First to fire up the snowguns ...

[SpinmasterK]

Looks like Loveland is ready to fire!

From Twitter:
MikeDoyleSkiRT @snsnowmaking RT @lovelandskiarea Is in the pump house watching the snow guns being turned on. http://twitpic.com/ilkw8

 

[Puck it]

It looks like the guns are going in the second pic. Hard to tell for sure.

 

[Greg]

Looks like Loveland is ready to fire!

From Twitter:
MikeDoyleSkiRT @snsnowmaking RT @lovelandskiarea Is in the pump house watching the snow guns being turned on. http://twitpic.com/ilkw8

Dammit Tom. When I saw that you started a thread with this title, I thought you were making a prediction......or a threat. :razz:

 

[bvibert]

Dammit Tom. When I saw that you started a thread with this title, I thought you were making a prediction......or a threat. :razz:

Me too!

 

[bvibert]

It looks like the guns are going in the second pic. Hard to tell for sure.

Sure does!

 

[RootDKJ]

Me too!

+3 Jones rising...

 

[skiadikt]

tom, i thought you were talking about k. what's this a "macy's tells gimbel's" thing. you sending us all to loveland? maybe they should tell their website they're making snow since the countdown says 2 days til snowmaking.

 

[snoseek]

Snowing all the way down to 7000 today and the next couple days!!!!!!!

If they only had east coast snowmaking potential I'd be skiing by the weekend.

 

[bvibert]

It looks like the guns are going in the second pic. Hard to tell for sure.

Sure does!

:lol: The pictures you linked to are dynamic, now the second is a close up of snow gun, which is definitely blowing!

 

[SpinmasterK]

I grew up skiing at Loveland ... so I'm just spreading a little stoke!
Don't worry, we'll get going in late October as long as Mother Nature drops the temps. This weekend's freeze started to lower the ground temperature (water temp too), so that will go a long way in the next few weeks. Remember, we need more than cold air to make snow. Cold water and cold ground temps are very important. We don't want to blow snow on warm slopes and watch it melt away.

 

[Greg]

I grew up skiing at Loveland ... so I'm just spreading a little stoke!
Don't worry, we'll get going in late October as long as Mother Nature drops the temps. This weekend's freeze started to lower the ground temperature (water temp too), so that will go a long way in the next few weeks. Remember, we need more than cold air to make snow. Cold water and cold ground temps are very important. We don't want to blow snow on warm slopes and watch it melt away.

I always heard about needing frozen or cooler ground to maximize production, but cooler water never occurred to me for some reason. Obviously, makes sense. Best of luck!

 

[RootDKJ]

I grew up skiing at Loveland ... so I'm just spreading a little stoke!
Don't worry, we'll get going in late October as long as Mother Nature drops the temps. This weekend's freeze started to lower the ground temperature (water temp too), so that will go a long way in the next few weeks. Remember, we need more than cold air to make snow. Cold water and cold ground temps are very important. We don't want to blow snow on warm slopes and watch it melt away.

How about spreading the word here on AlpineZone 1st?

 

[SpinmasterK]

How about spreading the word here on AlpineZone 1st?

Count on it!

 

[drjeff]

Count on it!

Cool!!! Just can never get enough earlier season snowmaking info/pic posts! IMHO there are few pics that are better to look at than snowguns fired up with a background of colored leaves!

 

[tcharron]

Ha! Who needs snowguns!

 

[RootDKJ]

Count on it!

I like this. :beer: I can't wait.

 

[Rambo]

Nice to see the Sno-Guns Firing!

 

[SIKSKIER]

That video is some serious stoke!!!!!!!! The arm is standing up on my arms.

 

[Rambo]

Arapahoe Basin Enters Race to Open Ski Season, Making Snow:

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2009/9/23/Arapahoe-Basin-Enters-Race-to-Open-Ski-Season/

 

[skiadikt]

damn that looks sweet at both places. and there's snow in the forecast. looks like they could open tomorrow if they wanted.