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Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open.Awesome seeing so many people out this past weekend. Another beautiful late March day on tap. Snow is in great shape and grooming from Saturday morning holding out nicely. Might be a bit more action on the south facing areas this morning on the tracks before the sun does its thing later morning. Today we renovated and set new structure on Skaters Waltz and groomed out the skate lane on North Loup which is now groomed for both skate and classic this week in to the weekend.

Looks like we should have very good to excellent late season skiing the rest of this week with possible more new snow on Wednesday. Early graph forecast calling up to 7″. (The NWS graph has been the most reliable weather tool we have found)

We have been grooming around 25km of trail for end of season skiing. We will continue grooming the same trails listed below until this weekend for sure and weather permitting, the first weekend of April.

Please park across from the Brant for parking. We have not plowed out the far lot after the most recent snow.

Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.

Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz. North Loup will be groomed skate starting next week.  Since temps look favorable for continued good classic skiing through the weekend, we will continue grooming North Loup classic only.

As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.

Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!  

Fat bike trails are open, click here for latest report

Total snowfall this season at 72″. Compacted base on trail 9-14″.  

There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253

(Trail maps posted here)  

The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. 

Trail passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) 

Freshening up the skate deck on Skaters Waltz, March 20th, 2023.
Resetting track on certain segments on North Loup, March 23rd, 2023. Skate deck also groomed out. A few uneven spots, another groom planned tomorrow and should level out.
Finishing up the morning groom, March 18th, 2023.
Grooming Sap Run under the solar lights, March 18th, 2023.
Afternoon skier on Sukkerbusk, March 17th, 2023.
Peder back out for more late season skiing, March 17th, 2023.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. Beautiful late March day on tap with mid winter conditions. Saturday morning we re groomed all the late season trails (see below) once again.

We have been grooming daily this week, working in the dusting of new snow and transformed snow from a melt freeze cycle on Wednesday. A few areas drifted from strong winds the past 36 hours but overall fantastic late season skiing and the Saturday morning grooming leveling off the most recent drifting.

Please park across from the Brant for parking. We have not plowed out the far lot after the most recent snow.

Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.

Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz. North Loup will be groomed skate starting next week.  Since temps look favorable for continued good classic skiing through the weekend, we will continue grooming North Loup classic only.

As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.

Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!  

Fat bike trails are open, click here for latest report

Total snowfall this season at 72″. Compacted base on trail 9-14″.  

There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253

(Trail maps posted here)  

The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. 

Trail passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) 

Finishing up the morning groom, March 18th, 2023.
Grooming Sap Run under the solar lights, March 18th, 2023.
Afternoon skier on Sukkerbusk, March 17th, 2023.
Peder back out for more late season skiing, March 17th, 2023.
Grooming on JibFly, March 17th, 2023.
Skaters Waltz grooming, March 17th, 2023.
Tracks filling in quick with today’s wind, March 17th, 2023.
Resetting track on Twin Lakes, March 16th, 2023.
Resetting track on JibFly, March 16th, 2023.
Grooming on Skaters Waltz, March 16th, 2023.
Connector to the west, March 14th, 2023.
Sunset ski on Twin Lakes trail, March 13th, 2023.
Setting track on North Loup, March 13th, 2023.
Grooming on JibFly, March 12th, 2023.
Pisten Bully grooming March 12th, 2023.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

The InnerWest loop is fully opened and groomed for weekend riding. Total distance on this loop is around 17km. Very good to excellent riding conditions. Wind has been steady the past 48 hours, resulting in some areas of drifting but overall good riding conditions. We groomed again Friday evening.

We have been grooming in the afternoons this week when the snow has softened to better pack the snow. The InnerWest loop consists of select inner singletrack segments, SukkerWest singletrack and the Twin Lakes singletrack loop, The start is just south of the main parking lot. Look for the FatLagChilada signs and follow to ride the loop. Other riding options include the SukkerWest loop and the Twin Lakes loop.

Fat bike trail grooming, March 17th, 2023. Snow is getting deep!
Grooming on Twin Lakes singletrack loop, March 17th, 2023.
Fat bike trail, March 16th, 2023. Solid base with very thin dusting on top. 
Rolling through Twin Lakes singletrack, March 15th, 2023.
Deep snow and base on the trail! March 15th, 2023.
Grooming on Twin Lakes singletrack, March 13th, 2023.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. Another dusting of snow overnight. The weather has settled down after two days of wind and frontal passage snow. Should be a great weekend of late season skiing with mid winter conditions. This morning we re groomed all the late season trails (see below) once again.

We have been grooming daily this week, working in the dusting of new snow and transformed snow from a melt freeze cycle on Wednesday. A few areas drifted from strong winds the past 36 hours but overall fantastic late season skiing and the Saturday morning grooming leveling off the most recent drifting.

Please park across from the Brant for parking. We have not plowed out the far lot after the most recent snow.

Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.

Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz. North Loup will be groomed skate starting next week.  Since temps look favorable for continued good classic skiing through the weekend, we will continue grooming North Loup classic only.

As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.

Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!  

Fat bike trails are open, click here for latest report

Total snowfall this season at 72″. Compacted base on trail 9-14″.  

There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253

(Trail maps posted here)  

The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. 

Trail passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) 

Finishing up the morning groom, March 18th, 2023.
Grooming Sap Run under the solar lights, March 18th, 2023.
Afternoon skier on Sukkerbusk, March 17th, 2023.
Peder back out for more late season skiing, March 17th, 2023.
Grooming on JibFly, March 17th, 2023.
Skaters Waltz grooming, March 17th, 2023.
Tracks filling in quick with today’s wind, March 17th, 2023.
Resetting track on Twin Lakes, March 16th, 2023.
Resetting track on JibFly, March 16th, 2023.
Grooming on Skaters Waltz, March 16th, 2023.
Connector to the west, March 14th, 2023.
Sunset ski on Twin Lakes trail, March 13th, 2023.
Setting track on North Loup, March 13th, 2023.
Grooming on JibFly, March 12th, 2023.
Pisten Bully grooming March 12th, 2023.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. Just under an inch of new snow the past 24 hours. We are grooming 20-25km of trail for end of season skiing. We have been grooming daily, working in the dusting of new snow and transformed snow from a melt freeze cycle this week. With cooler temps now in place and daily grooming, we should have very nice mid winter conditions for the weekend. A few areas drifted from strong winds the past 36 hours but overall fantastic late season skiing.

Please park across from the Brant for parking. We have not plowed out the far lot after the most recent snow.

Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and the side of North Loup.

Trails to be groomed for skate include Skaters Waltz. North Loup will be groomed skate starting next week.  Since temps look favorable for continued good classic skiing through the weekend, we will continue grooming North Loup classic only.

As we transition to spring skiing be aware of possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year. Waxing can make for much better ski experience, even if you have no wax skis the fish scale zone will work much better if a paste wax is applied to this area to keep the dry base from attracting the moisture in the snow and icing or sticking on the bottom.

Lot of animals on the move and tons of tracks everywhere, especially on the inner trails. Eagles, grouse, porcupines, fox and pileated woodpeckers some of the wildlife sighted….keep your eyes open!  

Fat bike trails are open, click here for latest report

Total snowfall this season at 72″. Compacted base on trail 9-14″.  

There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253

(Trail maps posted here)  

The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. 

Trail passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) 

Afternoon skier on Sukkerbusk, March 17th, 2023.
Peder back out for more late season skiing, March 17th, 2023.
Grooming on JibFly, March 17th, 2023.
Skaters Waltz grooming, March 17th, 2023.
Tracks filling in quick with today’s wind, March 17th, 2023.
Resetting track on Twin Lakes, March 16th, 2023.
Resetting track on JibFly, March 16th, 2023.
Grooming on Skaters Waltz, March 16th, 2023.
Connector to the west, March 14th, 2023.
Sunset ski on Twin Lakes trail, March 13th, 2023.
Setting track on North Loup, March 13th, 2023.
Grooming on JibFly, March 12th, 2023.
Pisten Bully grooming March 12th, 2023.