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Ski Trail Report

Daily snow continues with another 1-2″ fresh overnight. Total snowfall since Friday around 6-7″. We have been packing and grooming on select trails with plans to be open for early season skiing on the weekend. Trails being groomed/packed are Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz and the big hill down to Bullhead lake. We also packed and groomed out JibFly today. No tracks set but no track classic skiing available on Sukkerbusk and JibFly. Skaters Waltz for skating. The deck is looking better after each grooming and sustained cold temps freezing the snow and ground down.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms. No lodging or meal service.

Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass now helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.

Mountain bike trails are now closed for the season and will open again for the winter riding season Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting. 

Packing and combing on Skaters Waltz, November 17th, 2022.
Skaters Waltz grooming, November 16th, 2022.
Grooming November 16th, 2022.
Fat bike grooming on Twin Lakes Singletrack, November 16th, 2022. We hope to open 12km of fat bike trail on the weekend as well.
Grooming on Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 15th, 2022.
First grooming of the year on Sukkerbusk, November 14th, 2022.
Heading down the hill towards Bullhead Lake, November 14th, 2022.
Single green trail with a fresh coating of white, November 11th, 2022.
Mother North Star trail, November 11th, 2022.
Final fall grooming on Sap Run, November 9th, 2022.
Sukkebusk ski trail, October 9th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Island Lake, November 
Second time around for this beaver!
Ice foam on Island, November 5th, 2022.
November Nature scene, November 5th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Twin Lakes, November 5th, 2022.
Looking down towards Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty scene on edge of Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty North Loup ski trail, November 5th, 2022. Ready for snow! 
Skiff of snow on the forest floor, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise over Island Lake, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise through the forest as seen on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 4th, 2022.
Moon rise at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 1st, 2022.
Clearing deadfall on Island Lake trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fresh bear track on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 1st, 2022.
Beaver cut near Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Wavy Gravy trail, November 1st, 2022.
View towards Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Spectacular sunset to cap off the last day of October 2022.

Ski Trail Report

Another dusting of snow overnight with around an inch accumulation. Daily snowfall and prolonged cold weather is allowing us to pack and groom on the ski trails. Trails being groomed/packed are Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz and the big hill down to Bullhead lake. No tracks set. The deck is looking better after each grooming and sustained cold temps freezing the snow and ground down. A good start to the season and we are hopeful we can open the trails for early season skiing this weekend. Chance of more snow rest of the week should allow us to open for early season skiing.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms. No lodging or meal service.

Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass now helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.

Mountain bike trails are now closed for the season and will open again for the winter riding season Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting. 

Skaters Waltz grooming, November 16th, 2022.
Grooming November 16th, 2022.
Fat bike grooming on Twin Lakes Singletrack, November 16th, 2022. We hope to open 12km of fat bike trail on the weekend as well.
Grooming on Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 15th, 2022.

First grooming of the year on Sukkerbusk, November 14th, 2022.
Heading down the hill towards Bullhead Lake, November 14th, 2022.
Single green trail with a fresh coating of white, November 11th, 2022.
Mother North Star trail, November 11th, 2022.
Final fall grooming on Sap Run, November 9th, 2022.
Sukkebusk ski trail, October 9th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Island Lake, November 
Second time around for this beaver!
Ice foam on Island, November 5th, 2022.
November Nature scene, November 5th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Twin Lakes, November 5th, 2022.
Looking down towards Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty scene on edge of Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty North Loup ski trail, November 5th, 2022. Ready for snow! 
Skiff of snow on the forest floor, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise over Island Lake, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise through the forest as seen on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 4th, 2022.
Moon rise at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 1st, 2022.
Clearing deadfall on Island Lake trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fresh bear track on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 1st, 2022.
Beaver cut near Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Wavy Gravy trail, November 1st, 2022.
View towards Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Spectacular sunset to cap off the last day of October 2022.

Ski Trail Report

Winter conditions continue with cold temps and snowfall. Another dusting of snow on Tuesday. We packed the same trails we packed on Monday, today. The deck is looking better after the grooming today and sustained cold temps freezing the snow and ground down. A good start to the season and we are hopeful we can open the trails for early season skiing this weekend. Trails being groomed are Sukkerbusk, Skaters Waltz and the big hill down to Bullhead lake. Chance of more snow this evening and we plan to groom the same 10km of trail on Wednesday.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms. No lodging or meal service.

Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass now helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.

Mountain bike trails are now closed for the season and will open again for the winter riding season Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting. 

Grooming on Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 15th, 2022.
First grooming of the year on Sukkerbusk, November 14th, 2022.
Heading down the hill towards Bullhead Lake, November 14th, 2022.
Single green trail with a fresh coating of white, November 11th, 2022.
Mother North Star trail, November 11th, 2022.
Final fall grooming on Sap Run, November 9th, 2022.
Sukkebusk ski trail, October 9th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Island Lake, November 
Second time around for this beaver!
Ice foam on Island, November 5th, 2022.
November Nature scene, November 5th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Twin Lakes, November 5th, 2022.
Looking down towards Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty scene on edge of Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty North Loup ski trail, November 5th, 2022. Ready for snow! 
Skiff of snow on the forest floor, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise over Island Lake, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise through the forest as seen on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 4th, 2022.
Moon rise at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 1st, 2022.
Clearing deadfall on Island Lake trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fresh bear track on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 1st, 2022.
Beaver cut near Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Wavy Gravy trail, November 1st, 2022.
View towards Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Spectacular sunset to cap off the last day of October 2022.

Fat Bike Trail Report

Winter conditions in place with a couple dustings of snow and cold temps. Cold weather setting frost into the ground and setting the base for fat biking.

We will have the trails open in a week or so for fat biking. Once again we will be grooming around 25km of trail. The main loops groomed will be the Bullhead Bootleg loop, Twin Lakes loop, SukkerWest a few inner trails.

Trail map posted here.

Passes available online in the product page.

Trail Report

Winter conditions continue with cold temps and another dusting of snow Sunday evening. We packed a few trails on Monday to prepare the base for the next snowfalls and hope to be able to open the trails after another 3-4″ of snow.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms. No lodging or meal service.

Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass now helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes.

Mountain bike trails are now closed for the season and will open again for the winter riding season Thanksgiving weekend, weather permitting. 

First grooming of the year on Sukkerbusk, November 14th, 2022.
Heading down the hill towards Bullhead Lake, November 14th, 2022.
Single green trail with a fresh coating of white, November 11th, 2022.
Mother North Star trail, November 11th, 2022.
Final fall grooming on Sap Run, November 9th, 2022.
Sukkebusk ski trail, October 9th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Island Lake, November 
Second time around for this beaver!
Ice foam on Island, November 5th, 2022.
November Nature scene, November 5th, 2022.
Ice on the edge of Twin Lakes, November 5th, 2022.
Looking down towards Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty scene on edge of Bullhead lake, November 5th, 2022.
Frosty North Loup ski trail, November 5th, 2022. Ready for snow! 
Skiff of snow on the forest floor, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise over Island Lake, November 4th, 2022.
Sunrise through the forest as seen on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 4th, 2022.
Moon rise at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 1st, 2022.
Clearing deadfall on Island Lake trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fresh bear track on Twin Lakes ski trail, November 2nd, 2022.
Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 1st, 2022.
Beaver cut near Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Wavy Gravy trail, November 1st, 2022.
View towards Island Lake, November 1st, 2022.
Spectacular sunset to cap off the last day of October 2022.