Temp warming up today for the first time since we have had January like weather the last couple weeks. Still some great skiing being reported in the morning, bit sticky in the afternoon but with paste wax applied to the no wax zone and glide zones waxed, all fine. With all the fresh snow as of late, the snow is most sticky the first day it warms up. We are in Spring skiing mode and conditions can vary from hour to hour! We have a good base of snow and should have some nice skiing combined with good timing but any day with snow on the ground to ski is a good day and much better than not having snow at all!! Should have some nice skiing this week before possible warmer temps on weekend.
Compacted base on trail between 4-8″ and snow depth in woods between 12-18″.
A great weekend of skiing. Felt more like January at times with negative temps at night and temps below freezing during the day, fresh dry snow and crisp surface feel. New tracks set on Roy’s Run and Island Lake this morning and skate lanes touched up. All other trails groomed Thursday-Saturday. Looks like warmer temps here and there the upcoming week but the snow should hold out fine and we will begin transition to Springlike skiing. Select trails to be groomed this week and will focus on Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes, North Loup and Skaters Waltz the remainder of the ski season.
Last Sunday we held our first ever winter bike race. We made some adjustments in the course, not knowing what to expect but the riders were incredible!, floating through the fresh snow. A small turnout but Steve Wenzel used his mad daily bike commuting skills to take the win over the top female and former pro mountain biker, Kyia Anderson. Tony Schmitz was third, Sheila Amo just edged out husband Byron and Scott MelloYellowBrook, riding a fat bike for the first time rounded out the tough group of riders. Check out the photos on our Facebook page. We are planning on holding the event again next year!
A great day for the Lotvola Cup on Saturday! Temps in the upper teens, sunshine and fresh tracks and snow. The course groomed up very nice and conditions some of the best they have ever been! (Results and photos posted on skinnyski )
Compacted base on trail 5-10″. Snow depth in the woods 7-17″. New snowfall last week around 17″. Total snowfall this season around 36″. Despite the winter being labeled a low or no snow year, winter is full on at Maplelag!! The ice skating rink is in very good condition, snowshoeing is great and the sledding hill is perfect!
Snowy Sunday!! Around 7″ of fresh powder today. It has snowed seven consecutive days at Maplelag with over a foot and a half of new snow! Today we held our first ever winter bike race. We made some adjustments in the course, not knowing what to expect but the riders were incredible!, floating through the fresh snow. A small turnout but Steve Wenzel used his mad daily bike commuting skills to take the win over the top female and former pro mountain biker, Kyia Anderson. Tony Schmitz was third, Sheila Amo just edged out husband Byron and Scott MelloYellowBrook, riding a fat bike for the first time rounded out the tough group of riders. The afternoon was spent grooming in the fresh snow with around 30km groomed. Reports from the skiers all good and lots of smiling faces. Wow, what an incredible winter weekend at Maplelag. We are only open for lodging for two more weeks so now is the time to come if you haven’t been to Maplelag this season. If you already have, contact us about second visit discounts!!
We will be out Monday grooming in the fresh snow on the entire trail system.
A great day for the Lotvola Cup on Saturday! Temps in the upper teens, sunshine and fresh tracks and snow. The course groomed up very nice and conditions some of the best they have ever been! (Results posted on skinnyski and photos coming later today)
Compacted base on trail 5-10″. Snow depth in the woods 7-17″. New snowfall this week around 17″. Total snowfall this season around 36″. Despite the winter being labeled a low or no snow year, winter is full on at Maplelag!!
Winter wonderland conditions! Around 4″ of dense snow Monday night. Light snow falling Wednesday as well. All the trails have been groomed the past two days. Conditions a bit soft but no complaints as the new snow is making for some very nice skiing and lot of smiling happy skiers! Touch up grooming daily through the week and conditions for the Lotvola Cup should be excellent. We are grooming with the Pisten Bully now on select trails which helps set up the trails quicker and levels the deck nicely.
The trails will be open this weekend to skiing even with the ski and bike events scheduled. If you are on the trails during the events, just be aware of the skiers on Saturday and bikers on Sunday. The bike race will only use very short portions of the ski trails, North Loup and last half of Rootin Tootin but still open for skiing. The bike event should be finished by noon on Sunday. There will be plenty of parking. With 64km of trails, there are plenty of trails and skiing on the outer trails and you will probably not see anyone else. The Lotvola Cup course follows Twin Lakes, Sukkerbusk, Bullhead and Sap Run. Again, all trails will be open for skiing the entire weekend.
Tuesday afternoon Jens packed out the lake for Lotvola cup start and we moved snow from the edge of the lake to the shore as the lake levels has dropped around 3 feet since the high point last summer.
A great Presidents weekend of skiing. Did get a bit warmer Sunday but plenty of snow for great skiing. Best skiing was before noon and lot of folks out before the big Scan Smorg knocking out some k’s. We groomed about 56km of trail early Friday morning, working in the 2″ of new snow that fell Tuesday and Wednesday. We set new track on one side of the double track trails. Saturday evening new tracks set on Wavy Gravy, Twin Lakes, Rootin Tootin, Sukkerbusk and Mother North Star. All skate trails groomed as well. Sunday morning grooming on Skaters Waltz, Mother Hen and Sukkerbusk. Little bit faster skiing on Sunday morning but light snow falling Sunday afternoon taking off the edge. As of 8:30 pm, 3-4″ of new snow has fallen. We groomed key areas late afternoon and will be back out in the morning grooming the new snow.
All 64km of trail open with track set on 56km of trail and 15km groomed for skating. 4km of snowshoe trail open. Ice skating rink in very good condition.
Compacted base on trail 2-6″. Snow depth in the woods 6-14″. New snowfall this week around 4″. Total snowfall this season around 23″. Although this is a low snow year, we spend every dry day outside the winter season preparing the trails to be in the best condition possible so we can have good skiing on minimal snow and the newer grooming equipment does a nice job working with the snow to make for better skiing.
Rick, Mark and Piotr on North Loup Sunday morning Presidents weekend 2012Wallace and Becky Alexander heading out for a late afternoon skate ski Sunday afternoon Presidents weekend. Got warm in the afternoon but plenty of snow for some great skiing.
