A nice weekend of skiing on 3.5km groomed loop after 6-7″ of snow Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Great seeing a few other folks out this weekend. Trails are now closed. We will work on the mountain bike trails as we can and plan to have open around May 1st. Click here for latest update.
We had a great run of skiing in April capping off a fantastic ski season of 153 skiable days. Was great seeing so many people out enjoying the special late season conditions. Thanks to everyone who supported us this season and the trails. The fire on October 10th was a devastating event for us and the long ski season helped keep us active, restore and gain clarity as we recover from the tragedy last fall.
Be sure to check back if interested in keeping track of the transition to Spring and Summer and occasional photos of nature around Maplelag. (see bear track photos below!)
Total snowfall this season at 96″. Current compacted base on trail 0-4″.
One last ski, April 23rd, 2023.Nature scene, April 23rd, 2023.Snow chimes! April 23rd, 2023. Branch was submerged in in pond, ice formed than branch related pulling up chunks of ice! Taking in the fresh snow, April 21st, 2023.Setting track through the Skinny Field, April 21st, 2023.Fresh snow surrounding a trail side pond that recently was ice free, April 21st, 2023.Winter wonderland the end of April 21st, 2023.Porcupine on recently melted trail, April 16th, 2023.Grooming one of the last remaining segments of snow, April 17th, 2023.Big basswood tree coming down from wind on Sunday, April 16th, 2023.Trail clearing is a year round task!
Winter returns! 6″ of new snow Wednesday evening and Thursday. We’ve been grooming on 3.5k. of trail, setting track on the side of a groomed skate deck. A hard freeze after a groom last night has this loop in good skiing condition and open today and hopefully for Sunday morning skiing. The segment/loop is the east side of Sukkerbusk to the “skinny field” than a loop consisting of the north facing segments of Skaters Waltz and Sukkerbusk. Skied both directions, mostly flat loop with a few gentle rolling hills.
We had a great run of skiing in April capping off a fantastic ski season. Was great seeing so many people out enjoying the special late season conditions. Thanks to everyone who supported us this season and the trails. The fire on October 10th was a devastating event for us and the long ski season helped keep us active, restore and gain clarity as we recover from the tragedy last fall.
The trails will open for mountain biking once the frost is out. We made great progress this week clearing about 5 miles of trail and was rideable. With the new snow and fallen branches etc, it will be another week before we can open for riding. Click here for latest update.
Be sure to check back if interested in keeping track of the transition to Spring and Summer and occasional photos of nature around Maplelag. (see bear track photos below!)
Total snowfall this season at 96″. Current compacted base on trail 0-4″.
Taking in the fresh snow, April 21st, 2023.Setting track through the Skinny Field, April 21st, 2023.Fresh snow surrounding a trail side pond that recently was ice free, April 21st, 2023.Winter wonderland the end of April 21st, 2023.Porcupine on recently melted trail, April 16th, 2023.Grooming one of the last remaining segments of snow, April 17th, 2023.Big basswood tree coming down from wind on Sunday, April 16th, 2023.Trail clearing is a year round task!
We had great week of working on the mountain bike trails before snow moved in Thursday afternoon and continued through Friday morning. We had around 5 mile of singletrack open and rideable. Riding on hold for now until the snow melts off and we can clear the deadfall etc.
The new snow will melt off quick with the ground being warm and mostly frost free soil.
Check back for updates on future trail opening!
Branches coming down with heavy snow, April 21st, 2023.Dry and rideable! North Loup Gnar, April 20th, 2023.Clearing on starter loop singletrack, April 15th, 2023.
Trails are now closed for skiing and fat biking. The snow has melted fast with no nights below freezing for a week and temperatures soaring into the 60’s. Just a few segments of ski trail still holding on to snow. We snuck in most likely the final groom this morning on a few trails to pick up signs etc.
We had a great run of skiing in April capping off a fantastic ski season. Was great seeing so many people out enjoying the special late season conditions. Thanks to everyone who supported us this season and the trails. The fire on October 10th was a devastating event for us and the long ski season helped keep us active, restore and gain clarity as we recover from the tragedy last fall.
The trails will open for mountain biking once the frost is out. A good indicator when this occurs is when the ice is off the lakes. We are anticipating ice out early May. Click here for latest update.
Be sure to check back if interested in keeping track of the transition to Spring and Summer and occasional photos of nature around Maplelag. (see bear track photos below!)
Total snowfall this season at 90″. Current compacted base on trail 0-4″.
Porcupine on recently melted trail, April 16th, 2023.Grooming one of the last remaining segments of snow, April 17th, 2023.Big basswood tree coming down from wind on Sunday, April 16th, 2023.Trail clearing is a year round task! Tracks still in phenomenal shape on JibFly after most recent groom, April 11th, 2023.Fresh bear tracks on Skaters Waltz ski trail! April 11th, 2023.Great spring skiing the morning on JibFly, April 10th 2023.Setting new track on Sap Run for afternoon skiers, April 10th, 2023.Combing out the skate deck on Skaters Waltz, April 10th, 2023.Sunset ski on Sap Run, April 9th, 2023.Morning skate ski on Skaters Waltz, April 9th, 2023.Sunrise ski on Sukkebusk, April 8th, 2023.Skate skiing on North Loup, April 8th, 2023.Saturday sunshine and smiles! Heading across the Goat Ranch rd to ski North Loup, April 8th, 2023.
Friday fun on the trails! April, 7th, 2023.
Thumbs up for late season skiing! North Loup, April 7th, 2023.
Grooming on the skate deck on North Loup, April 7th, 2023.
Local skier Carol always one of the first ones and last one of the season to be on the trail. Striding on Sukkebusk, April 7th, 2023.Skate skiing on North Loup, April 7th, 2023. Add Bob to the list of one of the first and last ones of the season to hit the trail. Sunshine and smiles! April 6th, 2023.Thanks for coming up from the metro! Striding on North Loup, April 6th, 2023.Sunset ski on Sap Run, April 5th, 2023.
Hard to believe a week ago we still had 1-3 feet of snow in the woods and trails. We truly thought it might not be until mid May until we could ride dirt! However, a rapid melt with over a week of nights above freezing has expedited the transition from winter to dirt riding. Trails not groomed this year for fat biking are free of snow with some segments already rideable. Also helping out this year was a very dry fall, and a shallow bed of frost.
We have already begun trail work, clearing deadfall and blowing off forest debris. Even though we could see more snow and or rain, we are far enough along that any precipitation will actually help dry up the trails by pulling out frost on the sluggish north facing areas. Check back for updates on future trail opening!
Clearing on starter loop singletrack, April 15th, 2023.Snow/ice covered singletrack, April 16th, 2023. Should be clear of the season snow in a week or so.The roots return! Starter loop singletrack, April 16th, 2023.Checking out singletrack on the starter loop, April 15th, 2023.
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