Trails are open. Good to very good early season riding conditions. Dry/tacky surface, just a few low areas soft. One of the best times of the year to ride with great sight lines, no bugs and pleasant temps. Some of the low areas softer and holding water on select segments but represent a small portion of the whole course and easy to ride around. We have been clearing on the trail the past few weeks and have most of the course cleared with the leaf blowers.
Best loops to ride include the starter loop, (Feeling Lucky and Lakeside) Bears Pass, Bentes Bump, North Loup and Bullhead Bootleg. Twin Lakes is rideable, bit softer.
We are in the process of putting out signs and course tape to mark the trails which will take a few weeks to complete, weather permitting.
We are working on a new trail map and should have completed by June 1st. Click here for link to old maps. The main trail head is near the resort with other trails accessible from the driveway, county road 110 and hiway 34 for the Bullhead Bootleg loop. We will also have the LagChilada challenge in place again for this season. Pink signs will be placed marking the course.
Rolling through “Fargo” singletrack, May 15th, 2022.Beautiful day and riding on the mountain bike trails, May 14th, 2022.Bullhead Bootleg singletrack, May 14th, 2022.Moss coming to life this week on the trails, May 14th, 2022.Twin Lakes rock garden, May 14th, 2022.Bear Pass singletrack, May 12th, 2022.“Bente’s Bump” singletrack, May 11th, 2022.Low area on “Bjorp’s” singletrack holding water, May 11th, 2022. Ride around on edge to connect to dry segment again.Clearing on “Fargo” singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Moss along the Twin Lakes singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Tree planting along the bike course, May 9th, 2022.
Woods starting to come to life after warmer temps moving in. The first wildflowers and greenery sprouting from the forest floor. Wet weather continues with almost 2″ of new rainfall since Monday. We have been clearing on the trails this week and also planting trees. Ice off Little Sugarbush lake on May 6th.
Moss coming to life on the ski trails, May 12th, 2022.High water at start of JibFly, May 10th, 2022.Enjoying the fresh bloom, May 10th, 2022.Last remains of a tree stump, May 11th, 2022.Maple tree burl along Rootin Tootin trail, May 11th, 2022.Seedling on the singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Nature scene in the woods May 10th, 2022.Moss along the freshly cleared mountain bike trail, May 10th, 2022.Tree planting this week, May 9th, 2022. Every year Maplelag plants from hundreds to thousands of trees with nearly a half million trees planted since the beginning.Maplelag creek flowing strong after another inch of rain, May 9th, 2022.Ice going off Little Sugarbush, May 6th, 2022.Little Sugarbush lake, May 4th, 2022. 97% ice covered but starting to melt out quick!Ruffed grouse on the Maplelag driveway, May 2nd, 2022.May snow! Dusting of white on the decks, May 2nd, 2022.First signs of new foliage on the forest floor, May 2nd, 2022.Trumpeter swans enjoying small area of open water on Little Sugarbush lake, May 1st, 2022.Still 8-10″ of ice on Little Sugarbush lake, May 1st, 2022.
Trails are open. Drying nicely on Friday with sunshine and strong wind. Most of the rain Thursday stayed south of us. Very rideable and good early season riding. Some of the low areas softer and holding water on select segments. We have been clearing on the trail the past few weeks and have most of the course cleared with the leaf blowers.
Best loops to ride include the starter loop, (Feeling Lucky and Lakeside) Bears Pass, Bentes Bump, North Loup and Bullhead Bootleg. Twin Lakes is rideable, bit softer.
We are in the process of putting out signs and course tape to mark the trails which will take a few weeks to complete, weather permitting.
We are working on a new trail map and should have completed by June 1st. Click here for link to old maps. The main trail head is near the resort with other trails accessible from the driveway, county road 110 and hiway 34 for the Bullhead Bootleg loop. We will also have the LagChilada challenge in place again for this season. Pink signs will be placed marking the course.
Bear Pass singletrack, May 12th, 2022.“Bente’s Bump” singletrack, May 11th, 2022.Low area on “Bjorp’s” singletrack holding water, May 11th, 2022. Ride around on edge to connect to dry segment again. Clearing on “Fargo” singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Moss along the Twin Lakes singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Tree planting along the bike course, May 9th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack, May 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack, May 7th, 2022.
Trails are open. A few low areas damp/wet and some soft spots after rain Monday morning otherwise very rideable and overall good early season conditions. We are clearing on more trail this week.
Watch for deadfall here and there. We have cleared out most of the inner segments and North Loup Gnar to the north and will continue to clear throughout the spring. We are in the process of putting out signs and course tape to mark the trails which will take a few weeks to complete, weather permitting.
We are working on a new trail map and should have completed by June 1st. Click here for link to old maps. The main trail head is near the resort with other trails accessible from the driveway, county road 110 and hiway 34 for the Bullhead Bootleg loop. We will also have the LagChilada challenge in place again for this season. Pink signs will be placed marking the course.
Clearing on “Fargo” singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Moss along the Twin Lakes singletrack, May 10th, 2022.Tree planting along the bike course, May 9th, 2022.Inner segment singletrack, May 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack, May 7th, 2022.Twin Lakes singletrack, May 7th, 2022.
A wet start to the week with just over an inch Monday morning. Dry and warmer weather moving in Tuesday.
Warm temps and wind over the weekend clearing the ice off Little Sugarbush and area lakes. May 6th the official ice out date. Around 1/4″ of rain on Saturday. The woods are slowly starting to come to life with foliage but busy with the sounds of waterfowl, frogs and nature!
We have been clearing deadfall off the trails when the ground has been frozen but waiting for trails to dry up to resume. We also will be planting trees this week.
Tree planting this week, May 9th, 2022. Every year Maplelag plants from hundreds to thousands of trees with nearly a half million trees planted since the beginning. Maplelag creek flowing strong after another inch of rain, May 9th, 2022.Ice going off Little Sugarbush, May 6th, 2022.Little Sugarbush lake, May 4th, 2022. 97% ice covered but starting to melt out quick!Ruffed grouse on the Maplelag driveway, May 2nd, 2022.May snow! Dusting of white on the decks, May 2nd, 2022.First signs of new foliage on the forest floor, May 2nd, 2022.Trumpeter swans enjoying small area of open water on Little Sugarbush lake, May 1st, 2022.Still 8-10″ of ice on Little Sugarbush lake, May 1st, 2022.
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