The bike trails on the west side and east side are open (Twin Lakes and Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loops) Conditions are a bit soft and slower going but grooming this week should improve conditions. Twin Lakes singletrack loop was groomed Monday December 2nd. Bullhead Bootleg loop groomed Friday December 6th.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is accessed using the Goat Ranch road (county road 110) The inner trails are closed at the moment as we prepare the ski trails.
Grooming over one of the bridges on Bullhead Bootleg loop, December 6th, 2024. Twin Lakes singletrack, December 3rd, 2024.Twin Lakes rock garden, December 3rd, 2024. Every little bit of snow slowing filling in the rocks! Twin Lakes lakeside, December 3rd, 2024.Soft spots on the groomed track, December 3rd, 2024.Riding in fresh snow on Bullhead Bootleg loop, December 1st, 2024.Twin Lakes singletrack loop, November 28th, 2024.
The bike trails on the west side and east side are open (Twin Lakes and Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loops) Conditions are a bit soft and slower going but grooming this week should improve conditions. Twin Lakes singletrack loop was groomed Monday December 2nd. Bullhead Bootleg loop on tap for grooming before end of week.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is accessed using the Goat Ranch road (county road 110) The inner trails are closed at the moment as we prepare the ski trails.
Twin Lakes singletrack, December 3rd, 2024.Twin Lakes rock garden, December 3rd, 2024. Every little bit of snow slowing filling in the rocks! Twin Lakes lakeside, December 3rd, 2024.Soft spots on the groomed track, December 3rd, 2024.Riding in fresh snow on Bullhead Bootleg loop, December 1st, 2024.Twin Lakes singletrack loop, November 28th, 2024.
Trails are open. Grooming today on select inner trails. Recommend classic skiing on trails with machine set tracks: Sap Run, JibFly, Mother Hen and Sukkerbusk. Skating recommend on Skater Waltz and the extension of Skater Waltz. Please do not skate on trails outside of Skaters Waltz and Skaters Waltz extension. Thank you! With warmer weather possible on the weekend, please try to ski in the mornings to help preserve the base and better skiing!
Mother North Star and Rootin Tootin have been packed and combed for no track classic skiing. The west trails are also open for no track classic skiing but use extra caution if venturing over there if there are a few more rough/thin areas, especially on Twin Lakes. Overall nice skiing to be had, use a little extra caution when venturing out. North Loup and Roy’s run have been packed and groomed but closed until we get a few more inches of snow and can provide safer skiing.
Early season conditions.We have been grooming daily and skiing since November 20th. 10″ of snowfall this season, compacted base on trail 1-3″. The ground was very warm when the first snow fell and much melted off but grooming and cold temps helping set frost into the ground. Snow depth in woods 4-5″.
Please do not skate on trails outside of Skaters Waltz and Skaters Waltz extension. Thank you!
The Hygge is open for day users to change, warm up with light snacks and beverages including coffee, hot chocolate. Store is located in the Hygge and will be open on a more regular basis once more trails are open. Store will be on the weekends usually from 11am-2pm. Limited ski rental is available.
November snowfall at 10″. November rainfall total at 2.35″. 2.55″ rainfall in October. Total rainfall in September at .44″. August rainfall at 3.2″. Rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 29″ of rain.
Setting a double track on Sap Run, December 5th, 2024.Double track action on Sukkerbusk, December 5th, 2024.Mother North Star after combing, December 5th, 2024. North Star is open for no track classic skiing. JibFly with track set, December 5th, 2024.NDSU college student getting a ski in before class, December 4th, 2024.A moment of sunshine during Wednesday’s blizzard, December 4th, 2024.Blizzard beauty, December 4th, 2024.Setting track on Sap Run Wednesday evening, December 4th, 2024.Sunset grooming, December 3rd, 2024.Sunset over Little Sugarbush, December 3rd, 2024.Skiing under the solar lights on Sap Run, December 3rd, 2024.Brainerd Nordic HS team set for a day of practice, December 2nd, 2024.Grooming on Skaters Waltz extension, December 2nd, 2024.Winter wonderland scene on Rootin Tootin, December 2nd, 2024.First guests in the Norwegian Log cabin heading out for a frosty ski, December 1st, 2024.Frosty grooming on Skaters Waltz, Decembrer 1st, 2024.Setting track on JibFly, December 1st, 2024.Sunday evening snowfall ski! December 1st, 2024.Frosted tamarack trees along JibFly, December 1st, 2024.
Setting thin track on Sukkebusk, November 30th, 2024. Areas of good track, areas of fair track.
Members of the Moorhead Nordic boys ski team out for Saturday morning training, November 30th, 2024Members of the Moorhead Nordic girls ski team out for Saturday morning training, November 30th, 2024Frosty morning Fun! November 30th, 2024.Gliding down Sukkebusk, November 30th, 2024.Skiing in a track on Wavy Gravy trail, November 30th, 2024. West side is open, use extra caution, especially on the hills as rough spot exist. Making a track in between Twin Lakes, November 30th, 2024.
The bike trails on the west side and east side are open (Twin Lakes and Bullhead Bootleg singletrack loops) Conditions are a bit soft and slower going but grooming this week should improve conditions. Twin Lakes singletrack loop was groomed Monday December 2nd. Bullhead Bootleg loop on tap for grooming before end of week.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is accessed using the Goat Ranch road (county road 110) The inner trails are closed at the moment as we prepare the ski trails.
Twin Lakes singletrack, December 3rd, 2024.Twin Lakes rock garden, December 3rd, 2024. Every little bit of snow slowing filling in the rocks! Twin Lakes lakeside, December 3rd, 2024.Soft spots on the groomed track, December 3rd, 2024.Riding in fresh snow on Bullhead Bootleg loop, December 1st, 2024.Twin Lakes singletrack loop, November 28th, 2024.
Trails are open. After a wild Wednesday with blizzard like conditions, wind slowly settling down and a nice winter day on tap. The wind yesterday brought down a lot of twigs and branches but we are clearing them off. We did groom during the storm yesterday, setting new track on JibFly, Sap Run and Sukkerbusk and combing out Skaters Waltz and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. We are back out today grooming, setting track on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk again and combing out the trails we rollpacked on Tuesday.
Recommend skiing on Sap Run, JibFly, Mother Hen and Sukkerbusk for classic and Skater Waltz for skating. To bypass the thinner Kamikaze hill segment, use Sap Run for a connector. Skaters Extension also open which is very skiable, just some grass poking through here and there. The west trails are open but use extra caution if venturing over there if there are a few more rough/thin areas. Overall nice skiing to be had, use a little extra caution when venturing out.
Early season conditions.We have been grooming and skiing since November 20th. 10″ of snowfall this season, compacted base on trail 1-3″. The ground was very warm when the first snow fell and much melted off but grooming and cold temps helping set frost into the ground. Snow depth in woods 4-5″.
Please do not skate on trails outside of Skaters Waltz and Skaters Waltz extension. Thank you!North Loup and Roy’s run have been packed and groomed but close until we get a few more inches of snow and can provide safer skiing.
The Hygge is open for day users to change, warm up with light snacks and beverages including coffee, hot chocolate. Store is located in the Hygge and will be open on a more regular basis once more trails are open. Store will be on the weekends usually from 11am-2pm. Limited ski rental is available.
November snowfall at 9″. November rainfall total at 2.35″. 2.55″ rainfall in October. Total rainfall in September at .44″. August rainfall at 3.2″. Rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 29″ of rain.
NDSU college student getting a ski in before class, December 4th, 2024.A moment of sunshine during Wednesday’s blizzard, December 4th, 2024.Blizzard beauty, December 4th, 2024.Setting track on Sap Run Wednesday evening, December 4th, 2024.Sunset grooming, December 3rd, 2024.Setting shallow track on remainder of Sap Run, December 3rd, 2024.Sunset over Little Sugarbush, December 3rd, 2024.Skiing under the solar lights on Sap Run, December 3rd, 2024.Brainerd Nordic HS team set for a day of practice, December 2nd, 2024.Grooming on Skaters Waltz extension, December 2nd, 2024.Winter wonderland scene on Rootin Tootin, December 2nd, 2024.First guests in the Norwegian Log cabin heading out for a frosty ski, December 1st, 2024.Frosty grooming on Skaters Waltz, Decembrer 1st, 2024.Setting track on JibFly, December 1st, 2024.Sunday evening snowfall ski! December 1st, 2024.Frosted tamarack trees along JibFly, December 1st, 2024.
Setting thin track on Sukkebusk, November 30th, 2024. Areas of good track, areas of fair track.
Members of the Moorhead Nordic boys ski team out for Saturday morning training, November 30th, 2024Members of the Moorhead Nordic girls ski team out for Saturday morning training, November 30th, 2024Frosty morning Fun! November 30th, 2024.Gliding down Sukkebusk, November 30th, 2024.Skiing in a track on Wavy Gravy trail, November 30th, 2024. West side is open, use extra caution, especially on the hills as rough spot exist. Making a track in between Twin Lakes, November 30th, 2024.Setting track on Sukkebusk, November 30th, 2024. Friday skier! November 29th, 2024. Packing on Twin Lakes trail, November 29th, 2024.Packing on North Loup, November 29th, 2024. North Loup needs another few inches before we can open up for safer skiing. Testing out the track set earlier in the day on Sukkerbusk, November 28th, 2024.Thanksgiving skiing! November 28th, 2024.
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