We’ve reached that magical point in the season where there are few reportable changes. It snows a little, we groom it. Snows again, we groom again. The endless cycle. No rain here, no melting, no giant storms, but just a bit more snow every few days. Skiers are happy.

Quinn updates our Facebook site almost every time he goes out. Todays’s grooming note is “We groomed a lake loop today. It should make for some nice skiing. With the wind on the lake it’s hard to keep lake trails as pristine as the rest of the system, but we’ll try to keep after it.”

Yesterday’s report includes a quiz: “We groomed the nice dusting of snow we received overnight. The trails just keep getting better. Who can name the trail pictured?” IYKYK. There’s only one trail that goes through a Black Spruce swamp. Go to Facebook and leave a guess: https://www.facebook.com/BearskinLodge

In other area skiing news, a portion of the Banadad Trail has reopened. As most regular skiers up here know, Ted and Barbara Young retired from the ski business so grooming is now being done by the Banadad Trail Association. It’s been a challenge for the Banadad to open up the trail this year after the “mini-blowdown” we had last spring. The first 10 K is being snowmobile groomed this week. If you are a patron of Chik-Wauk museum, then you’ve probably met Bonnie, the museum manager. She will be doing the Banadad grooming this year with assistance from her friend Mandy— they will do an excellent job. They are only doing 10k, starting at our end, so don’t plan to ski through the whole trail. The Banadad requires a Minnesota ski pass, not the same pass as the Central Gunflint Trail system uses. Also, a new family lives in Ted and Barbara’s house, so that is no longer a Banadad stop.

The forecast for the weekend is calling for a slight, temporary warm-up. We do have Cabin 10 open for a short stay for the next couple nights.

We will be serving chili and soup in the Main Lodge this weekend, as well as hot chocolate and cheesecake. Stop in and get warm with us!