Nov 28 2024
Happy Thanksgiving. On Thursday at 8:00pm the temperature is 32º and we have 12+ inches of new snow.
The snow is heavy and wet, and the ground is not frozen. The snow will need to dry out and set up. We are planning to open Saturday morning. And because the snow is so heavy and wet there are branches down. Ian will be carrying a chain saw with him while grooming.
So get your stuff organized and we will see you Saturday morning.
Nov 27 2024
First, the weather. We are in the 4 to 8 inch of snow total, Wednesday night though Thursday. We are excited, and you know if Ian can get some skiing open he will. I will let you know on Friday.
Remember the December 18th storm of 2020? The forecast was for 8 inches and we woke up to this.
I know it probably won’t happen again. But I can dream about it. The snow was so beautiful, and peaceful and quiet. That amount of snow at once is a lot of work. But………I will be dreaming.
Passes; If you want to buy your season pass you can send in a check, prices here, PO Box 132, Peru, VT 05152.
If you want to buy online, here is that link.
And, the project of the week.
Photos left to right. The process. Removing the old cleats, on the right, and bolting in the new cleats, middle photo. The new cleats will give the snow cat way better traction on icy trails. Each track will take about 40 hours to change out. Ian said his knees are sore and tired.
Nov 21 2024
A little update as we head into winter. While we wait for some precipitation and colder temperatures we have taken advantage of beautiful, lovely, sunny days, and have accomplished quite a bit.
The first photo above is a culvert installation on Waite’s Place Loop. That spot was always wet, and 30 feet of 10 inch culvert should keep the ground dry and the water moving.
The next two photos are a little reroute on the back side of the Grouse. Ian and Chuck moved the trail up out of the brook with a little swirl of ski. This new piece is about 150 yards long and it is going to be a fun ski!
Ian has worked with the excavator on the Chickadee. While Chuck cut the downed trees on the Middle and Upper Blue Jay. (There is already another tree to remove on the Middle Blue Jay.) My job this week; using the leaf blower to clean out ditches, and blow out culverts. Blowing out culverts is surprisingly satisfying. And after Dick finished weed eating and cleaning up the Loon, and he has gone behind Ian and tidied up after the excavator.
The list goes on and on, with plenty to keep us busy.
If you are ready to purchase your season pass, here is the link. Or you can mail a check. PO Box 132 Peru, VT 05152.
Sep 25 2024
The 2024-25 ski season is here!
We have been taking advantage of the dry weather and mowing ski trails. The only trails left to mow are Waite’s Loop, the Loon and the down track. Whew! Feels like we have gotten a lot done! There are a few trees to still clean up on the Middle and Upper Blue Jays. And after this rain, especially if we get some wind, there will be more branches and trees to clear off the trails.
Ian will get the excavator going on the Turkey, always smoothing the humps and the bumps, looking to be able to ski on less snow. And then he has some ditching he wants to do to get the water to run off the trails and out of the way.
The next fall trail project this year is using the pole saw on the Chickadee, we call “raising the ceiling”. And filling in some wet spots with “corduroy”.
Oh, and we have the new ice cleats to put on the tracks for the Pisten Bully. That is going to be a big job! But hopefully it will keep Ian from sliding sideways on the steep hills on Peregrine when the snow has been rained on, frozen and turned to ice.
And I have turned on the online store if you are ready to purchase your 2024-2025 season pass.
