Cross Country Ski Report – Friday, January 17th
After a touch of fresh snow last night, the grooming team will be snowcombing all the trails this morning, and the set tracks on the Trappers cabin trail are still in great shape. Manitou has skied-in tracks for almost the whole trail, and all signs point to a great weekend of skiing! Weather Forecast for Higgins Lake: Today: Partly sunny in the afternoon, with […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Thursday, January 16th
All trails are looking great. Firm tracks on Trappers cabin trail, and the snowcombing on the rest of the trail network has things looking pretty dreamy up here in the snowy northern woods. Weather Forecast for Higgins Lake: Today: Overcast morning, afternoon snow. High around 30F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Snow. Low around 21F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Wendesday, January 15th
Hallelujah! All trails are groomed! Trappers Cabin has classic tracks set as well. It’s a winter wonderland out there! Weather Forecast for Higgins Lake: Today: Scattered snow showers during the morning, partly sunny this afternoon. High 20F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%. Tonight: Snow. Low around 20F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Tomorrow: Overcast morning, afternoon […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Tuesday, Jan 14th
We received more snow yesterday, and Groomer Mike has snowcombed the Manitou, Trapper’s Cabin, and Rolling Hills trails as of 10am. Trappers Cabin has classic tracks set as well. It’s a winter wonderland out there! Weather Forecast for Higgins Lake: Today: Scattered snow showers during the morning. Then partly to mostly cloudy this afternoon. High 21F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Monday, Jan 13th
We received another 3 inches of snow yesterday and last night, and it continues to snow this morning. Groomer Butch has snowcombed and set fresh tracks on the Trapper’s Cabin trail, and intends to snowcomb the Rolling Hills trail next, followed by the rest of the trails. The Blizzard Pond loop behind the practice area, in addition to the practice area, now has abundant […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Sunday, Jan 12th
We received 1-2 inches of light, fluffy snow last night. The Trappers Cabin trail (about 2km) has full coverage with man-made snow, snowcombed skate lanes, and classic tracks. The rest of the trails are open, and Groomer Butch will attempt to snow comb some of them today. More snow is forecast to arrive today and tonight! The Blizzard Pond loop behind the practice area, […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Saturday, Jan 11th
We received an inch of snow last night. The Trappers Cabin trail (about 2km) has full coverage with man-made snow, snowcombed skate lanes, and will have classic tracks set this morning! The rest of the trails are open with light snow coverage, and are skiable but ungroomed until we get some more snow. The Blizzard Pond loop behind the practice area, in addition to […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Friday, Jan 10th
The Trappers Cabin trail (about 2km) has full coverage with man-made snow, and is snowcombed for great skating conditions. We will have classic tracks on it tomorrow morning. The rest of the trails are open but ungroomed until we get some more snow, which we are forecast to receive starting today and throughout the weekend. The Blizzard Pond loop behind the practice area, in […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Thursday, Jan 9th
The Trappers Cabin trail (about 2km) has full coverage with man-made snow, and is snowcombed for great skating conditions, and classic conditions (without tracks). We are working to provide classic tracks on Trappers for the weekend, and appreciate your patience as our trail team works so diligently at the slow process of making, spreading, crushing, packing, and grooming the snow. The rest of the […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Wednesday, Jan 8th
Greetings from Higgins Lake! The Trappers Cabin trail has full coverage with man-made snow, giving us about a 2km loop in great condition. It will be snowcombed this morning. All trails are open but ungroomed until we get about 2 more inches of snow. The practice area has abundant man-made snow, is groomed, and is in excellent for demos, lessons, and just skiing around. […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Tuesday, Jan 7th
Greetings from Higgins Lake! All trails are open, and there is a modified Trapper’s Cabin loop of man-made snow that will be groomed this morning. The trail team will have the complete Trapper’s Cabin man-made loop ready tomorrow morning. The practice area has abundant man-made snow, is groomed, and is in excellent for demos, lessons, and just skiing around. Join us for lunch at […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Monday, Jan 6th
Good morning! It continues to snow lightly, and the trails are getting more coverage with each snowflake that falls! All trails are open, and there is a modified Trapper’s Cabin loop of man-made snow that will be groomed later this morning. The snow at the trail head will be somewhat chunky until the crew can smash it down and flatten it out. We expect […]
