Snuck in one more ski this morning before closing the gates. Probably the best day skiing so far out of this early season run. A clear cold night down to 18F degrees froze the groomed base down hard. The trails not groomed skied good as well. Fun to see a few other folks out yesterday, thanks for coming out! The trails are now closed in respect of local landowners that deer hunt. We plan to open the trails Thanksgiving week for skiing and fat biking, weather permitting.

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)

Happy Halloween! Always a treat to groom and ski in October. There were no tricks today! Just a nice covering of dry powder on top of a frozen surface and partially frozen ground. With warm temps in the coming days only groomed around 3km with the early season low snow equipment on the early season low snow trail segments. We have been putting a little extra time on the early season trails this year and today paid off. Skied about 5-6 hours after grooming, which allowed the deck to set up thanks to low dew points, mid 20 temps and partial clearing. Skiing was some of the best October groomed skiing I've ever experienced. Wow. The trails will be open just tomorrow (Nov 1st) for any eager early season skiers then closing at dusk for the upcoming MN firearm season. We plan to open again Thanksgiving week for skiing and fat biking! Think snow and cold!

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(Jay Richards, Maplelag Resort)