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Hard to imagine but this winter cold is good for us. Once we get the air out of the snow and have it compressed, the cold settles into the earth below. This sets up a boundary layer, a thermal layer of cold which when the air temperature warms up, helps keep our snow intact. Over… Continue reading We are open and it’s a tad cool. Sunny later

Skiing will be the best the Lodge side today, where we were able to pack and finally start to do some leveling. The groomers have been out all morning leveling and working on a finished surface. The Peak side was rolled yesterday afternoon until the temperature and snow humidity make the rollers gum up. When… Continue reading Thursday, Jan. 20th. Open and out grooming.

The base was packed well and the ground underneath was hard and frozen. THEN, the storm left 20+ inches for fresh, new snow. We were out rolling and packing during the storm, yesterday and will be working again today. There was another inch or so last night. The Lodge side is starting to set up.… Continue reading Wednesday, January 19. The storm was exactly what we needed. And yes, we are open today!

We have 8-10 inches of new snow with another similar amount predicted by Tuesday evening, plus more later this week. We will be rolling and packing, rolling and packing, rolling and…..you get the idea… After the packing process, we begin leveling, setting track, etc. This snow has some substance and will create a great skiing… Continue reading Monday January, 17th. We are in the middle of a Massive Winter Storm.

Yesterday the Wilderness Wildcats, our youth ski program, had their first day of fun on the snow. This program, lead by Ned Reade and supported by a group of volunteers, has over 40 kids enrolled this year to learn the life time benefits of cross country skiing. It is a wonderful addition to our facility.… Continue reading Sunday January 16th.

It’s a bit cool and the parking lot is filling up. An inch of fresh snow fell overnight, which we will leave for people to ski in. It add more texture to the surface and overall conditions are good. We do not have adequate depth to set track. If the storm moves in tonight, we… Continue reading Saturday, January 15th.Open on both sides of the network

But first a little information… Wilderness Lodge sits atop the leading edge of the Chautauqua Ridge, and we have 1,000 feet of elevation over Lake Erie. This area is often recognized by the National Weather Service Buffalo. So if you want to see the facts of our weather pattern and projections, go to their site… Continue reading Thursday night looking into the weekend and beyond.

We are again open for skate skiing and traditional. The Lodge side trails which have the hills deeper in the network are sketchy, so we recommend caution or avoid those areas completely.Today, we will be grooming the East Side network, concentrating on the Peak Trail, High Road and back to the Lodge. This area has… Continue reading Thursday, January 13th.

We have rolled and packed the Lodge side and have a boundary layer of ice underneath. Skating pushes the snow away so this is an effort to protect the trails.

It rained Sunday, then snapped cold into the teens to freeze the remaining layer of snow and tighter the ground underneath… We are currently in a Winter Weather Advisory predicting lake effect snows until Tuesday morning. Hopefully, it will be our typical heavy water laden snow which packs well and provides a stable base. Our… Continue reading Monday, January 10th.