Cross Country Ski Report: Wednesday, March 25th
Well, despite our best efforts, we are going to shut down the trail system for the season. Too many barespots and debris. We are closing the Cafe for the season as well. We will likely have a ‘trail cleanup BBQ’ sometime in early may, and rest assured, the trails will be glorious by next season. We are incredibly grateful for the epic winter we […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Wednesday, March 18th
Well, what an eventful couple of days. We had a major storm system move though Sunday night, and with it, lots of ice and winds. The shop has been without power or phone lines for 2 days, but our generators have kept the heat on and all is well inside. Outside is a different story… The trails have been hit pretty hard, to the […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Saturday, March 14th
All Trails open, spring conditions!
Cross Country Ski Report: Friday, March 6th
We will be closing the trails today, Friday, and tomorrow, Saturday, to preserve the base for the Michigan Cup Relay Race on Sunday.
Cross Country Ski Report: Tuesday, March 3rd
Similar conditions to yesterday, Groomer Mike is snow combing the fresh man-made snow, and Trappers Cabin, Rolling Hills, Adventure, and Blizzard are holding up fairly well. All other trails are closed. Expect good conditions in the morning, softening up in the afternoon. Tomorrow looks like the same story. Thursday and Friday do not look promising, and we may have to close the trails to […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Monday, March 2nd
After more snow-moving last night, Groomer Butch is out snowcombing this morning. It looks like Trappers Cabin, Rolling Hills, Blizzard and Adventure trails will be open, but Tall Pines, Manitou and Wild Turkey will be closed due to thin/bare spots. Use caution on downhills. No fresh tracks, but the skate lanes should still be in pretty good shape for both skate and classic, especially […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Sunday, March 1st
Thanks to the valiant efforts of our snow making and grooming teams, the trails are in much better shape today! We moved a bunch of snow around at the trailhead and throughout some of the main network and the corduroy is looking and feeling good! Skiers yesterday reported fun conditions even with the little glaze. We were able to chew up Trappers cabin, Adventure, […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Saturday, February 28th
After the warm temps yesterday, a lot of sections in the trail network are pretty glazed over. There is still full coverage, but many very hard areas. Grooming Mike is out chewing things up and trying to soften up the ice. Use caution at the trailhead. Once you get about 100 yards out onto the main vein, the ice does turn into hard packed […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Friday, February 27th
It’s another sunny morning over here! Fresh snowcombing will make skiing in the morning the best. Things will warm up later in the day, softening the trails. Our recommendation is that the most ideal window for both skate and classic will be 9:30 – 12:30. Join us for these Upcoming Events: Saturday, February 28th, 10:30am: Free Beginner Ski Lesson Learn how to cross country […]
Cross Country Ski Report: Thursday, February 26th
It’s a beautiful sunny morning out there with fresh snowcombing and nice firm tracks on all trails. Get out there and enjoy the rest of this winter while you still can!
Cross Country Ski Report: Wednesday, February 25th
We received about 1-2″ of fresh snow last night and the grooming team is out snowcombing the trails as we speak. The tracks should be much nicer today with the addition of the snow, and the skiing should be just lovely! Join us for these Upcoming Events: Saturday, February 28th, 10:30am: Free Beginner Ski Lesson Learn how to cross country ski at our FREE […]
Cross Country Ski Report – Monday, February 23rd
The grooming team set fresh classic tracks yesterday, and snowcombed all the trails this morning. The fresh snow we’ve gotten in the last 48 hours – about 3 inches – has revitalized the snow surface into beautiful conditions. The demo center and the Stone Turtle Cafe are open all day today. Yesterday was the 33rd Annual Junior Muffin Race! We had a ball watching […]