Forbush Corner — Attraction in Maple Forest Township

Enter as strangers, leave as friends! This is more than just a sign on the wall inside their albeit small main building. The owners, staff, and volunteers welcome all levels of skiers to their basic family lodge turned ski shop and treat you like part of the family. With that comes small bathroom facilities, a comfy couch and a unique drying rack for your gloves and hat above the stove. Equally remarkable is the variety of trails, masterfully laid out by the late David Forbush, and the quality grooming and track setting that the crew maintain. All this makes it worth the little farther drive and little more money for the exceptional experience. I fell in love with Homerun Hill and will be back to do Deadman's Drop again. COVID happened and this place adapted along the way and seems to be thriving with the yurt and new land acquisition and hopes to expand their state of the art snow making to cover more trails. My family has insisted on joining me now and enjoys making a picnic lunch in the yurt, climbing home run hill and being remembered by the friendly faces that set them up with great rental...

Great place to go XC skiing! Trails are always well groomed and there are lots to choose from, regardless of how good a skier you are. Midweek skiing is never very busy, you will pass someone every 5-10 minutes on the trails. You will almost always find at least 2 or more people in the warming hut (there are plenty of places to sit down). The employees inside the sales and ski rental building are very nice and down to earth. You can ask them anything (about skiing). They are very knowledgeable and won't make you feel like a four-year-old for asking them even basic questions, and they know the answer to the hardest skiing question you can think of. Just go, you won't be...

The trails were freshly groomed with tracks set. Being our first trip here, we made a wrong turn and skied the loop twice. The bad land area is a bit tiresome but a nice workout. Definitely need to carry a trail map with you. The scenery is great and most of time the trails are very quiet with only the sound of falling snow piles and a few 'hellos' from the passing skiers. Next time we will bring a light lunch to enjoy a break in the charming warming yurt. The loop with man-made snow is definitely a plus and a...