On November 3 2021 at 7:00 pm the BTA will hold it's Annual Meeting on Zoom Please join us: Here is the link Zoom Meeting

Each year we assemble a group of Volunteers to help "clear" the trail for the season. This year the Annual Banadad Trail Clearing Event...

Groomed/Tracked East End Trails (Tall Pines, Lace Lake, Tim Knopp) and Banadad Trail to the Mid Trail Junction on Thursday afternoon...

This afternoon we re-tracked all of the Banadad Trail (27km) East to West. Good snow conditions. See attached picture of todays...

Yesterday (Friday, 2-19-2021) we re-tracked the Tall Pines and Lace Lake trails Good skiing conditions.

Good conditions 8" base with 2'' of new snow Lace Lake 1/26/2021 Tall Pines Tail 1/26/2021

Limited new snow but we are making the most of it. Good Skiing

"Excellent skiing on the W. Banadad today! There is a little more snow on this end of the trail with good tracks despite a week or so...

Josh Carlson finished re-grooming the East end of the Banadad Trail (1st mile) and the Lace Lake and Tall Pines Trails. No new snow but...

This evening the Grooming team finished the Grooming & Tracking the entire trail system. There is 4+" of new snow, 10" trail base and 16"...

Great video from skiers on the Banadad Trail. They were out just days prior to our trail tracking in late December 2020. They skied and...

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

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...

Just before Christmas the grooming team opened, rolled and packed the entire trail system; These are the 1st steps to open the trail. ...

On Thursday, October 29, at 7:00 p.m., the Banadad Trail Association (BTA) will hold its 11th Annual Meeting via Zoom. Everyone is...

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...

BANADAD SKI REPORT FEB 15 2020 NEW SNOW PAST 24 HOURS: 2" OF LITE FLUFFY SNOW MEASURED SNOW DEPTH: 33“ TRACKED TRAIL:41KM. SPECIAL...

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...

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

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

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

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"...

Retracked all eastern trails including Banadad to the Mid Trail Junction. 29 km tracked today (Friday, January 10, 2020) New snow past 24...

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

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

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...

Sunday 12/22/2019 I groomed these trails. They are in great shape. Here is my groomer

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...

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

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

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

We groomed all the trails earlier in the week. All the trails are in great shape; lots of snow. There might be few places where the...

Sunday evening Curry Thompson finished grooming all the trails of Banadad System. Great snow (lots of it) and great skiing Here are some...

We groomed all of the Banadad Trail yesterday and finished the East End trails today. 3 inches of new snow!!

New snow in last 48 hours, 10 inches Great skiing conditions Here is the view from our groomer today

We groomed/retracked the Lace Lake, Tall Pines and Tim Knopp today; Tomorrow we will groom/re-track the entire Banadad.

Skiing Good and Cold - Banadad Trail System - Lace Lake and Tall Pines trails tracked today; Banadad will be tracked tomorrow, Feb. 1,...

On Monday we groomed the entire East End of the Banandad Trail System (Tall Pines, Lace Lake, Tim Knopp and the 1st mile of the Banadad....

Skiing is great Here is picture from 1/8/2019

Three cross-country ski networks along Minnesota's Gunflint Trail Why head to Gunflint Trail in winter? Ample snow, 130 miles of...

Check out our coverage in the Quetico Superior Wilderness News: Banadad Trail was also recently included in the Heart of the Continent guide

Banadad Trail Report 2018

The 27 km Banadad Ski Trail is the longest tracked skitrail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA). The Banadad along with an...

The Gunflint Trail was blanketed with four inches of snow last night. However it is still too early to start grooming the Banadad Ski...

This past weekend volunteers removed down trees and brush from the Banadad Ski Trail within the BWCA.. On Friday four North Star Ski...

Finally after years of fixing snowmobiles outside in twenty below weather and storing our grooming equipment outside under canvas two new...

A short Annual Meeting will begin at 6:00 pm and will be followed by "Pot-Luck" dinner. Beverages provided. This even is open to all and...

This years Trail Clearing Day is scheduled for Saturday, October 27. Meet at 8:30 AM , Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B, 11 Poplar Creek...

Thursday, September 20 - Sunday, September 23 Join the Banadad Trail Association for a multi-day project in the BWCAW. These efforts will...