Author: Roger Janes

Heavy winds make the woods a dangerous place… be safe!

Picture off the deck. Saturday Feb. 16. The field is just covered. More snow, please. Open but just open. There are good sections and some we would rather not discuss… We are currently grooming the Peak Trail, where the whoop-de-doos will be rough but both ends to the roads are fine. The downhill on that… Continue reading Snowing

The rain last night took a toll. The field is barely covered. The woods continue to hold. Probably do not want to bring your new skis. We just groomed swamp fox, central avenue to the practice field, which is blown clear at the top, and did the Cow Lane. Frankly it was better than we… Continue reading Just open…

We will be open this weekend and are trying to keep off the trails to preserve conditions during this 40 degree blip today.

For our season pass holders… Skaters Alley has crust topped by a couple of inches of fluff. We don’t recommend going down the hill…suspect it may be blown out at the bottom. Or you can go to the crossing on Weeks Valley Road and get to the woods. Not renting. The lodge side just does… Continue reading Closed… for now

Snowing now at the Lodge with Buffalo National Weather Service calling for Lake Effect Snows through Saturday…stay tuned.

Held until yesterday, but 58 and pouring is just unsustainable. Blues Party tonight at the Lodge.. great music and food.

In Greek tragedy, defiance of the gods, which leads to nemesis…Hubris Saturday, we used the word Epic to describe our ski conditions. Epic also comes from the Greek word epikos. This opinion was shared by a large number of our skiers. And now the sun shines and it’s 60 on February 4th. Will we hold… Continue reading Hubris-and the God of Wine.

Tomorrow will be one those days where some people, years from now, will sit down with their grandkids and start a story with… It was one of those days. We were at Wilderness Lodge and… It will be one of those days.

High wind, snow squalls and a high of 5, we just cannot let people go out. Friday will be better. Saturday will be great.