Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Like a Reunion and Christmas was early......

Sooooo, last Sunday was our annual Seven Oaks one day season pass sale and equipment swap and it could not have been nicer.......weather was great........the swap equipment was coming and going all day..........Waynes brought a lot of very cool new equipment to sell...........and a lot of YOU came to the event.......I couldn't help but think it was like a reunion.......having not seen so many of you since last March when we closed the season, it was good to get reaquainted......and I saw a lot of you seeing friends you have made over the years at Seven Oaks getting reaquainted as well........it was neat........and there were a lot of you that have recreated here in the past that decided it was time to get that season pass for yourselves and for your families.........
........now this next statement is going to sound like a real grandpa statement.......but.......more than any other year I was amazed at how so many of our youth season pass holders had hit their growth spurt over the summer making them almost unrecognizable now........keeping in mind I had not seen them for almost eight months.........man oh man a lot of you were tall........now I know I am not close to being the tallest guy around but when I go from seeing Katie and others that were knee high to a grasshopper last winter to looking me straight in the eye this year....well......it was somewhat shocking........

....and with regard to Christmas coming early........on Monday we took receipt of our additional groomer.......yep it is used...........starting in Deer Valley, then onto Mt Zion and most recently landing here at Seven Oaks..........but we think it is going to be so great to have two machines to lessen the likelihood of ever having a breakdown that would keep us from grooming daily and offering the best possible snow conditions............not to mention the fact that with two machines on the slopes we can cut the time any one of us have to spend in the groomer each day by half...... here are a couple of photos taken as it arrived ........
and as the Seven Oaks gang ........along with Paul who delivered it.........started the unloading process......by the end of the day it was reassembled and ready to be used..........cool....

......the 2010-11 winter season is getting closer and closer........got all the poles installed yesterday for the new rope tow.........will tune up all the rental equipment this week..........

Monday, October 11, 2010

Five and one half away........

.......yep, just five and one half days til our annual ONE DAY season pass sale and swap.......Sunday October 17 from 10 am to 5 pm........and Waynes from Mason City, we are told, will have more equipment and clothing for sale inside the lodge than ever before.........come one......come all........to this one day event.......and don't forget the Ski Patrol will be selling burgers from 11 to 3.........

......I think the fall leaf colors are maybe about as prime as they are going to get this year.........some areas the trees are already pretty bare........but then a short distance away is a wide range of oranges, reds and yellows.........probably will still be some color next Sunday......

......had ISU house parties in the lodge friday and again saturday night........some canoes and kayaks on the water every day too..........really mild temps for this time of year.......

......should know for certain tomorrow when the groomer we acquired will be here..........should be either Thursday or Friday of this week the last we heard.......but we'll firm that up with a phone call tomorrow........I AM EXCITED ABOUT THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT......

......between tomorrow and Saturday we have three groups having company meetings in the lodge, one birthday party and a large wedding reception on Saturday........

.....drove down the new Carter's Crossing and again think the skiers and riders are going to like it......a lot........

......see you Sunday..........remember, those of you with season passes last winter can bring a buddy that did not have a season pass last year.......and you will both be given an additional discount......