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Early Season Snowmaking 2017

Who will be open by early next week? (you can choose multiple)

  • Killington

    Votes: 28 84.8%

  • Sunday River

    Votes: 27 81.8%

  • Sugarloaf

    Votes: 7 21.2%

  • Okemo

    Votes: 10 30.3%

  • Loon

    Votes: 7 21.2%

  • Jay

    Votes: 3 9.1%

  • Bretton Woods

    Votes: 12 36.4%

  • Mount Snow

    Votes: 15 45.5%

  • Jiminy Peak

    Votes: 5 15.2%

  • Wildcat

    Votes: 14 42.4%

  • Woodbury

    Votes: 4 12.1%

  • Another hill that doesn't usually partake in early season action

    Votes: 3 9.1%
  • Total voters
    33
Glenn

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slatham said:
Bosco DaSkia said:
I'd be willing to bet that it has to do with power contract issues. This is way earlier in the season than anybody was expecting to be able to run balls to the wall. I know that using extra power out of contract can be quite expensive. Also, "when" you set your peak power demand for the month can affect your price for the next 12 months going forward as much as the amount of the energy that was used. Most ski areas spend a lot of time and energy finding and exploiting all of the contract loophole that they can.


Just a guess, but I have seen this happen many times before. QUOTE]

Lets also consider that at 2:50pm Monday it was 29 degrees at the summit and 37 at the base. So whatever other reasons may be true or not, its too warm to efficiently make snow. Sure they will be able to make snow tonight, but given progress so far and forecasts for a few more high efficiency cold shots before Thanksgiving, not an unusual decision.
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Thinking you are correct. Guns have been off at Stratton since early this AM. Most likely temps. It's hard to see the guns there at night. They did have one fangun with a light setup near the mid mountain lodge that you could see on the camera.
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MountSnow

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This has started to spiral, so we figured we'd hop in here.

We shut down after a fantastic run of snowmaking because of marginal temps and humidity. Even with a system as powerful as ours, we're still at the mercy of Mother Nature when it comes to temps and humidity. If that wet bulb isn't in the right zone, no amount of water will make snow. If it was 15 degress tonight, we'd surely be blowing from top-to-bottom. After all, we're eager to show off what this new system can really do. Keep an eye out once the temps drop!
 
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MountSnow said:
This has started to spiral, so we figured we'd hop in here.

We shut down after a fantastic run of snowmaking because of marginal temps and humidity. Even with a system as powerful as ours, we're still at the mercy of Mother Nature when it comes to temps and humidity. If that wet bulb isn't in the right zone, no amount of water will make snow. If it was 15 degress tonight, we'd surely be blowing from top-to-bottom. After all, we're eager to show off what this new system can really do. Keep an eye out once the temps drop!
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Thanks for chiming in! Sad that the temps have risen tonight!
 
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MountSnow said:
This has started to spiral, so we figured we'd hop in here.

We shut down after a fantastic run of snowmaking because of marginal temps and humidity. Even with a system as powerful as ours, we're still at the mercy of Mother Nature when it comes to temps and humidity. If that wet bulb isn't in the right zone, no amount of water will make snow. If it was 15 degress tonight, we'd surely be blowing from top-to-bottom. After all, we're eager to show off what this new system can really do. Keep an eye out once the temps drop!
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Thanks for setting us straight. The input is much appreciated. You guys put out a fantastic opening weekend product!
 
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Glenn said:
slatham said:
Thinking you are correct. Guns have been off at Stratton since early this AM. Most likely temps. It's hard to see the guns there at night. They did have one fangun with a light setup near the mid mountain lodge that you could see on the camera.
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Big whales on Franks Fall Line this morning. Looks like they must have run the guns O/N.
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Daily Snow Report

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 - 12:15 AM

BREAKING NEWS: Due to a sweet stretch of cold temperatures and our spectacular snowmaking team, we have rescheduled Opening Day 2017 - 2018 for this Friday. Current season passholders can join us even sooner on Thursday afternoon from 12pm to 4pm for first tracks.
We plan to spin Valley House Quad for advanced skiing and riding on Snowball and Spring Fling. Sugarbush Parks plans to unveil their first set of the season on Friday.
The snowmakers have already laid down great base-building snow on Jester, Organgrinder, Downspout, Snowball and Spring Fling at Lincoln Peak , plus Rim Run, Elbow, Looking Good and Inverness at Mt. Ellen, which opens Dec 16th. The piles outside the Valley House lodge in the base area are already 10 feet deep in spots.
 
SIKSKIER

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skiberg said:
You are probably right. At Cannon I know the Meter Read day is today. This past weekend they were only operating at like 20% efficiency because the cost to go all out was too high. That changes as of today. I imagine most resort have the same issues depending upon when they have their meter read day.
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Bingo.If they went full tilt the demand multiplier is the bad guy.As most know this multiplies your usage and it made no sense to get charged many times more for the last 20+ days for a few days of full tilt.Got my pass and had my first fire of the year at Mittersill though.
 

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Hunter Mountain in the Catskill is opening
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Good morning skiers and riders and welcome to the 2017-2018 season! Today we'll ring in the new season with sunshine, temperatures in the 40's, and top-to-bottom skiing and riding on Hellgate, Broadway, Kennedy, and Fifth Ave, all of which have been groomed and will be serviced by the Kaatskill Flyer and D-Lift. As for our freestyle skiers and riders, the park staff surprised us with a few park features located toward the bottom of Park Ave West. Please note, today and tomorrow's terrain is for expert skiers and riders.

We plan to commence snowmaking tomorrow evening as temperatures drop and keep the guns running for as long as possible, allowing us to open additional terrain Friday through the weekend.

As for today, enjoy the first turns of the season at Hunter Mountain from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, warm up and refuel at the Marketplace, and say hello to your favorite bartenders at the Main Bar (if you're of age).

See you for first chair AT 9AM - only four more seats available!

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urungus

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Went to Okemo today to test out the newly expanded terrain in the Solitude area. Nice conditions under bright blue skies. Good coverage on all the open trails. Didn’t see any bumps anywhere. Felt like I had the entire place to myself.

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WoodCore

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Stratton cloud yesterday.
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