We have completed mowing our summer trails in preparation for the first snows of the season and early grooming. This makes for great biking and hiking at Hidden Valley. Come on out and enjoy.
The last of our snow base at Hidden Valley is now slush or bare ground, and all trails are closed to skiing. Summer bikers and hikers should take care in soft and wet areas not to leave tire and boot prints that will be hard to get out later. Enjoy the summer.
Hidden Valley is still open. We are grooming Birch Highlands, Sommers, Powerline and Voyageurs Highway. Bambas is only skiable from Voyageurs Highway back to the chalet. This may be the last week of skiing for this season. It is all dependent on overnight low temperatures. As long as the trails can refreeze overnight then grooming will continue. Get out and ski while you still can. From Wayne
The Last? The Best! |
| Hidden Valley received an inch of very wet, icy snow last week. It served us well. Skiing is overall better today than it was, amazingly. Although the trails haven't been groomed, the skating was fast and smooth! Enjoy the warm temps, morning sunshine and wind in on your face as you fly. Recommend skiing Birch Highlands to Sommers, although the Powerline might be fine as well. Voyageurs Highway looks good and is skiable down to the Bambas. Best to avoid skiing in the heat of the day in order to preserve the trails. In other words, you'll cause deep ruts, hard to ski over in morning for those who do that sort of thing. We may be the last skiing in the state. Certainly it's the best! As a side note, the lake skiing is nice now as well. Get out for a long tour. From Tyler |
Corduroy! |
| In the last 24 hours a strong and wet three inches of snow fell around Ely, blanketing ancient snow in a soft, clean white. Our faithful groomer hit it right away in the morning. The corduroy was so perfect it was mind-blowing! Dizzying! Expect great conditions at Hidden Valley for the weeks ahead. The base is incredibly firm (right?!), and now there is fresh to cover the debris of early March winds. Recommendation: ski now. Ski often. |
Back Country trails at Hidden Valley are still open but the Bowl has been closed due to icy conditions. We need a little fresh snow.
Trail reports are provided by regular skiers of Hidden Valley as well as groomers. These reports are updated often.
Remeber to purchase your MN Ski Pass, as well. Some of our trails are directly funded with this statewide program. (Sold online or from any business where state licenses are sold (for example, Holiday gas stations, Ace Hardware, etc.). Or call 1-888-646-6367.
