Grand Marais, MN- New this year, car shuttle service available between eastern and western trailheads of the Gunflint's twenty-nine kilometer Banadad Ski Trail. Skiers can also opt to be dropped off near the center of the ski trail then ski back to the eastern trailhead, a distance of 18 Kilometer, where their car will be waiting. Advance reservation required for the shuttle.

The Banadad is now tracked and opened. The first party to ski the entire trail this year was on December 27-28. They said the skiing was good.

The Banadad Trail is the Boundary Water's (BWCA) longest tracked trail. The trail is best described as a remote intimate single-tracked wilderness trail. The eastern trailhead is located 32 miles up the Gunflint from Grand Marais, Minnesota at the end of the Little Ollie Road, just east of Poplar Lake. The western trail is located 1/4 mile east of the Loon Lake Public Landing. Parking is available at both trailheads. The Banadad is maintained and groomed by Boundary Country Trekking under agreement with the U.S. Forest Service, Gunflint Ranger District.

Contact 218-388-4487 for additional information on the Banadad Shuttle Service. Additional information and Banadad map can be viewed and downloaded at www.boundarycountry.com/banadad.html.