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More New Snow
Today we tracked Tall Pines and Lace Lake Trail. 4" of new snow, 16" depth in woods, 10" base on trail. Tracking entire Banadad...

Andrew Jenks
Dec 30, 20201 min read


Groomed and Tracked!! Lace Lake, Tall Pines and Banadad (1st 15 km; to mid Trail Junction)
Monday, December 28, 2021: Eric McDonald and Josh Carlson just completed the tracking of the 1st 15 km of the Banadad Trail. The rest of...

Andrew Jenks
Dec 28, 20201 min read


Lots of new snow and entire Banadad Trail System Open
Just before Christmas the grooming team opened, rolled and packed the entire trail system; These are the 1st steps to open the trail. ...

Andrew Jenks
Dec 26, 20201 min read
Banadad Trail Association Holds 11th Annual Meeting – Digital Only
On Thursday, October 29, at 7:00 p.m., the Banadad Trail Association (BTA) will hold its 11th Annual Meeting via Zoom. Everyone is...

Andrew Jenks
Oct 6, 20201 min read


All trails groomed recently, East End just regroomed
Friday we re-groomed the East End trails; Lace Lake, Tall PIne, Tim Knopp and 1st 2iles of the Banadad. All other segments open and...

Andrew Jenks
Feb 23, 20201 min read
Current Ski Report
BANADAD SKI REPORT FEB 15 2020 NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 2" OF LITE FLUFFY SNOW MEASURED SNOW DEPTH: 33“ TRACKED TRAIL:41KM. SPECIAL...

Andrew Jenks
Feb 16, 20201 min read


Skiers heading to the Croft Yurt (2/7/2020)
Skiers heading to the Croft Yurt from the Banadad Trail West End Parking lot. They stayed overnight at the Yurt and then skied to the...

Andrew Jenks
Feb 9, 20201 min read


Grooming Report Feb 8, 2020
BANADAD SKI REPORT FEB 8, 2020 NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 3" OF LITE FLUFFY SNOW MEASURED SNOW DEPTH: 31“ TRACKED TRAIL:41KM. SPECIAL...

Andrew Jenks
Feb 9, 20201 min read


LOTS OF GREAT SNOW
BANADAD SNOW REPORT- JAN. 27,2020 Snow past 24 hours-trace Snow past week: 12 “ Snow on ground: 31” Trails Tracked: 41 KM. DESCRIPTION:...

Andrew Jenks
Jan 27, 20201 min read


Skiing Excellent January 20, 2020
BANADAD SNOW REPORT- JAN. 20,2020 Snow past 24 hours-trace Snow past week: 12 “ Snow on ground: 31” Trails Tracked: 41 KM. DESCRIPTION:...

Andrew Jenks
Jan 21, 20201 min read


Skiing Excellent
All Banadad groomed as of late Saturday night, 1/11/2020 All 41 km groomed, single track. Snow Last 7 days: 4" Snow of the ground: 26"...

Andrew Jenks
Jan 13, 20201 min read
Skiing Excellent
Retracked all eastern trails including Banadad to the Mid Trail Junction. 29 km tracked today (Friday, January 10, 2020) New snow past 24...

Andrew Jenks
Jan 10, 20201 min read


New Banadad Trailhead Signage/Poster
Thanks to Finn McCormick for creating our new Trailhead signage/poster. Looking good !

Andrew Jenks
Jan 6, 20201 min read


Entire Banadad Trail system tracked
Late Friday night, January 3, 2020 we finished grooming and tracking all 41 kilometers of the Banadad Trail System. Snow past 24...

Andrew Jenks
Jan 5, 20201 min read
Trails Groomed Today - 12-30-2019
Report Date: 12/30/2019 Snow Base Depth (Base snow depth on trail):16 Snowfall Last 24 Hours:10-12 Snowfall Last 7 Days:10-12 Snowfall...

Andrew Jenks
Dec 30, 20191 min read


Lace Lake, Tall Pines and first 2 km of Banadad groomed and ready to ski.
Sunday 12/22/2019 I groomed these trails. They are in great shape. Here is my groomer

Andrew Jenks
Dec 25, 20191 min read


Dog sledding at Poplar Creek B & B
MushAlaska dog teams was based at the Poplar Creek B & B for December and early January 2019-20 season. The mushing fit well with the ski...

Andrew Jenks
Dec 25, 20191 min read


17 must be our lucky number this year (2019)
We had our Annual Meeting at the Schapp Community Center (Gunflint Firehouse #1) on October 25, 2019. We had 17 attending; We discuss...

Andrew Jenks
Nov 9, 20191 min read


Annual Meeting and Trail Clearing Weekend
On Friday, October 25, 2019 the Banadad Ski Trail Association will conduct it's Annual Meeting in the Schapp Community Center (7401...

Andrew Jenks
Sep 10, 20191 min read


Moose crossing Poplar Creek
Last night near the Poplar Creek B & B a moose crossed the creek at dusk.

Andrew Jenks
Jun 24, 20191 min read
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