Waking up to another inch of fresh snow! Winter just won’t let go!
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Trail Report
A typical Spring week with warm May like temps to start followed by cold February like temps the end of the week and 4″ of snow Friday night! With last nights snow, the total for the season is at 98″!! This does not include the 6″ we had in October.
This week we had a tracking conference and the weather was perfect for them…dry! The group was training for tracking footsteps through the woods. The snow is gone from the woods after one last ski on Suicide Hill Tuesday morning on the last remaining bit. It froze hard enough Thursday morning to provide a small window for mountain biking on the trails. However, we are at least 2 weeks away from the mountain bike trails being open, provided mostly dry weather. The ice on the lake is always a good indicator and Little Sugarbush is still locked in with just a couple feet of open water from the edges. There has been a lot of waterfowl on the move but no signs or sounds of any loons.The woods are alive with the sounds and a few sights of Spring. Lot of wood ducks enjoying the excess water in the woods.
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- Maplelag creek running steady from the Spring melt.
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Trail Report
Despite the warm weather this week, the woods and most of the trails still holding on to some snow. The skiing is starting to wind down for sure but still enough coverage here and there for us diehards to get out in the woods. Monday was an amazing day for skiing in April. The weather has been good for the sap to run from the maple trees. We no longer collect sap but many of the locals in the area collect sap to boil down for syrup. It takes 40 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup!! The lake is still thick with ice and we will be lucky to have ice out by the end of this month. Last year the ice was off on April 2nd! It is great to see the signs of spring. The waterfowl is on the move looking for open water (no sounds of loons yet) and the long days and intense sunshine on the clear days is heartening.
Total snowfall this past season was 94″. We are closed for the season. Thanks to everyone who came to Maplelag this season making it another great year. The trails will open for mountain biking once the
- Sap bags collecting sap near Roy’s Run ski trail.
- Plastic bag collecting sap to be boiled to syrup!
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Spring on the Trails
Trail Report
A complete change in conditions the past 24 hours. After mid winter-like skiing Monday morning, Spring skiing has returned with fast trails this morning and a bit of light rain that passed through. Clearing in the afternoon with intense sunshine and lower 40’s for temps. Still tons of snow in the woods and some great skiing to be had if timed properly. We will groom a bit before the weekend on Sap Run, Sukkerbusk, North Loup and Skaters Waltz. Other trails not being groomed but remain open except Bullhead.
Total snowfall this season has been 80″. The trails are open for day skiing and the current fee is $15 to use the trails for the day. We will be closing for the season on March 21st but grooming select trails until the snow is completely gone. Trails will be open at no charge with no services available.
Photos from Tuesday early afternoon
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