15km of trail open and groomed for fat biking. The 15km FatLagChilada (FLC) special edition loop groomed Thursday late afternoon. Looking at the forecast for today, we ask riders be off trail by noon. All day riding Saturday and Sunday look great….keep the wheels moving!
Groomed trail includes segments Feeling Lucky, Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, Twin Lakes Bridge loop, and Twin Lakes “Race Loop” which includes the Hudson’s Hula loop. The Twin Lakes loop includes the ski trails of Twin Lakes (start of) and Wavy Gravy. Follow the FatLagchilada or fat bike signs to enter Hudson’s Hula. This is a more rider friendly loop and combined with the groomed trail on the inner system, makes for a nice loop of 15km.
To begin the “Special Edition” loop, head to the main trail head and follow signs to the big LagChilada sign to enter Feeling Lucky. After Feeling Lucky loop, head counter clockwise on Skaters Waltz to ride the other segments.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is not groomed. Hopefully we have it groomed out for riding in March and April….some of the best months of fat biking at Maplelag!
Fat bike singletrack, February 26th, 2026.Fat bike singletrack, February 26th, 2026.Sunset ride, February 25th, 2026.Sunset ride, February 25th, 2026.Fresh groom on the “FatLagChilada” special edition loop today, February 24th, 2026.Fresh groom on the singletrack, February 24th, 2026. The berms and base rock solid and the new snow combing out nicely on top!
Trails are open. The snow is holding out great and we have been enjoying very nice late February conditions. Fresh snow earlier in the week and daily grooming has made for good skiing. Late afternoon Thursday grooming on Skaters Waltz. Next grooming planned this afternoon and Saturday morning. Might be a few areas glazed to start but softening around 11am before quickly freezing down again by mid afternoon. Best skiing tomorrow might be from 11am to 3pm. Groomer’s choices: Sap Run, JibFly, Twin lakes, Bullhead Bootleg loop.
Grooming we have been bringing up old snow to make for more consistent conditions when it warms up. Use caution on south facing or areas facing the sun on the downhills that might be sticky early afternoon. We plan to groom most of the trail system again Friday to have best conditions possible for the weekend, which look great at this point….Just Ski!
Majority of the trail system groomed Tuesday and Wednesday. Lumi’s Lake loop also groomed with skate lane and new track. Only trails not groomed include Island Lake for classic and North Loup for skate. These trails have 2-3″ of new snow on top since most recent grooming, ready for skiers looking to ski in fresh snow! These trails will be groomed Friday afternoon or Saturday morning depending on weather. Grooming we are digging deep in the base, mixing old snow with the new snow. Have the old granulated/corn snow at the surface will make for more consistent skiing when it warms up today. We will be open every day this week. There are no events going on this week.
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”. One of the first trails at Maplelag!
We have also have a loop on Little Sugarbush Lake “Lumi’s Loop” with a skate lane and track on each side. This is a fun 1.2km loop that makes for a fun ski at sunrise and sunset and under the full moon!
50″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system since mid November, only missing a few days.
Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 18 and under day pass is $15, use the summer trail pass option.
Ski rentals are available at a rate of $25 for adults and $15 for 18 and under. Snowshoe rental is $10 a person. There is no charge for children 6 and under.
Snowfall YTD at 50″ Compacted base on trail 3-8″. Total snowfall in February at 11″. January at 15″. December: 17″. 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″.
Late afternoon skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, February 26th 2026.Morning ski on Bulhead Lake trail, February 26th, 2026.JibFly ski trail, February 26th, 2026. JibFly groomer’s choice! Refreshing track on Sap Run, February 25th, 2026.Grooming on JibFly trail, February 25th, 2026. JibFly back to double track!Ginzu blades on groomer picking up sticks, February 25th, 2026. We’ve cleared hundreds of sticks since last weeks wind. Yesterday’s snow was nice to cover the forest matter. Just Ski.Cutting new track on Sukkerbusk, February 25th, 2026.Island Lake trail with fresh snow on top of most recent grooming, February 25th, 2026. Ready for powder seekers! Most likely will be groomed Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Setting new track on Sukkerbusk, February 24th, 2026.Setting new track on Mother North Star, February 24th, 2026. We are digging deep mixing old snow with the new snow which will result in better skiing when it warms up.Smiling on Mother North Star with the fresh snow! February 24th, 2026.Tuesday skiers, February 24th, 2026. “Today was like skiing in a cloud”Sukkerbusk, February 24th, 2026.Ready to hit the trails to celebrate 65 years! Happy Birthday! February 24th, 2026.Evening groom on Skaters Waltz, February 24th, 2026.
Trails are open. A spectacular day on the trails! Sunshine to start before clouding over and clearing again later afternoon. The snow held out great and the cloud cover was good to keep the sun doing any significant damage. Not quite as warm as forecasted today. Very nice late February conditions. Fresh snow earlier in the week and daily grooming has made for good skiing. Late afternoon grooming on Skaters Waltz. Next grooming planned Friday afternoon. Should be nice skiing tomorrow, might be a few areas glazed but softening around 11am. Best skiing tomorrow might be from 11am to 3pm. Groomer’s choices: Sap Run, JibFly, Twin lakes, Bullhead Bootleg loop.
Grooming we have been bringing up old snow to make for more consistent conditions when it warms up. Use caution on south facing or areas facing the sun on the downhills that might be sticky early afternoon. We plan to groom most of the trail system again Friday to have best conditions possible for the weekend, which look great at this point….Just Ski!
Majority of the trail system groomed Tuesday and Wednesday. Lumi’s Lake loop also groomed with skate lane and new track. Only trails not groomed include Island Lake for classic and North Loup for skate. These trails have 2-3″ of new snow on top since most recent grooming, ready for skiers looking to ski in fresh snow! These trails will be groomed Friday afternoon or Saturday morning depending on weather. Grooming we are digging deep in the base, mixing old snow with the new snow. Have the old granulated/corn snow at the surface will make for more consistent skiing when it warms up today. We will be open every day this week. There are no events going on this week.
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”. One of the first trails at Maplelag!
We have also have a loop on Little Sugarbush Lake “Lumi’s Loop” with a skate lane and track on each side. This is a fun 1.2km loop that makes for a fun ski at sunrise and sunset and under the full moon!
50″ of snow so far this season. We have been grooming daily on the entire trail system since mid November, only missing a few days.
Thank you to everyone that comes to ski and supports the trails with season pass purchases. Day passes can be purchased here. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 18 and under day pass is $15, use the summer trail pass option.
Ski rentals are available at a rate of $25 for adults and $15 for 18 and under. Snowshoe rental is $10 a person. There is no charge for children 6 and under.
Snowfall YTD at 50″ Compacted base on trail 3-8″. Total snowfall in February at 11″. January at 15″. December: 17″. 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″.
Late afternoon skate grooming on Skaters Waltz, February 26th 2026.Morning ski on Bulhead Lake trail, February 26th, 2026.JibFly ski trail, February 26th, 2026. JibFly groomer’s choice! Refreshing track on Sap Run, February 25th, 2026.Grooming on JibFly trail, February 25th, 2026. JibFly back to double track!Ginzu blades on groomer picking up sticks, February 25th, 2026. We’ve cleared hundreds of sticks since last weeks wind. Yesterday’s snow was nice to cover the forest matter. Just Ski.Cutting new track on Sukkerbusk, February 25th, 2026.Island Lake trail with fresh snow on top of most recent grooming, February 25th, 2026. Ready for powder seekers! Most likely will be groomed Friday afternoon or Saturday morning. Setting new track on Sukkerbusk, February 24th, 2026.Setting new track on Mother North Star, February 24th, 2026. We are digging deep mixing old snow with the new snow which will result in better skiing when it warms up.Smiling on Mother North Star with the fresh snow! February 24th, 2026.Tuesday skiers, February 24th, 2026. “Today was like skiing in a cloud”Sukkerbusk, February 24th, 2026.Ready to hit the trails to celebrate 65 years! Happy Birthday! February 24th, 2026.Evening groom on Skaters Waltz, February 24th, 2026.Saturday skiers! February 21st, 2026.Saturday skiers, February 21st, 2026.
15km of trail open and groomed for fat biking. The 15km FatLagChilada (FLC) special edition loop groomed twice on Tuesday after 2-3″ of snow early Tuesday morning. The base is solid and well formed and the new snow combed out nicely on top. Looking at the forecast for today, we ask riders be off trail by noon. We will be grooming in the afternoon today to compress the deck when the snow is soft. We look to be right around the freezing mark on Friday around noon then dropping back down for riding opportunity on Friday afternoon. All day Saturday and Sunday look great.
Groomed trail includes segments Feeling Lucky, Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, Twin Lakes Bridge loop, and Twin Lakes “Race Loop” which includes the Hudson’s Hula loop. The Twin Lakes loop includes the ski trails of Twin Lakes (start of) and Wavy Gravy. Follow the FatLagchilada or fat bike signs to enter Hudson’s Hula. This is a more rider friendly loop and combined with the groomed trail on the inner system, makes for a nice loop of 15km.
To begin the “Special Edition” loop, head to the main trail head and follow signs to the big LagChilada sign to enter Feeling Lucky. After Feeling Lucky loop, head counter clockwise on Skaters Waltz to ride the other segments.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is not groomed. Hopefully we have it groomed out for riding in March and April….some of the best months of fat biking at Maplelag!
Sunset ride, February 25th, 2026.Sunset ride, February 25th, 2026.Fresh groom on the “FatLagChilada” special edition loop today, February 24th, 2026.Fresh groom on the singletrack, February 24th, 2026. The berms and base rock solid and the new snow combing out nicely on top!
15km of trail open and groomed for fat biking. The 15km FatLagChilada (FLC) special edition loop groomed twice on Tuesday after 2-3″ of snow early Tuesday morning. The base is solid and well formed and the new snow combed out nicely on top. Deck is setting up and should be great riding today! Looking at the forecast for Thursday, we ask riders be off trail by noon. We look to be right around the freezing mark on Friday until noon then dropping back down for riding opportunity on Friday afternoon and all day Saturday and Sunday look great.
Groomed trail includes segments Feeling Lucky, Winter Bjorps, SukkerWest, North Star extension, Twin Lakes Bridge loop, and Twin Lakes “Race Loop” which includes the Hudson’s Hula loop. The Twin Lakes loop includes the ski trails of Twin Lakes (start of) and Wavy Gravy. Follow the FatLagchilada or fat bike signs to enter Hudson’s Hula. This is a more rider friendly loop and combined with the groomed trail on the inner system, makes for a nice loop of 15km.
To begin the “Special Edition” loop, head to the main trail head and follow signs to the big LagChilada sign to enter Feeling Lucky. After Feeling Lucky loop, head counter clockwise on Skaters Waltz to ride the other segments.
Bullhead Bootleg loop is not groomed. Hopefully we have it groomed out for riding in March and April….some of the best months of fat biking at Maplelag!
Sunset ride, February 25th, 2026.Sunset ride, February 25th, 2026.Fresh groom on the “FatLagChilada” special edition loop today, February 24th, 2026.Fresh groom on the singletrack, February 24th, 2026. The berms and base rock solid and the new snow combing out nicely on top! Great riding February 23rd, 2026.
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