Wet weather has pushed through and skies cleared this afternoon. The loop we groomed last week was still fully covered when out for a early afternoon ski. A few areas thinner that face the sun but very skiable. Later afternoon we groomed the loop, refreshing the structure hopefully for another spring ski in the morning before the next round of precipitation moves in.
Season total of snowfall is at 113″ and close to the record snowfall in a season at Maplelag. Considering the dry summer and fall, the precipitation will bring the water tables back up to normal when the snow all melts and the frost goes out.
Early afternoon grooming on the late season loop, April 11th, 2022.Segment on Skaters Waltz with good coverage, April 11th, 2022.South facing area a bit thinner on the early season loop, April 11th, 2022.
With warm temps forecasted and rain today, skiing on hold. We aren’t calling it a season quite yet keeping an eye on one more storm possibly next week again. Either way, it has been an incredible run of late season skiing and great seeing folks out to enjoy.
10″ of snow this past week allowed us to continue grooming on a 4km loop. For first week of April, we had some pretty incredible skiing on this loop.
Season total of snowfall is at 113″ and close to the record snowfall in a season at Maplelag. Considering the dry summer and fall, the precipitation will bring the water tables back up to normal when the snow all melts and the frost goes out.
Saturday skiers enjoying late season spring skiing! April 9th, 2022.Neighbor Carol enjoying the beautiful spring skiing, April 8th, 2022.Early afternoon grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 8th, 2022.Grooming on the open 4km loop, April 8th, 2022.Mid afternoon ski, April 7th, 2022.Skaters Waltz mid afternoon, April 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes crossing, April 7th, 2022. See the mink on the left! Water levels back to normal in this area.Mink on the move, April 7th, 2022.Ginzu grooming on the “late season” loop, April 7th, 2022.Only open water on Little Sugarbush is the plunge hole! Sunset, April 7th, 2022.Enjoying the fresh snow on top of fresh grooming late afternoon, April 6, 2022.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 6th, 2022.Grooming though the skinny field on Sukkerbusk, April 6th, 2022.Skaters Waltz, April 6th, 2022.Lots of branches and limbs to clear after snow load, April 6th, 2022.Fresh snow on Loon Return ski trail, April 6th, 2022.
Great morning of late season skiing. Hard freeze overnight setting up the grooming nicely. We have been grooming a 4km loop and skiing has been good considering the time of year. No other trails will be groomed with all the branches that came down with the wind and the time of the year. Total new snow this week around 10″.
With cooler temps skiing should be good on this loop Friday and Saturday mornings and possibly Sunday if not too much melting Saturday afternoon and it freezes down again Saturday night.
Skiing both directions makes for a nice loop and for this late in the year, special to have such nice conditions! The loop consists of east side of Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk. No bare spots, just a few low areas slushy, ski wide, all good.
There is no trail fee to ski the remainder of the season. Please park in parking lot near the lodge. Far parking lot is soft and muddy!
Season total of snowfall is at 113″ and close to the record snowfall in a season at Maplelag. Considering the dry summer and fall, the precipitation will bring the water tables back up to normal when the snow all melts and the frost goes out.
Mid afternoon ski, April 7th, 2022.Skaters Waltz mid afternoon, April 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes crossing, April 7th, 2022. See the mink on the left! Water levels back to normal in this area.Mink on the move, April 7th, 2022.Ginzu grooming on the “late season” loop, April 7th, 2022.Only open water on Little Sugarbush is the plunge hole! Sunset, April 7th, 2022.Enjoying the fresh snow on top of fresh grooming late afternoon, April 6, 2022.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 6th, 2022.Grooming though the skinny field on Sukkerbusk, April 6th, 2022.Skaters Waltz, April 6th, 2022.Lots of branches and limbs to clear after snow load, April 6th, 2022.Fresh snow on Loon Return ski trail, April 6th, 2022.
Winter marches on! Total new snow this week around 10″. We have been grooming a 4km loop and skiing has been good considering the wet conditions during the snowfall. Cooler temps this morning freezing down the base a bit improving the skiing and grooming conditions. We groomed again this morning on this 4km loop. No other trails will be groomed with all the branches that came down with the wind and the time of the year.
With cooler temps skiing should be good on this loop Friday and Saturday mornings. Skiing both directions makes for a nice loop and for this late in the year, special to have such nice conditions! The loop consists of east side of Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk. No bare spots, just a few low areas slushy, ski wide, all good.
There is no trail fee to ski the remainder of the season. Please park in parking lot near the lodge. Far parking lot is soft and muddy!
Season total of snowfall is at 113″ and close to the record snowfall in a season at Maplelag. Considering the dry summer and fall, the precipitation will bring the water tables back up to normal when the snow all melts and the frost goes out.
Mid afternoon ski, April 7th, 2022.Skaters Waltz mid afternoon, April 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes crossing, April 7th, 2022. See the mink on the left! Water levels back to normal in this area.Ginzu grooming on the “late season” loop, April 7th, 2022.Enjoying the fresh snow on top of fresh grooming late afternoon, April 6, 2022.Grooming on Skaters Waltz, April 6th, 2022.Grooming though the skinny field on Sukkerbusk, April 6th, 2022.Skaters Waltz, April 6th, 2022.Lots of branches and limbs to clear after snow load, April 6th, 2022.Fresh snow on Loon Return ski trail, April 6th, 2022.
Bike trails are closed for the season. There is still snow coverage on the majority of the trails with some places a foot of base. We are hopeful to open for the dirt season on May 1st.
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