We could go on about the critical nature of COVID or a myriad of other topics, but depression is a very bad thing and we are not looking to promote it in any way.
So…here is the good news as we see it, We will be open this winter!
On our website, Season passes are on sale until November 30th. We have also posted our COVID -19 Policy. Please go to that site for information on changes in our operations.
Trail work-mowing, removing downed trees and picking up limbs-has been going on for some time and now we will push a little harder.
The woods are beautiful and if you want to come out and walk the trails beside the Lodge, now is a good time. We use many acres of neighboring lands and with the possibility of hunting, these properties are closed until ski season.
Speaking of skiing…AccuWeather has made a prediction that Pittsburgh has a 15%-20% chance of having a White Christmas. Seeing that we are 125+ miles North of Pittsburgh and located on a hill with 1,000 feet of elevation over Lake Erie, there is a pretty good chance that Christmas will happen at Wilderness Lodge.
It’s an La Niña year, which typically means colder and wetter in our region. AccuWeather is predicting an early December chill with lake effect snows, mid season in the Great Lakes with “above normal precipitation and a few heavy snowfall events…”
We have found other sites which reflect colder than average temps and above average snowfall. DIRECT WEATHER website offers a video which calls for the “Worst of Winter” starting at the western edge of Lake Erie into New England…specifically mentioning Western Pennsylvania…Worst for us is a good thing…above average Lake Effect snow.
As an aside, a few years ago, Judy and I were out sitting on our deck enjoying a sunny day and watching the skiers go by… A woman skied up to the deck and said, “This has to be the happiest place on Earth!” We know the endorphins had kick in…but it was a wonderful compliment. We share Wilderness Lodge with our many friends, people who leave smiling.
We invite you to come.