Mark your calendars for Friday night, Feb. 22nd, to witness Andrea Lee perform live from 6 pm - 8:30 pm at Coal Creek Lounge inside the Lodge at Seven Oaks. You can check out her music at: http://www.myspace.com/ - go to 'search' - 'find a friend' - and enter her email address realeefree@hotmail.com. Click on her photo and it should take you to a player that will let you sample her groovy tunes. We hope everyone enjoys this little "extra" at our Friday after Five.
So what do you think?.......is it going to be nice both days this weekend? Sure looks like it. I gotta tell you that the snow sure did groom nice Monday morning.......in spite of the winds......so I gotta believe it will be great later this week and weekend too.
Yep, another Late Nite on March 1........starting at 9:30 and going til 1:00 am........and we will have the fire out front too!
Our families, I mentioned last week, that was planning to come to Seven Oaks from South Dakota and Nebraska to spend the weekend at Seven Oaks made it in just fine. All of them skied and tubed......even the old guys got it down......but there was a problem getting home. They planned on leaving Sunday evening but with the weather stayed til Monday morning. The family from South Dakota reported in when they got home ....after logging in seven and one half hours drive time for their normal five hour trip. Glad they all got home safe.
Keep it White
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
The WOW Factor
WOW - what an awesome Saturday. Temps, snow, breeze, sunshine, attendance.....all of it was just perfect.
WOW - what a Sunday - Ugly Ugly winds and a little snow with it so we made the call early and closed for the day.
WOW - tried to open today as scheduled and did for a little while but the relentless winds made operating lifts too chancy (is chancy a word?) so we closed. Snow groomed really nice this morning though.
So anyway....
WOW - heard from a lot of you on the blog, via email and in person Friday night and Saturday....so yep we are having another Late Nite on Saturday March 1.......see you there.
more later.
Keep it White
WOW - what a Sunday - Ugly Ugly winds and a little snow with it so we made the call early and closed for the day.
WOW - tried to open today as scheduled and did for a little while but the relentless winds made operating lifts too chancy (is chancy a word?) so we closed. Snow groomed really nice this morning though.
So anyway....
WOW - heard from a lot of you on the blog, via email and in person Friday night and Saturday....so yep we are having another Late Nite on Saturday March 1.......see you there.
more later.
Keep it White
Friday, February 15, 2008
Geez Louise......look at that forecast now
Incredible. thought it was going to be FRIGID today and tonite but now we are looking for a high of 17 with bright sun all day today.......and we open at noon today as well........then Saturday is a high of 34 with sun.......that will be absolutely perfect.......and Sunday is a high of 31 with overcast skies........and maybe a flurry of snow at Seven Oaks.........however Southeast Iowa is going to be kissed, they say, with freezing precip then more snow on Sunday. Hey, Seven Oaks will take the snow but we are not interested in the freezing precip.
Expect a normally good number of people tonite for Friday after Five. It is great to visit with everyone each Friday night.......everybody seems to be in a really good mood and relaxing at the end of the work week. Lots of talk about Andrea performing in the lodge NEXT friday night.
Monday is the last holiday for us this winter. We will be open from 10 am til 6 pm.
You know, this winter has all in all been awesome. Got open on December 2 and never closed once due to crappy conditions. Had lots of regular snow falls which has been just awesome. Grooming has been such a pleasure .... leaving the cordouroy each day just waiting for the first patron the next day to put down the fresh tracks.
We are soooo pumped about putting in the next triple seat chair this coming summer.
Had one niece cancel for this weekend, the one from Chicago has a son that broke his hand messing around on Wednesday, I think, maybe Thursday.......so no riding for Luke this winter! I still think they should come to Seven Oaks even if they just hang out in the lodge with us......hope you are reading this Steph!
And for those of you at Seven Oaks on Sunday be sure to wish our Outdoor Manager - Steve - a Happy Birthday. I think he will be 23.........errrr something like that.
It's my guess that we have about four more weekends of winter fun at Seven Oaks this season.....but that is just my guess. You know with all the snow we have we will weather several days of warm temps whenever that in fact happens.
Keep it White and make plans to enjoy the tail end of the season when conditions are wonderful this weekend or Monday - Presidents Day.
Expect a normally good number of people tonite for Friday after Five. It is great to visit with everyone each Friday night.......everybody seems to be in a really good mood and relaxing at the end of the work week. Lots of talk about Andrea performing in the lodge NEXT friday night.
Monday is the last holiday for us this winter. We will be open from 10 am til 6 pm.
You know, this winter has all in all been awesome. Got open on December 2 and never closed once due to crappy conditions. Had lots of regular snow falls which has been just awesome. Grooming has been such a pleasure .... leaving the cordouroy each day just waiting for the first patron the next day to put down the fresh tracks.
We are soooo pumped about putting in the next triple seat chair this coming summer.
Had one niece cancel for this weekend, the one from Chicago has a son that broke his hand messing around on Wednesday, I think, maybe Thursday.......so no riding for Luke this winter! I still think they should come to Seven Oaks even if they just hang out in the lodge with us......hope you are reading this Steph!
And for those of you at Seven Oaks on Sunday be sure to wish our Outdoor Manager - Steve - a Happy Birthday. I think he will be 23.........errrr something like that.
It's my guess that we have about four more weekends of winter fun at Seven Oaks this season.....but that is just my guess. You know with all the snow we have we will weather several days of warm temps whenever that in fact happens.
Keep it White and make plans to enjoy the tail end of the season when conditions are wonderful this weekend or Monday - Presidents Day.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Did ya think I forgot??
I was waiting for pics of the West Marshall school kids to include in todays blog....all 150 of them...since I haven't had any fresh pics for a while.
We open at 4 tonite. Snow was awesome last night.......groomed after we closed...........weekend looks like it is going to be sweet.
We will announce our decision on another Late Nite by the first of next week.
Learning a sport for life!
Look at all the SNOW we have at Seven Oaks!
And the Seven Oaks snow tubing SUPER CHUTES are ready to thrill you too!
Keep it White
ps. happy valentines day
We open at 4 tonite. Snow was awesome last night.......groomed after we closed...........weekend looks like it is going to be sweet.
We will announce our decision on another Late Nite by the first of next week.
Learning a sport for life!
Look at all the SNOW we have at Seven Oaks!And the Seven Oaks snow tubing SUPER CHUTES are ready to thrill you too!Keep it White
ps. happy valentines day
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Need to hear from more of you....
I watch three weather forecasts on a regular basis. They almost never line up with each other but all three are calling for more snow late Thursday night.....most of it along the Iowa/Minnesota border.......and all three predict the Saturday and Sunday temps to be between 27 and 29 degrees for a high on both days. Doesn't get much better than that.
We open at 4 pm today.
Thursday and Friday have schools coming to ski.
Friday we open at noon.
I have nieces and nephews coming this weekend from South Dakota, Illinois and Nebraska for a weekend of skiing, boarding and tubing. Should be fun.
Thank you to the three that replied on the blog regarding whether any of the Seven Oaks group wanted us to schedule another Late Nite......but we need to hear from more of you.......as a Late Nite with only three skiers or riders would be a pretty lame party. Come on now....those of you reading the blog........give us a quick comment so we know how many of you really want us to schedule it.
New web site is about ready. I am not going to announce it prior to rolling it out...you'll just have to check for yourself.
Seven Oaks sweatshirts are on sale. Still have a pretty good selection of sizes and colors so if you have been putting it off, this week would be the time to get yours.
Keep it White
We open at 4 pm today.
Thursday and Friday have schools coming to ski.
Friday we open at noon.
I have nieces and nephews coming this weekend from South Dakota, Illinois and Nebraska for a weekend of skiing, boarding and tubing. Should be fun.
Thank you to the three that replied on the blog regarding whether any of the Seven Oaks group wanted us to schedule another Late Nite......but we need to hear from more of you.......as a Late Nite with only three skiers or riders would be a pretty lame party. Come on now....those of you reading the blog........give us a quick comment so we know how many of you really want us to schedule it.
New web site is about ready. I am not going to announce it prior to rolling it out...you'll just have to check for yourself.
Seven Oaks sweatshirts are on sale. Still have a pretty good selection of sizes and colors so if you have been putting it off, this week would be the time to get yours.
Keep it White
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Season passes
Here we are in February and you might be wondering if it made any sense to purchase a Seven Oaks season pass for the balance of this season....not knowing how much longer the season will be. Well, part of the equation is how frequent you find yourself coming to Seven Oaks now, how much you would come if you had a season pass and you should also remember that we have a great sister ski area program that allows visits to those ski areas as I am going to list below. And remember, several are north of Seven Oaks so their season may go longer than ours.
You can have three visits to these ski areas: Powder Ridge and Buck Hill in Minnesota plus Deer Mountain and Great Bear in South Dakota.
You get half off your lift ticket price at these areas: Wild Mountain in Minnesota; Snowstar in Illinois; Devil's Head in Wisconsin and Sundown over at Dubuque.
.....and you receive a 10% discount at Waynes Ski and Cycle in Mason City.
Think it over and decide if it makes sense for you.
Keep it White
ps. got another 3" of powder yesterday/last night!
You can have three visits to these ski areas: Powder Ridge and Buck Hill in Minnesota plus Deer Mountain and Great Bear in South Dakota.
You get half off your lift ticket price at these areas: Wild Mountain in Minnesota; Snowstar in Illinois; Devil's Head in Wisconsin and Sundown over at Dubuque.
.....and you receive a 10% discount at Waynes Ski and Cycle in Mason City.
Think it over and decide if it makes sense for you.
Keep it White
ps. got another 3" of powder yesterday/last night!
Monday, February 11, 2008
More snow today/tonight
Had a surprisingly great weekend with the temps and wind being what they were. Friday night was rocking - both on the snow and at Coal Creek Lounge. Saturday and Saturday night is what surprised me the most. Several said the snow conditions were the best they had seen all winter! Wow......and some even said Sunday snow was better than Saturday. I do know it groomed up nice.
Looks like Seven Oaks is the 3 to 5 inch range for today and tonite. We'll take it. Temps are predicted to be a roller coaster over the next seven days. Rising to a 33 high on Wednesday and then down a little Thursday and Friday with another rise Saturday and Sunday making for what appears to be another awesome weekend.
Remember we open at noon on this Friday February 15.......closing at 9.....
....AND Monday the 18th - the holiday - we open at 10 am and close at 6 pm.......that's 6 pm.
With the cold temps last Saturday night for our last scheduled Late Nite, we are thinking of throwing another one in the schedule in a couple of weeks......if you want us to........so let us know......and we would probably do the free pizza again.
Let us know.
Keep it white
Looks like Seven Oaks is the 3 to 5 inch range for today and tonite. We'll take it. Temps are predicted to be a roller coaster over the next seven days. Rising to a 33 high on Wednesday and then down a little Thursday and Friday with another rise Saturday and Sunday making for what appears to be another awesome weekend.
Remember we open at noon on this Friday February 15.......closing at 9.....
....AND Monday the 18th - the holiday - we open at 10 am and close at 6 pm.......that's 6 pm.
With the cold temps last Saturday night for our last scheduled Late Nite, we are thinking of throwing another one in the schedule in a couple of weeks......if you want us to........so let us know......and we would probably do the free pizza again.
Let us know.
Keep it white
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