Pictures from today's grooming - plenty of snow 14-18 inch base; 3 feet in woods. windblown dusting of new snow

We re-groomed the East End Trails this morning as we got quite a bit of snow over the past few days. Snowing now, about 7+ over last few...

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Last night we re-groomed the entire Banadad Trail System (41km). We have been grooming sections early in the week but received over 12"...

Tall Pines and Lace Lake and Tim Knopp re-groomed yesterday morning. Banadad West End done yesterday afternoon and remaining Mid-Trail to...

This morning we finished grooming the West End of the Banadad Trail System. Now the entire System is freshly groomed. 24 inches of snow...

East End Trails groomed again today and the Banadad Trail was groomed to the mid Trail junction (access to the Croft Yurt). We hope to...

BTA members and avid backcountry skiers, George and Pussanee Pastorino skied the Banadad and took several picture and video: See below

We just finished grooming the entire Banadad Trail System Good skiing. East End Trails were groomed yesterday (Friday) and the entire...

Entire Banadad Trail System groomed; Good skiing. Groomers worked through serious cold to finish grooming the West End of the Banadad...

Lace Lake, Tall Pines, Tim Knopp and 1st mile of Banadad, groomed today. We go 4-6 of new snow yesterday. The Base is 14 inches and very...

This morning we finished grooming all 41 km of the entire Banadad Trail System Conditions are great and we have 17 inches of snow in the...

Ryan Rodgers wrote about his ski adventure on the Banadad Ski Trail in the MN Conservation Volunteer Magazine (Jan-Feb 2022). Read story...

Through Christmas we finished opening the West End of the Banadad Trails System We opened the trail and have it all tracked except the...

We have about 18 to 20 inches of snow in the woods in about 6 to 8 packed bass on the trail. We are working to open the main Banadad and...

As of December 7, 2021, the East End Trails have been groomed. The 1st mile of the Banadad and the Tim Knopp trails are also groomed. The...

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...