WILD ROSE, WI (WTAQ) – There may not be much snow on the ground locally, but that’s not a concern at Nordic Mountain in Wild Rose.
They’re able to open their doors for the season today thanks to some hi-tech snow guns.
Those guns have been firing away for weeks now and the result is a winter wonderland for skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts from the area.
Opening the day after Thanksgiving isn’t unusual for the mountain, but having this much terrain available is.
“What is different this season is we’re going to have nine or ten of our runs open versus in the past we would only have three or four,” says Nordic Mountain General Manager William Ringenoldus.
The number of runs open may not seem overwhelming, but the totality of landscape available is significant.
“Even though it’s only ten of our runs out of eighteen, they are our larger main runs,” explains Ringenoldus. “So they cover a larger percentage of our acreage.”
And not only will the runs be open, but the conditions will be ideal.
“We’ve spent a lot of money the last few years on our snowmaking and it’s as state-of-the-art as it gets,” he explains. “It should be very good conditions.”
He explains that they’ve been fortunate with some cold weather recently to provide favorable conditions for snowmaking.
“If the temperature allows we’ll run all day, otherwise we’ll run just at night,” says Ringenoldus.
The temperature typically needs to be twenty-eight degrees or colder to allow for effective snow making.
And even if you’re a little challenged when it comes to balance, you still will have an opportunity to enjoy the snow.
“We’ve never opened our tubing this early,” he explains. “So to be able to get that open for this Thanksgiving weekend is really exciting.”
Information on lift ticket pricing and rental rates can be found here.
