Maple Ski Ridge Conditions

[Jim]

Apologies if there's a thread and I just missed it in my search.

Maple Ski Ridge sent out this email about their "soft opening" for their 60th anniversary season.

Soft Opening!!​

Saturday, 12/23
9 AM-4 PM
Tickets $6
Bunny Hill ONLY

 

[Jim]

We had some friends in who decided to sit out the cold tomorrow so we went over to Maple for a few hours this evening. I used my first Indy day there. The double chair and the handle tow were running, snow being made all over. The conditions were nice and it wasn't too cold yet. I only took 3 runs off the chair, working with our friends' kids over on the handle tow most of the time. Makes you appreciate a carpet for sure.

 

[westcoastben]

We had some friends in who decided to sit out the cold tomorrow so we went over to Maple for a few hours this evening. I used my first Indy day there. The double chair and the handle tow were running, snow being made all over. The conditions were nice and it wasn't too cold yet. I only took 3 runs off the chair, working with our friends' kids over on the handle tow most of the time. Makes you appreciate a carpet for sure.

Bummed to hear their triple is still down… anybody know what’s going on? It’s been down for a couple of weeks now, from what I can gather.

 

[Jim]

Maple announced opening day for tomorrow, 12/6.

 

[Lauerw]

Just saw they are projecting upper/lower spruce, lower hickory and the bunny hill.

 

[Jim]

I used my first Indy redemption of the season this afternoon at Maple. Skiing was off the double on Spruce, Hickory, and Chute plus the bunny slope. Conditions were just as expected, all groomed out man made snow that had softened up during the day but getting more firm as the sun was going down. The lift started up around 3:15 while I was getting ready in the lodge and I took 15 runs over the course of about 75 minutes. There couldn't have been more than a dozen people out when I started, probably 30 or 35 by the time I left.

I would have liked to go somewhere bigger today but this is what worked and I'm glad I went.