Beautiful start to the week, feels a bit more like Summer than Fall but definitely looking like Fall as the colors of Autumn are on display. The leaves are slower to change this year compared to other years. We are expecting a spectacular fall color season thanks to the above average moisture from last winter continuing with weekly rain throughout the summer and this early fall.
It has been busy summer and start to fall on the ski and mountain bike trails mowing/brushing and constantly clearing deadfall and cutting/splitting firewood. We will continue working on the trails up until the snow flies! A few storms and wind events this summer bringing down the usual amount of trees, no structural damage to any buildings. Overall, the summer has been slightly above precipitation with average temperatures at Maplelag making for great conditions for trail work.
Fall color appearing along the Maplelag driveway, September 18th, 2022.Early fall color near the caboose, September 18th, 2022.Mother North Star ski trail, September 18th, 2022. Woods still very green for this time of year at Maplelag. Typically the peak deep in the woods will be later First phase of fall grooming and leaf clearing this week, September 14th, 2022.Twin Lakes ski trail, September 14th, 2022.Fall color flowers at Twin Lakes crossing, September 14th, 2022.Touch of fall color around the lodge, September 8th, 2022.Final awards ceremony on Sunday, September 4th. Incredible weather for the Laddies Loppet mountain bike race weekend!Sukkerbusk ski trail, August 30th, 2022.Another unique mushroom along the trail, August 30th, 2022.First signs of fall present on the forest floor, August 28th, 2022.Mountain bike Singletrack, August 28th, 2022.Mountain bike Singletrack, August 28th, 2022.Members of the local HS MTB team “NW Wolves” out for a practice ride, August 22nd, 2022.Forest floor staying vibrant with the wide variety of mushrooms sprouting the past few weeks. August 20th, 2022.Today’s explosion of mushrooms, August 19th, 2022. Has been incredible summer of lichens, moss and mushrooms thanks to consistent moisture this summer. Abundant milkweed in Roy’s field off of Skaters Waltz extension, August 17th, 2022.More wild mushrooms popping up along the ski trails the past few days, August 7th, 2022.Sunset on Little Sugarbush, August 7th, 2022.Another beautiful summer sunset, August 2nd, 2022.Mowing the big hill on Bullhead lake trail, July 21st, 2022.Leafy carpet on Skaters Waltz, July 21st, 2022.Summer grooming on Sukkerbusk ski trail, July 15th, 2022.Basswoods blooming this week and bees arriving almost instantly, July 13th, 2022.Water lilies blooming on Little Sugarbush this week, July 13th, 2022.
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