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Don’t eat the Death Camas and don’t pet the swamp donkey - just enjoy looking at ‘em.
Nona enjoying the blooming Larkspur - early summer is here and it’s beautiful!
Nona enjoying the blooming Larkspur - early summer is here and it’s beautiful!
Fresh grooming today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE! PistenBully grooming and set tracks up the pass. Trails should ski great until it gets slushy. CRUST CRUISE our trails that aren’t groomed. We received reports of happy skiers in groomed and crust cruis
Fresh grooming today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE! PistenBully grooming and set tracks up the pass. Trails should ski great until it gets slushy. CRUST CRUISE our trails that aren’t groomed. We received reports of happy skiers in groomed and crust cruisers yesterday morning. No soups or crepes in the Lodge. Buy trail passes in the Lodge. Note: it isn’t actually Joe G’s birthday, but PistenBully grooming today is his birthday present for whenever his next B-day is.
Can you make it to the Kitten? 10 year old Torsten showing you how good it was on Friday! He’s practicing his tele turns and tearing up the corduroy. Very little traffic today and it only got to the high 30s, so not too hot. Not grooming Friday night/Saturday morning because conditions are already great. Should be fast but able to get an edge in first thing in the morning and start to soften up around 10:30. No soups or crepes this weekend. Buy trail passes in the Lodge. Get up here! Jamming to Sharpen Up by @highfademusic
The old man redeemed himself! Thanks for encouraging him to try again after he caught his tips a month ago. April 4th and the skiing is great! We’ll be open this weekend. No soups or crepes, but get your trail passes in the Lodge.
About an inch of snow overnight and 22° at 9:45 a.m. I’d say we received 20” over the past week. PistenBully grooming this morning! Set track up most of the Pass. Come and get it! Plan is to see how it looks this evening and re-groom
About an inch of snow overnight and 22° at 9:45 a.m. I’d say we received 20” over the past week. PistenBully grooming this morning! Set track up most of the Pass. Come and get it! Plan is to see how it looks this evening and re-groom with snowmobile or PistenBully for Saturday. No soups or crepes this weekend. Get your trail pass in the Lodge.
Slushy jump session with Johan, who beat his old man to putting feet down on a backflip - fun @nordjork vibes!
Ten year old Torsten going down and up on up and down (Sursum Diorsum). Wow! Sunday skiing was so good until it got a bit slushy. We’ll see what the forecasted weather does to the snowpack this week. At this time my guess is that we won’t be grooming next weekend, but you never know. Come get a trail pass and go for a ski this week before the snow goes. $10 trail passes.
Stars and treetops while grooming. Sunday should be great skiing! It didn’t get too hot Saturday so it should be good from first thing in the morning. Ginzu groomed some trails - two passes on the Pass and Xcelerator, skate lanes on the others. Soup and crepes in the Lodge. If you’re on the fence about coming up, get off that thing and get up here! Mellow Meander has two grass patches so carry a little speed and keep your skis straight - or just side step the few steps.
Over 2” of fresh snow this morning and PistenBully grooming - make good life decisions and come up for a ski! Soups and crepes in the Lodge. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the
Over 2” of fresh snow this morning and PistenBully grooming - make good life decisions and come up for a ski! Soups and crepes in the Lodge. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is ice for a bit. Reminder that the most difficult, or black trails, are for expert skiers only, especially this time of year. As always, no walking on trails and please keep dogs from tracking mud/dirt from cutbanks onto the trail.
Some minor but helpful snow accumulations throughout the week. Ginzu groomed Busy Beavers this evening. Should ski nicely tomorrow until late afternoon when it may get too soft. Plan is to PistenBully groom Saturday morning and have soups and crepes
Some minor but helpful snow accumulations throughout the week. Ginzu groomed Busy Beavers this evening. Should ski nicely tomorrow until late afternoon when it may get too soft. Plan is to PistenBully groom Saturday morning and have soups and crepes in the Lodge! Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is ice for a bit. Reminder that the most difficult, or black trails, are for expert skiers only, especially this time of year. As always, no walking on trails and please keep dogs from tracking mud/dirt from cutbanks onto the trail.
Going to groom Saturday morning and have soups and crepes in the Lodge! Should be fast first thing in the morning, then get softer and hopefully not too soft. Hope to groom Busy Beavers, the Pass, El Conquistador, Sursum Diorsum and maybe others, bu
Going to groom Saturday morning and have soups and crepes in the Lodge! Should be fast first thing in the morning, then get softer and hopefully not too soft. Hope to groom Busy Beavers, the Pass, El Conquistador, Sursum Diorsum and maybe others, but no promises. Headed out now to shovel some thin spots. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is a patch of ice about 30 yards below the parking lot. Reminder that the most difficult, or black trails, are for expert skiers only, especially this time of year. As always, no walking on trails and please keep dogs from tracking mud/dirt from cutbanks onto the trail. Johan is having a great time at Junior Nationals despite crashing hard shortly after the video
This handsome dude qualified for Junior Nationals! We are pausing Lodge operations this week. We hope to groom next weekend, but we’ll see what happens this week as far as warmth and snowfall. The trails are open to skiing Monday-Friday this
This handsome dude qualified for Junior Nationals! We are pausing Lodge operations this week. We hope to groom next weekend, but we’ll see what happens this week as far as warmth and snowfall. The trails are open to skiing Monday-Friday this week at your own risk, no trail pass required. The Lodge will be open today, but locked the rest of the week - call if you need something from the Lodge. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is a patch of ice about 30 yards below the parking lot. Reminder that the most difficult, or black trails, are for expert skiers only, especially this time of year.
It did not get real hot Friday, so get up here for great skiing! Did some shoveling and snowmobile grooming Friday evening and PistenBully groomed this morning. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is a patch of ice under the fresh snow. Free burgers Saturday to celebrate the season. Reminder that the most difficult, or black trails, are for expert skiers only, especially this time of year.
Up, Up, Up, a grouse, and a cruising Johan. We’ve been having so much fun skiing! Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is a patch of ice under
Up, Up, Up, a grouse, and a cruising Johan. We’ve been having so much fun skiing! Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is a patch of ice under the fresh snow. We plan to do a bunch of grooming for Saturday and have free burgers to celebrate the season.
Mornings and evenings are so fun right now! We’ll be doing a lot of grooming for Saturday morning, so get up here early and get some great skiing. Friday it will probably start to get softer/slower around 11:00 a.m., and by mid-afternoon wil
Mornings and evenings are so fun right now! We’ll be doing a lot of grooming for Saturday morning, so get up here early and get some great skiing. Friday it will probably start to get softer/slower around 11:00 a.m., and by mid-afternoon will probably be getting too soft. If you notice your skis going in more than an inch or your dogs footprints going in a couple inches, then maybe wait till it cools off some more so we can protect the snowpack. Photo of Brooke and Ryan enjoying an evening ski under the stars.
Mark didn’t quite get this one around. Should he keep trying?
IT’S ON! 23° F at 7:45 a.m. We groomed our hearts out in the PistenBully and a couple trails with the Ginzu so you can come fill your heart with joy skiing these EXCELLENT conditions. It is supposed to warm up this afternoon so it could sl
IT’S ON! 23° F at 7:45 a.m. We groomed our hearts out in the PistenBully and a couple trails with the Ginzu so you can come fill your heart with joy skiing these EXCELLENT conditions. It is supposed to warm up this afternoon so it could slow down before getting fast in the evening. Soups and crepes in the Lodge.
It’s gorgeous up here and we got more snow! Hard to tell how much, 3-6” or so. PistenBully grooming - should be a great day to ski! Watch out for school bus leaving approximately between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
It’s gorgeous up here and we got more snow! Hard to tell how much, 3-6” or so. PistenBully grooming - should be a great day to ski! Watch out for school bus leaving approximately between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.
THESE ARE THE DAYS! Lots of great PistenBully grooming this morning. Snowing lightly. Soups and crepes in the Lodge.
THESE ARE THE DAYS! Lots of great PistenBully grooming this morning. Snowing lightly. Soups and crepes in the Lodge.
Don’t eat the Death Camas and don’t pet the swamp donkey - just enjoy looking at ‘em.
Nona enjoying the blooming Larkspur - early summer is here and it’s beautiful! Fresh grooming today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOE! PistenBully grooming and set tracks up the pass. Trails should ski great until it gets slushy. CRUST CRUISE our trails that aren’t groomed. We received reports of happy skiers in groomed and crust cruis
Can you make it to the Kitten? 10 year old Torsten showing you how good it was on Friday! He’s practicing his tele turns and tearing up the corduroy. Very little traffic today and it only got to the high 30s, so not too hot. Not grooming Frida
The old man redeemed himself! Thanks for encouraging him to try again after he caught his tips a month ago. April 4th and the skiing is great! We’ll be open this weekend. No soups or crepes, but get your trail passes in the Lodge.
About an inch of snow overnight and 22° at 9:45 a.m. I’d say we received 20” over the past week. PistenBully grooming this morning! Set track up most of the Pass. Come and get it! Plan is to see how it looks this evening and re-groom
Slushy jump session with Johan, who beat his old man to putting feet down on a backflip - fun @nordjork vibes!
Ten year old Torsten going down and up on up and down (Sursum Diorsum). Wow! Sunday skiing was so good until it got a bit slushy. We’ll see what the forecasted weather does to the snowpack this week. At this time my guess is that we won’t
Stars and treetops while grooming. Sunday should be great skiing! It didn’t get too hot Saturday so it should be good from first thing in the morning. Ginzu groomed some trails - two passes on the Pass and Xcelerator, skate lanes on the others.
Over 2” of fresh snow this morning and PistenBully grooming - make good life decisions and come up for a ski! Soups and crepes in the Lodge. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the Some minor but helpful snow accumulations throughout the week. Ginzu groomed Busy Beavers this evening. Should ski nicely tomorrow until late afternoon when it may get too soft. Plan is to PistenBully groom Saturday morning and have soups and crepes Going to groom Saturday morning and have soups and crepes in the Lodge! Should be fast first thing in the morning, then get softer and hopefully not too soft. Hope to groom Busy Beavers, the Pass, El Conquistador, Sursum Diorsum and maybe others, bu This handsome dude qualified for Junior Nationals! We are pausing Lodge operations this week. We hope to groom next weekend, but we’ll see what happens this week as far as warmth and snowfall. The trails are open to skiing Monday-Friday this
It did not get real hot Friday, so get up here for great skiing! Did some shoveling and snowmobile grooming Friday evening and PistenBully groomed this morning. Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing.
Up, Up, Up, a grouse, and a cruising Johan. We’ve been having so much fun skiing! Spring skiing, so there are some thin spots, some icy spots, and lots of great skiing. Caution on the trail below the parking area, there is a patch of ice under Mornings and evenings are so fun right now! We’ll be doing a lot of grooming for Saturday morning, so get up here early and get some great skiing. Friday it will probably start to get softer/slower around 11:00 a.m., and by mid-afternoon wil
Mark didn’t quite get this one around. Should he keep trying?
IT’S ON! 23° F at 7:45 a.m. We groomed our hearts out in the PistenBully and a couple trails with the Ginzu so you can come fill your heart with joy skiing these EXCELLENT conditions. It is supposed to warm up this afternoon so it could sl It’s gorgeous up here and we got more snow! Hard to tell how much, 3-6” or so. PistenBully grooming - should be a great day to ski! Watch out for school bus leaving approximately between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. THESE ARE THE DAYS! Lots of great PistenBully grooming this morning. Snowing lightly. Soups and crepes in the Lodge.