Dry weather in place with seasonable weather. Morning lows have been nice and cool followed by “average” day time highs.
The woods are very lush and green thanks to abundant moisture this spring and summer. Many wildflowers, mushrooms, lichen etc. popping up each week. We continue mowing on the ski trails as we constantly clear trees falling from the wind event. We have also started doing dirt work on the ski trail, smoothing out rough areas and improving rough spots. We will continue this work all through the summer and fall.
Total rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 25″ 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 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.
Few signs of fall starting to emerge on the forest floor, August 8th, 2024.More unique mushrooms popping up on the forest floor, Auigust 8th, 2024.More mushrooms sprouting from the forest floor, July 30th, 2024. With all the moisture this summer, the variety of mushrooms has been unlike any other year. Trail tuning on Skaters Waltz ski trail, July 24th, 2024. Mowing at the bottom of “Eira” hill, July 16th, 2024.Black eyed Susan flowers blooming along the ski trail, July 13th, 2024.The summer of interesting mushrooms/moss and lichen continues! July 13th, 2024.Dirt work on the ski trail, July 13th, 2024. We will continue through the fall and winter smoothing and leveling areas where needed.New mushrooms sprouting from the ski trail floor, July 9th, 2024.Tranquil evening on Little Sugarbush lake, July 8th, 2024.Island Lake ski trail lush green, July 5th, 2024.Mallard egg on the trail! July 4th, 2024. A critter robbing the nest most likely. Trail repair on Twin Lakes ski trail, June 26th, 2024.Sandhill crane in the slough along Mother North Star trail, June 26th, 2024.Mowing at Twin Lakes crossing, June 22nd, 2024.Getting a start on ski trail tuning, June 22nd, 2024.Showy Lady Slippers along Twin Lakes ski trail, June 22nd, 2024.“Chicken of the Woods” mushroom spouting up from a old stump, June 21st, 2024.Mushrooms galore after the damp and wet spring, June 21st, 2024.Lichen on a deadfall near the trail, June 19th, 2024.Standing water in the woods between double green and Rootin Tootin ski trail as a result of heavy rain Tuesday, June 18th, 2024.A field of Field Hawkweed at the start of Skater extension trail, June 17th, 2024.Riding on Mother North Star ski as part of the bike course, June 14th, 2024.Mowing on Mother North Star ski trail, also part of the bike course, June 13th, 2024.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.
Trails open. Great riding conditions in place on dry hardpack surface with cooler mornings and and seasonal daytime highs. Nice job to the riders completed the LagChilada this weekend including the rider that did a double LagChilada!
Great week hosting the local HS MTB Team “Wolves” training camp earlier this month. Fun energy and nice job to kids and coaches! The trail has been ridden in nice thanks to all the riders.
We continue with trail tuning through the summer, brushing out overgrown areas and dirt work to improve drainage, berms and corners and blowing out the trail. The entire 25 mile course has been blown out multiple times this year and we continue touching up areas as needed, mostly focusing on Bullhead Bootleg and the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race loops. Once again we will be hosting the Laddies Loppet for year 34!!
Nice job to all the riders that completed the LagChilada challengethis year! The opportunity to complete the challenge is available every day the trails are open during the dirt season.
We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. If you encounter any trail issues, please text Jay at 218-849-7669 or if any other trail questions.
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 hand built classic old style singletrack trails! Thank you, always great seeing folks out and we appreciate the support!
Rolling on the rocks, August 10th, 2024.Wooden feature on “Bjorp’s” singletrack, August 4th, 2024.Wolves on the move! August 4th, 2024.2024 Wolves MTB Camp group! August, 3rd, 2024. Thanks for your visit!! Middle school riders heading out, August 3rd, 2024.Rolling through the rock garden, August 3rd, 2024.Members of the “Wolves” local HS MTB team after a ride around Bootleg singletrack loop, August 2nd, 2024.Original lakeside singletrack, August 2nd 2024.First group ride for the area MTB team camp “Wolves”. August 1st, 2024.
Trails open. Great riding conditions this weekend. Cooler temps in place making it feel a bit like early Fall. Nice job to the riders completed the LagChilada this weekend including the rider that did a double!
Great weekend past hosting the local HS MTB Team “Wolves” training camp. Fun energy and nice job to kids and coaches! The trail has been ridden in very nice thanks to all the riders.
We continue with trail tuning through the summer, brushing out overgrown areas and dirt work to improve drainage, berms and corners and blowing out the trail. The entire 25 mile course has been blown out multiple times this year and we continue touching up areas as needed, mostly focusing on Bullhead Bootleg and the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race loops. Once again we will be hosting the Laddies Loppet for year 34!!
Nice job to all the riders that completed the LagChilada challengethis year! The opportunity to complete the challenge is available every day the trails are open during the dirt season.
We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. If you encounter any trail issues, please text Jay at 218-849-7669 or if any other trail questions.
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 hand built classic old style singletrack trails! Thank you, always great seeing folks out and we appreciate the support!
Rolling on the rocks, August 10th, 2024.Dropping into the singletrack, August 8th, 2024. Classic singleterack on the starter loop, August 5th, 2024.Wooden feature on “Bjorp’s” singletrack, August 4th, 2024.Wolves on the move! August 4th, 2024.2024 Wolves MTB Camp group! August, 3rd, 2024. Thanks for your visit!! Middle school riders heading out, August 3rd, 2024.Rolling through the rock garden, August 3rd, 2024.Members of the “Wolves” local HS MTB team after a ride around Bootleg singletrack loop, August 2nd, 2024.Original lakeside singletrack, August 2nd 2024.First group ride for the area MTB team camp “Wolves”. August 1st, 2024.
Feeling a bit like Fall with cooler weather in place. Morning lows in the 40’s the past few days. Beautiful day in place Friday with sunshine and light winds. Total rainfall this week around 1.2″.
The woods are very lush and green thanks to abundant moisture this spring and summer. Many wildflowers, mushrooms, lichen etc. popping up each week. We continue mowing on the ski trails as we constantly clear trees falling from the wind event. We have also started doing dirt work on the ski trail, smoothing out rough areas and improving rough spots. We will continue this work all through the summer and fall.
Total rainfall the month of July at 5.71″. Total rainfall in June at 7.56″. It was also a very wet month of May with right around 8″ of rain. Since January 1st, we have received almost 25″ 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 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.
Few signs of fall starting to emerge on the forest floor, August 8th, 2024.More unique mushrooms popping up on the forest floor, Auigust 8th, 2024.More mushrooms sprouting from the forest floor, July 30th, 2024. With all the moisture this summer, the variety of mushrooms has been unlike any other year. Trail tuning on Skaters Waltz ski trail, July 24th, 2024. Mowing at the bottom of “Eira” hill, July 16th, 2024.Black eyed Susan flowers blooming along the ski trail, July 13th, 2024.The summer of interesting mushrooms/moss and lichen continues! July 13th, 2024.Dirt work on the ski trail, July 13th, 2024. We will continue through the fall and winter smoothing and leveling areas where needed.New mushrooms sprouting from the ski trail floor, July 9th, 2024.Tranquil evening on Little Sugarbush lake, July 8th, 2024.Island Lake ski trail lush green, July 5th, 2024.Mallard egg on the trail! July 4th, 2024. A critter robbing the nest most likely. Trail repair on Twin Lakes ski trail, June 26th, 2024.Sandhill crane in the slough along Mother North Star trail, June 26th, 2024.Mowing at Twin Lakes crossing, June 22nd, 2024.Getting a start on ski trail tuning, June 22nd, 2024.Showy Lady Slippers along Twin Lakes ski trail, June 22nd, 2024.“Chicken of the Woods” mushroom spouting up from a old stump, June 21st, 2024.Mushrooms galore after the damp and wet spring, June 21st, 2024.Lichen on a deadfall near the trail, June 19th, 2024.Standing water in the woods between double green and Rootin Tootin ski trail as a result of heavy rain Tuesday, June 18th, 2024.A field of Field Hawkweed at the start of Skater extension trail, June 17th, 2024.Riding on Mother North Star ski as part of the bike course, June 14th, 2024.Mowing on Mother North Star ski trail, also part of the bike course, June 13th, 2024.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 on a mostly tacky hardpack riding surface. Watch for a few scattered slick spots here and there but overall real nice riding conditions for early August! Cooler temps in place making it feel a bit like early Fall.
Great weekend past hosting the local HS MTB Team “Wolves” training camp. Fun energy and nice job to kids and coaches! The trail has been ridden in very nice thanks to all the riders.
We continue with trail tuning through the summer, brushing out overgrown areas and dirt work to improve drainage, berms and corners and blowing out the trail. The entire 25 mile course has been blown out multiple times this year and we continue touching up areas as needed, mostly focusing on Bullhead Bootleg and the Laddies Loppet MNMBS race loops. Once again we will be hosting the Laddies Loppet for year 34!!
Nice job to all the riders that completed the LagChilada challengethis year! The opportunity to complete the challenge is available every day the trails are open during the dirt season.
We always try to clear any new deadfall right away but limbs, branches etc. can fall down at any time. If you encounter any trail issues, please text Jay at 218-849-7669 or if any other trail questions.
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 hand built classic old style singletrack trails! Thank you, always great seeing folks out and we appreciate the support!
Dropping into the singletrack, August 8th, 2024. Classic singleterack on the starter loop, August 5th, 2024.Wooden feature on “Bjorp’s” singletrack, August 4th, 2024.Wolves on the move! August 4th, 2024.2024 Wolves MTB Camp group! August, 3rd, 2024. Thanks for your visit!! Middle school riders heading out, August 3rd, 2024.Rolling through the rock garden, August 3rd, 2024.Members of the “Wolves” local HS MTB team after a ride around Bootleg singletrack loop, August 2nd, 2024.Original lakeside singletrack, August 2nd 2024.First group ride for the area MTB team camp “Wolves”. August 1st, 2024.
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