Cannon Lover's Thread

[Smellytele]

Good day at Cannon today. Felt young skiing next to all the mid week nh residents that ski for free.
Anyway started out with some fresh that packed down nicely. “Found” some fresh also at the end of the day.

 

[Duke61]

I wish I could share your optimism, but

1) they don’t even know the full scope of what needs to be done yet
2) rising inflation / tariffs on steel, etc are almost certain to dramatically escalate costs
3) many in NH have anti-government spending “live free or die” philosophy
4) the family of the governor of NH owns a competing ski resort

+1 on point...no plan, no money....They've been trying to re-use stuff for years and vendors won't even bid! $40+ million for a new tram and there is no money no plan. Cannon has been bleeding money for a couple decades, the legislature will have to legalize weed before those old retire folks will vote this kind of money....truth hurts

 

[deadheadskier]

Legalizing weed would make far more money for the state than the Tram and yet here we are..... watching all that tax revenue flow to ME, MA and VT.

I give it 5 years at best before we see new Ketchup and Mustard.

 

[thebigo]

I give it 5 years at best before we see new Ketchup and Mustard.

I admire your optimism.

 

[bigbob]

If all the structural equipment passes a review, just replace the tram cars and moving parts. Throw in re doing the concrete slabs. The building structres should be reusable.

 

[thebigo]

Snowmaking moved to taft training on Thursday. Mountain is blowing taft, lower barons and dragons simultaneously this year. It is an impressive show of force.

Last year was taft only, took six days to cover it and mittersill was an island for weeks. Not sure if this is efficiency of the new guns or weather? Mittersill also got priority over rocket and Gary's this year.

 

[deadheadskier]

Isn't the reason Mittersill got priority this year because FSC and Holderness paid for it?

 

[thebigo]

FSC and holderness paid for guns and hoses. The guns are installed but the hoses are backordered. Snowmaking at mittersill is still using cannon water, air, staff and hoses. The long term objective is snowmaking independent from the mountain on TTS and barons.

 

[Smellytele]

How about the real Taft (slalom) and upper ravine? Usually they have those going before mittersill as well.
Hopefully they start making snow on the front 5 before Christmas...

 

[Smellytele]

Also what is aggravating with the tram is that they were running it the other day for who knows what. Probably to stock the cafe up there if they are opening that. So there is absolutely no reason besides saving money to not run it. They aren't working on it so...