Little bit more new snow than expected this morning as a hard and fast hitting squall moved through dropping 2-3" fresh fluffy powder. Made for really fun skiing this morning on the big hills and crusted slopes with the fresh powder on top to carve up. Once the system exited, temperature and humidity dropped along with totally clearing of the skies, hopped on snowmo and started grooming on the 25km of trail we have open with the Ginzu's.Teeth running deep mixing the old snow with the new. With temps unusually cold, (-3 this morning and climbing only to the teens), mid winter conditions are in place. Grooming plans: We will continue grooming daily this week into the weekend. Thanks to all the Twin Cities skiers that have trekked north to enjoy our special late season conditions.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

A really nice weekend of late March skiing. Sunday wasn't quite as warm with temps staying in the mid 20's. This kept the Sunday early morning groom fresh all day. The skate deck is firm and fast but enough give for edging. The most pleasant surprise was the crust skiing on Sunday. The lakes, meadows and most generously snow covered marsh areas have all seasoned now for coveted crust skiing. Grooming plans: Skate lanes will be renovated Monday morning. Tracks to be reset on JibFly and Sukkerbusk. We will continue to groom on 25km of trail (15km classic 10km skate) this week.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Another fantastic late season day of skiing and grooming. Sunny and frosty to start than clouds moving in keeping the sun from doing any damage. Late afternoon tracks were reset on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly and Twin Lakes. North Loup track holding out great and was not reset. This evening skate lanes on North Loup and Skaters Waltz renovated and combed out. Should be a great day of skiing on Saturday!

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Beautiful hoar frost adding to the incredible conditions today. All tracks reset and skate deck on Skaters Waltz renovated. We also groomed 20km of fat bike trail. Grooming plans: We will groom the 25km of trail that is open both Friday and Saturday afternoons. Fat bike trail on tap for grooming again Friday afternoon as well.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

We received 6" of snow overnight, oozing with moisture. This morning we packed 25km of trail then combed it out and set track in the afternoon. Probably the best day of grooming this season. The snow was incredible, so nice to work with. A skate ski at sunset found unreal conditions for March 22nd. Possibly the best March 22nd ski ever. The sunset over the Goat Ranch Rd when I crossed over to the north caught me off guard and stopped me in my tracks. Temps were dropping to lower teens and skiing should be even better in the morning. Grooming plans: We will reset the track on Sukkerbusk, Twin Lakes, and North Loup in the morning.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Fantastic late season skiing today under brilliant March sunshine. This afternoon renovated the skate deck than headed north across the county road to refurbish the skate lane on North Loup and reset the track in some segments. Tuesday morning skiing should be really nice. The temperature has been struggling to get above freezing which is keeping the snow fresh and ideal for grooming. The tracks are holding out great from Saturday's groom. Expect faster conditions on the south facing segments in the morning before softening when the sun does its magic. Grooming plans: North Loup and Skaters Waltz will be cleaned up ahead of possible snow in the afternoon.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Another inch of fluff snow overnight. Early morning we were out resetting track on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and North Loup and leveling the drifted areas in the open. Skaters Waltz also groomed renovating the new snow into the base. Mid winter conditions, should be a excellent weekend of skiing third weekend of March. The Innerwest fat bike loop was also groomed last night.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Persistent winds and continuous frontal snow made for a busy day on the trails. We reset the tracks on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, Twin Lakes and North Loup. Skaters Waltz groomed skate groomed. Light snow continuing after grooming but the wind was finally settling down. Might be slower skiing to start but improving as temperatures warm and skier traffic. Overall should be a great weekend of skiing.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Classic skied this morning as a half inch of new snow was falling. Temps were still in the mid 20's, the new snow skied very nice on the well defined tracks. Early afternoon as the temp was dropping to the lower teens,Skaters Waltz was groomed and the tracks on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, JibFly, and Twin Lakes were renovated and reset. The 17km InnerWest fat bike loop is now fully open and groomed and best riding condition of the season. Total new snow today less than an inch. No rain. Grooming plans: Tomorrow afternoon the same trails will be groomed and the track on North Loup will also be renovated/reset.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

All the classic trails we've been grooming for the late season skiing sessions got a fresh set this afternoon/early evening with the heavily weighted Ginzu groomer. Should be really nice skiing Wednesday morning. I suggest to get out before noon. After grooming I hit the Skaters Waltz trail for a few skate skiing laps. The snow has seasoned nicely and the deck was pretty firm and provided good action. Just a few death chips to pay attention to since the Pisten Bully basically plowed the snow off yesterday. We also groomed out the Twin Lakes singletrack for fat biking today. A short ride found pretty nice riding. Should be even better in the morning after it sets up overnight. Might be a few soft spot where it was drifted a couple feet before grooming. Grooming plans: Plan to reset all the tracks again and compress the deck when it warms up before the next round of snow and groom the inner singletrack loops for fat biking.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)