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Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. An inch or two of new snow Monday evening. Groomed a little in the evening, setting track on Sap Run and packing the start area. We will be out grooming on the entire trail system today as more snow looks to move in the afternoon. The new snow has good moisture content and greatly improving the conditions. We should be able to set track on more trail today and Wednesday setting up a really nice end of the week and weekend!

Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here

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.

 Click here for fat bike trail report.

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: 2″. 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″.

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.

Ski Trail Report

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.

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. 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!

 Click here for fat bike trail report.

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.

Ski Trail Report

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.

 Click here for fat bike trail report.

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.

Fat Bike Trail Report

Happy Global Fat Bike Day! A beautiful crisp winter day on the trails.

We have the fat bike loops of Twin Lakes and Bullhead Bootleg open. We have not been able to groom the course yet as unfortunately both groomers are waiting for parts. The track is rideable, slow going and challenging! We hope to have the groomers going this coming week and groom the trail by next weekend.

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.

Ski Trail Report

Trails are open. A great weekend of skiing on tap! Cooler temps keeping the snow fresh and winds are light making for primo ski conditions in the woods. 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 ice should be good to groom across. 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.

A great Thanksgiving week of skiing thanks to the early snowfall. Thank you to everyone that came out to ski and supported the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here

 Click here for fat bike trail report.

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!

A relatively dry fall. 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″.

Support the trails! Day and season pass purchases help us offset costs to maintain the trails. Thanks everyone for the support.

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.
Members of the Moorhead Nordic team heading out for practice, December 2nd, 2025.
Combing the deck with Ginzu groomer on Sukkerbusk, December 1st, 2025.
Roll combing on Mother North Star, December 1st, 2025.
Sunset on Skaters Waltz capping off a great Thanksgiving weekend of skiing, November 30th, 2025. 
Members of the Moorhead Nordic ski team on trail today, November 29th, 2025.
Evening grooming, November 25th, 2025. 
Thanksgiving skiers, November 27th 2025.
Roll combing on Skaters Waltz, November 26th, 2025.
Roll packing on Eira Bikwadinaa hill after the seasons first snowfall, November 25th, 2025.