Fat Bike Trails Open until 12 noon. Riding in the afternoon when it is soft will make deep ruts that are hard to smooth out. The “InnerWest” loop is open and groomed. Watch for icy spots and thin cover on the lakeside Twin Lakes.
To access the InnerWest loop, take Skaters Waltz and follow the skate trail until signs indicated where to turn. To just ride Twin Lakes and SukkerWest, access from the driveway. We will also have the skate trails open on Skaters Waltz extension and North Loup.
Bullhead Bootleg has filled up with snow from wind and recent storms (over a foot of new snow since last grooming) and might be a while until we can have this trail in riding condition. Even without bootleg there is 20km of trail available to ride.
Trails are open. Not quite as warm today as forecasted. Despite the snow loss this week, we are still skiing with folks on the trails and we are grooming select trails. Best skiing for classic is on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes and North Loup. Skate skiing on Skaters Waltz. Other trails have thin spots in the open areas and the lake portion of Bullhead Lake should be avoided due to standing water. Loon Return should also be avoided. Otherwise, use a little extra caution and trails are very skiable.
We’ve transitioned to spring like skiing. Icy/fast in the morning before softening and slowing late morning/early afternoon. Best time to ski generally 11am-1pm but Tuesday was earlier due to warmer than expected temperatures.
Today we groomed Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes and Skaters Waltz in the morning and back out in the evening again setting a new track on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk and Twin Lakes. Monday and Tuesday morning grooming on Skaters Waltz, Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Bullhead Lake trail and Twin Lakes. We are focusing on these trails this week and if conditions are right, will groom a few more trails Friday.
Although we have a good base of snow, the present of dirt in the snowpack facilitating the melting. However, as long as we keep freezing down at nights should have skiing available this week.
Due to deteriorating snow conditions, in particular the lake segments, the Lotvola Cup has been canceled for this year. We didn’t anticipate this stretch of warm weather. We were really looking forward to having the race back. We will plan a date for 2026 in the Fall. Thanks everyone for the interest and support!
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 Island Lake. Lucky’s Loype and double green not groomed, skier made track. Watch for branches etc. on AMA land but recommended to avoid .
Skating on Skater Waltz, the extension of Skater Waltz, Single Green climb, Kristin’s Kutoff, Eira Bikwadinaa hill and North Loup. Please do not skate on trails outside of thedesignated skate trails. Thank you!
We have been grooming and skiing since November 20th and have only missed five days of grooming since that first snowfall.
No new snowfall past 24 hours.. 39″ of snowfall this season, compacted base on trail 4-7″. Snow depth in woods 8-28″
Season and day passes can be purchased here. A purchase of a season pass helps us maintain the trails year round and provide the best skiing possible even in low snow year. Thank you!
Late afternoon classic ski on North Loup, February 26th, 2025. The track on North Loup is probably the cleanest out of all the trails we recommend to ski. Cutting new track on Twin Lakes Wednesday evening, February 26th, 2025.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, February 26th, 2025.Mary Sands on North Loup with spring like conditions, February 25h, 2025.Mary has made her second trip to Maplelag this season for a training camp this week as she prepares for a ski in Scandinavia where she will be skiing across Finland next month! Click this link to read more about the adventure.North Loup, February 25th, 2025. North Loup and Roy’s Run has the best overall coverage on the trail system and top picks for outer trails to ski. Roy’s Run, February 25th, 2025. Solar light ski on Sap Run, February 25th, 2025.Sunset ski! February 24th, 2025.Sukkerbusk, February 24th, 2025.Skiing under the solar lights, February 24th, 2025.
Trails are open. Currently in a warm spell but trails are holding out fine. We are still skiing and grooming and will continue grooming as long as we can on select trails. Bit more vulnerability in the open areas and the lake portion of Bullhead Lake should be avoided due to standing water. Otherwise, use a little extra caution and trails are very skiable. We’ve transitioned to spring like skiing. Icy/fast in the morning before softening and slowing late morning/early afternoon. Best time to ski generally 11am-1pm but today was earlier due to warmer than expected temperatures. Tomorrow looks to be a little bit cooler but still above freezing during the day.
Today we groomed on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Wednesday we will plan the same and also groom Twin Lakes. Monday morning grooming on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, Bullhead Lake trail and Twin Lakes.
Although we have a good base of snow, the present of dirt in the snowpack facilitating the melting. As long as we keep freezing down at nights should have skiing available this week.
Due to deteriorating snow conditions, in particular the lake segments, the Lotvola Cup has been canceled for this year. We didn’t anticipate this stretch of warm weather. We were really looking forward to having the race back. We will plan a date for 2026 in the Fall. Thanks everyone for the interest and support!
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 Island Lake. Lucky’s Loype and double green not groomed, skier made track. Watch for branches etc. on AMA land but recommended to avoid .
Skating on Skater Waltz, the extension of Skater Waltz, Single Green climb, Kristin’s Kutoff, Eira Bikwadinaa hill and North Loup. Please do not skate on trails outside of thedesignated skate trails. Thank you!
We have been grooming and skiing since November 20th and have only missed five days of grooming since that first snowfall.
No new snowfall past 24 hours.. 39″ of snowfall this season, compacted base on trail 4-7″. Snow depth in woods 8-28″
Season and day passes can be purchased here. A purchase of a season pass helps us maintain the trails year round and provide the best skiing possible even in low snow year. Thank you!
Mary Sands on North Loup with spring like conditions, February 25h, 2025.Mary has made her second trip to Maplelag this season for a training camp this week as she prepares for a ski in Scandinavia where she will be skiing across Finland next month! Click this link to read more about the adventure.North Loup, February 25th, 2025. North Loup and Roy’s Run has the best overall coverage on the trail system and top picks for outer trails to ski. Roy’s Run, February 25th, 2025. Solar light ski on Sap Run, February 25th, 2025.Sunset ski! February 24th, 2025.Sukkerbusk, February 24th, 2025.Skiing under the solar lights, February 24th, 2025.
Fat Bike Trails Open until 1pm. Riding in the afternoon when it is soft will make deeper ruts that are harder to smooth out.The “InnerWest” loop is open and groomed.
To access the InnerWest loop, take Skaters Waltz and follow the skate trail until signs indicated where to turn. To just ride Twin Lakes and SukkerWest, access from the driveway. We will also have the skate trails open on Skaters Waltz extension and North Loup.
Bullhead Bootleg has filled up with snow from wind and recent storms (over a foot of new snow since last grooming) and might be a while until we can have this trail in riding condition. Even without bootleg there is 20km of trail available to ride.
February 25th update. Due to deteriorating snow conditions, particularly on the lake segments of the course, we are unfortunately cancelling the Lotvola Cup. We want to have the safest course as possible and feel it is best to make this decision. We hope to set a date early season next year for 2026. Thanks for the interest and support for this year.
The Lotvola Cup is back! Mark your calendars, March 2nd at 12:12! Simply purchase a $25 regular day pass to register. Youth 18 and under purchase $15 fat bike or summer pass. (In Notes, please enter age and make note of Lotvola Cup) Day of registration also available. No better way to celebrate the great snow year at Maplelag this season than the return in what was one of the longest running traditional classic ski races in the country.
We will once again have a 12km race, utilizing much of the original course of the early years. Course will start at the trailhead near the Norwegian Log cabin. Head down Sukkerbusk to the left to Twin Lakes. Ski Twin Lakes normal direction. Back up to Sukerbusk, go left and continue to Bullhead lake trail. Down Eira Bikwadinaa hill, on to Bullhead lake, across the lake and ski Bullhead Lake trail and the Bootleg extension. After completing the Bullhead loop, continue on to Sukkerbusk just momentarily on to Kristin’s Kutoff to Mother North Star. Mother North Star (opposite normal direction) to Sap Run. Take a left on Sap Run and in! All intersection will be marked with orange Lotvola Cup signs. Course on Strava.
The 12 KM “classic technique” only race was named in honor of Elias Lotvola, an early local Finnish pioneer in the local Sugarbush who was famous for his skiing abilities and for making of the classic wooden skis in the Finnish tradition, by hand. Even when he was in 80’s Elias would ski thru the bush and woods checking his trapline of over 30 miles in length. His skis and poles were on display in the lodge, but sadly they were lost in the total destruction of the lodge in the fire of December of 1999.
