Woodbury Blowing Snow Saturday and opening Sunday

[skiersleft]

Don't have any reliable source. Other than the fact that this is the forecast for Woodbury on Saturday night:
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Saturday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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They can open on just one night of snowmaking. With snow showers likely and a low of 25, wouldn't surprise me if they make a run for it and open Sunday. They've done it in the past.

 

[drjeff]

Don't have any reliable source. Other than the fact that this is the forecast for Woodbury on Saturday night:
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Saturday Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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They can open on just one night of snowmaking. With snow showers likely and a low of 25, wouldn't surprise me if they make a run for it and open Sunday. They've done it in the past.

If the storm predicted gets anywhere close to the track they were thinking this morning for CT, Woodbury could be in trouble, with the worst scenario. Some marginally cold temps, little precip, and a high amount of humidity. Not a good set up for making some snow.

 

[skiersleft]

If the storm predicted gets anywhere close to the track they were thinking this morning for CT, Woodbury could be in trouble, with the worst scenario. Some marginally cold temps, little precip, and a high amount of humidity. Not a good set up for making some snow.

Perhaps, but 25 degrees will allow them to make snow, regardless of humidity. And what they need is a wet base building snow anyway. If the forecast does actually verify, it's not a bad scenario.

 

[Black Phantom]

Perhaps, but 25 degrees will allow them to make snow, regardless of humidity. And what they need is a wet base building snow anyway. If the forecast does actually verify, it's not a bad scenario.

Woodbury needs a "wet base building snow"? For what?

Are you in an institution?

 

[Smellytele]

Woodbury needs a "wet base building snow"? For what?

Are you in an institution?

Well he does ski Killington...

 

[skiersleft]

Well he does ski Killington...

The institution par excellence.

 

[Black Phantom]

Well he does ski Killington...

Ski it- not quite sure. Slide it- most likely!

 

[skiersleft]

Bump. Just because Woodbury deserves to be at the top of the list.

 

[SIKSKIER]

I know they have a few times but

Didn't see anything about that on their website but I did find this amusing statement:

Woodbury Ski Area is typically the first ski area open on the East Coast.
Really?

Did somebody let SR know about this?

 

[Ski the Moguls]

And Butternut (Massachusetts) is often the first to open 100%. But I do not want to ski there, either.

 

[2knees]

And Butternut (Massachusetts) is often the first to open 100%. But I do not want to ski there, either.

Butternut is awesome. They have a trail called Lucifer's Leap. I hope to try it this year.

 

[Ski the Moguls]

Butternut is awesome. They have a trail called Lucifer's Leap. I hope to try it this year.

Butternut is actually a nice place. Lots of lifts, great quality snowmaking and grooming, good food on the hill. But flat, flat, flat. Only for beginners and low intermediates.

I had not heard of Woodbury before this thread, but I found these reviews online. Scary. Looks like if you go there you'd best be tubing.
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?o...lt&ct=placepage-link&resnum=4&ved=0CEEQ4gkwAw

 

[2knees]

Butternut is actually a nice place. Lots of lifts, great quality snowmaking and grooming, good food on the hill. But flat, flat, flat. Only for beginners and low intermediates.

I had not heard of Woodbury before this thread, but I found these reviews online. Scary. Looks like if you go there you'd best be tubing.
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?o...lt&ct=placepage-link&resnum=4&ved=0CEEQ4gkwAw

I was just screwing around. I went there a bunch with junior high and high school bus trips but havent been back since. They, according to my wife, offer a good season long kids program so we are thinking of doing that.

 

[o3jeff]

I was just screwing around. I went there a bunch with junior high and high school bus trips but havent been back since. They, according to my wife, offer a good season long kids program so we are thinking of doing that.

I actually went up there with my niece and nephews last year, like Ski the Moguls said, lots of lifts so very little waiting and the kids loved it. Only draw back is a very small base lodge.

 

[Ski the Moguls]

I actually went up there with my niece and nephews last year, like Ski the Moguls said, lots of lifts so very little waiting and the kids loved it. Only draw back is a very small base lodge.

They have 2 lodges. One is just a short walk up the hill. Think of a really small version of Okemo. Because of the 2 lodges they did not seem crowded to me - but I have only been there twice in the last 5 years.

 

[jerryg]

And Butternut (Massachusetts) is often the first to open 100%. But I do not want to ski there, either.

Is this true? I've often read that Pat's Peak is the first area to be open 100%.

 

[Ski the Moguls]

And Butternut (Massachusetts) is often the first to open 100% . . .

Is this true? I've often read that Pat's Peak is the first area to be open 100%.

Only my unsubstantiated, anecdotal memory of Butternut's advertising blurbs.

 

[Smellytele]

Is this true? I've often read that Pat's Peak is the first area to be open 100%.

Open 100% is a little misleading even at Pats. They as with most mountains do not count their named glade runs when promoting 100% open.

 

[bvibert]

Didn't see anything about that on their website but I did find this amusing statement:

Woodbury Ski Area is typically the first ski area open on the East Coast.
Really?

Did somebody let SR know about this?

They had a streak for a few years of being the first to open, not in the last several years though.

 

[zinger3000]

I've read that Woodbury is always the first to open in Connecticut, which I think is pretty much true.

I really like Butternut, but I tend to avoid it on the weekends, because it usually gets super-crowded (probably due to their dirt-cheap season passes.) Definitely not for advanced skiers, as I'm an intermediate, and can do their few black diamonds (though the steep portion on each of those black diamonds is right at the top of my ability level.)