Tracks in the snow
While riding up the chairlift first thing in the morning to help open the mountain for the day, there, far...
Elk Hill Winter
Text and images from the most time spent in Winter on Elk
Cusp of Spring
Since sometime in February, the snowpack had been constant, locked in place. Rained upon, then frozen by temperatures in the teens;...
Spring Carnival
Though Elk is still enjoying mid-winter ski conditions, it's time for the Elk Mountain Spring Carnival, Saturday, March 15th. Check...
Weathered
Elk Mountain is just under 3,000 feet tall: a combination of elevation and latitude whereby the trees on the summit...
Timmy’s Town Center
As with any community, people are born, marry, mate, and die. The Elk Mountain community is no different, except that a...
Chet’s Place MVGC Award
Congratulations to Jean Shinn and Mark Silfee of Chet’s Place on the recent "Hometown Pride Award" presented by the Mountain View...
The Slalom Trail
The very top of the Slalom trail, shown here at night, is docile and nearly flat. Beautiful in the evening...
The Lehigh Trail
The recent storm provided enough snowfall for the Lehigh Trail on Elk Mountain to be opened. This trail, the longest...
Mid-Winter
Finally, it happened. The mercury rose to nearly 20F - a welcomed respite from the single digit above and below...
White Smoke
This is what that sumptuous "corduroy" surface many of us enjoy the first few runs of a ski day looks...