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Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

35km of trail open and groomed. Fair to very good early season conditions. Sunshine and moderating temps made for a nice day of skiing on Sunday with a steady flow of skiers all day.

Poki Loki up to Sukkerbusk groomed this morning with tracks set (after that point take Sukkerbusk left or right to return to Maplelag). Loon Return and Mother Hen also groomed with tracks set. Skaters Waltz and big hill groomed Saturday evening.

30km of trail groomed Saturday morning working in the new snow from Friday evening, 15km skate only and 13km classic only. The new snow improving the skiing but still early season conditions, watch for thin areas etc. Hard base underneath the fresh snow taking off the hardness and should be a nice weekend of skiing. Just Ski!

Recommended trails to ski with the best coverage is on Sukkerbusk and JibFly for classic and Skaters Waltz for skating. We worked on Skaters Waltz this week building up the thin areas. Tracks set on Sap Run, Poki Loki and beyond up to Sukkerbusk and Rootin Tootin. North Loup and the extension loops of SkatersWaltz also groomed for skating and cutover trails Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff.

Has been a nice start to the ski season with good early season conditions. Great seeing so many people out so far this year, thanks for the reports and purchase of season passes. 

Total snowfall this season at 13″. Compacted base on trail 1-4″.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. Trails will be open every day there is skiable snow including all Holidays and weekends.

(Trail maps posted here)  

Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service. Starting Thanksgiving weekend we will have the Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables. 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. 

Select fat bike trails have been groomed and are now open.

Sunny striding! Peder skiing the fresh cut track on first half of Mother North Star, December 4th, 2022.
Smiles on the double track! Sukkerbusk ski trail, December 4th, 2022.
Sukkerbusk on Sunday, December 4th, 2022.
Members of the new Nordic team Wadena/Deer Creek working on early season skate technique, December 4th, 2022.
Hitting the golden hour on Skaters Waltz, December 4th, 2022. Near mid winter conditions on Skaters Waltz.
Cutting track on Mother Hen first time this year, December 4th, 2022. Like most other trails this early season, a few rough and thin spots to watch for.
Cutting new track on Poki Loki, December 4th, 2022. Poki Loki (first part of Mother North Star) skiing very nice for early season.
Setting the return track on Poki Loki, December 4th, 2022.
Setting one new track on JibFly, December 3rd, 2022.
Settign a second track on Sap Run, December 3rd, 2022. Track not as firm on SapRun as JibFly and Sukkerbusk but very skiable.
Skate grooming, December 3rd, 2022. Skating slower today with the fine grained snow and cold temps but should be snappier on Sunday!
Setting new track on Rootin Tootin, December 3rd, 2022. Few more rough and thin spots on this trail. Use caution on the hills, but very skiable.
Evening groom setting double track on Sap Run, December 2nd, 2022. Track will be a bit loose with the dry snow but should set up with colder temps overnight.
Refreshing track on JibFly, December 1st, 2022.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open. 1-2″ new snow past 24 hours. We groomed around 30km of trail Saturday morning, 15km skate only and 13km classic only. The new snow improving the skiing but still early season conditions, watch for thin areas etc. Hard base underneath the fresh snow taking off the hardness and should be a nice weekend of skiing. Just Ski!

Recommended trails to ski with the best coverage is on Sukkerbusk and JibFly for classic and Skaters Waltz for skating. We worked on Skaters Waltz this week building up the thin areas. Tracks set on Sap Run and Rootin Tootin as well. North Loup and the extension loops of SkatersWaltz also groomed Saturday morning for skating and cutover trails Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff.

Has been a nice start to the ski season with good early season conditions. Great seeing so many people out so far this year, thanks for the reports and purchase of season passes. 

Total snowfall this season at 13″. Compacted base on trail 1-4″.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. (Trail maps posted here) Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service. Starting Thanksgiving weekend we will have the Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables. 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. 

Select fat bike trails have been groomed and are now open.

Setting one new track on JibFly, December 3rd, 2022.
Settign a second track on Sap Run, December 3rd, 2022. Track not as firm on SapRun as JibFly and Sukkerbusk but very skiable.
Skate grooming, December 3rd, 2022. Skating slower today with the fine grained snow and cold temps but should be snappier on Sunday!
Setting new track on Rootin Tootin, December 3rd, 2022. Few more rough and thin spots on this trail. Use caution on the hills, but very skiable.
Evening groom setting double track on Sap Run, December 2nd, 2022. Track will be a bit loose with the dry snow but should set up with colder temps overnight.
Refreshing track on JibFly, December 1st, 2022.
Skiing in fresh snow on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2022.
Pressing new snow on one track on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2022. Option to ski skied in track or groomed track. Groomed track will have icier base.
Pressing new snow into preexisting track on JibFly, November 30th, 2022. Most of JibFly in fair to good early season condition.
Combing the new snow on the skate trails, November 30th, 2022.
Tenderizing the deck and patching thin spots on Skaters Waltz, November 28th, 2022.
Section of Skaters Waltz lit with solar lights, November 28th, 2022. With sunset earlier, finishing up with laps on the lit loop is a option to extend a ski outing.
Sunset ride on the frozen groomed singletrack, November 27th, 2022. Select trails are open for fat biking. Good seeing a few folks out this weekend. Latest fat bike report can be found here.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open. Snow falling mid afternoon into the evening. Late afternoon we packed and combed out Skaters Waltz. Early evening we packed Sukkerbusk and set double track on Sap Run. We will wait until the wind settles down before more grooming but plan to be back out in the morning grooming all 15km of skate trail and resetting track on Sukkebusk, JibFly, and Rootin Tootin.

Handful of folks out yesterday reporting good early season conditions on the trails recommended to ski below. Track reformed on Sukkerbusk and JibFly early afternoon Thursday with the Ginzu groomer.

An inch or two of dry fluffy snow Tuesday evening. Grooming on 22km of trail Wednesday morning. We combed out the 15km of skate only trails and reset a track on Sukkebusk and JibFly. The new snow improving the conditions and making for better skiing.

Recommended trails to ski with the best coverage is on Sukkerbusk and JibFly for classic and Skaters Waltz for skating. We worked on Skaters Waltz this week, tenderizing the deck and shoveling on thin areas.

After enough new snow, we will groom additional trail. Shouldn’t take much new snow to have Twin Lakes, Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star, and Sap Run in good skiing condition again.

Has been a nice start to the ski season with good early season conditions. Great seeing so many people out so far this year, thanks for the reports and purchase of season passes. 

Total snowfall this season at 12″. Compacted base on trail 1-4″.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. (Trail maps posted here) Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service. Starting Thanksgiving weekend we will have the Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables. 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. 

Select fat bike trails have been groomed and are now open.

Evening groom setting double track on Sap Run, December 2nd, 2022. Track will be a bit loose with the dry snow but should set up with colder temps overnight.
What we like to see! Fresh corduroy after grooming December 2nd, 2022. Covered up quickly after snow and wind!
Keith heading out for late afternoon groom, December 2nd, 2022.
Refreshing track on JibFly, December 1st, 2022.
Skiing in fresh snow on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2022.
Pressing new snow on one track on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2022. Option to ski skied in track or groomed track. Groomed track will have icier base.
Pressing new snow into preexisting track on JibFly, November 30th, 2022. Most of JibFly in fair to good early season condition.
Combing the new snow on the skate trails, November 30th, 2022.
Tenderizing the deck and patching thin spots on Skaters Waltz, November 28th, 2022.
Section of Skaters Waltz lit with solar lights, November 28th, 2022. With sunset earlier, finishing up with laps on the lit loop is a option to extend a ski outing.
Sunset ride on the frozen groomed singletrack, November 27th, 2022. Select trails are open for fat biking. Good seeing a few folks out this weekend. Latest fat bike report can be found here.
Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team on trail today, November 26th, 2022.
Afternoon ski for Paul and Judy! November 26th, 2022. Great seeing long time guests on the trail this weekend.
Spring skiing in November! November 26th, 2022.
Charlie and Dylan getting in the local laps! November 26th, 2022.
Afternoon skier, November 25th, 2022.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

Fat Bike trails are open. 1-2″ of snow falling late Friday. Entire “FatLagChilada” course has been groomed this past week and open for riding. The loop consists of Skaters Waltz starting ot 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 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.

Bullhead lake is frozen for access across the lake. There is around 5-6″ of ice and folks have been riding across the lake. If not comfortable crossing the lake, use the normal access by taking Goat Ranch road to county 34 than access from highway. Otherwise use Skaters Waltz to access Bullhead lake following the signs.

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 30km of groomed riding options.

Night ride on the fresh grooming on Bullhead Bootleg loop under the moonlight, November 30th, 2022. Night riding is a exhilarating experience with lighting accentuating the trail and almost easier to see definition of trail versus flat light on a cloudy day.
Great riding on the return of Twin Lakes singletrack, November 29th, 2022.
Bob out for a Sunday ride on the frozen groomed singletrack, November 27th, 2022.
Sunset at the Twin Lakes crossing, November 27th, 2022.
Morning riding on the groomed singletrack, November 25th, 2022.
Better segment of the groomed singletrack on “Hudson’s Hula”, November 24th, 2022.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails open. After early morning lows in the single digits, warming to the mid teens with a breeze from the southeast. Grooming today on Sukkerbusk and JibFly, cleaning up one side of the double track.

An inch or two of dry fluffy snow Tuesday evening. Grooming on 22km of trail Wednesday morning. We combed out the 15km of skate only trails and reset a track on Sukkebusk and JibFly. The new snow improving the conditions and making for better skiing.We are keeping eye on possible snow Friday and will plan to groom in the afternoon if any new snow. Skiing should be fair to good this weekend for early season conditions.

Recommended trails to ski with the best coverage is on Sukkerbusk and JibFly for classic and Skaters Waltz for skating. We have been working on Skaters Waltz this week, tenderizing the deck and shoveling on thin areas.

Has been a nice start to the ski season with good early season conditions. Great seeing so many people out so far this year, thanks for the reports and purchase of season passes. 

Total snowfall this season at 12″. Compacted base on trail 1-4″.

Winter operating plans include to operate for day skiing on the the ski, snowshoe and fat bike trails. (Trail maps posted here) Similar to the COVID season, there will be no services available. Parking in the far lot with portable bathrooms.No lodging or meal service. Starting Thanksgiving weekend we will have the Brant cabin available as a warming area with restrooms and sitting area and tables. 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. 

Select fat bike trails have been groomed and are now open.

Refreshing track on JibFly, December 1st, 2022.
Skiing in fresh snow on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2022.
Pressing new snow on one track on Sukkerbusk, November 30th, 2022. Option to ski skied in track or groomed track. Groomed track will have icier base.
Pressing new snow into preexisting track on JibFly, November 30th, 2022. Most of JibFly in fair to good early season condition.
Combing the new snow on the skate trails, November 30th, 2022.
Tenderizing the deck and patching thin spots on Skaters Waltz, November 28th, 2022.
Section of Skaters Waltz lit with solar lights, November 28th, 2022. With sunset earlier, finishing up with laps on the lit loop is a option to extend a ski outing.
Sunset ride on the frozen groomed singletrack, November 27th, 2022. Select trails are open for fat biking. Good seeing a few folks out this weekend. Latest fat bike report can be found here.
Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team on trail today, November 26th, 2022.
Afternoon ski for Paul and Judy! November 26th, 2022. Great seeing long time guests on the trail this weekend.
Spring skiing in November! November 26th, 2022.
Charlie and Dylan getting in the local laps! November 26th, 2022.
Afternoon skier, November 25th, 2022.