Trails are closed to riding until the frost goes out. Warm and dry weekend melted the remaining snow off. This week we started clearing off some of the singletrack segments. Many segments are dry enough to ride but some low areas are holding water with frost still in the ground. Frost is coming out nicely and we are getting very close to having the trails open under raw conditions, possibly by the weekend. Check back for updates on the spring melt as we move closer to the month of May.
Thanks everyone for a great winter riding season and a huge thanks to Ben Olson for grooming the Twin Lakes singletrack for fat biking.
Clearing singletrack, April 22nd, 2019.Section of singletrack still snow covered, April 19th, 2019.Top of Suicide Hill, April 19th, 2019. Bike course comes up Suicide Hill.Portion of Lakeside drop segment free of snow on south facing slope. April 4th, 2019. Hard freeze the night before making riding possible everywhere.Twin Lakes singletrack still covered in 1-2 feet of snow, April 4th, 2019.“Petes Porkie” segment has areas of at least 2 feet of snow, April 4th, 2019. This segment always the last to lose snow.Hard freeze and solid crust making riding possible anywhere. April 4th, 2019.Lake riding, April 4th, 2019.Twin Lakes singletrack after fresh snow this morning, April 2nd, 2019.Mother North Star, fresh snow on top of firm deck after freezing down good the night before. April 2nd, 2019.Twin Lakes singletrack, March 29th, 2019.
Great crust riding on the lakes, March 29th, 2019.Great conditions on Twin Lakes singletrack, March 22nd, 2019.Great conditions on Twin Lakes singletrack, March 22nd, 2019.Rolling on Skaters Waltz, March 22nd, 2019. Both Skaters Waltz and Mother North Star open to fat biking please ride before noon, preferably 11am.Crust cruising on Bulhead Lake, March 22nd, 2019.Still deep base of snow in the woods. March 21st, 2019. Deer using the singletrackSaturday morning group ride! March 16th, 2019.
John M. heading out for late morning ride, March 16th, 2019.Morning ride, March 10th, 2019.Morning ride, March 10th, 2019.Fun in the snow!Twin Lakes lakeside singletrack, March 6th, 2019.Twin Lakes lakeside singletrack, March 6th, 2019.Night ride! March 5th, 2019.Grooming Mother North Star. March 4th, 2019. Now open to fat biking, nice starter loop before the Twin Lakes singletrack or continue on straight back to Maplelag.Mother North Star ski trail, groomed for fat biking. March 2nd, 2019.Twin Lakes singletrack lakeside, March 2nd, 2019.Dusting of snow on top of recent grooming on Twin Lakes singletrack, March 2nd, 2019.Mother North Star combed Friday evening. Set up overnight and nice riding on Saturday. March 2nd, 2019.Start of Twin Lakes groomed for fat biking. Snow getting deep! February 28th, 2019.Group ride rolling on Skaters Waltz, February 28th, 2019.Night ride on the fresh groomed singletrack. February 28th, 2019. Thanks Ben!Frosty night! February 28th, 2019.Ben grooming on Twin Lakes singletrack, February 27th, 2019.Fresh grooming on the Twin Lakes singletrack, February 27th, 2019.Snow shortage of snow on the Twin Lakes singletrack! February 25th, 2019.Shoveled corner riding nice! February 25th, 2019. Thanks Keith!Shoveling out a corner/uphill while packing yesterday on the Twin Lakes singletrack. February 24th, 2019. Thanks Keith for your help!Cleaning out the edge lakeside. February 24th, 2019.Groomed singletrack in deep snow! Few softs, naturally, from all the recent snow but pretty amazing we can ride through the woods with this snow depth! February 21st, 2019.Busting through a berm! Ben heading out to groom, February 20th, 2019.Working the powder, February 20th, 2019.Snowshoe trail has been nice riding. Deek Surly testing it out. February 19th, 2019.Great night ride under the snow moon. February 19th, 2019.Testing the skills on the Twin Lakes singletrack. February 18th, 2019.Late afternoon ride on the Fat Bike trail, February 18th, 2019.Derek Chinn heading out for a afternoon ride, February 18th, 2019.Marcel checking out the fat bike trail, February 16th, 2019.Powder Chowder!! Dusk ride, February 14th, 2019.Evening ride trying to pack in snow. February 13th, 2019.Shoveling snow off the bridge. February 11th, 2019.
Shoveling snow off the singletrack on the bridge segment, February 11th, 2019.Riding shoveled area at dusk, February 11th, 2019. The rest of the loop was rideable but another 4-5″ after grooming will make for slow going.Deep snow grooming! February 10th, 2019. Unfortunately trouble with the groomer prevented a complete groom and riding on hold for now.Snow deep on the fat bike trail. February 10th, 2019.Sunday afternoon ride, February 3rd, 2019.Sunset ride, February 1st, 2019.Twin Lakes singletrack lakeside, February 1st, 2019.Ben fat bike trail grooming, January 31st, 2019.Night ride to close out January!Derek Chinn taking a break to enjoy the beautiful scene on groomed Twin Lakes singletrack, January 26th, 2019.Powder conditions but very rideable. Once the weather settles down, trail will be groomed again later in week. January 28th, 2019.
Good to see the groomer Ben Olson out riding today, enjoying his efforts of grooming. January 27th, 2019.Finishing up a lap, January 27th, 2019. Snow starting to fall and another dump of fresh powder by evening.Incredible fat biking conditions on the groomed Twin Lakes singletrack, January 26th, 2019.Fresh grooming awaits first riders! Twin Lakes singletrack, January 25th, 2019.
Ben Olson ready for fat bike grooming, January 24th, 2019. Thanks again Ben!Snow Dog grooming Twin Lakes singletrack, January 24th, 2019.Late afternoon ride on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 19th, 2019.Late afternoon ride on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 19th, 2019.Late afternoon ride on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 19th, 2019.Frosty fat biking! January 16th, 2019.Frosty fat biking! January 16th, 2019.Fat bike trail grooming, January 16th, 2019.Members of the Maplelag Mountain bike team ready to head out for a evening fat bike ride. January 14th, 2019. Super fun ride!Great riding on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 12th, 2019.Twin Lakes singletrack, January 9th, 2019. Dusting of new snow on top, rider packed, on top of rock solid base. Great riding!Twin Lakes singletrack, January 9th, 2019. Dusting of new snow on top, rider packed, on top of rock solid base. Great riding! Stay left at this point to pick up main loop of Twin Lakes.Great riding, Sunday January 6th, 2019.Start of Twin Lakes singletrack. Fresh groomed yesterday evening. January 3rd, 2018.Start of Twin Lakes singletrack. Fresh groomed yesterday evening. January 3rd, 2018.Great fat bike conditions. December 26th, 2018.Twin Lakes singletrack fresh groomed after fresh snowfall! December 23rd, 2018.Riding in fresh powder, December 23rd, 2018.Riding in fresh powder, December 23rd, 2018.Cutting through fresh snow on groomed Fat bike trail. December 22nd, 2018. Base rock solid underneath. Great riding!Fresh snow on top of groomed Fat Bike trail. December 22nd, 2018. Base rock solid underneath. Great riding!Local rider out enjoying the frosty and frozen day. December 20th, 2018.Rolling through groomed Twin Lakes singletrack, December 16th, 2018. Most of the trail still holding good coverage. South facing areas thin but frozen and good riding.Rolling through groomed Twin Lakes singletrack, December 16th, 2018. Most of the trail still holding good coverage. South facing areas thin but frozen and good riding.Forest trail riding north of Maplelag. December 16th, 2018.Great lake riding, December 16th, 2018.Riding into the sunset on Little Sugarbush Lake, December 16th, 2018.Morning rider, December 15th, 2018. JC Larson photo.
Rolling through a trail feature, December 15th, 2018. Wayne Carlson photo.Rolling through a trail feature, December 15th, 2018. Wayne Carlson photo.Dusting of snow with a few rider passes on top of groomed Twin Lakes singletrack, December 14th, 2018.Beautiful sunny days as of late. Light coating of silky snow on top of firm base on groomed Twin Lakes singletrack. December 9th, 2018.Twin Lakes singletrack in very good condition for fat biking. Light dusting of snow on top of rock solid level base with a few bumpy spots…..waiting for riders! December 8th, 2018.Twin Lakes singletrack in very good condition for fat biking. Light dusting of snow on top of rock solid level base with a few bumpy spots. December 6th, 2018.Rolling through the forest on Twin Lakes singletrack, December 2nd, 2018. Arneson photo.Rolling through the Twin Lakes singletrack, December 2nd, 2018.Rolling down the bridge section, December 2nd, 2018. (Ben Olson photo)Ben Olson on the evening groom, November 30th, 2018.Frosty morning at the Twin Lakes Sugarbush creek crossing. December 2nd, 2018. Fat bikers please stay on side where no track. Thanks!Heading out for a night ride. November 27th, 2018.Twin Lakes singletrack in good to excellent winter riding conditions. November 27th, 2018. Solid mostly level base from recent grooming with dusting of snow on top that is rider packed.Rolling along Twin Lake singletrack lakeside, November 24th, 2018.Railing the velcro! November 24th, 2018.Ski trail segment on Pete’s Porkie. This segment open for fat biking until more snow than it will be groomed/tracked for skiing and usual winter loop. Just ride and follow signs !Snow Dog groomer ready to groom Twin Lakes singletrack. Thanks Ben Olson for taking on the role of grooming again this year! November 21st, 2018.Lakeside singletrack fresh groomed, November 21st, 2018.Beautiful moonlight riding. November 20th, 2018.
Sunday riders! November 18th, 2018. (Peder Arneson photo)Twin Lakes singletrack lakeside, November 18th, 2018.Coverage holding out on Twin Lakes singletrack after two days of warmth, November 15th, 2018.Rock garden on Twin Lakes singletrack, November 15th, 2018. Won’t be long until it’s covered with snow!
Start of Twin Lakes singletrack. Open for fat biking! November 13th, 2018.Night ride! November 13th, 2018.
Gorgeous day! Sun shining incredibly bright and crisp temps keeping the snow fresh. We continue to groom daily working on select trails. For the remainder of the ski season until March 10th, Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes and JibFly will be tracked for classic. North Loup and Skaters Waltz will be groomed skate only. All other trails are open for bushwhacking, expect variable conditions with areas of deep drifts but overall great powder skiing on trails not recently groomed.
We will also open up the skate trails and Mother North Star to fat biking. Mother North Star leads into the fat bike singletrack nicely making for a good warm up loop. We will groom MNS for fat biking, but open for skiing as well with no tracks set. (packed and combed). Please no fat biking on skate ski trails when conditions are soft or temp above 32 degrees.
32″ new snow past 21 days, 42″ the month of February.
Twin Lakes singletrack groomed for Fat Biking (3.8″ or wider tires please) Latest report click here.
Total snowfall since November 1st around 67″ Total snowfall since October 1st around 74″. October snow melted off but currently the snow depth is 30-46″ and packed base on ski trails is 14-24″. We have been skiing daily since November 12th. Please no walking or hiking on ski or bike trails.
Grooming Skaters Waltz, February 27th, 2019.Grooming North Loup for skate and fat biking, February 27th, 2019.Coating of gliss on the trail, February 27th, 2019.
Paulo and GiGi heading out. February 27th, 2019.Skaters Waltz at dusk. Firm deck but slow snow with cold temps. February 27th, 2019.Start of Twin Lakes filled in with snow after blizzard like conditions. February 24th, 2019.Beating the Blizzard! February 24th 2019.Engaged on the trail! Congrats Bobby and Raquel. February 24th, 2019.Morning snowshoe! February 24th, 2019.Sap Run after fresh grooming February 24th, 2019. Skiing just fine in the woods. Yes, blowing in the open areas.Setting track on Sap Run under the solar lights, late evening, February 22nd, 2019.Ready for a fresh snow ski on Rootin Tootin! February 21st, 2019.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, February 21st, 2019.Setting track on North Loup, February 21st, 2019. North Loup now groomed skater and classic for the weekend. After the weekend North Loup will be groomed skate only for the remainder of the snow skiing season. Also open to fat bikes when firm and temp below freezing.Rootin Tootin after fresh grooming, February 21st, 2019.Chicken Express! February 21st, 2019. We will be adding a new finish to Mother Hen for 2020. Currently Mother Hen is a skier made track.Setting track on North Loup after grooming the skate lane earlier. February 20th, 2019. North Loup will be groomed for skate and classic on the weekend than groomed skate only after the weekend.Start of Bullhead lake trail after new track cut, February 19th, 2019.Chinn boys after a run around Lucky’s Loype. February 19th, 2019.Snowshoe trail packed nicely after the weekend. February 18th, 2019.Cutting new track on Sap Run, February 18th, 2019.Skaters Waltz extension, February 17th, 2019.Roy’s Run, February 15th, 2019.Start of Lucky’s Loype, February 15th, 2019.Snow cones in field near Skaters Extension. Recent snow very light and dry and settling 3-4″ already. February 15th, 2019.Still some high bush cranberries in the woods. Pileated woodpeckers like them! February 15th, 2019.Sukkerbusk mid day, February 15th, 2019.North end of Bullhead, February 15th, 2019.Shoveling out drift on Island Lake trail, February 15th, 2019.North end of Bullhead, February 15th, 2019.Dusting of snow on Skaters Waltz after yesterday afternoon grooming. February 14th, 2019.Dusting of snow on North Loup after grooming yesterday. February 14th, 2019. Blustery in the open area but nice in the woods!Shoveling out a drifted section, afternoon February 14th, 2019.Snow globe scene on Island Lake trail, February 13th, 2019.Canadian week at Maplelag. Winnipeg area group enjoying the wonderland conditions on the western trails. February 13th, 2019.Canadian Week at Maplelag, West Hawk Lake group ready for another outing, February 13th, 2019.Frosty scene at the trail head, February 13th, 2019.Sap Run, February 13th, 2019.Sap Run, February 13th, 2019.Sap Run, February 13th, 2019.Frosted tamaracks, February 13th, 2019.Ice skating rink, February 13th, 2019.Start of Roy’s Run, February 13th, 2019.Lovely snow banks on Wavy Gravy, February 13th, 2019.Fantastic snow coverage between Twin Lakes, February 13th, 2019.Suicide Hill combed out, February 13th, 2019.Larry and Nancy sharing their love for winter. Thank you! February 13th, 2019.Great way to spend the last morning of vacation….skiing in fresh snow! February 12th, 2019.Jigsaw puzzle masters out for a morning ski. February 12th, 2019.Setting track on final climb Twin Lakes, February 12th, 2019.Adventure trail segment on Lucky’s Loype. Nice skied in track! February 12th, 2019.Sava Sauna and Finish Log cabins. February 12th, 2019.Snow piling up around the Norwegian Log cabin, February 12th, 2019.Great snowshoeing conditions, February 12th ,2019.Combing inner loop Skaters Waltz extension, February 11th, 2019. Skate skiing continues to improve with daily grooming and warming temps.Island Lake trail, February 9th, 2019.Lucky’s Loype on the edge of the Skinny Field, February 9th,Lucky’s Loype, February 9th, 2019.North end of Bullhead Lake, February 9th, 2019.Fresh track on Bootleg Extension, February 9th, 2019.Diamond over the Orange Caboose, February 8th, 2019.Fantastic sun dogs morning February 8th, 2019.-20 air temp not stopping the “Loonies” from a morning ski. February 8th, 2019.Combing skaters waltz, February 8th, 2019. Slow conditions skating. Should improve daily with warmer temps.Setting double track on North Loup. February 8th, 2019. Double tracks will remain until further notice.New track cutting on JibFly. February 8th, 2019. All the sloughs and ponds completely filled in with snow now.Grooming on Twin Lakes, February 7th, 2019.Grooming Skaters extension, February 6th, 2019. We made multiple passes on Skaters and Extension, focusing on the these trails for skating for the weekend. North Loup will be double tracked for classic for the weekend.Setting new track on Sukkerbusk for third time in past 24 hours, February 5th, 2019.Twin Lakes groomed again after initial grooming yesterday, February 5th, 2019.Combing skaters waltz, February 5th, 2019.New track on Lucky’s Loype, February 5th, 2019.North end Bullhead looking better after each snowfall, February 5th, 2019.Cutting new track on Bootleg extension of Bullhead lake trail, February 5th, 2019.Grooming through the pines in the skinny field on Lucky’s Loype, February 5th, 2019.Setting fresh track at trail head, February 4th, 2019.Roy’s Run filled in nicely at north end, February 4th, 2019.Snow filling in the marsh area nicely in between Twin Lakes, February 4th, 2019.Roy’s Run after fresh grooming, February 4th, 2019.Ladies of “Memories of Birch” group ready to snowshoe. February 4th, 2019.Grooming on Sukkebusk, February 4th, 2019.Sap Run February 4th, 2019.Snowshoe trail, February 4th, 2019.Afternoon sun dog over north Twin Lake. February 4th, 2019.Grooming in between Twin Lakes. February 1st, 2019. Snow is getting deep when it covers all the marsh areas!North Loup at dusk, February 2nd, 2019. Classic track nice skiing. Skate lane firming up after repetitive grooming.Love seeing wood skis on the trails! February 1st, 2019.New track cut on Roy’s Run, February 1st, 2019.North end Bullhead trail after new track set, February 1st, 2019.New track on Twin Lakes crossing, January 31st, 2019. Island and Wavy trails on tap for grooming today.Grooming on Twin Lakes, January 31st, 2019.Grooming on Mother North Star, January 31st, 2019.Beautiful afternoon skiing. Sun out, no wind taking the edge of the cooler temps. January 30th, 2019.Beautiful afternoon skiing. Sun out, no wind taking the edge of the cooler temps. January 30th, 2019.Cutting new track on Sukkerbusk, January 30th, 2019.
Roll packing Suicide Hill, January 29th, 2019.Packing through the square field, January 29th, 2019.Polar Vortex skiers!! January 29th, 2019.Rollpacking on Skaters Waltz extension new inner loop, January 29th, 2019.Skiing at -30 air temp!! January 29th, 2019.Roll packing on North Loup, January 29th, 2019. All skate trails will be combed on Thursday or Friday.
Setting new double track on Twin Lakes. Sun popped out for a few hours! January 28th, 2019.Setting new double track on Mother North Star, January 28th, 2019.Family Ski time! Embrace the Polar Vortex! January 28th, 2019.
Setting track on Island Lake trail, January 28th, 2019.Setting new track on Roy’s Run, January 28th, 2019. Snow getting deeper!Washburn Nordic Ski Team ready for a Sunday Funday on the trails, January 27th, 2019.Heading out to the trails, January 27th, 2019.North end of Bullhead lake trail after fresh grooming, January 26th, 2019.North end of Bullhead lake trail after fresh grooming, January 26th, 2019.Grooming on Lucky’s Loype, January 26th, 2019.Skaters Waltz groomed once again, January 26th, 2019.Incredible fat biking conditions on the groomed Twin Lakes singletrack, January 26th, 2019.Bootleg extension of Bullhead lake trail after fresh grooming, January 26th, 2019.Bullhead lake trail after fresh grooming, January 26th, 2019.North end of Bullhead lake trail after fresh grooming, January 26th, 2019.Grooming on Lucky’s Loype, January 26th, 2019.New track cut between Twin Lakes, January 25th, 2019.New track cut on Roy’s Run, January 25th, 2019.Track reset and skate lane combed on North Loup. January 25th, 2019. Recommended to classic with cooler temps.Sun dog over Maplelag! January 24th, 2019.Fresh tracks on Sukkerbusk, January 24th, 2019.Sun dogs over grooming on JibFly, January 24th, 2019.Coming in from a afternoon ski! Dress properly and some great skiing to be had. January 24th, 2019.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 23rd, 2019.Inner loop of Skaters Waltz extension fresh groomed, January 23rd, 2019.Resetting track and combing skate lane on North Loup, January 23rd, 2019.Resetting track on Sap Run, January 23rd, 2019.Mother North Star with dusting of new snow on top of recent grooming, January 23rd, 2019.Lucky’s Loype skier packed 6″ new snow on top of recent grooming, January 23rd, 2019.Suicide Hill waiting for skiers to turn up fresh powder. January 23rd, 2019. Groomed after first 3″, will be groomed again before weekend.Setting new track on Roy’s Run, January 22nd, 2019.Setting new track on Sukkerbusk, January 22nd, 2019.Snow formations! January 22nd, 2019.Setting track on North Loup, January 22nd, 2019. Skate lane packed, will be combed this week.
Winter scene near Sukkerbusk, January 22nd, 2019.Fresh track on JibFly, January 22nd, 2019.Setting new track on Island lake trail, January 22nd, 2019.
Good to very good ski conditions. Grooming on most of the trail system this week. With colder temps the deck is a bit more firm/hard. Classic tracks in great condition and holding shape nicely.
Skiing has been very nice and reports from skiers have been good. Wind with storm two weeks ago bringing down a lot of leaves and frost bringing down some twigs but grooming cleaning up the tracks. Great weekend of skiing on tap.
Fun day for the 25th annual DL Invite and using Sap Run, Mother North Star and Skaters Waltz. Nice job to all the skiers. Click here for photos and results.
Plenty of deep compacted base to work with grooming (5-8″, snow depth 10-16″) to provide good skiing conditions. 15km of skating options, 55km of tracked options. Adventure trails (Bullhead and Lucky’s Loype) with challenging conditions currently, use caution across the board!
Total snowfall since November 1st around 26″ Total snowfall since October 1st around 34″. October snow melted off but currently the packed base on ski trails snowfall is 6-8″. Please no walking or hiking on ski or bike trails.
FAT BIKE (3.8″ tire width or wider please) trail on Twin Lakes singletrack open and riding well. Latest report click here.
Tracks on Sukkerbusk holding out well, January 20th, 2019.Morning grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 20th, 2019. All skate trails including Suicide Hill groomed in the morning.Full moon rising over the woods, January 20th, 2019. Another great night of moonlit skiing!Full moon rising over the woods, January 20th, 2019.Sukkebusk striding, January 19th, 2019.Downhill cruising, Bootleg extension, January 19th, 2019.Grooming on Lucky’s Loype, January 18th, 2019.Setting new track on Sukkerbusk, January 18th, 2019.Frosty conditions at end of Sap Run and start of Sukkerbusk. January 16th, 2019. Reminder Sap Run is a one way trail, skied counter clockwise.Trailhead at sunrise, January 16th, 2019.Sunrise over Sap Run, January 16th, 2019.Sunrise over Skaters Waltz, January 16th, 2019.Frosty trees on Mother North Star, January 16th, 2019.Frosty scene between Twin Lakes on Wavy Gravy trail, January 15th, 2019.Frosty scene north end of Bullhead lake, January 15th, 2019.Mother North Star trail, January 15th, 2019.Setting track on north end of Bullhead lake trail, January 14th, 2019.Bootleg extension of Bullhead lake now groomed with set track, January 14th, 2019.Frosty scene on Bullhead lake, January 14th, 2019.AMA segment of Bullhead lake trail, January 14th, 2019. Skier made track, from skiers this winter. Uneven surface but skiable and part of the adventure ski!North end of Bullhead lake crossing, January 14th, 2019. Bushwhack mode or walk across. Makes for fun adventure!Kamikaze hill on Suicide hill at dusk. Daily grooming keeping the deck fresh. January 11th, 2019.New track cut on Roy’s Run, January 11th, 2019. Lot of leaves down in spots but careful grooming to set a new clean track as much as possible. January 11th, 2019.New track on Roy’s Run, January 11th, 2019.New track on Roy’s Run, January 11th, 2019.New track cut on Island Lake trail, January 11th, 2019.Start of Girls Varsity, 25th DL Invite Nordic Ski Race. January 10th, 2019.Mother North Star after a morning of racing. MNS is great shape, one of the groomer’s choices. January 10th, 2019.Skate deck on Skaters Waltz in fantastic shape and skiing very nice. January 10th, 2019.Skiers heading down the trail, DL Invite, January 10th, 2019.Sun dogs over the Lag! January 9th, 2019.Twin Lakes in great shape and skiing nice after grooming past few days. January 9th, 2019.Cleaning and setting new track on Twin Lakes, January 9th, 2019.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 9th, 2019. All skate trails groomed today and will be groomed again on Friday morning.Sunset while setting track on Mother North Star. January 9th, 2019. Part of the DL Invite course. Tracks in fantastic condition!Sunset on a gorgeous day, January 9th, 2019.Sticking flicks off Skaters Waltz at dusk, January 8th, 2019.Denny clipping face slappers on Sap Run! Thanks again Denny! January 9th, 2019.Skate grooming, January 9th, 2019.Conditioning snow and setting new track on Sukkerbusk, January 8th, 2019.Conditioning snow and setting new track on Twin Lakes, January 8th, 2019.Skiers on on Twin Lakes. Blustery day today but trails busy with skiers. Nice job! January 8th, 2019.Testing section of trail Pisten Bully groomed earlier in day, January 7th, 2018.Skaters Waltz connector through soccer field, groomed earlier in day and super skiing where groomed. January 7th, 2018.Sap Run at dusk, January 7th, 2018. Fast glazed tracks with leaf matter from wind but still some softness underneath which will be tapped into when grooming.
Excellent ski conditions. Morning grooming on Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star, Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Snow held out great during warm temps on Friday. Temp below 32 on Saturday and gradually falling throughout the day to the teens. Friday night/Saturday early morning we set new track on all the western trails, Sukkerbusk and Sap Run. We also groomed the skate trails and Suicide Hill. Grooming during the transition period of temperature we pulled up cold drier snow, keeping the trails fresh. Might be a few areas glazed on other classic tracks not groomed the past 24 hours otherwise great skiing.
16″ of snow past 8 days. Grooming on 60km of trail this week setting all new track on the recently groomed classic trails and all skate trails groomed 2-3 times.
63km of trail groomed recently groomed. 53km groomed with classic tracks, 15km groomed for freestyle. Bullhead not groomed but has been skied in with a skier made track and fun adventure skiing to mix it up from the groomed trails and part of the 70km of skiing options at Maplelag. (Watch out for downed tree on AMA segment) Lucky’s Loype groomed (outside of the AMA segments) North Loup now groomed for both skate and classic.
Total snowfall since November 1st around 26″ Total snowfall since October 1st around 33″. October snow melted off but currently the packed base on ski trails snowfall is 5-8″. Please no walking or hiking on ski or bike trails.
The Twin Lakes singletrack will be open for winter riding/fat biking once again this season. Groomed three times this season, most recent grooming December 23rd. Click here for latest report and information.
Twin Lakes trail at dusk. Snow holding out great today. January 3rd, 2018.Crossing at Twin Lakes, January 3rd, 2018.Skaters Waltz at dusk, January 3rd 2018. Some of the best skate conditions of the year reported today by local skiers.Cutting new track on Mother North Star, January 2nd, 2018. 15km of new track cut today. Additional resetting on tap for January 3rd.Skiing through the pines on Lucky’s Loype trail, January 1st, 2018.Island lake trail after new track set, December 31st, 2018.Start of Roy’s Run, new track set, December 31st, 2018.North Loup groomed for both skate and classic today, December 31st, 2018.Hills of North Loup.North Loup groomed for both skate and classic today, December 31st, 2018.Roy’s Run after new track set, December 31st, 2018.Setting double track on Mother North Star, December 31st, 2018.Packing on North Loup, December 28th, 2018.Packing on Skaters Waltz extension, December 28th, 2018.Packing on Single green, a nice option after going down Suicide Hill. December 28th, 2018.Ski teams from Minnetonka, St Louis Park, Burnsville, Minneapolis Southwest, St Cloud Cathedral, Mound Park Academy and Moorhead. December 28th, 2018. Thanks for helping pack in the fresh snow and skiing in a nice track on Lucky’s Loype.Sun dogs over slough near Roy’s Run, December 28th, 2018.Sun dogs over slough near Roy’s Run, December 28th, 2018.Setting track on Roy’s Run, December 28th, 2018.Setting track on North Loup, December 28th, 2018. North Loup now groomed for Skate and Classic.Roll packing on North Loup, December 27th, 2018.Chef Deb’s husband Doug helping with packing today. Thanks Doug!! December 27th, 2018.Rollpacking on Skaters Waltz extension. Best kept secret at Maplelag is the inner loop. Around 1km but beautiful with snow flocked trees. December 27th, 2018.Tracking on Rooting Tootin, December 27th, 2018. Didn’t take long for the snow to cover the tracks!Tracking on Rooting Tootin, December 27th, 2018. Didn’t take long for the snow to cover the tracks!Burnsville Nordic Ski team ready to hit the trails. December 27th, 2018. Thanks for skiing on North Loup before the groomer came! Helped a ton.Moorhead Nordic ski team out for a headlamp ski before breakfast. December 27th, 2018.Tracking on Roy’s Run, December 27th, 2018. Nearly 2 feet of snow on the deep point.Tracking on Roy’s Run, December 27th, 2018.Evening grooming, December 26th, 2018 as snow was falling.Christmas day ski on Roy’s Run, December 25th, 2018.Christmas Eve ski fun! December 24th ,2018.Christmas Eve ski fun! December 24th ,2018.Fresh snow! Great conditions on the trails after 3-4″ of new snow the past 48 hours. December 23rd, 2018.Frosty tunnel on Skaters Waltz extension (inner loop) after grooming December 22nd, 2018.Fresh snow! Cutting new track on Sukkebusk, December 22nd, 2018.
Trails are open. 3-4″ new snow over the weekend. Recent grooming on 40km of trail, dusting of new snow on top of the grooming. The new snow improving conditions and making for a nice weekend and Christmas of skiing. Groomer’s choices for classic: Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and Roy’s Run for classic and Skaters Waltz, Single Green and Suicide Hill for skating. Wavy Gravy, Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star and Island Lake nice skiing as well, just a few minor thin areas to watch for.
50km of trail groomed recently groomed. 35km groomed classic only, 15km groomed skate only. 4km lake loop groomed before snow with track for total of 54km groomed. Early season conditions but with new snow many areas skiing like mid winter. Use caution on the downhills as a few thin/rough/unmarked obstacles exist, especially on the outer trails. Even with new snow, some thin areas are covered and be careful on the downhills.
Double tracks have been placed on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Poki Loki, JibFly, and Twin Lakes. Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy and Island Lake trail single tracked. No grooming between the marsh area. Best to take skis off and walk through but people have been bushwhacking through as well. Total km tracked around 35km. Skate lanes recently groomed on Skaters Waltz, North Loup and Skaters Extension as well as Suicide Hill for nearly 15km of groomed skate trail.
Ski rentals available for overnight guests.
Total snowfall since November 1st around 15″ Total snowfall since October 1st around 23″. October snow melted off but currently the base from November snowfall is 1-4″. The trails at Maplelag are maintained as such that we can have good skiing on less snow and we take pride in managing less snow.
Please no walking or hiking on ski or bike trails.
The Twin Lakes singletrack will be open for winter riding/fat biking once again this season. Groomed three times this season, most recent grooming December 23rd. Click here for latest report and information.
Christmas day ski on Roy’s Run, December 25th, 2018. Most of Roy’s skiing very nice.Christmas Eve ski fun! December 24th ,2018.Christmas Eve ski fun! December 24th ,2018.Snow globe day! Fresh snow all morning accumulating to 3″+. December 23rd, 2018.Fresh sweatshirt out of the gift shop and enjoying the fresh snow. December 23rd, 2018.Grooming skate lane on North Loup. All skate lanes groomed this morning. Track reset at end of Roy’s Run. December 23rd, 2018.Setting new double track on Rootin Tootin. Still some rough spots to watch out for on higher ground. New snow today helping with coverage. December 23rd, 2018.Cutting new track on Sukkebusk. Most of Sukkerbusk in good shape after refresh of snow. December 22nd, 2018.Cutting new track on Twin Lakes. A few thin areas here and there otherwise nice classic skiing today. December 22nd, 2018.Frosty tunnel on Skaters Waltz extension (inner loop) after grooming December 22nd, 2018.Roy’s Run with dusting of new snow on top of previously full depth track. Just a few rough spots here and there otherwise nice long ski option. December 22nd, 2018.Skaters Waltz extension, December 22nd, 2018. Two small thin areas in open on north side otherwise very nice skating. Be sure to ski the new inner loop around the pines!Ready to go! Start of 5km skate race between Champlain Park, Bemidji and St Cloud Apollo/Sauk Rapids this morning on Skaters Waltz. December 22nd, 2018.Start of 5km skate race between Champlain Park, Bemidji and St Cloud Apollo/Sauk Rapids this morning on Skaters Waltz. December 22nd, 2018.Skaters Waltz extension, December 22nd, 2018. Two small thin areas in open on north side otherwise very nice skating. Be sure to ski the new inner loop around the pines!Grooming on North Loup, December 22nd, 2018. Two rough areas on north side otherwise very nice skating.Champlain Park Nordic Ski team female skiers working on skills on Skaters Waltz, December 21st, 2018.Champlain Park Nordic Ski Team boys at the top of Suicide Hill, December 21st, 2018.Drietz family having fun on Sap Run! December 21st, 2018.Frosty scene at “Mac’s Mess” Wavy Gravy trail, December 20th, 2018.Frosty scene at Twin Lakes crossing, December 20th, 2018.
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