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Originally Posted by deadheadskier  This all begs the question, should mountains just wait for warmer weather and the bumps to soften or should they mow them down and re-seed?
The latter seems to be the better option, BUT I'm not sure how well you could seed a bump run if the snow is of frozen/loose granular consistency. |
I really don't think that many bump runs are seeded. And if they are, it's better to just leave them and wait. You can't reseed a bump run without topcoating with snowmaking, having a natural snowfall, or having it get very warm so the snow is soft. Option one ain't gonna happen and option 2 or 3 would make needing to reseed them moot. On the natural bump runs, at least grooming would result in skiable terrain. Not that I'm for grooming, but once it gets warm, things bump up on their own rather quickly. It all depends on how good the frozen lines are. If they're nice and uniform, leave them and hope for warmth.