Trails are open. 30km of trail groomed for weekend skiing. (20km classic 10km skate) Trails groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star, Twin Lakes, JibFly and North Loup. Skaters Waltz, North Loup, the connectors to Bullhead Lake being groomed for skate. 7-8″ of snow on Wednesday. Excellent late season conditions. Expect possible variable conditions mid day if sunny or temps near or above freezing this time of year.
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!
Lucky’s Loype and Bullhead trail are snow covered, no grooming and open for bushwhacking.
Total snowfall this season at 62″. Compacted base on trail 8-14″. There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253
The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. There are no ski rentals available.
JibFly after grooming, March 3rd, 2023. Sukkerbusk, and Sap Run also double tracked. Rootin Tootin, March 3rd, 2023. Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes and North Loup single tracked. (Skate lane on North Loup as well)Skaters Waltz, March 3rd, 2023. Pushing snow with the Pisten Bully, March 1st, 2023.Setting track, March 1st, 2023. Snow falling after grooming. Striding on Sap Run, March 1st, 2023.
Trails are open. Winter not letting up one bit with 7-8″ of new snow on Wednesday. We are focusing on 25km of trail (15km classic 10km skate) as transition to late season/spring skiing. Trails being groomed for classic include Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, JibFly and North Loup. Skaters Waltz, North Loup, the connectors to Bullhead Lake being groomed for skate.
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!
Lucky’s Loype and Bullhead trail are snow covered, no grooming and open for bushwhacking.
Total snowfall this season at 62″. Compacted base on trail 8-14″. There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253
The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. There are no ski rentals available.
Trails are open. Today the InnerWest loop was groomed for weekend riding (20km). The InnerWest loop consists of the ski and singletrack trails on the inner trails that connect to SukkerWest and Twin Lakes singletrack loops. Trail groomed today was set when the snow was damp so it can set up a bit firmer tonight when it cools down and freezes.
The entire FatLagChilada loop consists of Skaters Waltz starting to the right, the main singletrack loops Bullhead Bootleg, Twin Lakes and Sukkerwest. We also have groomed select segments in between to make the “FatLagChilada” loop. The above loops can be ridden separately. To access the inner loops, go to the start of Skaters Waltz and veer right. There are orange signs from that point and at key intersections where to turn to make the full loop. Please only ride on the designated areas for fat biking.
The Maplelag driveway is a good feeder to access Sukkerwest, Bjorps across from Sukkerwest which leads into North Star and crosses the road again to Twin Lakes.
With the hardpack conditions on the ski trails, the skate loops Skaters Waltz, the extension loops and North Loup are open for riding making for around 35km of groomed riding options.
Grooming on the fat bike trail, March 3rd, 2023.Twin Lakes singletrack, February 28th, 2023.Twin Lakes singletrack, February 28th, 2023.Connector on Bullhead lake, February 28th, 2023.
Trails are open. Winter continues with another 7″ of new snow this morning. Snow looks to wrap up by noon. Once we complete ski trail grooming we will groom the FatLagChilada loop. Monday afternoon the entire 25km FatLagChilada loop was groomed again. Great riding on Tuesday before the snow moved in. Good seeing everyone out this past weekend including some friends from the south that were passing through.
The entire FatLagChilada loop consists of Skaters Waltz starting to the right, the main singletrack loops Bullhead Bootleg, Twin Lakes and Sukkerwest. We also have groomed select segments in between to make the “FatLagChilada” loop. The above loops can be ridden separately. To access the inner loops, go to the start of Skaters Waltz and veer right. There are orange signs from that point and at key intersections where to turn to make the full loop. Please only ride on the designated areas for fat biking.
The Maplelag driveway is a good feeder to access Sukkerwest, Bjorps across from Sukkerwest which leads into North Star and crosses the road again to Twin Lakes.
With the hardpack conditions on the ski trails, the skate loops Skaters Waltz, the extension loops and North Loup are open for riding making for around 35km of groomed riding options.
Twin Lakes singletrack, February 28th, 2023.Twin Lakes singletrack, February 28th, 2023. Connector on Bullhead Lake, February 28th, 2023.
Trails are open. First day of March…..winter not letting up with another 7″ of new snow continuing this morning as of 7am. We will be grooming on most of the inner trails, North Loup for skate and classic and Twin Lakes to the west. Moving forward these will be the trails we will be focusing on the next week as we transition to late season/spring skiing which can be some of the best of the season. Days are getting longer and longer, sun angles are heartening and snow can be special with proper timing.
Tuesday we groomed all the skate lanes and set new track on JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Loon Return and Mother Hen. Monday we groomed all the double track trails, pulling up fresh dry snow. There was no rain or drizzle at Maplelag on Monday. Temperature was below freezing all day.
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!
Trails groomed for classic and open include Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Loon Return, Sukkerbusk, Mother North Star, Rootin Tootin, North Loup, Roy’s Run, Island Lake, Wavy Gravy and Twin Lakes. For skating Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, Single Green, Kristin’s Cutoff and North Loup.
Lucky’s Loype and Bullhead trail are snow covered, no grooming and open for bushwhacking. We have packed a loop on Bullhead lake and set a track on the perimeter for classic.
Total snowfall this season at 62″. Compacted base on trail 8-14″.
Trails will be open every day there is skiable snow including all Holidays and weekends. There is no ski rental at Maplelag. MN Tru North in Perham MN is offering ski rental 218-346-5253
The Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables, parking available across from Brant cabin as well. There are no ski rentals available.
Ski trail season passes can be purchased on our website. (scroll down to bottom of page) Purchasing season pass helps with operating and maintenance costs to prepare the trails, equipment repairs to the grooming equipment and property taxes. Thank you
Cutting new track on Rootin Tootin, February 28th, 2023.Cutting new track on Loon Return, February 28th, 2023.Sunset ski on Sap Run, February 27th, 2023.Setting fresh tracks on Sukkebusk, February 27th, 2023.Setting fresh tracks on Mother North Star, February 27th, 2023.Track setting on Sap Run, February 27th, 2023.
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