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Mountain Bike Trail Report

Trails are open. Surface conditions generally tacky with a few dry/loose areas. Overall great early season riding conditions. Recommended trails are all the inner trails. Sukkerwest and Bullhead Bootleg rolling good as well.

A much welcomed rain shower Thursday morning helping tack up the trail. Since it is early season, a bit softer deck, mainly in low areas, but for third week of April it’s really nice riding! Conditions had been very dry since the snow melted off and the frost went out.

Day trail passes can be purchased here. and Season passes now available. Thanks for the support of the Maplelag trails and maintenance. Riders 18 and under no charge. (Maplelag is privately family owned and operated resort with no outside funding. We are happy share the dirt and appreciate the support!)

We are in the process of putting out secondary signage, Click here for Maplelag trail map. Also reference Strava or Trailforks. Enjoy the early season dirt! More updates to come!

We have blown out select segments on the inner trails, and will blow out more trail once underbrush comes up. Not having underbrush, the windy days blow leaves back on the trail. All major trees have been cleared from the entire 25 mile LagChilada loop but be aware trees can fall at any time and assume full responsibility!!

Inner singletrack “Moorhead” segment rolling great, April 24th, 2026.
Inner singletrack rolling good, April 24th, 2026
Twin Lakes singletrack, April 24th, 2026.
Wildflowers (Hepatica) along the trail, April 24th, 2026.
Great early season riding, April 23rd, 2026.

Mountain Bike Trail Report

Trails are open. Surface conditions generally tacky. A much welcomed rain shower Thursday morning helping tack up the trail. Since it is early season, a bit softer deck, mainly in low areas, but for third week of April it’s really nice riding! Conditions had been very dry since the snow melted off and the frost went out. Just .12″ of precipitation but every bit helps! Looking at the forecast, should be a great weekend to ride and not cold enough to freeze the deck. Enjoy the early season riding….keep the wheels moving!

We are in the process of putting out secondary signage, Click here for Maplelag trail map. Also reference Strava or Trailforks. Enjoy the early season dirt! More updates to come!

We have blown out select segments on the inner trails, and will blow out more trail once underbrush comes up. Not having underbrush, the windy days blow leaves back on the trail. Generally the deck is rolling good for early season, be mindful of any deck matter. All major trees have been cleared from the trail but be aware trees can fall at any time and assume full responsibility!!

Recommended loop is the “sport comp expert” loop and Feeling Lucky. Also Sukkerwest at end of driveway is a good starter/warm up loop. Season passes now available. Thanks for the support of the Maplelag trails and maintenance. 

Trail passes can be purchased here. Riders 18 and under no charge. (Maplelag is privately family owned and operated resort with no outside funding. We are happy share the dirt and appreciate the support!)

 

Great early season riding, April 23rd, 2026.
Loamy singletrack! April 21st, 2026.
White Earth singletrack, April 21st, 2026. You know the dirt is dry when the clay turns white at Maplelag!
“Moorhead” singletrack, April 21st, 2026.
First wildflowers popping up all over along the trails, April 21st, 2026.

Trail Report

A much welcomed rain shower this morning with .12″ of precipitation recorded. Before the rain, the surface soil was getting very dry as there had been no precipitation since the snow melted off. Even with the dry conditions, there is good moisture deep in the soil and the wildflowers have exploded, in particular hepatica flowers.

 The mountain bike trails are open for riding. Sights and lot of sounds of spring echoing through the woods. A special time of year as we transition from winter to spring/winter. Ice going off on Little Sugarbush early Saturday morning 4/19. 

Thanks to over a foot of new snow, and grooming on select trails, we had a great run of special late season skiing the first 10 days of April. Thanks everyone that came to ski and all the skiers and fat bikers that supported us this season. Can’t wait for next season! Just Ski

72″ of snow this season from November 15th-April 4th. We began grooming on November 17th and groomed daily on the entire trail system, only missing a few days on the last grooming April 10th.  

Thank you to everyone that comes to Maplelag and supports the trails with season pass purchases and day passes 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. 

Snowfall YTD at 72″ April snowfall 13″. March snowfall 7″. Total snowfall in February at 11″. January at 15″. December: 17″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.

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.
Sun rise over Sap Run trail, April 16th, 2026. 

Mountain Bike Trail Report

Trails are open. A much welcomed rain shower this morning. Conditions had been very dry since the snow melted off and the frost went out. Just .12″ of precipitation but every bit helps! Surface conditions range from damp/loamy/tacky and dry. Looking at the forecast we should be dry again this afternoon.

We are in the process of putting out secondary signage, Click here for Maplelag trail map. Also reference Strava or Trailforks. Enjoy the early season dirt! More updates to come!

We have blown out select segments on the inner trails, and will blow out more trail once underbrush comes up but generally the deck is rolling good for early season. Recommended loop is the “sport comp expert” loop and Feeling Lucky. Also Sukkerwest at end of driveway is a good starter/warm up loop. Season passes now available. Thanks for the support of the Maplelag trails and maintenance. 

Trail passes can be purchased here. Riders 18 and under no charge. (Maplelag is privately family owned and operated resort with no outside funding. We are happy share the dirt and appreciate the support!) 

Loamy singletrack! April 21st, 2026.
White Earth singletrack, April 21st, 2026. You know the dirt is dry when the clay turns white at Maplelag!
“Moorhead” singletrack, April 21st, 2026.
First wildflowers popping up all over along the trails, April 21st, 2026.

Trail Report

Trails are drying out nicely after the April snow. The mountain bike trails are open for riding. Sights and lot of sounds of spring echoing through the woods. A special time of year as we transition from winter to spring/winter. Ice going off on Little Sugarbush early Saturday morning 4/19. 

Thanks to over a foot of new snow, and grooming on select trails, we had a great run of special late season skiing the first 10 days of April. Thanks everyone that came to ski and all the skiers and fat bikers that supported us this season. Can’t wait for next season! Just Ski

72″ of snow this season from November 15th-April 4th. We began grooming on November 17th and groomed daily on the entire trail system, only missing a few days on the last grooming April 10th.  

Thank you to everyone that comes to Maplelag and supports the trails with season pass purchases and day passes 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. 

Snowfall YTD at 72″ April snowfall 13″. March snowfall 7″. Total snowfall in February at 11″. January at 15″. December: 17″. Snowfall in November: 7″. October precipitation (rain) at 2.7″ and around 1″ in September. Total precipitation ytd (rain) at Maplelag is at 25.12″.

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.
Trail side scene, April 21st, 2026.
Sun rise over Sap Run trail, April 16th, 2026. 
Moss lined singeltrack, April 16th, 2026.