Trail Detail
Notes
These classic single-tracked trails are set in the remote boreal forest of Isabella on Superior National Forest. The trails wind along lakeshores and through spruce/tamarack bogs and old pine, fir, aspen, and birch forests. Skiers can experience a wilderness character on mostly beginner to intermediate loops. Trailhead located at Flathorn Picnic area.Trail Reports
2021-2022 season
Saturday, January 15, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-15 16:56:39
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Just returned from a three hour ski with my husband. We continue to be amazed at how near-perfect the trails are and how incredibly beautiful the forest is right now. Thanks, Gary, for all your support in grooming and enduring the start-up challenges associated with creating a new non-profit, charged with protecting, maintaining, and promoting this unique wilderness trail system.
(Nancy Schultz)
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Friday, January 14, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-14 16:53:25
Secondhand [ Trails Open: All ]
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Sunday, January 9, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-09 16:19:05
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Saturday, January 8, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-09 10:27:36
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Another inch of snow fell on Friday night into Saturday morning, all trails are set with tracks, trails 19 to 23, and 19 to 23 were set with tracks on Saturday. We skied the trails that were tracked on Thursday but got the extra inch of snow on Saturday morning and they were good except in the small portion of the trails system that had exposure to wind, where the tracks were nonexistent for a short stretch. We had another extraordinary afternoon on these trails experiencing the beauty of the wilderness that surrounds the trail system.
(Nancy Schultz)
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Friday, January 7, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-07 21:20:32
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Thursday, January 6, 2022
Morning
posted: 2022-01-07 09:22:13
Grooming [ Trails Open: All, ]
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We did it! Trails packed and groomed - tracks set on all loops except the two far western loops from marker 19 to 23 and 19 to 24.
(Mary Shedd, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-05 16:45:34
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Monday, January 3, 2022
Afternoon
posted: 2022-01-03 14:23:17
Firsthand: Classic [ Trails Open: All, ]
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12 inches of new powder snow, trails are packed but not track set. Grooming plans: Anticipate we will be setting the tracks Tuesday. It is stunningly beautiful on the trails, one should not miss this winter wonderland.
(Mary Shedd, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-12-28 12:07:37
Grooming Scheduling [ Trails Open: All, ]
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Yesterday we had 7” of fresh cold snow on top of about the same - plenty of snow now! Status of grooming: Trails are not yet packed or trackset. We just got “the Beast” - our snowmobile - back from the mechanic all repaired, tuned up and ready to go for the winter. Grooming plans: Tomorrow our first-time groomer will be out to learn and pack the trails. Hope to then track-set before the weekend. In the meantime, conditions are similar to ‘backcountry skiing’ - beautiful, with perfect cold snow.
(Mary Shedd, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Morning
posted: 2021-12-22 08:05:16
Observation
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Trails are open and skiable, but not yet groomed. Note: This year there are a couple changes when you come to ski these beautiful boreal forest trails: 1) there is no longer a trail access at the old National Forest Lodge (due to change in ownership) and 2) several kilometers of trails near the old lodge, including the segment across Lake Gegoka, have been eliminated. Access is now at Flathorn Picnic Area only (see new trail map). A new group has formed to manage the trails, the Friends of Flathorn-Gegoka Trails, and will soon be establishing a website to provide more info.
(Mary Shedd, Friends of Flathorn Gegoka Trails)
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