Trails and Current Conditions

Open Weekends & Holidays 9am – 4:30pm & non-holiday Mon-Fri 10am- 4:30pm.

Current Date: April 2, 2023  Thanks for a great season!

Daytime High:

New Snow:
Total Km Open closed
Average Depth:  Km XC Groomed:
Surface:
Km Trackset:
Snowfall This Season:
112″ Km Skate Lanes:
Total Days Open:
112 Km Snowshoe:

 

Thanks for a great season!  Opening day was November 17, our final day was April 2.  Season total 112″ snow and 112 ski days.

To return seasonal rental equipment:  The ski shop will be open Saturdays 10:00 – 4:00.  You can also return the equipment at any other time, just show up if we are here we will process your return, if the shop is locked leave the equipment in the ski waxing room (right most door of lodge building) and call us to arrange the refund of your deposit.

Cross Country Skiing Trail Map

Instructions: Click on map to enlarge photo or Download a PDF of this map here.

Lapland Lake Ski Trail Information

2-way section of Lake Trail (out and back) 2.6 km
1-way section of Lake Trail – Olavin Uni (Olavi’s Dream) 1.3 km
Practice Field with Inside Loops 1.2 km
Erä Polku (Forest Trail) 1.7 km
Woods Lake Loop (ICE MUST BE SAFE) 3.0 km
Ski School Areas 1.0 km

 

Kippis (Finnish Drinking Toast) 0.7 km
Vasa (Baby Reindeer) 1.5 km
Joki Latu (Trail by the Stream) 1.5 km
Sisu (Determination) 4.2 km *
Honka Tie (Large Pine Way) 1.1 km
Karhu Polku (Bear Path) via short cuts 7.0 km *
Leilan Latu (Leila’s Trail) 1.1 km
Tuulen Tie (Way of the Wind) 1 km
Short cuts to Honka/Sisu 0.6 km
Shortcut 0.4 km

 

Karhu Polku with upper expert loops 9.0 km *
Napa Piiri (Arctic Circle) 3.4 km *
Tunturi Loop (Lapland Mountain) 1.5 km

 

* Measured from the bridge

Additional Trail Information Outside Loop West of Bridge 10.4 km
Lapland Lenkki Loop (follow orange trail markers) 20 km
Lenkki Loop including lake 23 km
Grant Lake Wilderness Trail (out & back) 10 km
Ungroomed Snowshoe Trail to Woods Lake – East 4.0 km
Ungroomed Snowshoe Trails – West Side 8.5 km

 

Download a PDF of the map here.

Snowfall History

A Winter Wonderland! Mother Nature & Old Man Winter have always worked diligently at Lapland Lake Nordic Vacation Center. For the past 10 years, skiers have enjoyed average annual snowfalls of 9 feet and have skied into April seven out of ten years!

Year Snowfall
Amount
Opening Date Closing Date Number of Skiing Days
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
1998-99
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23
128″
124″
104″
122″
118″
130″
113″
125″
121″
106″
86″
125″
110″
100″
187″
185″
94″
162″
189″
137″
140″
124″
163″
115″
180″
131″
115″
101″
146″
145″
145″
80″
153″
62″
106″
136″
136″
38″
104″
123″
105″
79″
75″
67″
112″
11/23
11/19
12/17
12/10
12/3
12/8
12/8
11/30
11/22
12/16
12/17
11/22
12/8
12/6
12/12
12/21
11/23
11/18
11/30
11/15
12/20
12/18
12/13
12/9
11/19
12/7
12/8
11/25
12/26
12/2
11/26
12/9
12/17
12/28
12/23
11/30
11/22
12/29
12/6
12/12
11/14
11/16
12/18
12/3
11/17
Mid-Apr.
Early Apr.
Records lost
4/4
3/29
4/1
4/6
3/31
3/25
4/2
3/26
4/15
4/6
4/4
4/18
4/17
3/26
3/31
4/6
3/29
3/29
3/26
4/1
4/7
4/13
4/5
4/1
3/26
4/22
4/14
4/5
3/21
4/10
3/17
4/5
4/6
4/5
3/1
4/3
4/8
4/1
3/15
3/25
3/18
4/2
134
124
——
107
110
112
118
120
124
108
100
132
117
108
122
113
117
127
123
130
100
95
109
110
140
121
110
121
103
133
125
103
91-102
65-77
107
118
126
59
110
116
135
110
94
93
112

Lake Trail 11/18/2022

“April 2, wonderful spring skiing!  Great grooming as usual,good end to the season”  Ric, Guilderland, NY

“Awesome Spring skiing.  Excellent snow cover”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY  3/31

“Vasa was as nice as its ever been.  Great grooming!!”  Bob B.,Charlton, NY  3/31

“East side was wonderful!!!”  Bob B., Charleton NY  3/30″

“Excellent coverage, lots of snow, great grooming!  Don’t miss your spring ski workout!”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY  3/29

“Maybe the best day of the year for classic on the west side. Finntastic!!!”  Bob B., Charlton, NY  3/27

“Wonderful conditions on Sisu & Karhu”  Judy, Bronx, NY 3/26

“Glorious!”  Bob B., Charlton, NY  3/19

“Trails are perfect. Stupendous day.”  Judy, Bronx, NY  3/19

“Some of the best March cover ever, very nice.”  Ric, Guilderland NY  3/16

“Perfect morning grooming on arrival – these sometimes timid legs took me on a wonderful Tunturi loop and miles more.”  Margie, Glenville NY  3/16

“Great spring conditions!”  Bob B., Charlton, NY  3/16

“The Mysers are back, the snow it does stack, the trails have their track, not a thing do we lack!”  Rick & Terri, New Albany, OH  3/14

“Lovely ski day. Expert grooming – – Tunturi was a blast!” Carolyn and Jim, Schenectady, NY  3/9

Wonderful skiing, upper Karhu was great.” Ric, Guilderland  3/7

“Just great!”  Don S., Schenectady, NY  3/6

“Fantastic coverage, fast & fun!”  Rita P., Latham, NY  3/6

“Great skiing Sisu skate & classic!”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY  3/6

“Finntastic day skiing on the well groomed trails at Lapland Lake!  Thanks!”  Francoise H., Ballston Spa, NY  3/5

“Another amazing day of skiing at Lapland Lake!”  Don S., Schenectady, NY  3/3

“Best skiing of the year!  Great time to come up.”  Michael, Union NJ  3/1

“Lots of good days this year.  But with new snow and good grooming this was superb.”  Ric, Guilderland NY  3/1

“Best day yet!  Come up!”  Don S., Schenectady, NY  3/1

“The conditions are superb!  Great job of grooming after last snow.”  Doug, Caroga Lake, NY 3/1

“West side was prefect, perfect, perfect.  Thanks Paul!!!”  Bob B., Charlton, NY  2/27

“A beautiful day to be had at Lapland!”  Don S., Schenectady, NY  2/27

“Great conditions, beautiful trails!”  Elliot G., Altamont, NY  2/27

“As always, the best snow comes for my birthday at the end of Feb.  Thanks you for the impeccable grooming as always!  Alison N., NY, NY  2/26

“Beautifully groomed trails!  Excellent snowfall made for wonderful conditions.”  Chase & Sara, Ithaca, NY  2/26

“Best hills of the year!  Great coverage. Light snow & fast!”  Rita P., Latham, NY 2/25

“Once again a great day at Lapland Lake!”  Don S., Schenectady NY 2/25

“Freshly rolled lake – great for skate skiing!”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY 2/24

“Winter is here!  And so is the snow!  Solid skate deck and deep tracks.  Get out before mother nature changes her mind.”  Mary D., Northville NY 2/24

“New snow made for excellent classic conditions” Don S., Schenectady NY 2/23

“Great skating on lake!”  Don S., Schenectady NY  2/22

“Wonderful grooming makes good skiing.  It was fast but good with an occasional bare spot.  The web site description was spot on.”  Ric, Guilderland NY, 2/21

“Your place is absolutely fantastic!  From trails and skies to people who make this possible!  Thank you!”  Eugene K., Mahwah NJ, 2/19

“What a great day.  Excellent grooming.”  Tom P., Kinnelow, NJ  2/18

“OK everyone.  Jammies inside out!  Pray for now.  Lovely day here!”  Bob B., Charlton, NJ  2/18

“Nice spring skiing – fast early and soft later with good cover”, Ric, Guilderland NY 2/13

“Good cover! Bright sun! Pleasant temperatures and fun skiing.”  Rita P., Latham NY 2/13

“Awesome skiing & tupas!  Lapland has the best x-c skiing and staff.” Mia M., Westfield NJ 2/13

“Perfect on Sisu!  Great control, fast but not too fast.”  Bob B.,Charlton, NY 2/8

“Fast, fun, & great coverage!  The grooming is fintastic!”  Rita P., Lathem NY 2/7

“Lots of snow  – great skiing!”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY 2/7

“Great day, snow, and grooming!  Thanks to Paul and the staff!”  Don S., Schenectady NY  1/31

“All good at Lapland.  Time to come up!”  Don S., Schenectady NY  1/30

“Perfect skiing – great snow & groomed to perfection”  Michael, Union NJ  1/28

“Amazing conditions, masterful grooming!”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY 1/24

“Great glide on the east side. The lake was perfect”  Bob B., Charlton, NY  1/21

“Don’t miss skate / diagonal stride on the lake!”  Carolyn & Jim, Schenectady, NY 1/21

“Best skiing! Ever and Mac’chesee!”  Maya B., Chappaqua NY, 12/30

“Great skiing, plenty of cover” Ric, Guilderland NY 12/27

“Dear Lapland Lake, thanks for a perfect day of skiing!”  Don S., Schenectady, NY 12/26

“Trails groomed up beautifully after the storm” Robert D., Schenectady NY 12/24

“Beautiful day, great snow, excellent grooming – thanks Paul”  Don S., Schenectady NY 12/21

“Amazing conditions – great trails for beginners!  We skied with our 4 month old!”  Laurel & Jon, Raleigh NC  12/21

“Perfect snow.  Nothing more to say.” Bob B., Charlton, NY 12/20

“Wonderful skiing”  Ric, Guilderland NY 12/19

“Thank you for letting us ski here!  The trails were amazing! Beautiful [heart]” Marley R., Mayfield High School 12/19

“Get out your skis & snow shoes, winter is back at Lapland Lake!”  Don S., Schenectady NY 12/18

“Thank You!”  Jeff A., Victor NY 12/18

“Eight inches of new snow, groomed and track set. Time to ski!” Michael; Union, NJ 11/18

“Excellent skiing, lots of snow and great grooming. Don’t miss this early opportunity!” Jim and Carolyn; Schenectady, NY 11/18

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