Another hard freeze last night with the low recorded at 24 degrees. Last weeks snow has melted off and warmer day time temps are in place. We are back on the trails this week doing one final fall grooming push on the outer trails. Monday we finished Island Lake trail, Tuesday we finished Roy’s Run trail and today we are clearing Bullhead and the Bootleg extension. Grateful for this nice weather for late season trail tuning! Overall the trails are looking great and ready for the real snow to come!
We will continue working on the trails right up until the snow that sticks for the season. Last minute fine tuning will have the trails ready for skiing on minimal snow. We try to have a few trails open for skiing by Thanksgiving, weather permitting. Bike trails will open for fat biking/winter riding later this month once the ground is consistently frozen.
A wintery start to November with 3″ of snow one week ago. Snow falling on top of frozen ground and was enough reason for an early season groom! We enjoyed a couple days of early season skiing and good to see a few other people out! Snow returned on November 9th with 1″ falling.
Even though we are seeing highs near 50 this week, the nights have been cold and with calm conditions half the lake glazing over with ice in the morning, November 15th, 2023.Finishing up on the northern trails, November 14th, 2023.Northern point of Roy’s Run, November 14th, 2023. Due to high water in previous years, we haven’t been able to prepare this segment like this year. Overall the trail should open up earlier after today’s tuning. Fall grooming on Island Lake trail, November 13th, 2023.Skaters Waltz ready for snow as a few patches remain from last weeks snow. November 13th, 2023.End of Sap Run ski trail as it leads into the sledding hill area, November 12th, 2023.Singletrack snaking through the snow covered forest floor, November 11th, 2023.Late afternoon snow shower on “Eira”, November 9th, 2023.One more clearing on “Eira”, part of the new name for “Suicide Hill”. November 9th, 2023. Since the spring we have made over 30 mowings/clearings on this segment to have it as smooth and clean as possible for the early season snow and grooming. Load of “deadfall” wood cleared off the ski trail, November 9th, 2023.Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 8th, 2023. Snow from last week has melted off and ready for the next round! Thinning and clearing in the “skinny field”, November 8th, 2023.Skaters Waltz ski trail cleared and ready for snow, November 8th, 2023.Sukkerbusk ski trail, November 2nd, 2023.Sap Run ski trail, November 2nd, 2023.Clearing deadfall from Rootin Tootin, November 2nd, 2023.Early season skiing on fresh groomed! October 31st, 2023.Thanks to cold temps and frozen ground, some of the best October skiing ever at Maplelag. October 31st, 2023.Halloween moon ski! October 31st, 2023.Not quite a full moon but enough clearing to let the light of the moon shine through for a special Halloween ski, October 31st, 2023.Grooming fresh snow on “Eira” hill, October 31st, 2023.First grooming of the year on a segment of Skaters Waltz, October 31st, 2023.Grooming fresh snow on “Eira” hill, October 31st, 2023.Frosty morning scene on north Twin Lake, October 29th, 2023.Scene in the “skinny field” October 29th, 2023.First snowfall of the year, October 27th, 2023. Dusting of snow, Loon Return ski trail, October 27th, 2023.Clearing deadfall on Rootin Tootin trail, October 27th, 2023.Aspen leaf clearing on singletrack and ski trail! October 26th, 2023.Trail clearing on Wavy Gravy, October 23rd, 2023.Clearing leaves on North Loup, October 23rd, 2023.
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