One snowflake at a time here. I know the forecast looks like snow. But, we will have to see in the morning what really happens. Stay tuned, we will do what we can.

If you would like to buy a season pass, click here for the information.

In the mean time, we have been busy.

New bridges are part of the work going on here. New bridges sure are pretty! I get laughed at when I don’t walk on them and walk around. We had a big push to get work done on the Woodcock and Snow Goose. Long days, Ian starting at sun up! We had lots of help, and the best help ever!

The work is pretty much endless and long. But the rewards are great! Most days it is a pretty nice day at the office. On the rainy, wet days it is muddy and cold. We bring along extra gloves and socks. Ian fell in one of the brooks last week, filled his boot. I mean take it off and empty the water out of the boot full of water. The boot empties and the work continues. Hot chocolate and tea help get through the cold, wet days. The sunny bright blue days take care of themselves.

The official flyer, season pass time is here.

If you want a pass you can: mail a check, the prices above include sales tax or buy online, tax will be added to the price. Here is the link to the online ticket booth. If you want your pass mailed, let me know. I will be happy to mail your pass, make sure I have your mailing address. Otherwise we will have passes in the office or in the parking lot.

Covid protocol update. We will still be keeping most business outside. We will still be selling tickets in the parking lot. No contact tracing form, and no masks outside.

Holy smokes, that was fast! The excavator is here and ready to work. We bought it from a small business, one man shop in Worchester, MA. We looked, tested and decided on Friday, transferred money on Monday and it was delivered on Tuesday. One small business supporting another. This is going to be amazing! And I’ll bet you’re not even surprised when I say, Ian is a really good operator.

Speaking of small businesses, this happened this summer also. Mountain Cuts, a small business based in New Mexico made a beautiful trail map of Wild Wings. Mountain Cuts makes and sells maps of 160 Alpine, downhill areas. We are the first Nordic ski area with a beautiful wooden map! So cool! And amazing! This is a link to their site if you want to buy the map. I am buying mine today.

I hope your summer was fabulous. Happy Fall! May our winter be snowy and cold.

I spend my summer and fall days getting ready for winter. Pretty much all my days. If I am not mowing ski trails, I am mowing grass, I am cleaning out ditches, cutting, splitting or stacking wood, or in the vegetable garden. Everyday I am happy to go to the “office”. My view is wonderful! I love looking at cleared trails through the woods.

Chuck has most of the fields around us mowed and the trails he can mow with the tractor. On Saturday Dick started his fall trail mowing (with the weed eater). He was on the Chickadee and next trip he will start on the Loon.

Ian has been working and biking. He and I went and looked at and bought an excavator last week, hopefully it will be delivered this week. (Very exciting!) Then he is going to spend some time working on ski trails. His goal is smoother, so we need less snow. And ditching to move water away from the trails.

Our corner of Vermont is the same as every corner of Vermont, some properties have sold. As of today we are operating with the same trail system we have had since 1979. But we know we may have a few changes coming up in the next couple of years. One step at a time. Right now we are status quo.

Season passes are available in the online store if you are ready to get ready for a great season. I will do an official post about season passes the first week of November.