Feburary vacation craziness begins!!

Good afternoon everyone,

It was really pretty waking up to snow falling this morning even if it did not accumulate very much! Today has been a great day at Seacoast Snow Park, I am currently up in the office but from my view you can see all of the people up on the hill! We have both lifts running and 12 awesome lanes of tubing!

I am so glad to see that so many families are lucky enough to be able to come spend part of their day at our park!

All schools and some colleges are on February break this week, which means most winter establishments busiest times of the year. Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Shawnee Peak, and every ski mountain will be open all week long! The annual Ice Fishing Derby is going on now, so make sure to get over to Big Sebago and check out the events happening at Raymond Beach!

I was lucky enough to get up to Sugarloaf this week and the conditions were amazingggg, so make sure you try and sneak up to the mountain and get away. I love nothing more than being outside, getting exercise, and doing something I love to do...snowboard! Make sure every week you try and do something for your self that makes you happy! :)


If you plan on coming to Seacoast, try and find me (Margaret) and I will have free passes or coupons on me that I will be giving away all week long!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

-Mags

snowwwww

Happy snow day everyone!!

Whether or not you like it there is a blizzard upon us here in southern Maine and let me tell you I am soooo excited!! FINALLY we get some real snow around here, I was beggining to wonder if we still even had winters in Maine, but mother nature sure is showing me and I'm glad!

Everyone is going to be dying to get that powder under their board or skiis but depending upon the severity of the wind it may take some time to actually get to all that magical stuff at the top of the mountain! Be sure to check out your mountains daily report and for all of the mountains check out http://skimaine.com/conditions/mountain-reports/.

The annual Sebago Lake Rotary Ice Fishing Derby is coming right up on Feburary 16th and 17th!
Make sure to check out all of the events happening there from snowbiel races to the polar dip! If you have never been you should definitely go and check it out, its a lot of fun!
http://www.icefishingderby.com/

Here at Seacoast Snow Park we have been making snow to create an awesome base and along with this predicted 2 feet of powder we will not be seeing any dirt up on that hill for a longggg time!! You may think we are crazy to make snow before a snow storm, but creating a deep base is the most importnat aspect. The powder is great to look at but not for longjevity of our tubing lanes!! We are beyond excited for this storm and will be digging for the next 24 hours!!

Maybe after this storm everyone will actually be able to get out their snowmobiles! :-)

-Maggy

Get active!!

Hello everyone,

we have been without any considerable snowfall here in Maine for awhileee now so it limits what fun things we can do outside in the winter time but I have an idea for you!
If you like to get bundled up and be active outside, but cant go cross country skiing, or snowshoeing, or snowmobiling, but want to be active try ropes course climbing and zip lining!

 This picture (above) is from the bottom of the high tower where the zips are received, this is the longest zip line in Maine which is 1000 feet long! It's an awesome ride day or night, zipping across the tubing park!

This is a picture of one of the ropes courses at Seacoast, our back course has 3 different levels going from green to black courses. You start around 10 feet off the ground and move up to being around 50 feet ground off the ground on the black course. I went up and played on this the other day and I love it just as much in the winter as I do in the summer or fall! It might be a little chilly but as you continue to excel through the course you will be taking off layers!

Many studies have been done on the benefits of ropes course climbing from therapeutic benefits for couples, or physical muscle strengthening. Climbing on these ropes courses are a great way to do team building because it as much mental as it is a physical experience making it very unique! Each element you cross is different, from swinging blocks, to bridges, to cable walks, that all challenge you differently!

If you are looking to maybe stay inside but still craving winter I highly recommend watching one of Warren Miller's films Off The Grid, he has made many over the years and I love every one of them! Every winter I go to Portland for the premiere of his new film at the State Theater. I highly recommend buying or renting any of his films and I think some of them are on Netflix!

Have a great day everyone!

-Maggy 

Dreary day :(

Good morning everyone,
It a cloudy day with drizzle...not good for doing anything outdoors. But the weekend is projected to be sunny and in the 30's along with a chance of snow on Sunday so perfect weather to get outside and do something fun!

Make sure to check out Ski Maine's daily report page to get easy access to the Mountain's daily reports.
http://skimaine.com/conditions/mountain-reports/

This is a picture I took the other day at work...the sky was beautiful, conditions are great, and the tubing is super fast! If you are looking for something different to do, come on in Thursday Nights from 5-8pm tubing it only $10! We always have a bonfire and good music, along with the best snowtubing in New England!

For something different to do I found on groupon a deal for Horseback trail riding in Casco, Maine its only $25 and you can buy up to 4 vouchers so a group of friends can all go together! The trails sound beautiful and if you have never been trail riding I highly recommned it, I have been going since I was a kid and I still love going!
http://www.groupon.com/deals/carousel-horse-farm-3?pt=aUQk8uTAAAACztmAyCpM704jO00t6j3hn

I hope everyone has a great rest of thier week and dont forget to get out and be active every day!

-Maggy
:-)

Brrrrrr

Good afternoon everyone!!

It sure has been a cold week here in Maine with day time temps only reaching the single digits! You can tell you're a real mainer when you walk outside and go ehh its not bad (real temp is 15 degrees outside). All it takes is time to adjust to these fridgid temperatures for them to become noraml! This weekends temperatures are going to be in the 20's with plenty of sun shine on sunday so be sure to get outside and be active!

In my Lifetime physical fitness class we watched a video going over the importance of daily exercise in everyone's life. The only preventative medicine you can do for your health is exercise so be sure to get out and do something everyday!
If you dont like winter maybe go indoor rock climbing at Maine Rock Gym or take a group fitness class! Maybe if you need to unthaw stop in at Greener Postures Yoga studios located in Falmouth and South Portland for some hot yoga.
If you're tight for money but still want to do something fun check out Groupon! They always have deals on Ski Mountain tickets or guided snow-shoe tours on mountains that I plan on trying out soon!

If you're looking for something fun to do at night time, come to Seacoast! We have extended time blocks Friday and Saturday nights from 5-9pm and its $17 for anyone over 4' tall. We also have zip lines operating at nights, operation hours on Saturday are 1:30-8:30pm and Sundays are 12:30-5:30.
If you come to the park tonight [1/25] I will be handing out a half dozen $5 off coupons, I will be the one working in the cafe wearing a purple flannel! Hope to see you tonight!!

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-Maggy

"business" trips...gotta love em!

Good evening everyone,
I apologize on the delay since my last post but I am currently residing in Bradenton Beach, Florida!
I came down to Orlando, Florida with my father for the AIMS safety convention, in which Ride Entertainment that owns the brand Skycoaster. We own a 100 foot Skycoaster so every year we come down for a one day seminar and the following day you take a 50 question test over the owners manual, demonstrating your understanding of the material, in which is necessary for operations and maintenance of the Skycoaster.

We took the test on Thursday and both received a 98 (which is 49/50 questions), aka we both did great!

Through the seminar I learned new ideas for training, inspections, and operations which I am excited to put in place at our park this spring! I find it very intriguing that this one ride can bring people from all over the country and put them all into one room concerning one ride, the Skycoaster! This brand has been around since the early 90's and has gone under many changes and still continues to change to this day. After speaking with the president of the company, there is always room for improvement no matter how big or small the business you are running.

One of the speakers during the seminar was a Safety professional. She had worked for Disney for many years and now owns a safety consulting business of her own. Hearing her story, how she fell into the safety industry and has learner/experienced many different jobs has lead her to be able to run her own company, and is very commendable. Safety is a part of our daily lives, from driving to eating, to getting on a roller coaster or walking down the street. This brings me back to the idea I have building upon, which is no matter where you go or look, there are always so many people behind the scenes. The people behind the scenes, that we don't see or take the time to acknowledge are usually the most important part of the puzzle that creates a functioning business.

While I have been enjoying the warm weather down here in Florida, I know back at home in Maine we have gotten at least 5 inches of snow and some very cold temperatures the past couple days! As much as I love the 70 degree weather, nothing makes me happier than a fresh coating of snow.

Seacoast will be opening all 12 lanes soon and now currently have 7 great lanes open with fast conditions! We are currently making snow so we can open up everything, including our second lift line and 5 other lanes! I know that Sunday River has been making snow like crazy, so be sure to check all of the mountain reports. So, get out and be active on this long holiday weekend!!

-Maggy

helloooo

Hello everyone!

It has been awhile since I have been on here...the opening of Seacoast has kept me busy...along with my escape up to sugarloaf for a day to enjoy all of the snow we got last week!
Sugarloaf was amazingggg, fresh powder and untouched corduroy was exactly what any skier or rider dreams of, and that's exactly what the mountains had to offer after 2 plus feet of fresh snowfall! The conditions last week were better than they were almost the entire season last winter...the almanac is proving to be true predicting a very snow-filled winter for us Mainahs.

Make sure to check http://skimaine.com/conditions/alpine/ for all of the local mountains updated conditions.

Starting tomorrow Sunday River's annual College Fest begins and lasts all week long with events hosted by Snow Riders. Check out their website for more details about all of the events...I know I will be up there for Badfish playing on Wednesday 1/9! http://www.sundayriver.com/Events/Main/Winter/College_Week.html

Sugarloaf also has College Snowfest Week happening at the same time...too many fun things to pick from in one week! Check out their website for more details on bands and events happening there. http://www.sugarloaf.com/Events/Calendar/collegesnowfestwk.html

Hope everyone is enjoying their vacation if they are in college and get outside and do something this weekend its going to be beautiful out! 



-Maggy
Seacoast Snow Park