Trails are open. Another beautiful crisp January day with brilliant sunshine. Colder weather has settled in but in the woods with no wind and sunshine, very nice skiing. Fun to ski with the MPLS Washburn Nordic team on the outer trails of Bullhead Bootleg and Wavy Gravy on Sunday.
The trails are skiing well and all trails have been groomed 1-8 times this past week including skate trail grooming Saturday evening. The inch or so of new snow before the weekend helping improve the conditions combined with daily grooming on some portion of the trail system. Hard crunchy base, some trails skiing a bit faster than others but everything very skiable and overall the reports have been good from skiers.
Classic only skiing on trails with machine set tracks: Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, JibFly, Mother Hen, Rootin Tootin, Mother North Star and Loon Return. Roys Run, Twin Lakes, Wavy Gravy and the first and last part of Island Lake trail now tracked as well. North Loup has a track on the side and a skate path. The crossing between Twin Lakes is a bit rough as well as the marsh areas on Bullhead lake trail. Take skis off and walk for the adventure!
Skating on Skater Waltz, the extension of Skater Waltz, Single Green climb, Kristin’s Kutoff, Eira Bikwadinaa hill and North Loup. Also possible to skate ski the last part of Bullhead lake trail as out out and back. Please do not skate on trails outside of thedesignated skate trails. Thank you!
We have been grooming and skiing since November 20th. 1″ new snowfall past 48 hours. 19″ of snowfall this season, compacted base on trail 1-4″. Snow depth in woods 3-6″
Crisp morning as MPLS Washburn skiers get ready for a morning ski, January 5th, 2025.Crisp temps, heartening sunshine on Poki Loki, January 5th, 2025.Skiing across the Bullhead lake, January 5th, 2025.Balsam trees at end of Bootleg loop, January 5th, 2025.Return on Bullhead Lake trail, January 5th, 2025. Members of the MPLS Washburn team getting a full day of skiing despite the cooler temperatures, January 4th, 2025.Loon Retun trail serves as both a ski and fat bike trail, January 4th, 2025. Fat Bike loop is in good to excellent condition. Sunset skate, January 4th, 2025. Hardpack deck with good edging and glide. Watch for a couple icy spots down to Bullhead bay on south end of Skaters Waltz. Ice rink cleared of snow, January 4th, 2025.Saturday night grooming, January 4th, 2025.Cutting new track on Island Lake trail, January 3rd, 2025.Cutting new track end of North Loup/Roy’s Run, January 3rd, 2025. Track on North Loup has dusting of snow on top. Combing out side of Rootin Tootin trail, January 3rd, 2025. Track was reset yesterday. Cutting new track on connector to western trails, January 3rd, 2025. The connector is double tracked, everything else on west side is single tracked. High bush cranberries for lunch! January 3rd, 2025.Grooming across Bullhead Lake to access Bullhead Lake and Bootleg trails, January 3rd, 2025. Shallow thin track but should be more stable snow after grooming. North end of Bullhead lake is rough with little snow cover, take off skis and walk through. Grooming on return of Bullhead lake trail, January 3rd, 2025.dAfternoon striding on Rootin Tootin, January 1st, 2025.Hygge time! January 1st, 2025.Grooming on Skaters Waltz extension inner loop, January 1st, 2025.New Years Eve skiers, December 31st, 2024.Pisten Bully had to make an appearance for at least one day in 2024! Helping break up ice in the open areas. Morning sun highlighting the frosted trees on west side of Little Sugarbush lake across from Maplelag, December 30th, 2024.dFrosty scene along Mother North Star, December 30th, 2024.Family ice skate on the Maplelag ice rink, December 29th, 2024. Morning skate skiers! December 28th, 2024.Morning skate skiers, December 28th, 2024.Skiers on Mother North Star, December 28th, 2024.Sledding hill action, December 28th, 2024.Ice rink survived the warm spell and open for skating, December 28th, 2024. Please bring your own skates. Woodpeckers have been busy along the trail! December 27th, 2024.
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