Great Snow Conditions: Great Skiing

 

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota.  Ski and snowshoeing Trails- map

DATE: January 2, 2012

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 12"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 3"

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 6"

TRACKED TRAILS:   10 km.-  East end trails all tracked. Reminder of Banadad to be tracked on January 4 and 5.

SNOWSHOE TRAILS:   5 miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Great snow conditions; great skiing

Trail Maintained and Groomed by the Banadad Trail Association.
 

Lodging along the Trail at  Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabin and Yurt    phone: 800-322-3227

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Banadad Trail Snow Conditions

Snow on Ground – 19 inches

Packed Trail base – 14  inches
New snow last 24 hours – trace
New snow last 7 days –  4 inches

Groomed and Tracked – Banadad retracked- January 12; Lace Lake, Tall Pine and Knapp Tracked January 10

Snowshoe Trails - 5 miles open and mapped

Lots of Snow- Re-grooming Begins

With some 12 inches of heavy wet snow dropping brush along the trail into the trail now frozen in place, the job of opening and re-tracking of the Banadad begins today. We plan to send out two snowmobiles early this morning- one to compact the snow the other to set tracks. As the pair travels along the trail the brush blocking the trail will have to been cleared. While the  crew hopes to open and the entire 30 kilometers of the Banadad, it is not certain if they will be able to complete the job today. Stay tuned folks! We will keep you posted.

Snow Continues on the Gunflint Trail

In the mid-Gunflint Area from the “Pines” to about Gunflint Lake winter still lingers on in the shady spot and in the woods where continues snow from one to two feet remain. Along the Banadad Ski Trail the ski conditions are still great with bare spots only in sunny open areas. Once you get much past the South Gunflint Lake Road where the Ham Lake Fire took place conditions change drastically. Here must of the snow is gone- must likely due to the lack of shad in this area’s burned over forest. Also, as it usually happens, the upper Gunflint area again this winter received a bit less snow then the mid Gunflint, which may have helped it to melt faster.

Temperature are hovering in the 30s to 40s.

Banadad Ski Trail - March 13, 2009

Snow on Ground – 33 inches

Packed Trail Base - 29+"

New Snow last 24 hours- 10-12"

New snow last 7 days - 10-12"

Groomed and Tracked
Banadad –31 km- March 12

Lace Lake –5 km – March 13

Knapp-3 km- February 10

Tall Pines (Westside) 1 km -February 10

Excellent ski conditions continues; trails in great shape. Snow should hold into April.

Snowshoeing could not be better with 12 inches of fresh powder.


For lodging along the trail information go to- www.poplarcreekbb.com

Snow and Trail Conditions

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails- map

DATE: December 17, 2008

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 20"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL:12"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 0

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 11"

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: 10 km.

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: excellent - plenty of snow/eastern end of Banadad to Lizz Lake and Lace Lake Trails Tracked; remaining trails packed and grooming underway

Lodging at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabin and Yurt
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Great Snow for Skiiing on the Gunflint

Grand Marais, MN- The cross-country skiing season has begun along Minnesota’s famed Gunflint Trail as the snow piles up- over nine new inches of snow fell yesterday. More is expected this week. With yesterday snowfall, area B&B and lodge owners along the Gunflint report eighteen to twenty inches of snow now on the ground.

According Ted Young from Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, which operates the Banadad Ski Trail, “we are grooming the east end of the Banadad now and we should be completed tracking all our trails by the weekend. With this new snow skiing should be great!” Those responsible for the Central and Upper Gunflint Ski Trails expressed similar optimism.

Nordic Skiing is by definition an eco-friendly sport but the Gunflint area ski trail managers have taken this one step further. Last year, the Banadad Ski Trail became “carbon neutral” with the purchase of carbon credits to offset the emissions of grooming. This year, the Central and Upper Gunflint ski trail systems are adopting carbon neutral strategies. The cost to sequester the carbon released into the atmosphere from the maintenance and grooming for the Gunflint Nordic Ski Trails will be invested in planting of trees along the Gunflint Trail.

Banadad Trail Snow Report

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 19"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL: 14"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: trace

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 6"

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: Lace Lake, Tim Knapp and eastern most-end of Banadad tracked March 26.

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Skiing continues to be excellent; trails are in great shape.

Lodging at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabins and Yurts
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Bandad Ski Trail Snow Report

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 19"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL: 14"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 0

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 0

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: All trails tracked- Banadad tracked March 15, Lace Lake and eastend trails tracked March 14.

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Skiing continues to be excellent; trails are in great shape. Great BWCA crust skiing ushered-in with Spring thaws and re-freezing.

Lodging at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabins and Yurts
Boundary Country Adventure Trips - Ski Yurt to Yurt and/or Lodge to Lodge- on the web

Banadad Trail Snow Report

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 19"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL: 14"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: trace

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 3"

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: All trails tracked- Banadad tracked February 15 and16, Lace Lake and eastend trails tracked February 16

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Skiing excellent; trails are in great shape.

Lodging at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabin and Yurt
Boundary Country Adventure Trips - Ski Yurt to Yurt and/or Lodge to Lodge- on the web

Banadad Trail Snow Report

Snow Conditions - by Boundary Country Trekking

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails- map

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 23"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL: 12"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 3"

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 12"

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: East end of to Meeds Lake portage -Banadad 6 km. Lace Lake and Knapp- 7.2 km.
Lace Lake Trail re-tracked January13.

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 miles open
ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Trails are in great shape.

Lodging at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabin and Yurt
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Banadad Trail Snow Report

Snow Conditions - by Boundary Country Trekking

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails- map

DATE:1/8/08

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 16"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL: 8"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: dusting

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: less then an inch

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: All Trails tracked - Banadad 32 km. Lace Lake and Knapp- 7.2 km.
Lace Lake Trail re-tracked January 7.

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Trails are in good condition but maybe ice in sunny spots

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Banadad Trail Snow Report

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Banadad Trail Snow Report

Banadad and Adjoining Ski Trails- Gunflint Trail, Minnesota. Ski and snowshoeing Trails

DATE: 12/26/07

SNOW DEPTH IN WOODS: 15"

COMPACTED BASE ON TRAIL: 7"

NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 1"

NEW SNOW PAST 7 DAYS: 6"

GROOM/TRACKED TRAIL: Lace Lake and east end of Banadad tracked- 24 kilometers; West end of Banadad tracked December 23 but now covered with by 2" of snow

SNOWSHOE TRAILS: 6 Miles open

ADDITIONAL COMMENT: Westend of Banadad to be tracked December 27 or 28 depending upon weather conditions. Call 218-388-4487 for current trail conditions.

Lodging at Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, Ski-in Cabin and Yurt
Boundary Country Adventure Trips - Ski Yurt to Yurt and/or Lodge to Lodge