December starting out nicely with an inch or so of wet snow early morning. We groomed on Skaters Waltz, Sukkerbusk and Suicide Hill into the early morning, rolling and combing the new snow into the existing frozen base. We groomed early this morning instead of waiting in effort to save the snow as much as possible by compressing the snow so it could freeze down better. The new snow freshening up the grounds nicely and should help protect the existing base. Skiing was very good this morning but due to the warm temps today, the trails remained closed. If we survive the warm today and tomorrow, we will put effort into having a 2km loop open for skiing on the weekend.
Lodging for the winter season operations will begin the December 17th weekend. There is no lodging available for winter operations before. Day and season passes can be purchased here.
NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Sukkerbusk late afternoon (same location as below), December 1st, 2021. Sukkerbusk mid morning, December 1st, 2021.Skaters Waltz late afternoon, December 1st, 2021.Skaters Waltz mid morning, December 1st, 2021.Top of Suicide Hill mid morning, December 1st, 2021.Grooming new snow into the existing frozen base on Sukkerbusk ski trail, December 1st, 2021.Intersection Skaters Waltz (left) and Sukkerbusk, (right), November 29th, 2021.
Trails are covered with a rock solid ice/crust base of 1-3″ from snowfall earlier in November. Out of caution, we have the trails closed due to icy conditions, areas of thin cover and scattered open spots.The trails we groomed the past few weeks have the best coverage and just an inch or so will allow us to open these trails again. This week we are working on Skaters Waltz, patching areas of thin cover.
We had great early season run thanks to 6″ of snow the middle of November and was good to see so many people out. We will continue to work on Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk, patching thin areas. We are grateful to have the coverage as it won’t take much to open the trails back up!
Lodging for the winter season operations will begin the December 17th weekend. There is no lodging available for winter operations before. Day and season passes can be purchased here.
NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Intersection Skaters Waltz (left) and Sukkerbusk, (right), November 29th, 2021.Thin area on Skaters Waltz near Bullhead bay, November 29th, 2021.Area of thinner cover on Sukkerbusk, November 29th, 2021.Segment with good coverage on Skaters Waltz, November 29th, 2021.Patching a thin area on Skaters Waltz at dusk, November 29th, 2021.Patching thin areas on Suicide Hill, November 29th, 2021.
Designated fat bike trails are open for fat biking. Variable frozen surface conditions. Open trails include Twin lakes singletrack, Bullhead Bootleg singletrack and SukkerWest singletrack segments. We are allowing riding on the ski trails Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk. Great riding on the ski trails, watch for a couple scattered icy spots.
Once we receive enough snow to groom, we will begin grooming on the above trails including connector segments to complete the two loops for one full loop.
Twin Lakes bridge section, November 28th, 2021. (Bryan S photo)Twin Lakes singletrack, November 26th, 2021.Skaters Waltz ski trail, November 26th, 2021.Bootleg singletrack, November 24th, 2021.Typical riding surface on Bootleg singletrack, November 24th, 2021. Climbing Suicide Hill, November 24th, 2021. Skaters Waltz ski trail and Sukkerbusk open to fat biking until further notice. Twin Lakes singletrack, November 22nd, 2021.Weekend riding, November 20th, 2021. (Ben Olson photo).Bridge crossing on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.Area of deeper snow on Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.Lakeside Bootleg singletrack, November 18th, 2021.
Trails are covered with a rock solid ice/crust base of 1-3″ from snowfall earlier in November. Out of caution, we have the trails closed due to icy conditions, areas of thin cover and scattered open spots.The trails we groomed the past few weeks have the best coverage and just an inch or so will allow us to open these trails again. Long term snow models looking good this morning.
We had great early season run thanks to 6″ of snow the middle of November and was good to see so many people out. We will continue to work on Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk, patching thin areas. We are grateful to have the coverage as it won’t take much to open the trails back up!
Lodging for the winter season operations will begin the December 17th weekend. There is no lodging available for winter operations before. Day and season passes can be purchased here.
NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Intersection Skaters Waltz (left) and Sukkerbusk, (right), November 29th, 2021.Thin area on Skaters Waltz near Bullhead bay, November 29th, 2021.Area of thinner cover on Sukkerbusk, November 29th, 2021.Segment with good coverage on Skaters Waltz, November 29th, 2021.Patching a thin area on Skaters Waltz at dusk, November 29th, 2021.Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 27th, 2021.Skaters Waltz, November 26th, 2021. Solid ice crust base. Just an inch or so and we can open this trail again.Skaters Waltz, November 26th, 2021. Solid ice crust base. Good coverage on 95% of the loop.Ready for a morning on the trails, November 23rd, 2021.Skiers on Kamikaze hill as we build up the south facing hill, November 23rd, 2021.We were able to keep the hill fully covered today. November 23rd, 2021.Forest Lake HS skiers cranking out laps on Skaters Waltz, November 22nd, 2021.
Trails are covered with a rock solid ice/crust base of 1-3″ from snowfall earlier in November. Out of caution, we have the trails closed due to icy conditions, areas of thin cover and scattered open spots.The trails we groomed the past few weeks have the best coverage and just an inch or so will allow us to open these trails again.
We had great early season run thanks to 6″ of snow the middle of November and was good to see so many people out. We will continue to work on Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk, patching thin areas. We are grateful to have the coverage as it won’t take much to open the trails back up!
NO services in the lodge at this time. Park in far parking lot where recycling and porta potties are located.
Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 27th, 2021.Skaters Waltz, November 26th, 2021. Solid ice crust base. Just an inch or so and we can open this trail again.Skaters Waltz, November 26th, 2021. Solid ice crust base. Good coverage on 95% of the loop.Ready for a morning on the trails, November 23rd, 2021.Skiers on Kamikaze hill as we build up the south facing hill, November 23rd, 2021.We were able to keep the hill fully covered today. November 23rd, 2021.Forest Lake HS skiers cranking out laps on Skaters Waltz, November 22nd, 2021. Making use of available snow at Maplelag to transport to the trail! November 22nd, 2021.North facing roofs providing good snow.Building up high use/exposed areas on Skaters Waltz, November 22nd, 2021. We do not make snow or have plans to do so. It does not fit our sustainable models. Instead we use the available sources and make the most of it!Sunday skiers, November 21st, 2021. Late afternoon ski on Sukkerbusk, November 21st, 2021.Sunset on Sukkerbusk, November 21st, 2021.Sap Run at sunset, November 21st, 2021. Same angle as the trail cam. Getting early season km’s in, November 20th, 2021. (Craig Stolen photo)Moorhead Nordic Ski team on the trails Saturday morning for some early season training, November 20th, 2021. (Dan Dooher photo)Saturday fun in the sun! (Ben Olson photo) November 20th, 2021.
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