It's Gonna Get COLD for a while.......

Just checked the weather forecast from four different sites and while they aren't the same......never are........they do all show that we will be cooling down a bit starting tomorrow, New Years Day........in fact, cold enough that we should be able to get some more new snow made at least three nights.........finally.........FINALLY...........

.....snow got soft yesterday but all the trails are in good shape........we pushed snow from 9 pm til 11:30 pm last night in the areas that were rutted and thin..........then went to bed until 3:30 am when we cranked up the cats and did a full groom.........finishing at 6:30 this morning..........then back to bed for a couple more hours of sleep............yawn.......

.....but the trails are lookin good this morning............so it's worth the sleep deprivation.......I think.......

......we open at 10 this morning and have the Family Friendly New Years Eve party tonight til 11 pm..........obviously no snow tubing today or tonight.........but you can ski and/or snowboard on a park pass tonight and have a slice of pizza or hotdog with a soft drink included in your lift ticket......and party favors just before we watch the NYC Times Square ball drop on the big screen in the lodge..........and yes, if you need a lesson we will offer those for free tonight as well.......

......Happy New Year! Come on 2012........give us some snow........

History Lesson

Here is a little history lesson......recent history that is........you don't have to read it all but you will get a real good idea of what the lesson is just by giving these numbers a quick review.

50.....48.....39.....45.....47.......47.......39.......32......45.......33.....37.......53.......40......32.......39......52.....45......42
...41........

......those are the day time highs for Seven Oaks starting with yesterday and going backwards........pretty amazing isn't it?!

....What else is amazing is that we still have all the trails open that we got open over two weeks ago.......and have pretty decent ski conditions........spring like conditions today.........in spite of all these unusually high temps.......

......we talk to other ski resort owners and managers in the midwest.......some are a little better off than we are......but others have had a tougher time than we have.........a couple not open yet, some partially open.......very few completely open......not that misery loves company but it is reassuring that we are doing EVERYTHING possible to give our patrons the very best conditions we can give them........and that the only real problem is the temps we are getting.......

......so with all that said........we are still open.......we still have snow.......and we are ready for New Years Eve on Saturday.......

......hours today, Friday, are 10 am to 9 pm.........Saturday hours are 10 am to 11 pm........Sunday hours are 11 am to 8 pm.........Monday hours are 10 am to 6 pm.........Tuesday we are closed and then start the regular season days open and hours........

.....I am going to go grab some french fries.........talk to you again soon.......

Snow Update

We continue to have warmer than normal temperatures........both during the day and night.........but we still have great ski conditions on the seven of eleven trails that are open. We are really close to having enough snow to open Central Park...........my guess is that it will happen the first of the week...........but maybe sooner.

Temps did drop enough at 6 pm last night that we were able to have seven snow guns running til about 8 am this morning.........not a lot of volume but snow none the less. In the areas we chose to set the guns we covered a pretty sizable area with about six inches of fresh snow. Our strategy was to get some more snow on trails that are already open to ensure we didn't have issues the next four days when we are forecasted to see temps in the mid forties.

With all that said, in spite of a goofy December we have been open every day that we were scheduled to be open and have offered really good conditions..........and most important...........a lot of you have came to Seven Oaks to ski and snowboard...........some for their first time ever............and even though I am not a big fan of these temps........it sure has made very comfortable conditions for everyone........

We will be open from 10 am to 6 pm today, Wednesday and again on Thursday. Friday's hours are from 10 am to 9 pm...........

Snow tubing is NOT off our radar........we will get snow there asap............maybe next week...........but like you, we will have to wait and see..........

Looking forward to our Second Family Friendly New Years Eve Party Saturday night.......hope you can be here...

Be safe........

Christmas Break is HERE!

Here it is already Monday, December 26............hope everyone had a Merry Christmas........and we open today from 10 am to 6 pm.............same hours for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week as well............

Friday we are open from 10 am to 9 pm...........Saturday is New Years Eve and we open regular hours from 10 am to 9 pm .........but.........since it is New Years Eve..........we will be having our family friendly party until 11 pm...........you can find all the details on our web site............

Sunday hours are 11 am to 8 pm..........

No snow tubing yet..........no snow there yet..........but we have 7 of 11 trails covered with snow for those that ski and snowboard...........includes the terrain park open too..........

Here are a couple pics taken this morning...........moments ago.......it's going to be too warm to make snow today..........BUT NOT TOO WARM TO PLAY ON THE SNOW THAT ALREADY EXISTS! Let's have some fun..........

More trails open

After making a lot of fantastic snow yesterday, last night and this morning, we got the lower half of Drop Zone open today with features set, the first half of Willett's Way open and Elwoods Hideout open.

It's coming together..........

A little help from the sky would help!

Merry Christmas

What a difference 2 degrees can make

We saw temps drop first thing this morning so we got all the guns going at 10 am and they are still going as I post..........but.......can they stay on all afternoon?........if the temps raise a couple more degrees we will have to shut them off til they drop again..........but for right now we are throttled back but making snow. Temps are supposed to drop into the teens tonight so it should be good snowmaking.

Open at 4 pm today. Had the Ogden Middle School here today and had a good group here last nite too.

Gotta run to Minnesota to get some snow cat parts...........

see you tonite............oh yeah, we open friday (tomorrow) from 10 am to 9 pm.........what a good way to start Christmas break........

Elwood's and Christmas is close!

With the snow that was made last night, Elwood's Hideout is close to having enough snow to open. We will be making more snow tonight..........which should be enough to open it. Mother nature hasn't been all that cooperative this year so far..........but we are gettting there.........one snowflake at a time.

......And Christmas is only four days away. If you are looking for that last minute gift or a stocking stuffer you might want a Seven Oaks gift certificate or one of our Seven Oaks hoodies, long sleeve T's or a beanie..........

.......We open at 4 pm Wednesday night..........

Merry Christmas