Skied all of the classic trails over MLK weekend and they were all well groomed and in excellent condition. By far, some of the best conditions we have enjoyed in a long time. The hospitality and food were outstanding as always making for a very enjoyable weekend.

(Tran Alfrey)

Couldn't of asked for a nicer MLK weekend. Conditions were great for skiing, snowshoeing, skating and fat biking as we hosted another ski camp and 30+ years of the North Star Ski Touring Club. For the first time in 40 days we did not groom but the tracks were in great shape and the skate lanes were fast and snappy, thanks to a light coating of frost in the morning. Evening temp in down to single digits. We will be touching up the trails as needed this week on into the weekend as most grooming will now occur in the evening with warmer temps on tap.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Morning low of -30F delayed grooming an hour or so but nonetheless we set new track on almost 60km of trail, cleaning out drifts and forest litter in the process. Tomorrow we will touch up all the skate trails and set track on the two classic trails not groomed today. Fat bike trail was groomed Wednesday night after shoveling out the drifted areas and widening corners etc. Afternoon skiers today reported excellent conditions.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

We groomed around 70km of trail this morning and evening, working in the 4-5" new snow that fell early this morning. Mostly just packing since it was blowing. The wind made some nice drifts on the singletrack classic trails. Wind died down completely around 9 and moon was shining nicely lighting up the snow drenched forest beautifully. We will be back out in the morning setting track and combing skate trails.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Fantastic conditions. The new snow from last night was groomed on all the double track this morning. Snow moved backed in this afternoon accumulating to 2" and bringing season snowfall total to 4 feet. An afternoon skate ski was fun blasting through the fluff snow. We will be grooming all the double track again in the morning and grooming skate trails as well. The fat bike course is riding great and is on tap for grooming tomorrow night. Please allow at least 12-16 hours to set up before riding to have best conditions possible after the grooming.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

While temps hovered at or below zero on Saturday, the trails at Maplelag were in excellent shape! I skied Wavy Gravy, Island Lakes, and Twin Lakes, and it was picture perfect.

(Glenn Gifford)

Dreamlike conditions: sunshine and no wind. I had the chance of skiing Wavy Gravy and Island Lake in the morning, then Roy's Run, Rootin Tootin, and portions of Sukkerbusk in the afternoon- total of 28K. Tracks in pristine condition, highly enjoyable outdoors exercise. Thank you, looking forward to next time!

(Istvan Gombocz)

We tracked all the singletrack classic trails today and touched up the skate lanes. After a morning low of -33, turned out to be a postcard day with temp near 0 no wind, and sunshine. The skiing was a bit slow at first but once the teams here for ski camp clicked in and started kicking, the snow broke down and polished up nicely. Really looking forward to tomorrow, the tracks will set up even more after the skier traffic, still clean and well defined, and be bomber day classic. All skate lanes will be renovated and combed early morning and ready at sunrise.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Winter wonderland - beyond description. Sukkerbusk twice, Mother North Star, Jib Fly, Sap Run, and Twin Lakes - pristine conditions on fresh powder. With no wind and plenty of sunshine, the low temperatures were not a factor. A perfect day on the trails!

(Istvan Gombocz)

It is cold for sure, -30F this morning, but we are grooming and folks are out skiing. No wind, sunshine and temps warming up to skiable temps when dressed proper making for fantastic skiing. We haven't groomed the outer trails yet with the cooler temps but grooming daily on the most skied trails keeping them fresh and clean. We will be grooming outer trails tomorrow for the weekend. Great weekend to classic ski! The fat bike trail is setting up nice and riding great.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)