Trails are now closed. We wrapped up a great week of April skiing, thanks to a foot of snow last week, Sunday morning with a nice group of skiers. It’s always a treat to have late season snow and this latest storm was unique in that there was a very high level of moisture. It was very interesting and a great learning experience grooming. April skiing is very special as the sounds of spring are in full force, mainly with migrating birds and waterfowl. And not common to hear robins chirping in the morning!

The trails will open again for mountain biking once the frost goes out and the deck dries up. A good indication is when the ice is off the small lakes, ponds an sloughs. Although there is still 8-10″ of ice on Little Sugarbush, the ice has deteriorated from the water seeping through from the recent snow. We anticipate ice off around the third week of April.

Although forest travel is limited with the thawing, we will work on the trails in the morning when frozen, mainly cutting deadfall for next winter firewood.

Thanks everyone who supports the trails at Maplelag. We appreciate you very much and can’t wait to have folks back on the trail for dirt season.