Trails open. Very good riding conditions. 18km of trail groomed Sunday afternoon/evening after 3-4″ since last grooming.
Grooming update: The inner loop, SukkerWest and Twin Lakes loop groomed for around 18km of riding options. Fat Bike trails have been groomed 9-11 times this season. We hope to groom Bootleg loop soon!
Signs marking the route for the inner loops are in place and ultimately direct the course for the “FatLagChilada”. Twin lakes and SukkerWest singletrack can be accessed from the driveway. To access the start to access Bootleg, head to the start of Skaters Waltz to the right. We have groomed on the far right side of Suicide Hill for uphill travel. Access to Bootleg has been groomed on the lake. Use trails at own risk and assume all responsibility. Skaters Waltz is open for fat biking when conditions are firm. SukkerWest is recommended trail for beginner riders. Trail difficulty on outer loops is intermediate to advanced.
Trail passes help offset grooming and maintenance costs. Trails have already been groomed multiple times this year. Thank you.
Grooming on Twin Lakes singletrack, January 23rd, 2022. Snow is piling up!Grooming on “Bjorp’s Singletrack” January 23rd, 2022.Night grooming on the bridge section, Twin Lakes singletrack, January 23rd, 2022.Snowy singletrack, January 22nd, 2022Sun dog over Twin Lakes singletrack, January 19th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack, January 19th,2022.North Star singletrack, January 18th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack, January 17th, 2022.Sunset over Twin Lakes, January 17th, 2022.Late afternoon ride on the fat bike trail, January 15th, 2022. Fun conditions with the dusting on top of the groomed base!
Trails open Dusting of new snow overnight. Also some wind filling in the tracks in spots. With warmer temps today, should be a nice day of skiing. Recent wind bringing down a few leaves otherwise the snow conditions are good First hand trail reports on Skinnyski. Thank you!
Grooming update: Entire trail system has been groomed this week after 3-4″ of snow on Wednesday.
Trails are open for day use.Day and season passes can be purchased here. Please note due to COVID protocols, there are no lodge services for day use. This includes no ski rental or access to coffee bar. Parking in far lot near blue recycling bins where porta potties are located.Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open. There are no dogs or pets allowed.
Classic skiing on Sukkerbusk, Sap Run, Mother Hen, JibFly, Rootin Tootin, Twin Lakes, Mother North Star, Wavy Gravy, Island Lake trail and Roy’s Run. Please no skating on the classic trails.Bullhead/Bootleg has now been tracked on the Bootleg extension and return. Lucky’s Loype is adventure skiing, no grooming on the AMA segments, non AMA segments on tap for grooming next week.
Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Suicide Hill, Single Green and Kristin’s Kutoff designated trails groomed for skating.
All trails are one way except Sukkerbusk and Skaters Waltz. Skiing correct direction, especially in early season, helps us maintain the integrity of the base. Thank you!
Trails are open for day skiing for non lodging guests. Lodge is closed to day use.
NO services in the lodge at this time or ski rental available for day skiing. Parking in far lot near porta bathrooms and recycling bins. Please respect this policy so Maplelag can operate as safe as possible and remain open.
Cutting new track on Twin Lakes, January 6th, 2022.Out for a morning ski! January 6th, 2022.Mother North Star trail, January 6th, 2022. Mother North Star and Rootin Tootin remain singletrack. Cutting new track on Sap Run, January 6th, 2022.Afternoon skiers, January 5th, 2022.Sap Run grooming, January 5th, 2022. Groomed multiple times on account of drifting snow today. Ski race action, January 4th, 2022.Lucky’s Loype seeing lot of skiers past week. Skier made track, January 4th, 2022.New track cut at start of Bullhead lake trail to Suicide Hill. Snowshoe trail intersecting. January 4th, 2022. Snow show trail seeing good use and getting packed in. More trail added this summer and fall to the north. Fresh tracks cut on Twin Lakes trail this morning, January 3rd, 2022.Start of Island Lake and Wavy Gravy trails, January 3rd, 2022. Both trails groomed and new tracks reset this morning. Late afternoon skiers finishing up a run around Twin Lakes, January 2nd, 20212New Years Day skiers 2022! Even with temps only reaching -14 today, the trails were once again busy with skiers.All smiles after a morning ski, January 1st, 2022.Afternoon striders, December 31st, 2021.
It is fine to cross the race course. It is fine to ski during the race. This is a low key event.
No Lodge Available NO meal service Use porta potties outside for bathroom Please respect this. Maplelag COVID page.
Trails not used in the race are open all day to ski. It is fine to ski during the race. You will not be in the way if you don’t ski on the race course.
Recommended classic trails to ski during the race inner are Sukkerbusk, JibFly and Rootin Tootin. Trails to classic north are Roys Run and North Loup. Trails to classic west are Island Lakes, Wavy Gravy and Twin Lakes. If wanting to skate, the skater waltz will be open after 12 noon.
**The race will be a continuous pursuit, starting with classic style and change to skate at the halfway point of the race.
**The skiers may have assistance in the change over process.
**If skiers use the same set of skis for both the classic and skate race, the skier must step completely out of the ski binding into the snow in the transition area before they will be allowed to continue the next leg of the race. Classic Poles must be used for the Classic portion of the race.
Each leg of the race will be roughly 4.5 km in length.
***Varsity skiers will ski continuous pursuit (limit 10 per school) Wave Start
***Jr. Varsity skiers will ski only a Classic race. Wave Start 4.5 km
***Jr. High skiers will ski a Classic race. Wave Start 3-4km
10:00am Coaches meeting
10:30am Boys Varsity Sap Run>Mother North> Sap Run>Skaters W
11:30am Girls Varsity Sap Run>Mother North> Sap Run> Skaters W
12:30pm Boys JV Sap Run>Mother North> Sap Run
1:15pm Girls JV Sap Run>Mother North> Sap Run
2:00pm Boys JH Mother North Star
2:45pm Girls JH Mother North Star
Enjoy the energy of the kids and the future of the sport!
Moorhead JV / JH Invite, Tuesday, January 4th, 2022 @ Maplelag 30501 Maplelag Rd Teams: Bemidji, Brainerd, Detroit Lakes, Moorhead
Team Camps – Please use the bus for team camp. Use the porta potties where you park your bus. The LODGE is unavailable. Please tell your skiers they cannot go in the lodge.
Courses: JV will classic race 5.6K. The course will go out on Sukkerbusk. Cross the road to Twin Lakes. Around Twin Lakes clockwise then back over the road returning on Sukkerbusk to the finish. The JH will skate 3.5K clockwise on Skater Waltz finishing down Sap Run.
