BenedictGomez
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Watched that on TV; those were pretty horrible conditions too.
Fun for the spectator in NASCAR fashion, but IMO somewhat dangerous for the skiers.
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USSA Proposes World Cup At Killington
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Watched that on TV; those were pretty horrible conditions too.
Fun for the spectator in NASCAR fashion, but IMO somewhat dangerous for the skiers.
Vonn will not be competing in gs at Killington this year.
http://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing...ndsey-vonn-happy-raced-world-cup-giant-slalom
Hawkshot99
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I would say that have the man made whiteness and brown everywhere else actually HELPS Killington marketing. It shows what the mtn is capable of.
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Or maybe there is a surprise 3' storm a week before the event.
Hawkshot99
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That would always be a blessing. But K is touting there snowmaking with this event.
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machski
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Actually, a 3' dump before the event would not be a blessing. Racers don't like fresh powder and then Killington would have to figure out water injection to the course. If it is just man made, they can control the water content during production to get the snow Rock solid for the race.
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Smellytele
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Wasn't soft and mushy last year by the end?
BenedictGomez
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I disagree.
The average casual skier is not going to care what they're technically "capable of", they're going to visually see in a very direct and obvious way that conditions currently stink.
And the average serious skier isn't enticed by a day of WROD, man-made snow, and limited terrain.
Smellytele
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The average casual skier won't be seeing the event either way for the most part.
You're no fun.
machski
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I seem to recall the GS was mushy (I think that was day 1 IIRC). Day 2 and the Slalom was firmer due to the temps dropping down.
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ss20
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Temps look to be a non-issue starting Monday night going through indefinitely 
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Temps look to be a non-issue starting Monday night going through indefinitely
Just in time!
Smellytele
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Temps look to be a non-issue starting Monday night going through indefinitely
I see 40 for Tuesday at 3550'
ss20
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Nights are all looking good.
BenedictGomez
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Temps look to be a non-issue starting Monday night going through indefinitely
Dont know where you're getting that from. Looks like plenty of 40s dispersed in there with wandering into the 30s or high 20s.
drjeff
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Temps look to be a non-issue starting Monday night going through indefinitely
Agree that the pattern changing event looks to be happening!
The crew I'm going with the to race have even started to loosely put together a tailgating menu as a sign of our optimism of it happening!
drjeff
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Substitute Vodka for Whiskey in #2 and yup, that's about the extent of our planning!
BenedictGomez
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This is looking increasingly dicey.
How many straight days of <=32 temps would Killington need to pull this off - I imagine they'll relocate every dang gun they can to the race course, but would 5 or 6 days be enough?
How many straight days of <=32 temps would Killington need to pull this off - I imagine they'll relocate every dang gun they can to the race course, but would 5 or 6 days be enough?
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