Hunter Snowmaking?

[ALLSKIING]

now where did i say that??? Stop projecting...

I love skiing Hunter - It's a fu**ing blast... I have a ton of fun there... Cranking down The Cliff - sweeping past mid station at top speed dropping down onto Races Edge then riding the sides all the way down... Flying off the top of LowerK27 the day it opens and catching more air than my patroler friends would care to see... Crushing the soft sunny snow on a spring day on Claires.. Or cruising the East Side on an empty spring afternoon... riding the F chair over and over...

What you don't understand is many of us have a deeper connection to a mountain. I've been a season pass holder for like 20 years now.. I first started coming here in 1981.. I got my first ski house in 1989. i worked in the parking lot.. I've seen people i know die on the hill.. I have a successful band here - I've seen the crowd go from people dancing and getting crazy go to those same people dancing and going crazy with their kids now...
I own a house here and have and my girl has a growing business.. We're all connected at a level beyond a ski chat site.. The mountain is intertwined with the town... their success is our success... We all came here for skiing and riding.. And there's some that feel that that whole vibe is being pushed aside..


So dude.. stop putting words in my mouth.. not cool...

I think he meant mentally...Not that Hunter is not a fun place to be.

 

[dmc]

Mentally... huh...

 

[andrec10]

Mentally... huh...

its Scotty.....nuff said!

 

[JimG.]

Glad to see those guns going, still hoping to use my season pass at Hunter this weekend.

I was the one going off about them not trying to open for Thanksgiving last season. Almost bought the 3 for 1 pass at Belleayre/Whiteface/Gore but thought about it and decided to give Hunter another season.

Hearing that they put off their electric block until 12/1 did not surprise me, but seeing alot of other hills trying to open and Hunter just waiting until December would have really bothered me. They made a wise decision to start blowing snow now.

Seems there is ALOT more anxiety about the management situation this season than last.

 

[dmc]

According to Jonny Eyebrows Blog.... Which was "changed" from talk about the "blocks" that he originally spoke of- to this:

Hunter buys its power via a multi year contract on a pay as you go basis from a supplier other than Central Hudson but uses CH as its transporter.

http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/

 

[SIKSKIER]

You guys ever think Mr eyebrows had it wrong the first time and was corrected.Looks like that to me.

 

[dmc]

You guys ever think Mr eyebrows had it wrong the first time and was corrected.Looks like that to me.

From what I hear he was corrected a couple times... haha..

 

[ScottySkis]

I think he meant mentally...Not that Hunter is not a fun place to be.

That is exactly what I meant.

 

[dmc]

I glad they "corrected" the rumor..

Since this "block" stuff is all that people talk about - I'm kinda shocked they never reached out to squash it years ago... crazy...

 

[dmc]

Guns are off now... 45 degrees out at my house

 

[skiadikt]

Guns are off now... 45 degrees out at my house

wow surprised it's that warm on mtn. here in putnam county we have 36. inversion??

from my ski house days (80's) at hunter, it "seemed" the usual opening was t-giving. would usually ski black friday which would be a ski patrol benefit. in a good year they would open the weekend before. don't remember them opening much earlier than that. not up on the recent history but if they open this weekend or even t-giving, that would seem to be on par. however would find it galling that a place like jiminy opened last weekend and if they wait until december then off with their heads ...

 

[steamboat1]

wow surprised it's that warm on mtn. here in putnam county we have 36. inversion??

from my ski house days (80's) at hunter, it "seemed" the usual opening was t-giving. would usually ski black friday which would be a ski patrol benefit. in a good year they would open the weekend before. don't remember them opening much earlier than that. not up on the recent history but if they open this weekend or even t-giving, that would seem to be on par. however would find it galling that a place like jiminy opened last weekend and if they wait until december then off with their heads ...

Remember Thanksgiving is at least a week later than usual this year.

 

[JimG.]

Looking at the forecast for later this week and all of next, Hunter really got caught with its' pants down regarding snowmaking and electric purchases.

They are going to look really bad if they're not open for Thanksgiving.

 

[ScottySkis]

Looking at the forecast for later this week and all of next, Hunter really got caught with its' pants down regarding snowmaking and electric purchases.

They are going to look really bad if they're not open for Thanksgiving.

I hope they do I like to ski Hunter on T day.

 

[andrec10]

Looking at the forecast for later this week and all of next, Hunter really got caught with its' pants down regarding snowmaking and electric purchases.

They are going to look really bad if they're not open for Thanksgiving.

My big question is? Why do NO OTHER ski areas run into this problem with electricity? I mean hell, Thunder Ridge was freakin open!

 

[dmc]

Looking at the forecast for later this week and all of next, Hunter really got caught with its' pants down regarding snowmaking and electric purchases.

They are going to look really bad if they're not open for Thanksgiving.

From the Jonny Eyebrows - updated blog..

Hunter buys its power via a multi year contract on a pay as you go basis from a supplier other than Central Hudson but uses CH as its transporter.

 

[drjeff]

My big question is? Why do NO OTHER ski areas run into this problem with electricity? I mean hell, Thunder Ridge was freakin open!

It's all based on their electric suppliers and the decision that the ski area makes about when the "roughly" want to open.

I'm guessing that when the ski areas that utilize a LARGE amount of electricity for their snowmaking operations discuss with the power companies often MONTHS in advance about when they want to alter their purchasing amounts that they've got a target opening date in mind based on a number of things from historical weather history to on hill cutsomer volume during such and such a time, etc.

Once Hunter gets into its preferred rate electricity situation and some cold weather is around and quickly they get a bunch of terrain open with the massive firepower they have, this will be a moot point. Right now though, is this generally colder than normal November we've been having, it's a frustrating discussion for sure

 

[RichT]

If you were paying for it would you have made snow last week? I my opinion they wasted the $ last week! NOW is the time to blast, and they are (as weather permits) like last night. I think starting this weekend and beyond they won't stop. Heck even Gore and Whiteface closed till this weekend, there's NO $ to be made during the week. Even if they did open this weekend how many people do think would show?

 

[catskillman]

Spoke to the mountain yesterday - Hit "0" for a human -

She said that opening day is scheduled to be Friday November 29th.

 

[x10003q]

Even if they did open this weekend how many people do think would show?

A larger % of pass holders vs single ticket buyers. They already booked the season pass $$$.