Author: Roger Janes

Thursday morning… new total a foot of snow. Wednesday snow now over three inches-the good stuff-mini ball bearings. Credited to Phil James for his article ‘The Inuits’ Hundred Words for Snow.’ We believe this type is called briktla- good building snow.  This storm is to continue into tomorrow creating – ylaipi- tomorrow’s snow.  So we… Continue reading Yea! Feb 16th.

We caught rain Sunday which turned to snow later. Only about two inches accumulated leaving the field almost white.  The woods once again needs to refreeze. Snow is predicted Wednesday afternoon with heavier snow that night into Thursday. So the weekend looks more promising for overall conditions. In the meanwhile, everythkbg is in that transition… Continue reading Needs to freeze

We packed until 5 and got and inch or so after which we are leaving to be skied in. Some track set. Overall fair, by our standards,with some places good.

We had 6-7 inches of by 5 p.m with more snow predicted until midnight. At least one forecast is calling for some more snow tomorrow.  There was adequate snow to ski to the woods where the snow was overall better.The additional evening snow will improve the entire area. The lodge trail are open and we… Continue reading Evening of the 9th.

The rain earlier this week was a setback, but we held the woods. Fortunately, the cold settled in and we are collecting some snow to hopefully make the field skiable. Will keep you posted.

Credits to Ed Gray. Tony Mathie and Jim McMaster at the top of Wildcat Hollow-second lap of the 20k. Great shot.

The Wilderness Wildcats, the Cleveland’s Hill Toppers and the Yellowjackets from Pittsburgh were all on the Wilderness Lodge trails today, a hundred youth skiers, playing, having fun and learning about this wonderful life time sport. Our compliments to the parents and coachs for leading the way. Sking was excellent. There are tracks set and wide… Continue reading Great Saturday

Things are good. We are keeping up with the additional snowfall. Lots of rolling to pack the snow and we will start the leveling process to improve the overall quality of the surface. We will be holding the Pennsylvania Cross Country Ski Championships Sunday morning. The lodge side will be set up for the race… Continue reading Grooming. Snow and more Snow. Yea!