Lapland Lake Calendar of Events - Cross-country skiing on groomed trails, lessons, accommodations. Cross-country skiing, sledding, skating, snowshoeing. Winter vacations, weekend getaway for skiers and snow enthusiasts

Visit with Lapland Lake’s Reindeer! — Plan to visit with our two domesticated reindeer at their lakeside home. A special treat for the young and young-at-heart!

Soup-er Seniors Ski & Snowshoe Days — Every non-holiday Thursday, January 8 – March 19, 2009, skiers and snowshoers ages 60+ are invited to enjoy a FREE cup of hot homemade soup at the Tuulen Tupa Grill. Discounted facility use fee of $13 to those 60+ all non-holiday midweek days. Skiing &snowshoeing are FREE non-holiday weekdays to those ages 75+. Meet new friends who share your enthusiasm for x-c skiing and snowshoeing!

Dates to be Announced—Lapland Ladies Love to Ski! A day-long program for women, taught by women. From 10:30-3:30 beginner and intermediate level female skiers, grouped by ability, will receive instruction in classic (january and February) and skate (March) ski technique, enjoy lunch with an equipment and clothing discussion, participate in a social group ski and enjoy a group wrap up at the end of the day with a hot beverage. The program is led by Lapland Lake’s PSIA-certified instructors Sherry Dixon, Susan Henriksson and Coleen Stevens. Cost for the five-hour program is $30 per person. Rental equipment, if needed, and facility use fee are additional. Space is limited; pre-registration is required.

"I just wanted to take a moment to send praises for your instructors of the "Ladies Love to Ski" program. Initially, I was concerned about the "weather forecast" being too cold and windy, but a call to Ann gave me the push I needed to brave the cold. Needless to say - the weather WAS cold, but no where near as cold as the news anchors would have you believe. The instructors that you have running the program were FANTASTIC, PATIENT and FUN...and I will make sure to look for this program year after year. In our world of constant "dis-satisfaction", I just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed the program that you offered today - and what a great job the instructors did. Thank you so much!"

- A.V.

Napa Kiikku! — Finnish arctic sled rides for children on the pond 2-3pm most weekends and holidays (ice conditions permitting). Free with facility use pass.

Lapland Lake Talvi Club (aka Parent Ski Escape) — Ninety full minutes for children from kindergarten through age 11. Ski games and skills improvement for youngsters in our whimsical children’s ski area & hot chocolate break with kid-loving instructor! Two sessions: 10:30 – noon and 1 - 2:30pm Saturdays, Sundays, holidays. Click here for lesson details.

Lapland Lake Poro Club — Ninety full minutes for better junior skiers and Talvi Club graduates. Under the supervision of Lapland Lake’s professional instructors, participants ski on groomed trails appropriate to their abilities and receive tips on refining technique. Hot chocolate break included. One session from 10:30 – noon on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Click here for lesson details.

Junior Equipment Exchange Program — If you purchased your equipment from Lapland Lake, boots, poles, and skis may be upgraded for a nominal fee as your child grows. Or, rent seasonally & reasonably — a great option for growing youngsters!

…and don’t forget our fun tubing hill, ice-skating, kicksledding and snowshoeing! Pulk rentals, too!

Come lodge with us and take advantage of our 100% Snow Guarantee and wonderful Discounted Midweek Rates all nights, including weekends, from December 1-23!

Friday & Saturday, November 28-29 - Annual Open House 9:00am – 4:30pm. FREE facility use passes for all attendees. Includes use of cross country ski and snowshoe trails, junior tubing hills and ice-skating pond! Exciting door prizes including a Grand Prize Drawing for a two-night stay at Lapland Lake! Pre-Holiday Sale: ski & snowshoe equipment, ski packages, clothing, winter accessories! Open House Special! Take an additional 10% off all regularly priced & already discounted merchandise these two days only! Free beverages; fresh-baked goods available for purchase. Season pass memberships offered at normally reduced early-season rates (full season pass rates go into effect 12/1). Lapland Lake gift cards available for purchase. Visit our domesticated reindeer, Talvi and Viima, at their lakeside home. No snow? Enjoy complimentary hiking on our trails.

Saturday, December 20 - Dinner Service at Tuulen Tupa Grill.

Sunday, December 21 — Reindeer Roundup Festival. Non-racers arriving before 11am enjoy a discounted facility use fee! Pre-Holiday Sale continues. Reindeer Roundup Pursuit Race features a 10am start for a 5km classic event immediately followed by a pursuit start 5km freestyle event (total 10km - no break between the two 5km laps). Empire State Games Qualifier. Entry fee; awards. Registration 8-9:30am. Bill Koch Cookie Race (ages 13 & younger) held following the Pursuit Race. Each participant will take home a ribbon and a fresh-baked cookie from the resort's Tuulen Tupa Grill. Junior facility use fee includes Bill Koch race, awards, full day of skiing, tubing, & ice-skating! Ski Orienteering Race registration immediately following the Reindeer Roundup XC Race. Empire State Games Qualifier. Come join the fun! In a Ski Orienteering Race participants navigate through a series of points on a prearranged cross country ski course and are timed as individuals or as group members. An abbreviated 2-3km course will be available and appropriate for juniors and adult first-timers. All are welcome! $10 entry fee includes detailed color course map. Sponsored by Empire Orienteering Club. For further information contact Eric Hamilton, 518-383-8565.

Thursday, December 25 — Christmas Day Fun at Lapland! Visit with our reindeer! Ski & snowshoe trails, junior tubing hill & ice-skating open 11am-4:30pm. Ski shop and warming lodge open. Rental and retail shops open but no food service or lessons today (Ann and Olavi will be on hand to greet you, but our staff is given the day to spend with their families). Weekend facility use fees in effect today through Thursday, January 1st.

Friday, December 26-Sunday, January 4 - Weekend lesson schedule and Napa Kiikku run daily throughout the holiday period!

Saturday, December 27— Dinner Service Saturdays thru March 21st! Final seating 7pm.

Wednesday, December 31 - New Year's Eve Celebration! Exclusively for our Lodging Guests. 7pm lakeside bonfire with s'more roasting and champage/ginger ale toast to ring in the New Year (on Finnish time...with a little literary license)!

Thursday, January 8 — Soup-er Seniors Ski/Snowshoe Day Every non-holiday Thursday!

Saturday, January 10 — Winter Trails Day - 1:00 – 4:30pm FREE to first-timers! An afternoon of fun on us! Complimentary facility use, beginner x-c ski lesson (special lessons for first-timer kids ages 5+, too!), & ski or snowshoe rentals. Pre-registration required. More details to come. Dinner Service; final seating 7pm.

Thursday, January 15 — Soup-er Seniors Ski/Snowshoe Day Every non-holiday Thursday!

Saturday, January 17 — Finn-tastic Night Skiing, Lakeside Campfire & Dinner Service; final seating 7pm.

Monday, January 19 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day (weekend facility use fees in effect).

Saturday, January 24 —Dinner Service; final seating 7pm.

Thursday, January 29— Soup-er Seniors Ski/Snowshoe Day

Saturday, February 14 — Valentine's Day! Bring your sweetie for a day and evening on the trails! Finn-tastic Moonlit Night Skiing, Lakeside Campfire & Candlelit Dinner Service (dinner reservations required).

Monday, February 16 — Presidents' Day (Weekend facility use fees in effect all week).

Tuesday-Friday, February 17 - 20— Lapland Lake Loves Teachers! Two-for-One Facility Use Passes. Please display NYSUT membership card or paystub.

Saturday, March 7 — Finn-tastic Moonlit Night Skiing, Lakeside Campfire & Dinner Service; final seating 7pm.

Lodge with us and take advantage of our 100% Snow Guarantee and Discounted Midweek Rates all nights, including weekends, March 15-26! From March 28 until the end of the season our 100% Snow Guarantee applies along with Spring-Fall Lodging Rates, the lowest of the year!

Thursday, March 19— Soup-er Seniors Ski/Snowshoe Day

Saturday, March 28 - Ski Patrol Prize Drawing for (winner’s choice) a Lapland Lake two-night lodging package or two season passes, either option valid for the 2009-10 winter season.