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Rental Equipment | Rental Fees | Snowshoeing at Penitentiary Glen
Nordic Flurry Cross-Country Ski Race

To check on cross-country ski conditions
call (440) 954-4178

2008-09 Pine Lodge Ski Center Information and Programs

Trails

Lake Metroparks offers opportunities to cross-country ski on both groomed and ungroomed trails.

Pine Lodge Ski Center
Chapin Forest Reservation

10381 Hobart Road, Kirtland
(440) 256-3810
Note: This number is only answered when center is open.
Messages left will be answered accordingly.

Pine Lodge Ski Center Information and Programs (2008-09)

• Approximately six miles of terrain that will challenge every ability from Novice to Intermediate. The ski center is opened and staffed when weather, snow accumulation, and conditions warrant opening (four inches of snow needed to ski on).
• Before visiting the center, call the Winter Sports Hotline for daily ski conditions and snow accumulation reports and to confirm the center is open for the day at (440) 954 4178
• The trails at Chapin Forest Reservation are groomed regularly.
• Approximately one mile of lighted trail will be lit nightly to accommodate the skiing public, weather permitting. The lights stay on until 9 pm when the when the ski conditions are good for skiing.
• Snowshoes and cross-country skis are available for rent on a first-come, first-served basis. All rentals need to be returned by 8:00 pm when the ski center closes.
• For more information, call the Pine Lodge Ski Center at (440) 256-3810.

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Schedule of Operation: (weather dependent)

Monday - Friday: Noon - 8 pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9 am - 8 pm

Holiday Hours:

• Christmas Eve: 9 am - 6 pm
• Christmas Day: Noon - 5:00
• New Year's Eve: 9 am to 8 pm
• New Year's Day: 9 am to 8 pm
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: 9 am to 8 pm
• Presidents' Day: 9 am to 8 pm

Call the Winter Sports Hotline for daily ski conditions and snow accumulation reports and to confirm the center is open for the day at (440) 954 4178.

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Rental Equipment:

• Rental equipment is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
• Equipment cannot be reserved.
• Equipment may be taken off Chapin Forest Reservation property to ski-able areas within Lake Metroparks. A list of ski-able areas will be supplied daily at Chapin Forest Pine Lodge.
• Equipment must be returned at the end of the day it is rented unless other arrangements have been made with the ski center staff.
• A driver's license is required as a deposit with all rentals.No rentals will go out one hour before closing.

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• Ski boot sizes available in child size 10 through adult size14.
• All rentals need to be returned by 8:00 pm when the ski center closes.
• Snowshoeing rentals also available at Penitentiary Glen Reservation.

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Nordic Flurry Cross-Country Ski Race

January 24, 2009
9:00 am

Races courses include a 5K classic and a 10K out and back race in which participants may choose classic or skate. The 5k will begin at 9:00 am, and the 10K starts at 10:00 am Juniors (16 and under) can participate in a special 2K race designed just for them following the 10K. For up-to-date ski conditions call (440) 954 4178.

Entry Fees: Advanced, $12 per race · Same-day registration, $15 per race
Both races, additional $5

Click here to register or call (440) 358-7275 or 800-669-9226.

2009 Nordic Flurry flyer

2008 Nordic Flurry official results

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Snowshoeing at Penitentiary Glen Nature Center

• Nearly seven miles of trails.
• Snow accumulation and conditions will determine snowshoe rental availability.
• Experience the Peppermint Trail, a quarter-mile loop that is just right for beginners and families and includes a complimentary peppermint stick for all.
• Snowshoe Lodge in the Nature Center. Come in to relax and enjoy a cup of steaming hot chocolate, coffee or tea.
• Snowshoe rentals are available 9:00 am to 5:00 pm daily beginning November 8 through March 4 on an hourly and daily basis (weather dependent).
• Rentals are available on a first-come basis and cannot be reserved; rentals end one hour before closing.
• Hours for rentals on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve are 9:00 am to 3:00 pm and the Nature Center is closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.
• For more information or availability, call (440) 256-1404.

Rental Fees:

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