Author: Roger Janes

Taken after 11:00 this morning. We know there is another wave of rain to come. And we will see what happens… We have snow in the woods. The rain has passed …now we want to see cold weather tonight. The Quad is postponed till Sunday Jan. 29th.

Just spoke to Ryan and that was his opening comment.. This is good news because the ice will form another barrier to protect our trails. As a result, we will not groom and break up that surface intentionally.  The short term forecast is bad, but we have a chance of coming out of this when… Continue reading The Good News. Everything is a sheet of ICE.

We are closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday to recharge the Lodge for the coming week. Open to Season Pass holders and had people coming and going all day. Good to see.  Yesterday, we got a foot or more of fresh snow. There was three inches on the steps when we started. The… Continue reading Monday. 

Today, we packed, shoveled, leveled, and set track. Tomorrow, start again, minus the shoveling. This is not a complaint. We will take every snowflake we can get, just trying to build the base so it will hold.  Next week is the quad ski race. The weather is a crucial factor in hitting that date. We… Continue reading Two plus inches of fresh snow!

We will be grooming all weekend. You could help! Ski tracks help compress the snow! Enjoy your skiing experience and provide a valuable service to others…what could be better…..? Maybe … the chocolate cake after?…

Six to eight inches of fresh snow with more coming! All this over our firm, well packed base…

Chapter One-The Land. If we had money. If we had known anything about cross country skiing. If we had wanted to create a business involving that sport. If those and other factors were true,  we would have hired a team of consultants to find the perfect place. Sufficient size. Proximity and accessable to people. Scenic… Continue reading We have snow but are closed today. Seeing that you will not be skiing,  we will use some space to start a brief history of Wilderness Lodge…to be added in sections as we find time.

Wilderness Lodge. Snow plus hours of grooming equals great sking fun and memories. We would like give credit to whoever took this picture of the Teed Family Biathlon Team. 

Thanks for asking!

Yesterday, We worked all the primary trails hard and broke open virtually all the others.  A fresh topping of about two inches is just waiting for us to add the finishing touch.  Come Ski!