It ain't over yet- Best Spring Skiing of the Year. 10 inches plus of fresh snow. Banadad eastend trails: Lace Lake, Tall Pines and Banadad to Knopp Trails tracked. Skiing is excellent!

(Ted Young)

Banadad Trail has good-very good Spring Skiing. All 41 kilometers of tracked. Received 2 inches of snow this past week. Following the storm all trails were re-tracked. Still have 22 inches of snow on the ground and looks like there is more snow on the way this weekend.

(Ted Young)

Skiing is excellent. Tracked: 41 kilometers of trail. Fresh Snow: none. Snow on the Ground: 24 inches. Some icy spots in the morning but otherwise great ski conditions.

(Ted Young)

Skiing Excellent- Banadad Ski Trail System - all 41 Kilometers tracked. Snow on the Ground: 25 inches. Compacted Base on the Trail: 17". New Snow Past 24 Hours: 3-4 inches. New Snow Past 7 Days: 10 inches. Tracked Trail: 41 kilometers- all 41 kilometers of the Banadad Ski Trail System tracked and skiing is excellent. Additional Comment: The Banadad ski trails offers 41 kilometers of intimate classical groomed trails most going through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). The trail system is located in Northern Minnesota along the Gunflint Trail and 32 miles inland from the Lake Superior coastal town of Grand Marais.

(Ted Young)

Excellent skiing on the Banadad trail! Fairly flat and gentle rolling hills, surrounded by sheltering pines. Can't be beat.

(Sarah Kempainen)

Amazing conditions for classic skiing along the Banadad - went about 1.5 hours from Poplar Creek B&B and it was beautiful - great base, then another 6-8" got added during the ski. Not sure what the western end of the trail is like, but bet it is great. Can't imagine better conditions for classic skiing!

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(Kelly MacGregor)

The Banadad is gorgeous, perfect skiing. 12 inches of new snow and all trails (41K including Lace Lake) are groomed for classic. Use your best skis and ski until your heart is content. Banadad is relatively flat so easy to ski long distances.

(Flannery Delaney)

Great conditions on the trail, and despite chilly temps, it was an awesome day to ski the Banadad. Encountered other trail users, some who were skiing the whole 27k. Wolf tracks, sunshine, and plenty of snow!

(Barb Gecas)

Skied full 27k (16.9 miles) of Banadad Saturday from west to east end trailhead. Finished in 5 hours. A BWCA experience which means no cell phones, no rest areas, no shelters, no short cutoffs. Just plenty of wolf and moose tracks and us. Wore a necklace GPS tracker. This was our first time skiing Banadad and we highly recommend this assuming conditions are good.

(Terry Kerber)

Skiing excellent -- all trails tracked. Snow on the ground: 19 inches, compacted base on the trail: 15", new snow past 24 hours: 3-4 inches, new snow past 7 days: 4 inches. Tracked trail: all 41 kilometers of the Banadad ski trail system tracked and skiing is excellent.

(Ted Young)