Ski Trail

Trail Report

Happy May! Beautiful weekend with great weather for being in the woods. Nice to see the riders and hikers out on the trails this past weekend. The forest floor exploding with Hepatica flowers over the weekend with the warmer weather and a few bloodroot flowers as well. The ponds and sloughs active with waterfowl and loons have been numerous on Little Sugarbush. Ice went off on April 19th. Cooler weather to start the week with a breeze from the northwest.

Relatively dry conditions after the most recent moisture of 1″ last week. There is good moisture deep in the soil and the water tables are at normal levels. Maplelag moss coming to life from the recent rain.

 The mountain bike trails are open for riding.

Thank you to everyone that comes to Maplelag and supports the trails with season pass purchases. A MN State trail pass is NOT required to ski at Maplelag. The Maplelag trails are self funded by operations with no grants or state funding. 

Loons on Little Sugarbush, May 3rd, 2026. One of the best times of the year for loon activity.
Skaters Waltz ski trail, April 28th, 2026.
Load of ash blocks to be split for firewood, April 28th, 2026. We continue to clean up deadfall from last summers Solstice storm. 
Ice free Little Sugarbush lake, April 21st. Ice went off on April 19th.
Thousands of early wildflowers popping up along the trail, April 21st, 2026, in particular hepatica flowers. 
Trail side scene, April 21st, 2026.