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Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails Open Another gorgeous day on tap with brilliant sunshine. Cooler temps moving back in setting up yesterday’s grooming nicely. Incredible skiing for early March! Everything is skiing fantastic after a break in the snowfall and a chance to work the snow and groom it out proper. Still a light dusting silky snow on top of Tuesday’s grooming on many trails. Overall fantastic conditions and with a deep base of snow for early March, some great spring skiing on tap this month.

We are closed for the season for lodging/ski packages but the trails will remain open for day skiing until a projected date of April 15th, weather and snow conditions permitting.

Grooming Report Today we will be resetting track on JibFly and Rootin Tootin. Twin Lakes, JibFly, North Loup, Roy’s Run and Loon Return groomed Wednesday with new tracks. Skaters Waltz and extension also groomed. Bullhead, Island and Wavy Gravy Lake trails groomed Tuesday. We set a track on Bullhead lake for more skier friendly access to Bullhead/Bootleg (see photos below) We will continue daily grooming this week to keep conditions as best as possible. We have been grooming daily since December 26th.

Nature Notes: Wildlife has been active the last few weeks. We have been seeing porcupines along the snowshoe trail and Roy’s Run. We have also seen hawks, owls near JibFly and North Star, fox, deer of course, pileated woodpeckers and tons of tracks. Eagle sighted this week near Twin Lakes return at eagle view.

Fat Bike trails open. Click here for report

Trails are open for day use. Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use for day skiers. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.

Groomed classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, North Loup and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing (no grooming).

Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating. North Loup classic only at the time being but will be groomed for skating again for March skiing.

All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!

Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Snowshoe trails are open and packed.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 0″

Snowfall past 7 days: 6″ Snowfall to date: 90″

Compacted base on trail: 12-29″ Snow depth in woods: 18-49″

NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.

Cutting new double track on Twin Lakes, March 2nd, 2022.
Skaters Waltz grooming, March 2nd, 2022. Some of the best skate conditions of the season!
Crossing between Twin Lakes on Island lake trail, March 2nd, 2022.
Wavy Gravy with coating of silky fluff waiting to be skied on! March 2nd, 2022.
Infamous snag tree on the north end of Bullhead lake trail, March 2nd, 2022.
Cutting track back to back days on return of Bullhead lake trail, March 1st, 2022.
Cutting new track on Mother North Star, March 1st, 2022. MNS remains singletrack for fun best line skiing!
Ginzu groomer in action mixing the snow, pulling up drier snow to keep conditions good! March 1st, 2022.
Setting track across Bullhead lake to access the Bootleg loop, March 1st, 2022. To access this groomed segment, ski down Suicide Hill to Bullhead lake than follow grooming to north end.
North end Bullhead lake that leads to the ski trail, March 1st, 2022.
Setting new track on Sap Run, March 1st, 2022.
Setting track on north end of Bullhead, February 28th, 2022.
Deep snow on north end of Bullhead Lake, February 28th, 2022.
Combing out skate trail “Single Green”, February 28th, 2022.
Big time drifting and lots of snow on start of Bootleg extension ski trail, February 28th, 2022.
Dusk ski on Sukkerbusk, February 27th, 2022.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails Open Dusting of light snow overnight and coolest temps of the week today as a cold front pushes through. Fantastic conditions and a deep base of snow for early March. Entering a special time of year of skiing…..spring skiing! With the deep base of snow on the trails, some great spring skiing on tap this month.

Strong sun and temps near 32 softened up a few areas Monday than glazed over but a big base of snow to work with and pull up drier snow. Temps cooler on Tuesday (mid 20’s) and looks to be cooler remainder of the week making for fantastic skiing. We are closed for the season for lodging/ski packages but the trails will remain open for day skiing until a projected date of April 15th, weather and snow conditions permitting.

Grooming Report Today we will be resetting track on Roy’s Run, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, JibFly and Loon Return. Skaters Waltz and extension to be groomed. Bullhead, Island and Wavy Gravy Lake trails groomed Tuesday. We set a track on Bullhead lake for more skier friendly access to Bullhead/Bootleg (see photos below) We will continue daily grooming this week to keep conditions as best as possible. We have been grooming daily since December 26th.

Nature Notes: Wildlife has been active the last few weeks. We have been seeing porcupines along the snowshoe trail and Roy’s Run. We have also seen hawks, owls near JibFly and North Star, fox, deer of course, pileated woodpeckers and tons of tracks. Eagle sighted this week near Twin Lakes return at eagle view.

Fat Bike trails open. Click here for report

Trails are open for day use. Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use for day skiers. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.

Groomed classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, North Loup and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing (no grooming). Island Lake and Bullhead trail not groomed since most recent snow but skiable with some big drifts to navigate!

Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating. North Loup classic only at the time being but will be groomed for skating again for March skiing.

All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!

Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Snowshoe trails are open and packed.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 0″

Snowfall past 7 days: 6″ Snowfall to date: 90″

Compacted base on trail: 12-29″ Snow depth in woods: 18-49″

NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.

Cutting track back to back days on return of Bullhead lake trail, March 1st, 2022.
Cutting new track on Mother North Star, March 1st, 2022. MNS remains singletrack for fun best line skiing!
Ginzu groomer in action mixing the snow, pulling up drier snow to keep conditions good! March 1st, 2022.
Setting track across Bullhead lake to access the Bootleg loop, March 1st, 2022. To access this groomed segment, ski down Suicide Hill to Bullhead lake than follow grooming to north end.
North end Bullhead lake that leads to the ski trail, March 1st, 2022.
Setting new track on Sap Run, March 1st, 2022.
Setting track on north end of Bullhead, February 28th, 2022.
Deep snow on north end of Bullhead Lake, February 28th, 2022.
Combing out skate trail “Single Green”, February 28th, 2022.
Big time drifting and lots of snow on start of Bootleg extension ski trail, February 28th, 2022.
Dusk ski on Sukkerbusk, February 27th, 2022.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report


Trails open. A great week of riding in place! Daily grooming and temps below freezing making for nice conditions.

Grooming update: This week started working on the Bootleg loop and touched up the InnerWest loop when the snow was damp to compress the deck. Saturday evening we touched up inner segments. Friday we groomed on the entire InnerWest loop again.

The 18km”InnerWest” loop which is starting out on Skaters Waltz and following “Fat Bike” signs all the way to Twin Lakes. There are options to make different loops using the driveway based on riding ability. Any questions ask or text 218-849-7669.

Signs marking the route for the inner loops are in place and ultimately direct the course for the “FatLagChilada”. Twin lakes and SukkerWest singletrack can be accessed from the driveway. To access the start to access Bootleg, head to the start of Skaters Waltz to the right. We have groomed on the far right side of Suicide Hill for uphill travel. Access to Bootleg has been groomed on the lake. Use trails at own risk and assume all responsibility. Skaters Waltz is open for fat biking when conditions are firm. SukkerWest is recommended trail for beginner riders. Trail difficulty on outer loops is intermediate to advanced.

Bootleg singletrack groomed out today, March 1st, 2022. Still some soft spots. Few more grooming runs should be good to go for weekend.
Lots of snow to work on Bootleg singletrack, March 1st, 2022.
Kamikaze hill singletrack segment now groomed and open to ride, March 1st, 2022.
Clearing trail on Bootleg, March 1st, 2022.
Fresh grooming and deep snow! Twin Lakes singletrack, February 26th, 2022.
Skaters Waltz is used to access the inner singletrack segments and connect on to the west loop. Also open for riding all the way around! February 26th, 2022.
Bjorp’s singletrack, February 26th, 2022.
Finishing up the grooming run, February 25th, 2022.
Fresh groomed ready for riders! February 25th, 2022.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report


Trails open. With a dry run of weather, we are locked into some nice riding. We did get warmer yesterday but not enough to soften the snow to transform the deck to the coveted “velcro”. We groomed inner segments while the snow was damp to take advantage of compressing the snow better.

A great weekend of riding and awesome to see so many people out! Looks like a nice week of riding on tap with temps staying cool and an abundance of snow. Hopefully this week we can get Bootleg loop open!!

Grooming update: This week we will start working on the Bootleg loop and touch up the InnerWest loop as needed. Saturday evening we touched up inner segments. Friday we groomed on the entire InnerWest loop again.

The 18km”InnerWest” loop which is starting out on Skaters Waltz and following “Fat Bike” signs all the way to Twin Lakes. There are options to make different loops using the driveway based on riding ability. Any questions ask or text 218-849-7669.

Signs marking the route for the inner loops are in place and ultimately direct the course for the “FatLagChilada”. Twin lakes and SukkerWest singletrack can be accessed from the driveway. To access the start to access Bootleg, head to the start of Skaters Waltz to the right. We have groomed on the far right side of Suicide Hill for uphill travel. Access to Bootleg has been groomed on the lake. Use trails at own risk and assume all responsibility. Skaters Waltz is open for fat biking when conditions are firm. SukkerWest is recommended trail for beginner riders. Trail difficulty on outer loops is intermediate to advanced.

Fresh grooming and deep snow! Twin Lakes singletrack, February 26th, 2022.
Skaters Waltz is used to access the inner singletrack segments and connect on to the west loop. Also open for riding all the way around! February 26th, 2022.
Bjorp’s singletrack, February 26th, 2022.
Finishing up the grooming run, February 25th, 2022.
Fresh groomed ready for riders! February 25th, 2022.
SukkerWest segment, February 24th, 2022. Drifted areas are still a bit soft but passable. Enjoy all the snow!!
Inner segment connector, February 24th, 2022.
Last pass on inner segment singletrack, February 23rd, 2022.
Drifted area cleared and groomed on “SukkerWest” segment, February 23rd, 2022.
Fat bike grooming February 21st, 2022.
Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails Open Fantastic conditions and base of snow for March 1st. Entering a special time of year of skiing…..spring skiing! With the deep base of snow on the trails, some great spring skiing on tap this month.

Strong sun and temps near 32 softened up a few areas yesterday than glazed over but nothing to stop a great day of skiing today! Big base of snow to work with and pull up drier snow. Temps looks to be cooler remainder of the week making for fantastic skiing. We are closed for the season for lodging/ski packages but the trails will remain open for day skiing until a projected date of April 15th, weather and snow conditions permitting.

Grooming Report Today we will be resetting track on Bullhead, Island and Wavy Gravy Lake trails and touching up a few other inner trails. We will continue daily grooming this week to keep conditions as best as possible. We have been grooming daily since December 26th.

Nature Notes: Wildlife has been active the last few weeks. We have been seeing porcupines along the snowshoe trail and Roy’s Run. We have also seen hawks, owls near JibFly and North Star, fox, deer of course, pileated woodpeckers and tons of tracks. Eagle sighted this week near Twin Lakes return at eagle view.

Fat Bike trails open. Click here for report

Trails are open for day use. Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use for day skiers. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.

Groomed classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, North Loup and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing (no grooming). Island Lake and Bullhead trail not groomed since most recent snow but skiable with some big drifts to navigate!

Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating. North Loup classic only at the time being but will be groomed for skating again for March skiing.

All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!

Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.

Day and season passes can be purchased here.

Snowshoe trails are open and packed.

Snowfall past 24 hours: 0″

Snowfall past 7 days: 6″ Snowfall to date: 90″

Compacted base on trail: 12-29″ Snow depth in woods: 18-49″

NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.

Setting track on north end of Bullhead, February 28th, 2022.
Deep snow on north end of Bullhead Lake, February 28th, 2022.
Combing out skate trail “Single Green”, February 28th, 2022.
Big time drifting and lots of snow on start of Bootleg extension ski trail, February 28th, 2022.
Dusk ski on Sukkerbusk, February 27th, 2022.