Author: Roger Janes

You may ask after the rather mixed emotions expressed in our previous ‘we have snow but…’ posts of earlier today, why now would I feel inspired? Driving in to the Lodge from the north, I passed the crossing of the Peak Trail. There firmly lined in the snow was a set of tracks made by… Continue reading Inspired

Yes we have lots of snow and the equipment is more on the order of a jet ski than a snowmobile. So we are playing with the lodge side to open things up so the overnight freeze and the effect of gravity pulling water off the trails will make tomorrow better. Still we can tell… Continue reading Water

We will assess the situation this morning. Yes there is snow. ..heavy, wet snow which is to continue this morning. The next step is to determine what happens when we get on it. The ground was saturated then it snowed. The next report will be around noon. If you come, the Lodge building will be… Continue reading Storm

Randall and Diggins win the team sprint. Way to go!!!

55 degrees and the R word…we will be closed Monday. With that, we want to add that we had a lot of smiling skiers this weekend from as far away as Cincinnati and Philadelphia. We were lucky to be on this hill and able to hold the snow…but coming mid- February warm up will wipe… Continue reading We have a reason for you to come to the Lodge next Saturday!!

Skiing will be better than yesterday.. We are fortunate to be open, Next week looks bad…warm and rain. No appreciable snow into the beginning of March…

Found by Joe and Cassie Prochaska from Akron while snowshoeing across the road at the Lodge. Interesting ice formation… possibly Rabbit Ice???

The field has an unmanageable, unskiable patch of ice… The woods are covered and we are sending the groomers out. Calling it spring skiing..miles of wonderful white with some not so good in between. Possibly an inch over night. Not enough to help the field but it would make the woods that much better. If… Continue reading We are OPEN!

Everything is white and we want it to stay that way. A warm up is coming, possibly with the “R” word. Therefore, we are not disturbing the natural boundary layer of ice. Between the runoff before the layer is permeated, and the required energy to burn through, you will see our plan to reduce the… Continue reading Bomb proof..and Closed

We may get 6 more inches by Sunday night. You can help. Skiers on the trails compress the snow. More skiers will compress more snow. You get the idea. And…Compressed snow is not only easier to ski on…it lasts longer. You want the snow to last longer… You can see where this is going…So…Come ski.… Continue reading More snow on the way. New snow has to be packed. You can help!