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That didn't work out so great last year. But I still think it has potential.
That didn't work out so great last year. But I still think it has potential.
Was it last year that they had issues with some snow making pipes at the top of the mountain?
That was the year before with Upper Cannon. Last year, they blamed the inversion for the early season issues.
And what excuse will they pull out of the hat this year?
I think they are hitting the lower mountain to make sure they will have something open for the 29th, so they don't repeat last year
Didn't they fail to open for thanksgiving last year.
Too bad they don't use the HSQ to download and offer skiing off the top. The layout is conducive to that. I understand that the snowmaking and lifts may need some help, based on what I've heard here, but it would be a good option.
We should find last year's thread and just re insert it here. These were all options that were discussed. Threecy made your same argument (a valid one), citing that WV was smarter than Cannon because they started up top. Either one is a gamble and it's only weather and hindsight that make one option a winner.
But the big thing I'll never understand is the under-utilization of the tram. If you are going to blow snow up top with a downloading option, make it the tram not the HSQ. Then you can just walk on!! And you can have the tram top cafeteria open. That would serve skiers slope side instead of downloading all the way to Peabody.
We should find last year's thread and just re insert it here. These were all options that were discussed. Threecy made your same argument (a valid one), citing that WV was smarter than Cannon because they started up top. Either one is a gamble and it's only weather and hindsight that make one option a winner.
But the big thing I'll never understand is the under-utilization of the tram. If you are going to blow snow up top with a downloading option, make it the tram not the HSQ. Then you can just walk on!! And you can have the tram top cafeteria open. That would serve skiers slope side instead of downloading all the way to Peabody.
Trams are sweet and all but as the primary lift early season it would suck.
Trams are sweet and all but as the primary lift early season it would suck.
Beats the heck out of a staircase.