While there still is snow remaining on much of the Trail, there are to many bare spots to ski. The last skier through the entire trail was on March 23. Three skiers skied the east end of the Trail on March 25. On March 24 four dog sled teams mushed the Trail’s west end enroute to Poplar Creek Guesthouse B&B as part of the Mush for a Cure- a Cancer Fund Raising Drive.
This past season the Banadad has an estimated 930 skier days of that 518 skier days were attributable to guests of Boundary Country Trekking, 410 skier days were by day skiers of which 30% were “locals” – from Cook Country. A skier day is based on one skier skiing one day. These totals came from the USFS Day Pass filled out by those using Banadad from November 15 through March 31 plus an estimate of the number of skiers not filling out the Day Permit.
The Banadad Ski Trail is maintained and groomed by Boundary Country Trekking. The Poplar Creek Guesthouse is located on the Trail’s eastern end.
From now until next winter the Banadad is open as a BWCA hiking/walking trail. Have fun! >
