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Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. An up and down 24 hours of weather. After a morning low of 29 on Thursday, we gradually warmed up to 43 at 11pm Thursday evening before cooling down. Wind kicking in and temperature looks to drop all day.

 We’ve transitioned to spring like skiing. Icy/fast in the morning before softening and slowing late morning/early afternoon. Today will be an interesting day with falling temps. Could get icy in the afternoon. Best skiing for classic is on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk,and North Loup. Skate skiing on Skaters Waltz and North Loup. 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.

Thursday grooming on Rootin Tootin, Sap Run, Mother North Star and North Loup skate lane.  

Wednesday 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 later today. 

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! 

Click here for latest fat bike report 

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 the designated 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″   

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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!   

Fat Bike trails open. Click here for latest fat bike report

Nice spring like skiing on Skaters Waltz, February 27th, 2025.
Cutting new track on Sap Run, February 27th 2025.
Cutting new track on Sukkerbusk, February 27th, 2025.
New track set on Mother North Star, February 27th, 2025. If skiing North Star, watch for areas of thin cover, icy spots etc.
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.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

Fat Bike Trails Are closed today. Warm weather overnight didn’t freeze the base down. Should cool down throughout the day and the InnerWest loop will be open on Saturday. Looks good for riding all day Saturday and Sunday morning.

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.    

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Riding on Twin Lakes singletrack, February 27th, 2025.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

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.    

 Click here to be part of the Strava Maplelag Mountain Bike Community

Ski Trail

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. 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 10am-1pm. 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! 

Click here for latest fat bike report 

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 the designated 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″   

Share your ski experience on Skinnyski.com

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!   

Fat Bike trails open. Click here for latest fat bike report

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.
Bike Trail

Fat Bike Trail Report

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.   

 Click here to be part of the Strava Maplelag Mountain Bike Community

Twin Lakes singletrack in the morning while frozen, February 25th, 2025.