Lodging
Happy Mother’s Day
Early warm weather allowed us to open this Mother’s Day weekend… <- However -> we will be closing this week Monday – Thursday to repair and reseal the driveways and parking lots. We will be open again for regular operations Friday May 17th Store, Boat Rentals, Boat Launch hours are: 8 am till 6pm For Reservations … Continue reading
May 6 Weather :)
5/6 Weather @ Caples Lake Resort: ♦ Caples Lake thawed 4/30/2013 ♦ Snowed 4” last night (5/5) ♦ Weather forecast is better starting Thursday ♦ We have started putting docks in the water ♦ We plan to Be OPEN Friday 5/10/2013 → With Rental Boats in the water → Store OPEN with tackle and bait → And plan to open for lodging 5/10/2013 √ The … Continue reading
Lake Thaw 99% on 4/30
Caples Lake was still about 80% covered in a thin sheet of ice on 4-29 It is going away quickly. 4/30 - the only ice I can see is on the eastern shore and in emigrant cove. There is lots of ice free water around the edges plenty of room to cast a line especially … Continue reading
Early Lake Thaw
What a difference a week makes!!! Pictures taken 4/22/2013: Caples Lake still has a good coat of ice on the surface but is ice free around the edges. If history holds true, it should be “iced out” by the first of May. Caples Lake water level at 8 am this morning was 52.42 feet and E.I.D has … Continue reading
Spring or Winter?
Winter weather came through again last night dropping 10 to 12 inches of fresh powder. The weather forecast indicates a high pressure system due in this week, bringing temperatures back up into the 60’s by the weekend. We are still expecting Caples Lake to thaw by mid May. Keep checking here for current Lake conditions Lake level currently at … Continue reading
Lake thaw status – April 11, 2013
Caples Lake is slowly filling up ! Lake level is presently at 50.3 ft (Lake Level @ 62 ft. is full) Caples lake is about 8 feet higher than it was the same time last year, thanks to EID for anticipating the low water year and retaining more water in the lake this winter. This is good news, even … Continue reading
Caples Lake early May thaw likely!
Here is a picture of Bear River Reservoir March 22, 2013. Bear is 24 miles west on Highway 88, toward Jackson at 6000 feet elevation. It thawed over a week ago. Historically Caples Lake has thawed about 6 weeks after Bear River Reservoir. This puts ice out at Caples Lake the first part of May. Which … Continue reading
New Snow – 1st Day of Spring
8 inches of fresh snow today! The skiing is great Come up and enjoy the fresh snow We will be closing 3-31-2013 for our annual Spring shutdown. We reopen for the Summer season in May
Spring Conditions!
SPRING CONDITIONS AND LOWER SUMMER RATES! Take advantage of the great weather and our lower rates before we CLOSE 3/31 FOR THE WINTER. LAKE CONDITION ICEOUT FLASH! Bear River Reservoir 24 miles down Highway 88 at 6000 feet was thawed today 3/13. Caples Lake usually thaws about 6 weeks after Bear. Looks like an … Continue reading
3 Feet of New Snow – Finally !
March 7, 2013 SKIING IS INCREDIBLE AT THE DOWNHILL AND X-COUNTRY CENTERS. COZY CABINS AND LODGE ROOMS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK, WEEKEND AT REDUCED SUMMER RATES !