It has been a snowy start to the season! We had intentions to groom but unfortunately both groomers are waiting for parts. We hope to have the groomers ready later next week and groom the trail by next weekend. Currently trail has 8-14″ of snow coverage. The FatLagChilada has been ridden on but would be very slow going riding now.
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. We do not close because of cold weather or “windchill”. Cool weather in place but sunshine on Saturday and no wind making it a nice day to be in the woods to Just Ski! Bundle up in layers, take short trips and warm up in the Hygge if need be.
Skate trails groomed Friday morning and all the double track trails reset. Weather this weekend will be ideal for classic skiing! All the classic trails are now tracked. Has been 4-5 years since everything was tracked this early in the year. Only thing not groomed is the lake segment of Bullhead lake trail but we skied in a track on the lake. Follow the track and pick up the grooming on the other side and full Bullhead and Bootleg loop which is a great loop to ski when colder with protection from the wind.
Thursday we set track on all the singletrack classic trails. Dusting of snow on top of grooming, will be a bit slower skiing until skied in.
We are open daily and do not close because of cold weather etc.Around 8-9″ of new snow this week, 17″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system the past two weeks.
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: 10″. Snowfall in November: 7″. Snowfall YTD at 16″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Magical afternoon on the trails, December 12th, 2025.Afternoon sun dogs, December 12th, 2025.Hill repeats on Eira Bikwadinaa hill, St Paul Highland Park skiers , December 12th, 2025.St Paul Highland Park skiers on Eira Bikwadinaa hill, December 12th, 2025.Skater trail grooming, December 12th, 2025.Resetting track on Mother North Star trail, December 12th, 2025.North end of Bullhead Lake trail, December 12th, 2025.Good coverage on north end of Bullhead lake trail after this weeks snow and skiable throughout, December 12th, 2025.Cutting fresh track on Sukkerbusk, December 11th, 2025.Striding on Twin Lakes double track, December 11th, 2025 (P.Arneson photo) Heading to the trail, December 11th, 2025. (P.Arenson photo)Blue hour ski on Wavy Gravy ski trail, December 11th, 2025.Skied in track in between Twin Lakes on Island Lake and Wavy Gravy trails, December 11th, 2025.A couple rough spots but plenty of snow and skiable throughout, December 11th, 2025Cutting double track on Sukkerbusk along the “skinny” field, December 10th, 2025.Setting track on the return from Twin Lakes, December 10th, 2025.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.
Trails are open. Excellent early season conditions. Dusting of new snow overnight. Skate trails groomed this morning and all the double track trails reset. Weather this weekend will be ideal for classic skiing! Dress in layers, take short loops and Just Ski! All the classic trails are now tracked. Has been 4-5 years since everything was tracked this early in the year. Only thing not groomed is the lake segment of Bullhead lake trail. This afternoon skied in a track on the lake. Go to bottom of Eira to follow the track and pick up the grooming on the other side and full Bullhead and Bootleg loop.
Thursday we set track on all the singletrack classic trails. Dusting of snow on top of grooming, will be a bit slower skiing until skied in.
We are open daily and do not close because of cold weather etc. Around 8-9″ of new snow this week, 17″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system the past two weeks.
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: 10″. Snowfall in November: 7″. Snowfall YTD at 16″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Magical afternoon on the trails, December 12th, 2025.Afternoon sun dogs, December 12th, 2025.Hill repeats on Eira Bikwadinaa hill, December 12th, 2025.St Paul Highland Park skiers on Eira Bikwadinaa hill, December 12th, 2025.Skater trail grooming, December 12th, 2025.Resetting track on Mother North Star trail, December 12th, 2025.North end of Bullhead Lake trail, December 12th, 2025.Good coverage on north end of Bullhead lake trail after this weeks snow and skiable throughout, December 12th, 2025.Cutting fresh track on Sukkerbusk, December 11th, 2025.Striding on Twin Lakes double track, December 11th, 2025 (P.Arneson photo) Heading to the trail, December 11th, 2025. (P.Arenson photo)Blue hour ski on Wavy Gravy ski trail, December 11th, 2025.Skied in track in between Twin Lakes on Island Lake and Wavy Gravy trails, December 11th, 2025.A couple rough spots but plenty of snow and skiable throughout, December 11th, 2025Cutting double track on Sukkerbusk along the “skinny” field, December 10th, 2025.Setting track on the return from Twin Lakes, December 10th, 2025.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. Excellent early season conditions. A beautiful day of skiing with pleasant temps and no wind. All the classic trails are now tracked! Has been 4-5 years since everything was tracked this early in the year. Only thing not groomed is the lake segment of Bullhead lake trail. Bottom of Eira hill go straight across to pick up grooming. We hope to ski a track in tomorrow. Today we set track on all the singletrack classic trails and reset select tracks on the double track. Skate trails are combed, and will touch up again Friday morning. Also on tap will be touch up on a few double track trails. Weather this weekend will be ideal for classic skiing!
We are open daily and do not close because of cold weather etc. Around 7-8″ of new snow this week. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system.
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″. Snowfall YTD at 16″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.
Cutting fresh track on Sukkerbusk, December 11th, 2025.Striding on Twin Lakes double track, December 11th, 2025 (P.Arneson photo) Heading to the trail, December 11th, 2025. (P.Arenson photo)Blue hour ski on Wavy Gravy ski trail, December 11th, 2025.Skied in track in between Twin Lakes on Island Lake and Wavy Gravy trails, December 11th, 2025.A couple rough spots but plenty of snow and skiable throughout, December 11th, 2025Cutting double track on Sukkerbusk along the “skinny” field, December 10th, 2025.Setting track on the return from Twin Lakes, December 10th, 2025.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.
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.
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