A light rain shower overnight, around a quarter of an inch. The temperatures have been pleasant, a bit cooler for this time of year. The woods are drying out after a very wet cycle but very lush and green thanks to abundant moisture in the spring. Many wildflowers popping up each week. We have started the first mowing on the ski trails as we continually clear deadfall and blow downs from the wind events this spring .
June continuing like May as far as moisture. It was a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 13″ of rain.
The rain has been welcomed with the relatively dry conditions the previous 6 months and to keep the soil damp and moist for the trees we planted this spring. The lake, ponds, sloughs and water tables are pretty much at normal levels now.
Summer ski trail work will include fixing rutted areas, working on drainage and removing rocks and filling in low spots in between almost daily mowing when not raining.
Another mushroom species popping up along the side of the trail, June 10h, 2024.Sunset near Mother North Star after a day of trail clearing, June 6th, 2024.Watea arum reading to bloom in slough along ski trail, June 6th, 2024.Variety of mushrooms popping up after all the recent moisture, June 6th, 2024. Clearing deadfall after this weeks wind events, June 6th, 2024.Scene along the ski trail, June 4th, 2024.Red Columbine flowers blooming in full force this year, June 3rd, 2024. Like other wildflowers, the abundant moisture has bumper crops.Great crop of yellow slippers this year, May 31st, 2024.Calm conditions at sunset on Little Sugarbush after a windy and wet afternoon, May 30th, 2024.Jack in the Pulpit blooming along ski trail,May 29th, 2024.First mowing of the season on the ski trails, May 22nd, 2024.Marsh marigolds blooming this week, May 18th, 2024Baby snapper on the move, May 18th, 2024.Planting the last of the potted trees in the new “Memory Grove” at Maplelag, May 13th, 2024. We have started a special grove at Maplelag planting trees in memory Maplelag guests that have passed in the last year and will continue to plant in the future each spring. Family fun on the mountain bike singletrack! May 12th, 2024.Northern Lights, May 10th, 2024.Planting the last of the seedlings trees, May 8th, 2024. We planted a variety of coniferous trees from spruce, Norway pines and tamaracks this spring with around 500 trees planted.Golden hour spring sunset, May 7th, 2024. Leaves on the trees starting to pop the past few days. Switchyard scene at sunset, May7th, 2024. Beautiful spring sunset over Little Sugarbush lake, May 3rd, 2024.Tree planting has begun for the spring! April 30th, 2024. We will be planting around 1000 trees, mostly coniferous. First batch of trees ready for spring tree planting, April 26th, 2024.
Trails open. Tacky/hardpack surface conditions. Light shower last night keeping the deck fresh and tacky. Trail tuning continues this week, shifting to dirt work to improve drainage, berms and corners. Leaf/debris clearing on the trail later in the week after a big push last week…overall the trail is rolling great!! A few mosquitoes out, no deer flies….keep the wheels moving!
The woods have really filled out the past week with the leaves coming full circle and wild flowers popping up on the forest floor. We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. As always, good seeing folks out and thanks for the support!
Parking across from Brant cabin. The Brant cabin is also available for a changing area and bathrooms and there are also maps located in the Brant.
Summer trail pass to help offset operating and maintenance expenses. We are a self funded/maintained trail system and happy to share our mostly hand built singletrack trails! Thank you.
Dirt work on North Loup Gnar, June 10th, 2024. We’ve started tuning select parts of the trail and will continue throughout the summer! Start of the LagChilada, June 7th, 2024.“Bente’s Bump” singletrack, June 9th, 2024. Scene from the singletrack, Twin Lakes lakeside, June 8th, 2024. End of Twin Lakes singletrack, June 8th, 2024.Clearing on “Bente’s Bump” singletrack, June 7th, 2024.In addition to blowing out trail, we’ve started brushing out overgrown areas. Maplelag moss lush and green thanks to all the recent rain, June 4th, 2024.
Trails open. Tacky/hardpack surface conditions. A beautiful weekend of riding with some of the best conditions of the season. Thanks everyone that came out! Looks like good conditions should continue this week. We will continue tuning on the trail including dirt work and more leaf/debris clearing later in the week.
The woods have really filled out the past week with the leaves coming full circle and wild flowers popping up on the forest floor. We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. As always, good seeing folks out and thanks for the support!
Parking across from Brant cabin. The Brant cabin is also available for a changing area and bathrooms and there are also maps located in the Brant.
Summer trail pass to help offset operating and maintenance expenses. We are a self funded/maintained trail system and happy to share our mostly hand built singletrack trails! Thank you.
Dirt work on North Loup Gnar, June 10th, 2024. We’ve started tuning select parts of the trail and will continue throughout the summer! Start of the LagChilada, June 7th, 2024.“Bente’s Bump” singletrack, June 9th, 2024. Scene from the singletrack, Twin Lakes lakeside, June 8th, 2024. End of Twin Lakes singletrack, June 8th, 2024.Clearing on “Bente’s Bump” singletrack, June 7th, 2024.In addition to blowing out trail, we’ve started brushing out overgrown areas. Maplelag moss lush and green thanks to all the recent rain, June 4th, 2024.
A beautiful weekend in the woods. The temperatures have been pleasant, a bit cooler for this time of year which is keeping the bugs at bay, and a break from the recent rains.
We had a very busy week on the trail clearing blow downs from strong winds. Overall the woods are very lush and green with abundant of variety of wildflowers popping up on the forest floor.
June continuing like May as far as moisture. It was a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 12″ of rain. The recent warm weather after this wet period has really brought the forest to life with lush green. The leaves are full circle and many wildflowers popping up each week. We have started the first mowing on the ski trails as we continually clear deadfall.
The rain has been welcomed with the relatively dry conditions the previous 6 months and to keep the soil damp and moist for the trees we are currently planting for our tree planting project this spring. The lake, ponds, sloughs and water tables are pretty much at normal levels now.
Summer ski trail work will include fixing rutted areas, working on drainage and removing rocks and filling in low spots in between almost daily mowing when not raining.
Sunset near Mother North Star after a day of trail clearing, June 6th, 2024.Watea arum reading to bloom in slough along ski trail, June 6th, 2024.Variety of mushrooms popping up after all the recent moisture, June 6th, 2024. Clearing deadfall after this weeks wind events, June 6th, 2024.Scene along the ski trail, June 4th, 2024.Red Columbine flowers blooming in full force this year, June 3rd, 2024. Like other wildflowers, the abundant moisture has bumper crops.Great crop of yellow slippers this year, May 31st, 2024.Calm conditions at sunset on Little Sugarbush after a windy and wet afternoon, May 30th, 2024.Jack in the Pulpit blooming along ski trail,May 29th, 2024.First mowing of the season on the ski trails, May 22nd, 2024.Marsh marigolds blooming this week, May 18th, 2024Baby snapper on the move, May 18th, 2024.Planting the last of the potted trees in the new “Memory Grove” at Maplelag, May 13th, 2024. We have started a special grove at Maplelag planting trees in memory Maplelag guests that have passed in the last year and will continue to plant in the future each spring. Family fun on the mountain bike singletrack! May 12th, 2024.Northern Lights, May 10th, 2024.Planting the last of the seedlings trees, May 8th, 2024. We planted a variety of coniferous trees from spruce, Norway pines and tamaracks this spring with around 500 trees planted.Golden hour spring sunset, May 7th, 2024. Leaves on the trees starting to pop the past few days. Switchyard scene at sunset, May7th, 2024. Beautiful spring sunset over Little Sugarbush lake, May 3rd, 2024.Tree planting has begun for the spring! April 30th, 2024. We will be planting around 1000 trees, mostly coniferous. First batch of trees ready for spring tree planting, April 26th, 2024.
Trails open. Tacky/hardpack surface conditions. A beautiful weekend for riding with some of the best conditions of the season.
We had a very busy week of trail cleaning and blowing debris off the trail after wind and and rain earlier in the week. The majority of the 25 mile LagChilada trail system has been blown out with leaf blowers. A few segments here and there with some forest matter but overall great conditions for early June with pleasant temps and no bugs to speak of.
The woods have really filled out the past week with the leaves coming full circle and wild flowers popping up on the forest floor. We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. As always, good seeing folks out and thanks for the support!
Parking across from Brant cabin. The Brant cabin is also available for a changing area and bathrooms and there are also maps located in the Brant.
Summer trail pass to help offset operating and maintenance expenses. We are a self funded/maintained trail system and happy to share our mostly hand built singletrack trails! Thank you.
Start of the LagChilada, June 7th, 2024.Scene from the singletrack, Twin Lakes lakeside, June 8th, 2024. End of Twin Lakes singletrack, June 8th, 2024.Clearing on “Bente’s Bump” singletrack, June 7th, 2024.In addition to blowing out trail, we’ve started brushing out overgrown areas. Maplelag moss lush and green thanks to all the recent rain, June 4th, 2024.
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