Hidden Valley Set to Open Wednesday

All  staffers wanted for Christmas was snow, but the white powder didn't come this year. The past two nights of colder temperatures enabled them, however, to start making their own snow with more confidence that it can be sustained for a while.

Stemming from weather predictions for this week, Hidden Valley's Wildwood-based team plans is to open Wednesday at 1 p.m.

Hidden Valley General Manager Bill Brandes tells Patch the resort has enough base snow to open and will "go from there." He also said temperatures below freezing, along with low humidity, are key to skiing, boarding and tubing conditions.

Tuesday afternoon's focus is grooming the machine-produced snow. Apparently, most ski resorts across the United States have had a difficult time accumulating or keeping enough snow base for this winter's season. 

The resort has 12 ski trails as well as a snow tubing area. New for this year, group rates for 15 to 50 people are offered for the Polar Plunge tubing area.

A Hidden Valley snow report hotline is available as a way to get statuses and time-sensitive updates throughout the season:  636-938-6999.