Trails are open for skiing on 20km of groomed trail.
Another beautiful day of late season/spring skiing. Good seeing everyone out. Warmest temperatures since November rolled in with some strong winds softening the deck late afternoon. We did get out for a groom early evening on all the trails currently being groomed. It was a bit trickier grooming with the soft snow. The tracks set relatively good, skate deck was a bit more rough. Still should be some nice late season skiing tomorrow. The temps won’t drop down as much tonight but the snow has transitioned to corn snow which will provide more consistent glide longer into the day.
Trails being groomed for classic skiing include Sap Run, Sukkebusk, and North Loup. Skaters Waltz including the big hill down to Bullhead Lake and back and a skate lane on North Loup groomed for skating.
We will no longer be fat bike grooming this season. We had some great riding conditions over the weekend, Monday and Tuesday before the deep snow covered the trail. Full report here:
9″ new snow past 5 days. Total snowfall this season at 90″. Compacted base on trail 7-18″.
Early evening grooming on Sap Run, April 8th, 2023.Sunrise ski on Sukkebusk, April 8th, 2023.Skate skiing on North Loup, April 8th, 2023.Saturday sunshine and smiles! Heading across the Goat Ranch rd to ski North Loup, April 8th, 2023.Resetting track on North Loup, April 8th, 2023.
Friday fun on the trails! April, 7th, 2023.
Thumbs up for late season skiing! North Loup, April 7th, 2023.
Grooming on the skate deck on North Loup, April 7th, 2023.
Local skier Carol always one of the first ones and last one of the season to be on the trail. Striding on Sukkebusk, April 7th, 2023.Skate skiing on North Loup, April 7th, 2023. Add Bob to the list of one of the first and last ones of the season to hit the trail. Setting track on North Loup, April 6th, 2023. Skate deck was groomed in the evening again.Grooming down to Bullhead lake, April 6th, 2023.Sunshine and smiles! April 6th, 2023.Thanks for coming up from the metro! Striding on North Loup, April 6th, 2023.Sukkebusk skiing at sunset, April 5th, 2023. Incredible conditions for early April! Sunset ski on Sap Run, April 5th, 2023.Another pass on Sukkerbusk with a short moment of sunshine, April 5th, 2023. Continued snowfall filling in the tracks but we are making multiple passes to stay on top of the snowfall. Once the weather settles down should be great skiing. Get out early for best conditions!Skate trail grooming, April 5th, 2023.Setting track on Sukkerbusk, April 4th, 2023.Skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 4th, 2023. Skaters saw at least 8 passes today!Sunday skiers, April 2nd, 2023.Late afternoon skiing on North Loup, April 1st, 2023. Track reset in the morning. Will be crusty in the morning than softening later. Pick your preference and just ski!Birch mushrooms, April 1st, 2023.Late afternoon striding on Sukkerbusk, March 31st, 2023.Skating through the Switchyard, March 31st, 2023.Fresh tracks on Twin Lakes! March 29th, 2023. Tracks went across both lakes, north to the woods and to sloughs to the north. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing.Sunshine and miles for late season skiing! March 25th, 2023.
Trails are open for skiing and we are still grooming on 20km of trail.
Another fun day on the trails! Great seeing everyone out and the smiling faces enjoying the special late season conditions. Morning low temperatures down to the mid teens setting up last nights grooming nicely. Just a few flakes of snow this morning. Overcast and sub freezing temps until mid afternoon keeping the snow fresh. Trails groomed up nice this evening and should be a very nice morning of skiing Saturday. This evening we reset one track on Sap Run and Sukkerbusk and renovated and combed out the skate lanes on Skaters Waltz and North Loup. We did not reset the track on North Loup but the track was in great shape and should be good for Saturday classic skiers. With freezing temps tonight the trails might be a bit faster in the morning until softening and slowing down as the day passes. Just Ski!
This time of year after the we tend to groom later in the day or evening so the track can set up a bit harder and make for better glide longer into the morning. Weather and conditions this time of year can change rapidly, use a little extra caution on the south facing areas and hills but otherwise some great late season skiing to be had!
Trails will continue to be open through Monday April 10th at sunset. We are grooming on 20km of trail consisting of Sap Run, Sukkebusk, North Loup for classic skiing and Skaters Waltz down to Bullhead Lake and back and a skate lane on North Loup for skating.
We will no longer be fat bike grooming this season. We had some great riding conditions over the weekend, Monday and Tuesday before the deep snow covered the trail. Full report here:
9″ new snow past 5 days. Total snowfall this season at 90″. Compacted base on trail 7-18″.
Grooming the skate lane on North Loup, April 7th, 2023. Track was not reset but holding definition.
Thumbs up for late season skiing! Having fun on North Loup, April 7th, 2023.Local skier Carol always one of the first ones and last one of the season to be on the trail. Striding on Sukkebusk, April 7th, 2023.Skate skiing on North Loup, April 7th, 2023. Add Bob to the list of one of the first and last ones of the season to hit the trail.
Grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 7th, 2023.
Resetting one track on Sap Run, April 7th, 2023. Left track will be a bit faster in the morning right track a bit softer. Left track better action later in the day!
Setting track on North Loup, April 6th, 2023. Skate deck was groomed in the evening again.Grooming down to Bullhead lake, April 6th, 2023.Sunshine and smiles! April 6th, 2023.Thanks for coming up from the metro! Striding on North Loup, April 6th, 2023.Sukkebusk skiing at sunset, April 5th, 2023. Incredible conditions for early April! Sunset ski on Sap Run, April 5th, 2023.Another pass on Sukkerbusk with a short moment of sunshine, April 5th, 2023. Continued snowfall filling in the tracks but we are making multiple passes to stay on top of the snowfall. Once the weather settles down should be great skiing. Get out early for best conditions!Skate trail grooming, April 5th, 2023.Setting track on Sukkerbusk, April 4th, 2023.Skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 4th, 2023. Skaters saw at least 8 passes today!Sunday skiers, April 2nd, 2023.Late afternoon skiing on North Loup, April 1st, 2023. Track reset in the morning. Will be crusty in the morning than softening later. Pick your preference and just ski!Birch mushrooms, April 1st, 2023.Late afternoon striding on Sukkerbusk, March 31st, 2023.Skating through the Switchyard, March 31st, 2023.Fresh tracks on Twin Lakes! March 29th, 2023. Tracks went across both lakes, north to the woods and to sloughs to the north. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing.Sunshine and miles for late season skiing! March 25th, 2023.
Trails are open for skiing and we are still grooming. Incredible day for early April. Snow squall moved through this morning leaving a dusting of snow then clearing with brilliant April sunshine. Probably the last full day of mid winter skiing meaning dry snow and temperatures below freezing. Great seeing so many folks out today.
We are open the rest of this week and Easter weekend. We have received around 9″ of new snow this week. We are grooming on 20km of trail consisting of Sap Run, Sukkebusk, North Loup and Skaters Waltz down to Bullhead Lake and back. With cooler temps in place, should be nice skiing through the week. Warmer weather looks to move in for the weekend. Best skiing will be in the mornings. Skiing in the morning will also allow the deck to stay intact for skiing the next day.
Grooming plans: We will plan to groom Sap Run, Sukkerbusk and North Loup for classic setting tracks or a track and Skaters Waltz and the skate lane on North Loup for skating. We will no longer be fat bike grooming this season. We had some great riding conditions over the weekend, Monday and Tuesday before the deep snow covered the trail. With warmer weather forecasted for the weekend Full report here:
Total snowfall this season at 90″. Compacted base on trail 7-18″.
Setting track on North Loup, April 6th, 2023. Skate deck was groomed in the evening again.Grooming down to Bullhead lake, April 6th, 2023.Sunshine and smiles! April 6th, 2023.Thanks for coming up from the metro! Striding on North Loup, April 6th, 2023.Sukkebusk skiing at sunset, April 5th, 2023. Incredible conditions for early April! Sunset ski on Sap Run, April 5th, 2023.Another pass on Sukkerbusk with a short moment of sunshine, April 5th, 2023. Continued snowfall filling in the tracks but we are making multiple passes to stay on top of the snowfall. Once the weather settles down should be great skiing. Get out early for best conditions!Skate trail grooming, April 5th, 2023.Setting track on Sap Run, April 4th, 2023. Didn’t take long for the tracks to fill in but we are making multiple passes keeping on top of the snow.Setting track on Sukkerbusk, April 4th, 2023.Skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 4th, 2023. Skaters saw at least 8 passes today!Passing through after another lap! April 4th, 2023.Afternoon skate trail grooming, April 3rd, 2023.Sunday skiers, April 2nd, 2023.Late afternoon skiing on North Loup, April 1st, 2023. Track reset in the morning. Will be crusty in the morning than softening later. Pick your preference and just ski!Sunset grooming on Sukkerbusk, April 1st, 2023.Birch mushrooms, April 1st, 2023.Late afternoon striding on Sukkerbusk, March 31st, 2023.Skating through the Switchyard, March 31st, 2023.Fantastic skating on Skaters Waltz for March 31st, 2023.Grooming start of Bullhead lake trail, March 30th, 2023.Fresh tracks on Twin Lakes! March 29th, 2023. Tracks went across both lakes, north to the woods and to sloughs to the north. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing.Sunshine and miles for late season skiing! March 25th, 2023.
We will no longer be fat bike grooming this season. We had some great riding conditions over the weekend, Monday and Tuesday before the deep snow falling Tuesday and Wednesday covered the trail. With warmer weather forecasted for the weekend and cold temps to keep grooming and the base firm, we will no longer be grooming. Thanks everyone who supported the trails and made it a great season!
Sneaking in as snow was starting to fall, April 4th, 2023.Season ending snow ending the fat bike singletrack season! April 4th, 2023.Still tons of snow in the woods, April 4th, 2023.
Trails are open for skiing. We will plan to be open the rest of this week and Easter weekend. We have received around 9″ of new snow the past 24hours as of 8pm today. We are grooming on 20km of trail consisting of Sap Run, Sukkebusk, North Loup and Skaters Waltz down to Bullhead Lake and back. With cooler temps in place, should be nice skiing through the week. Warmer weather looks to move in for the weekend. Best skiing will be in the mornings. Skiing in the morning will also allow the deck to stay intact for skiing the next day.
Grooming plans: We will plan to groom Sap Run, Sukkerbusk and North Loup for classic setting tracks or a track and Skaters Waltz and the skate lane on North Loup for skating. We will no longer be fat bike grooming this season. We had some great riding conditions over the weekend, Monday and Tuesday before the deep snow covered the trail. With warmer weather forecasted for the weekend Full report here:
Total snowfall this season at 88″. Compacted base on trail 7-18″.
Sukkebusk skiing at sunset, April 5th, 2023. Incredible conditions for early April! Sunset ski on Sap Run, April 5th, 2023.Another pass on Sukkerbusk with a short moment of sunshine, April 5th, 2023. Continued snowfall filling in the tracks but we are making multiple passes to stay on top of the snowfall. Once the weather settles down should be great skiing. Get out early for best conditions!Skate trail grooming, April 5th, 2023.Setting track on Sap Run, April 4th, 2023. Didn’t take long for the tracks to fill in but we are making multiple passes keeping on top of the snow.Setting track on Sukkerbusk, April 4th, 2023.Skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 4th, 2023. Skaters saw at least 8 passes today!Passing through after another lap! April 4th, 2023.Afternoon skate trail grooming, April 3rd, 2023.Sunday skiers, April 2nd, 2023.Late afternoon skiing on North Loup, April 1st, 2023. Track reset in the morning. Will be crusty in the morning than softening later. Pick your preference and just ski!Sunset grooming on Sukkerbusk, April 1st, 2023.Birch mushrooms, April 1st, 2023.Late afternoon striding on Sukkerbusk, March 31st, 2023.Skating through the Switchyard, March 31st, 2023.Fantastic skating on Skaters Waltz for March 31st, 2023.Grooming start of Bullhead lake trail, March 30th, 2023.Fresh tracks on Twin Lakes! March 29th, 2023. Tracks went across both lakes, north to the woods and to sloughs to the north. Dr. Bob getting first crack on the fresh corduroy, March 28th, 2023.Monday skiers, March 27th, 2023. Great seeing first timers to Maplelag enjoying the late season skiing.Sunshine and miles for late season skiing! March 25th, 2023.
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