Dry days have been few and far between the last week. Latest total rainfall amounts from the last five days around 1.25″ The precipitation great for the new seedlings planted last week. Travel in the woods has been limited but after 12 hours of no rain, the riding on the mountain bike course has been fine. A few low areas wet but otherwise the riding has been good despite the cool and damp conditions.
The trails are open for mountain biking, hiking and trail running throughout the Spring and Summer. The trails are closed to horses and motorized use. There is no charge to use the trails and there are no services in the main lodge at this time. The mtb course starts near the Great Northern Cabin and is marked for beginners to advanced riders. Follow the white signs with black arrows. The singletrack sections are labeled easier or more difficult/advanced. Rain forecasted the next few days might make for soft conditions but the course remains open.
A mostly wet week capped off by snow showers off and on on Friday. May and April have definitely flip flopped so far this year! Tree planting at Maplelag this week with around 2500 trees planted. Wet weather good for the new seedlings. Travel on the trails limited with the wet conditions but should dry out and be fine for Sunday. Jake out on the bike course this morning and rode a lap with just a few low spots wet.
The trails are open for mountain biking, hiking and trail running throughout the Spring and Summer. The trails are closed to horses and motorized use. There is no charge to use the trails and services are limited in the main lodge. The mtb course starts near the Great Northern Cabin and is marked for beginners to advanced riders. Follow the white signs with black arrows. The singletrack sections are labeled easier or more difficult/advanced. Rain forecasted the next few days might make for soft conditions but the course remains open.
This past week, we planted around 2500 trees in the Maplelag woods at Maplelag. Species planted include black spruce, Norway pine and Colorado spruce. Since the beginning of Maplelag almost 100,000 trees have been planted around the Maplelag complex and ski trails. A few trees have also been transplanted from various locations. Some of the fields that were planted with seedlings 25 years ago are now full healthy pine stands the skiers and bikers enjoy all four seasons.
