A beautiful Sunday with sunshine and seasonable temperatures. Great seeing all the skiers out enjoying the early season conditions. Temps slowly warming during the night as a weather system makes it way through with chances of snow later today. Multiple shortwaves this week will bring additional snow chances. Trails are open to skiing again after a couple inches of dense snow Friday evening/Saturday morning and daily grooming.
Early season conditions, watch for rough spots, areas of thin cover and unmarked obstacles but skiable on select trails. Recommended skiing on Sukkerbusk for no track classic skiing and Skaters Waltz for skating. To bypass the long hills on Skaters Waltz which have a rough spot on the long hill to Bullhead bay, use the end of Sap Run as a connector to make a loop of Skaters Waltz. The other trails groomed need a bit more snow before open to skiing but is good to pack and level the existing snow before it begins to dry out and settle. Please do not skate on trails packed for classic.Skating on Skaters Waltz only.
Sunday we packed on the western trails and today we will be clearing and packing on the northern trails.
Packing and combing on Loon Return, January 7th, 2024.Twin Lakes ski trail, January 7th, 2024.Island Lake trail, January 7th, 2024. Snow is a little thinner on the outer western trails but leveling and packing what is there will better prepare for the next snows.Frosty scene in between Twin Lakes, January 7th, 2024.Deadfall to clear on Wavy Gravy, January 7th, 2024.Sunset over the Goat Ranch rd and Maplelag entrance, January 7th, 2024.Sunshine, fresh snow and grooming! Great way to start off Sunday. January 7th, 2024.Evening groom, January 6th, 2024.Enjoying the fresh and snow and grooming on Skaters Waltz, January 6th, 2023. Early season conditions, watch for rough spots and areas of thin cover. Roll packing on Sukkerbusk, January 6th, 2024.Combing the big hill down to Bullhead lake, January 6th, 2024.Grooming through the start area, January 6th, 2024.Grooming fresh snow Friday evening, January 5th, 2024.Holy Family Nordic ski team skiing on the lake, January 4th, 2024.Classic skiing drills on the lake, Holy Family Nordic January 3rd, 2024. Just enough snow to ski on the edge! We measured 9″ of ice 1.2/2024.Snow squall!! January 3rd, 2024.Holy Family Nordic ski team out on the trails for a pole bounding workout, January 2nd, 2024.Frosty scene at the trail head, January 1st, 2024.Sunshine on Sap Run, January 1st, 2024.Sukkerbusk ski trail, January 1st, 2024. We combed out a small loop after the most recent snowfall but obviously need more snow….bring it on! New Years Eve ski on the lake! December 31st, 2023. The edges have enough snow (not pictured) for easy classic skiing. Plunge after sauna under the “cold” moon, December 28th, 2023.We have been stoking the sauna every day there are guests staying at Maplelag.
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