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We’ve had a great final fall grooming push on the outer trails as we prepare for the colder and snowier days ahead. Overall the trails are looking great and ready colder weather and the real snow to come! Latest trail report on the trail report page.
It continues to be very busy at Maplelag as we work on construction projects and prepare the trails for the upcoming winter season. click here for daily trail report November has been an interesting month, weather wise, with winter to start the month followed by warmer temperatures then snow again followed by yet warmer weather this week. Pretty typical of Novembers of Maplelag which can vary. We did get out to groom a little the first snowfall and enjoyed a few days of special early season skiing.
We had the store open last Saturday and want to thank everyone that came out. We will have the store open on a more regular basis once we open for the ski season. Hours will be posted on our social media handles and the store website page located here.
Progress continues on various projects as we have mentioned in previous updates. We have also been very busy on the trails with one more fall grooming push, focusing on the outer trails and touching up the inner ones. Overall the trails are looking great for winter and ready for snow.
Last week we finished the upgrades in the Red Caboose and getting very close on the Six Swedes cabin. We are now working on the Orange caboose and on phase 3 on the Candy Store cabin. Once we complete these projects, we will begin phase 2 on the Lapland cabin.
Photos of the Red Caboose can be found here and the Six Swedes cabin can be found here. As we put the finishing touches on these projects, we will update the content with more photos as well. For those interested in making reservations or any questions, please email us at [email protected]
The new Maplelag store, located in the Brant Cabin, will be open on a more regular basis once the trails open for the winter season and we welcome overnight guests in the renovated/remodeled cabins. Store items are not currently available online but we plan to have an online store in the future and also plan to have other events associated with the store opening this winter season. Stay tuned! A couple photos of the store items on the News page.
First official ski of the season on groomed trail after this weeks snow, October 31st, 2023.
Latest trail report on the trail report page.
Maplelag current conditions including data from the new Maplelag weather station can be found on the Weather page.
Pre Season Groom
First grooming of the year on a segment of Skaters Waltz, October 31st, 2023.
A solid 3″ of snow Monday night on top of a frozen surface was enough to get the early season grooming equipment out for a test run. We enjoyed a couple days of skiing before closing until the MN firearm season is over and winter weather returns!