Friday After Five

Tonight we open for skiing and riding at 4 pm. So what's Friday After Five got to do with opening at 4 you ask.......nothing I answered. During the non-skiing months we open the lodge and Coal Creek Lounge on Fridays for a short menu and beverages and that will be continued tonight.......in addition to the skiing and riding.

Yesterday delivered just short of four fresh inches from the system that moved thru....this was while we had all the snow machines still running. Snow tubing looks to be ready to open on Saturday. see pic below

See you on the slopes or at Friday after Five!

Getting Whiter by the Hour

It's 8 am on Dec. 6 as this entry is being made and we have been making snow wide open, non stop since 4 am Dec 5 just pounding tubing to get it open this weekend as well as Abby's Alley and the School Yard to get more depth. After tubing is sufficiently covered we move the guns to the Freeway.......and we are predicted to get 4 or 5" from the system that is already in Iowa today! Isn't it Wonderful?!

The full time Seven Oaks staff (Joel, Steve, Ken and Shrek) conducted a four hour training session last night for employees so they are ready to serve you when we open the doors again Friday (tomorrow) at 4 pm. Be sure to check out our calendar on the web to KNOW what days and hours we are open during the upcoming Holiday Season.

Also did you see the article in this mornings Des Moines Register about Seven Oaks?

See you on the slopes - - - smart style makes sense -- start slow, get in shape before you hit it hard!

Time to get on with WINTER

What we are seeing for snow and temps kinda reminds me of the 2000-01 winter where we had early snow and lasted til March. Hope so, but time will tell. Opened last Sunday after postponing our opening day from Saturday - lots of sleet but the snow was GREAT on Sunday. We should get about 3 inches tomorrow and more this coming Saturday night! Guns are blasting snow as fast as they will churn too. Our goal is to open snow tubing this weekend. We open at 4 pm this Friday night! See you on the slopes!

Almost Gone BUT Not Forgotton!

in about 8 months we will be reversing the process!

Spring is in the air

I know..... it has been a while again since I made a contribution. Things are still hoppin here as we transition from winter activities to the summer. Have the first 2007 group coming to paintball this Saturday AND our first wedding reception in the Lodge at Seven Oaks the same day.
We are adding to the fleet of canoes and buses this spring for our full service canoe/kayak/tube float business. If you have never been on a float I think you would really enjoy it....give it a try. You can make a reservation for anytime May 1 thru October and the earlier the better to make sure we have the equipment on the day you want to go. It is a popular summer activity!
Also a reminder that we are doing our normal Friday After Five in Coal Creek Lounge..... though we may take a few weeks off this spring .... we'll keep you posted on that.
Our Moto X race weekends are back to back.......last weekend of April for Moto X only and first weekend of May for Moto X and Quads! Lots of action those weekends.
See you at Seven Oaks!

Ended the Season with a SPLASH

Been a while since I updated the blog...so here goes. With the temps what they are today and tomorrow following the temps we saw over the weekend, we will very PROBABLY NOT re open for any more riding or tubing this season.

It was a great year in spite of the great challenges mother nature presented. December - warm and no snow. January begins with rain on New Years Eve and New Years Day so closed then. Had the FRIGID temps weekend in February then more sleet, rain and ice in February followed by the two biggest snow falls of the season in back to back weeks. Ended Sunday March 11 with good conditions and 60 degrees. Thru it all we worked hard to give the best conditions possible and are proud of what we were able to do.

A big thanks to our season pass holders and all of you that came as individuals, families and groups to have fun at Seven Oaks this winter.

Another big thanks to the Great Seven Oaks Winter Staff (ski and tubing lift operators, food service staff, ski and board instructors, rental staff, bar staff, snow making staff), the Seven Oaks Ski Patrol for a successful winter.

And let me publicly thank Joel, Steve and Ken who make everything happen behind the scenes and put in soooo many hours to pull off a successful season.

Saturday was Halloween day and if you were on site you saw a big part of the staff in their Halloween costumes.

Then yesterday we were coerced into having our first ever Spring Splash! Here are some photos of the event.

We are looking forward to next winter but right now .....Paintball, Canoe, Kayak, River Tube, Tent Camping, Mountain bike riding, Mt bike races and Moto X are now on our minds. See you at Seven Oaks and thanks again for visiting us.

P*O*W*D*E*R

Opened on schedule at 10 this morning. Parking lot is filling up. Did not groom the Freeway or Drop Zone.....left it powder for you. Spent two hours digging out the tubing lift from about 3 to 4 feet of snow but it is open and in use now. Here are a couple pics. Remember the last Late Nite for this season is TONIGHT. Drive careful.......some roads are crappy!