Sunday River 22-23

[machski]

This post actually goes to all 4 Boyne New England resorts. Boyne is changing the redemption value of it's rewards points from $.05/point to $.02. The change takes effect 12/15/2025 so best to cash points out to rewards cards (those are good for 24 months) prior to that date to preserve your current point value.

 

[bigbob]

Explosion at the pumphouse?

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[thetrailboss]

Explosion at the pumphouse?

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I was just about to ask the same thing. Hope everyone is OK.

 

[Newpylong]

Not an explosion from fire. The manifold pipe (pump discharge side) had a blow out. Knocked a wall apart and hole in roof.

 

[tumbler]

Not an explosion from fire. The manifold pipe (pump discharge side) had a blow out. Knocked a wall apart and hole in roof.

That is scary, I imagine its running 800-1,000 psi on the discharge side. That would cut you in half.

 

[Newpylong]

Nominally they discharge at 1100 but the last readings were much higher. That is scary pressure and a big reason Boyne has been moving to Klik hydrants in high pressure areas. There is the labor reduction aspect but also safety, you don't have employees disconnecting and connecting hoses and using hydrants.

Honestly ski resorts are far too lax with employee proximity to pumps and charged lines. One of the most dangerous places to be are pump and air houses yet they are often used to defrost houses, hang equipment (because it's so warm), store equipment, etc. The operators generally have offices away from the pumps at least.

 

[machski]

Nominally they discharge at 1100 but the last readings were much higher. That is scary pressure and a big reason Boyne has been moving to Klik hydrants in high pressure areas. There is the labor reduction aspect but also safety, you don't have employees disconnecting and connecting hoses and using hydrants.

Honestly ski resorts are far too lax with employee proximity to pumps and charged lines. One of the most dangerous places to be are pump and air houses yet they are often used to defrost houses, hang equipment (because it's so warm), store equipment, etc. The operators generally have offices away from the pumps at least.

Was this air or a water pump. That pressure sounds like air.

 

[tumbler]

That's water pressure. Air is significantly less.

 

[Newpylong]

Yeah air is generally 80-110 PSI which is still extremely dangerous.

 

[bigbob]

Nominally they discharge at 1100 but the last readings were much higher. That is scary pressure and a big reason Boyne has been moving to Klik hydrants in high pressure areas. There is the labor reduction aspect but also safety, you don't have employees disconnecting and connecting hoses and using hydrants.

Honestly ski resorts are far too lax with employee proximity to pumps and charged lines. One of the most dangerous places to be are pump and air houses yet they are often used to defrost houses, hang equipment (because it's so warm), store equipment, etc. The operators generally have offices away from the pumps at least.

I am suprised there is no safety switch that would shut the pump down over a certain pressure in these systems.

 

[Newpylong]

You don't shut pumps down for overpressure. The VFDs if equipped are throttled down or control valves are actuated. Just shutting pumps down could potentially be more damaging to the rest of the system for a potentially transient issue. This all usually happens automatically to maintain your setpoint operating pressure. Not sure what led to the overpressure event but there are multiple measures in place to avoid them.

 

[machski]

If a pump is offline at the factory, doesn't seem to be affecting the game plan today. Locke lit TTB on T2 Upper and Punch. Jordan lit TTB too on Rogue and likely Lolla and Boots but that is out of frame.

 

[Newpylong]

It wasn't just a pump, the entire discharge manifold was blown apart. Dead in the water.

We had it fixed for them by EOD yesterday.

 

[thebigo]

Snow Report​

Last Updated: 11/11/2025 | 2:21PM

Greetings Skiers and Riders of Sunday River,

We've been waiting for this moment, and it's finally here. Opening day is tomorrow, Wednesday, November 12 at 9AM!

Thanks to the hardest-working snowmaking crew in the East, we've built up enough snowpack to drop ropes and kick off the 2025/26 season. The stoke is high, the snowguns have done their magic, and it's time to make those first turns of the year.

Tomorrow, we're opening exclusive access to New England Pass, Ikon Pass, Mountain Collective, and Ticket Pack holders so if you haven't locked in your season pass yet, now's the time to make it happen. Starting Thursday, we'll open the fun to those with daily lift tickets, which will be live for purchase on the website this evening.

At 9AM sharp, the Locke Mountain Triple will start spinning, taking skiers and riders to the top. Patrol will drop ropes on T2, ready for you to carve, rip, and repeat all day long.

A quick heads-up: we're starting with advanced terrain only for now and will currently require a download from the mid-station. Please also be aware that the snowguns will continue to run all day tomorrow on our open terrain, so be sure to layer up.

 

[doublediamond]

What causes a pressure spike? Sediment?

What was The pressure prior to the burst?

 

[tumbler]

My guess would be an overflow or other valve was closed quickly without the control room knowing. Or a malfunction in the control valves in the pumphouse.

 

[deadheadskier]

Interesting that they went back to the Locke plan for opening.

Did they decide Jordan simply wasn't as feasible for early season?

If I were a SR skier, I'd be happy about this. I would have zero desire to truck it all the way over to Jordan to start my day instead of skiing Locke and Barker instead.

 

[Zand]

Interesting that they went back to the Locke plan for opening.

Did they decide Jordan simply wasn't as feasible for early season?

If I were a SR skier, I'd be happy about this. I would have zero desire to truck it all the way over to Jordan to start my day instead of skiing Locke and Barker instead.

It looks like they're blowing at Jordan this morning. I'm guessing they wanted to open with Killington so the best they could do today is Locke and then when Jordan is ready they'll shut Locke down for racing.

 

[Newpylong]

Last year was also Locke. 2023 was a one-timer to avoid Barker 6 construction. It's just too much terrain to cover for Day 1.

 

[thebigo]

Opened top to bottom midmorning with some walking at the base. Light crowd, no line at mid station, no line to download.

Skied maybe 9 or 10 runs, one of the better opening days I remember. T2 is deep, bumps starting to form, fun day but legs are feeling it.

Guns going on spruce, upper punch and lower punch along with the base area.

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