Trails open. Spring skiing conditions. Faster in the mornings before warming up in the afternoon and slowing down on the surface. A few thin spots opening up Friday and Saturday but should have another nice morning of late season skiing today.
Skate grooming on 9km of trail the past few days focusing on 4km of Skaters Waltz and the 5km loop of North Loup. Latest grooming Friday afternoon. No tracks set but skiable for classic skiers.8-9” snow on Wednesday extending the season.
There is no trail fee remainder of season. Please park in parking lot near lodge. There are no lodge services.
With the 8-9” of snowfall this week we have surpassed 100” of snowfall on the season bringing total to 104”.
Fast skating Saturday morning, April 2nd, 2022. (Keith Moors photo)Afternoon grooming April 1st, 2022 North Loup and Skaters Waltz groomed for Saturday (Keith Moors photo)Morning scene on North Loup, April 1st, 2022. (Wayne Carlson photo) Late afternoon grooming on Skaters Waltz March 31st, 2022.Headlamp ski morning March 31st, 2022.Roll packing new snow March 30th, 2022. Wintry scene around Maplelag after 8-9” of fresh snow, March 30th 2022.
Winter returns! Around 8” of new snow as of 8am with a couple more inches forecasted this morning. We will be packing on 9km of trail today focusing on 4km of Skaters Waltz and the 5km loop of North Loup. With warmer weather in the forecast we will not be setting tracks and grooming freestyle only. With new snow this time of year timing is critical to get the most out of the snow. Skiing earlier will be best. Latter will be slow and soft and make ruts for the next morning. We look to freeze down the next few mornings and should have a few good mornings to ski
Trails will remain open. There is no trail fee remainder of season. Please park in parking lot near lodge.
With this snowfall we have surpassed 100” of snowfall on the season bringing total to 104”.
Trails Open Great seeing folks out this weekend to enjoy the end of season conditions. Trails remain open for those looking for one last ski. No grooming planned unless new snow. Variable conditions with unmarked obstacles. Use caution and assume all risk and responsibility
Best skiing has been trails we recently groomed, the east side of Sukkerbusk (classic), a shortened loop of Skaters Waltz (bypassing Kamikaze segment) and North Loup. North Loup has been groomed for both skate and classic. Few thin areas and one short bare section on North Loup otherwise fully covered. Snow is dirty but skiable. Most recent grooming on Friday and Saturday morning.
No trail fee the remainder of the season. Park in far parking lot near porta potties/redycyling bins or along driveway where drier.
Closed for the season for lodging.
Snowfall past 24 hours: 0″
Snowfall past 7 days: 1″ Snowfall to date: 94″
Compacted base on trail: 2-18″ Snow depth in woods: 6-29″
Saturday skiers enjoying late season condition, March 26th, 2022. (Denny Barry photo)Grooming out skate lane on North Loup, March 26th, 2022.
Trails Open A beautiful day on tap, albeit a bit chilly for late March. Inch of snow Friday morning providing a nice little refresh on the trails we are grooming. This morning we groomed out the skate lanes on North Loup and Skaters Waltz (minus the Kamikaze segment). Yesterday we reset the tracks on east side of Sukkerbusk and all of North Loup. A few thin areas and a couple bare spots on North Loup otherwise very skiable and good late season conditions considering the date. Little bit of windblown snow in tracks after grooming might make the classic skiing a bit slower when the sun hits the tracks.
Best skiing has been trails we continue to groom. We have been grooming on the east side of Sukkerbusk (classic), a shortened loop of Skaters Waltz (skating)(bypassing Kamikaze segment) and North Loup. North Loup has been groomed for both skate and classic. Few thin areas and one short bare section on North Loup otherwise fully covered. Snow is dirty but skiable.
We are planning to be open through the weekend for those skiers that reached out about skiing this weekend. Temps looks to be cool and keep the current base in place. End of season conditions. Use extreme caution and assume all risks. With that said, there is some skiing to be had for those looking to get one last ski in.
No trail fee the remainder of the season. Park in far parking lot near porta potties/redycyling bins or along driveway where drier.
Closed for the season for lodging.
Snowfall past 24 hours: 0″
Snowfall past 7 days: 1″ Snowfall to date: 94″
Compacted base on trail: 2-18″ Snow depth in woods: 6-29″
Grooming out skate lane on North Loup, March 26th, 2022.Setting new track on east side of Sukkerbusk, March 25th, 2022. Some thin areas here and there, will be icy if freezes down hard.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, March 22nd, 2022. New snow mixing with the old corn snow base underneath should make for nice end of season skiing.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, March 25th, 2022.Setting track on North Loup, March 25th, 2022. Old corn snow base mixed with the new snow. Other spots will be icy and a few thin areas use caution. This is one of the later years we continue to set track!A better section of North Loup, March 25th, 2022. Dusting of new snow providing an improvement in skiing for both skate and classic. Temps in the 20’s keeping the snow dry during Friday morning ski. Entire loop is covered. Just a few thin areas and one very short area that was bare along the slough but passable.Mary enjoying beautiful spring skiing on Sukkerbusk, March 24th, 2022.Always good to see skiers out enjoying the end of season conditions, March 23rd, 2022.North Loup striding, March 23rd, 2022.Good coverage on North Loup other than one section is thin, March 23rd, 2022.
Fat Bike Trails closed until further notice. There is still good snow coverage on the trails but lack of hard freezing nights and warm day time temps preventing riding at this time. We look to be colder on the weekend and trails will freeze down but we haven’t been able to groom the track to improve riding conditions.
Beautiful morning riding, March 15th, 2022.Bootleg singletrack, March 15th, 2022.Bootleg singletrack, March 15th, 2022.Grooming on Bootleg singletrack loop, March 14th, 2022.Grooming on Bootleg singletrack loop, March 14th, 2022.Heading over to Bootleg singletrack via Bullhead Lakes, March 14th, 2022.
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