More snow! Around 7″ of snow the past 24 hours. The new snow will delay fat bike grooming for a week or so.
We have not been able to groom the course yet as unfortunately both groomers are waiting for parts. We hope to have the groomers ready later this week and groom the trail by next weekend.
Global Fat Bike Day ride! Breaking trail on Twin Lakes singletrack, December 6th, 2025.Bullhead Bootleg bridge section, December 6th, 2025.Bullhead Lake crossing, December 6th, 2025. A solid 6-7″ of ice.
Trails are open. Around 7″ of new snow the past 24 hours. A few lingering flakes this morning. We plan to work on the entire trail system today, packing, combing and setting track on all the double track classic trails. Yesterday we worked on 40km while it was snowing to get the most out of the snow. The new snow had good moisture content and bringing the ski conditions to mid winter!
Skating on Skaters Waltz, the extension loops, North Loup, Single Green, Kristin’s Kutoff and Eira Bikwadinaa Hill. All other trails are tracked for classic skiing. (Please no skating on classic trails) Sukkerbusk is a great starter trail for classic which feeds the outer trails and crosses most of the inner trails providing a good “lay of the land”.
We had a great Autumn of Fall grooming clearing leaves and debris off the trails and the new snow is packing in well with the clean deck before the snow.
We cleared over 600 trees since the Solstice 2025 storm. Big thanks to everyone that has helped!
Total snowfall in December: 9″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Grooming on Loon Return, December 9th, 2025. Grooming on JibFly, December 9th, 2025.Setting new track on Sap Run Monday evening, December 8th, 2025. The new snow on Monday greatly improving the conditions. North end of Bullhead lake trail, December 7th, 2025. Marsh crossing a little rough but passable throughout and new snow only improving the coverage. Moorhead Nordic ski team out for early Saturday morning practice, December 6th, 2025.
Trails are open. 6-7″ of new snow today as of 7:00pm. We worked on 40km of trail today and will be back out tomorrow working on the entire trail system. The new snow has good moisture content and greatly improving the conditions….mid winter! We will be setting track on all the trails that are typically groomed for classic Wednesday and Thursday.
We had a great Autumn of Fall grooming clearing leaves and debris off the trails and the new snow is packing in well with the clean deck before the snow.
We cleared over 600 trees since the Solstice 2025 storm. Big thanks to everyone that has helped!
Total snowfall in December: 9″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Grooming on Loon Return, December 9th, 2025. Grooming on JibFly, December 9th, 2025.Setting new track on Sap Run Monday evening, December 8th, 2025. The new snow on Monday greatly improving the conditions. North end of Bullhead lake trail, December 7th, 2025. Marsh crossing a little rough but passable throughout and new snow only improving the coverage. Moorhead Nordic ski team out for early Saturday morning practice, December 6th, 2025.
Trails are open. A light dusting of snow this morning. Grooming on Skaters Waltz and Eira Bikwadinaa hill this morning. Another great weekend of early season skiing. Temps were cooler Sunday but sunshine and no wind made for really nice skiing.
Overall the trails are skiing very nice for early season and we are off to a great start with the base we have. All the trails have been packed and or combed and just another inch or two we will be able to set track on more trail. Friday we packed and combed out Bullhead lake trail. The north end is rough and needs more snow but another few days the ice should be good to groom across the lake.
Best track skiing is on Sukkerbusk and Sap Run and best skating on Skaters Waltz. Extension skiing fine as well. North Loup is skiable, watch for rough spots on middle segment to the far north. Tracks also set intermittently on Mother Hen, JibFly and Twin Lakes. All the trails are open, use extra caution if venturing on the trails not recommended. Please do not skate on trails outside Skaters Waltz, the extension loops and North Loup so we can preserve the base for setting classic tracks, hopefully next week!
We had a great Autumn of Fall grooming clearing leaves and debris off the trails and the new snow is packing in well with the clean deck before the snow.
We cleared over 600 trees since the Solstice 2025 storm. Big thanks to everyone that has helped!
Total snowfall in November at 7″. October precipitation at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Moorhead Nordic ski team out for early Saturday morning practice, December 6th, 2025.Grooming in fresh snow Friday evening setting double track on Sap Run, December 5th, 2025.Smoothing and combing out Eira Bikwadinaa hill, December 4th, 2025.Shoveling snow on a thin area on Twin Lakes, December 4th, 2025.Setting track on Sap Run, December 3rd, 2025.Connector back to the trailhead, December 3rd, 2025.Evening ski on JibFly, December 3rd, 2025.Leveling the edges on Skaters Waltz, December 3rd, 2025.
Trails are open. A crisp and clear day in place, no wind will be another great day to Just Ski! A beautiful Saturday of skiing. Brilliant sunshine in the afternoon made for a really nice day. Thanks everyone that came out!
A welcomed inch of snow Friday evening that was groomed in on Skaters Waltz, Eira Bikwadinaa hill and a reset of double track on Sap Run and Sukkerbusk. Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here.
Overall the trails are skiing very nice for early season and we are off to a great start with the base we have. Friday we packed and combed out Bullhead lake trail. The north end is rough and needs more snow but another few days the ice should be good to groom across the lake. Also touched up a few inner trails.
Best track skiing is on Sukkerbusk and Sap Run and best skating on Skaters Waltz. Extension skiing fine as well. North Loup is skiable, watch for rough spots on middle segment to the far north. Tracks also set intermittently on Mother Hen, JibFly and Twin Lakes. We need another 1-3″ to set full depth tracks on more trails otherwise still some very nice early season skiing to be had and no reason not to ski! All the trails are open, use extra caution if venturing on the trails not recommended. Please do not skate on trails outside Skaters Waltz, the extension loops and North Loup so we can preserve the base for setting classic tracks, hopefully next week!
We have been grooming daily this week, working on all the trails and filling in thin areas. Tuesday we packed out Roy’s Run, Wavy Gravy and Island Lake trails just with the snowmobile. Next snowfall we will comb out and set a track if enough new snow on the above singletrack trails.
We had a great Autumn of Fall grooming clearing leaves and debris off the trails and the new snow is packing in well with the clean deck before the snow.
We cleared over 600 trees since the Solstice 2025 storm. Big thanks to everyone that has helped!
Total snowfall in November at 7″. October precipitation at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Moorhead Nordic ski team out for early Saturday morning practice, December 6th, 2025.Grooming in fresh snow Friday evening setting double track on Sap Run, December 5th, 2025.Smoothing and combing out Eira Bikwadinaa hill, December 4th, 2025.Shoveling snow on a thin area on Twin Lakes, December 4th, 2025.Setting track on Sap Run, December 3rd, 2025.Connector back to the trailhead, December 3rd, 2025.Evening ski on JibFly, December 3rd, 2025.Leveling the edges on Skaters Waltz, December 3rd, 2025.
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