snow and trails are holding out great. Late afternoon early evening groomed on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Poki Loki, Bullhead Bootleg Lake Loop and Twin Lakes. These are recommended trails for the late morning Friday 2/13. Once it warms up, trails groomed Wednesday will be recommended to ski. Grooming planned again Friday afternoon/early evening.
Spring Skiing is some of our favorite skiing of the year! We have a great base of seasoned snow going back to mid November. The bottom four inches of the compacted base acting like a refrigerant. We look to freeze nicely each night during this little warm spell which is key. Moving forward, with spring conditions, generally the best time to ski, provided it warms up to 35-38 degrees, is from 10am to 2pm and suggest skiing during this time frame.
We will continue grooming daily, as conditions dictate, working on select trails each day to have fresh tracks and always try to have the main trails Sukkerbusk and Sap Run in best condition possible.
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”.
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 2/11
43″ 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. There is no charge for children 6 and under.
Snowfall YTD at 43″ Compacted base on trail 5-8″. Total snowfall in February 4″. 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″.
Sunset groom on Sukkerbusk, February 12th, 2026.Sunset groom on Bullhead Bootleg loop, February 12th, 2026.Grooming at dusk on Twin Lakes, February 12th, 2026.Sunset groom on connector to western trails, February 11th, 2026. Timing the grooming while snow is still soft before setting up hard again. These tracks will be solid and bit faster in the morning before transitioning to ‘sweet spot” around 10am-2pm.Early afternoon ski on JibFly, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on Rootin Tootin, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on Bullhead Lake trail, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on bottom of Eira Bikwadinaa en route to Bullhead Lake trail, February 11th, 2026.Out on Island Lake trail! Little bit icier on ILT but very very skiable with a little extra caution, February 10th, 2026.Cutting new track on JibFly, February 10th, 2026.Nice tracks on Island Lake trail, just a little harder and faster. February 10th, 2026. We will not groom with the tracks good and spring conditions approaching. Will regroom when we deem necessary. Wavy Gravy groomed today, February 10th, 2026. Silky sugary snow pulled up from grooming and skiing very nice, just a little faster than a few days ago. Just Ski.Pisten Bully out grooming today renovating the transformed snow, February 10th, 2026.Front end renovator breaking up frozen surface, February 10th, 2026.Former Moorhead coach Dooher after skiing Roy’s Run with good reports, Just Ski. February 10th, 2026.Sunset ski on Sukkerbusk, February 8th, 2026.Winter scene along Sukkerbusk, February 8th, 2026.
Trails are open. A fantastic day on the trails! A beautiful start with sunshine, frosty trees, and no wind. Temperature down to 11 last night setting up the grooming from yesterday. By mid afternoon, warmer temperature and sun softening the snow just a little bit to make for really nice early “Spring” conditions. When we say spring conditions, we mean the snow has transformed from its original state to a more sugary granular snow.
When the snow totally breaks down, it turns to “corn” snow. During spring conditions ideal scenario is it freezes at night, warms up during the day to soften the deck. In this scenario, typically the best skiing is from 10am-2pm but can fluctuate. If possible, if skiers are off the trail by mid afternoon, this allows us to have the best material to groom with and have the best conditions possible the next day! Most often we groom later afternoon or early evening during spring skiing season.
Morning track grooming on Rootin Tootin, North Loup and Bullhead Bootleg and skate lanes refreshed on Skaters Waltz and North Loup skate lane. Grooming bringing up drier/powdery/silky snow and taking off the hardness edge. Yesterday all other trails were groomed except Island Lake. Trails setting up again overnight but should soften as the day passes. We plan to groom Island lake later in the week but people have been skiing it, still very skiable. Just Ski.
The snow has transformed after a warm day on Monday followed by a hard freeze Tuesday. The conditions of the snow along with our deep base, bodes well for what looks to be warmer days on the weekend as we have transitioned to spring conditions. For us, Spring Skiing is some of our favorite skiing of the year! We have a great base of seasoned snow going back to mid November. The bottom four inches of the compacted base acting like a refrigerant. We look to freeze nicely each night during this little warm spell which is key. Moving forward, with spring conditions, generally the best time to ski, provided it warms up to 35-38 degrees, is from 10am to 2pm.
We will continue grooming daily, as conditions allow, working on select trails each day to have fresh tracks and always try to have the main trails Sukkerbusk and Sap Run in best condition possible.
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”.
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 2/10
43″ 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. There is no charge for children 6 and under.
Snowfall YTD at 43″ Compacted base on trail 5-8″. Total snowfall in February 4″. 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″.
Sunset groom on connector to western trails, February 11th, 2026. Timing the grooming while snow is still soft before setting up hard again. These tracks will be solid and bit faster in the morning before transitioning to ‘sweet spot” around 10am-2pm.Early afternoon ski on JibFly, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on Rootin Tootin, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on Bullhead Lake trail, February 11th, 2026.Grooming on bottom of Eira Bikwadinaa en route to Bullhead Lake trail, February 11th, 2026.Out on Island Lake trail! Little bit icier on ILT but very very skiable with a little extra caution, February 10th, 2026.Cutting new track on JibFly, February 10th, 2026.Nice tracks on Island Lake trail, just a little harder and faster. February 10th, 2026. We will not groom with the tracks good and spring conditions approaching. Will regroom when we deem necessary. Wavy Gravy groomed today, February 10th, 2026. Silky sugary snow pulled up from grooming and skiing very nice, just a little faster than a few days ago. Just Ski.Pisten Bully out grooming today renovating the transformed snow, February 10th, 2026.Front end renovator breaking up frozen surface, February 10th, 2026.Former Moorhead coach Dooher after skiing Roy’s Run with good reports, Just Ski. February 10th, 2026.Sunset ski on Sukkerbusk, February 8th, 2026.Winter scene along Sukkerbusk, February 8th, 2026.
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