ss20
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I think they are purposely blocking web cams. I can’t think of any other reason for them not to be working.
other than the fact that its literally one of the last priorities mountain ops/IT has this season....
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I think they are purposely blocking web cams. I can’t think of any other reason for them not to be working.
It has varied a bit over the years. Some years it is earlier in the plan, others it is later. Based on temps/weather/etc so far, I'm not at all surprised it hasn't been touched yet. It really isn't a priority and doesn't help much in spreading people out. Getting a couple options off GH plus a couple options for Intermediates/families on the Super Bravo side is more important (especially since both OG and Ripcord have been hit already with the guns on the upper mountain). I really can't say there's anything they've blown snow on so far on the lower mountain that they should have skipped in favor of Steins instead...4. Curious why Steins isn’t getting any snowmaking. Isn’t that one of the early trails that gets filled in? Maybe I’m wrong.
Listen, I get the priority thing. However, It’s not like they need to add an air compressor to get the cams to work - They already do work If you have not updated the app. The web cam page is probably one of the top visited pages on their website, there is no other logical explanation for them not working ( 2 months into the season) other than they don’t want them to work by choice.other than the fact that its literally one of the last priorities mountain ops/IT has this season....
usually? Maybe in your life time but the race has only been the last few years.Superstar doesn’t have any snow on it yet, which is almost unheard of since they usually have it open for the race in November.
That works for me. One of my guilty pleasures is the getting warmed up by taking a ride up Gate House and North Lynx, then doing a Birch to Sleeper run and taking it over to Bravo.Doubt they hit Steins until they can get North Lynx open. They need to spread people out.
Makes sense to me. Totally agree with the idea that I wouldn't swap out any of the existing terrain for Steins. As I said just a second ago up thread, I rarely pay attention to the operations patterns. But for some reason Steins stood out to me on this trip.It has varied a bit over the years. Some years it is earlier in the plan, others it is later. Based on temps/weather/etc so far, I'm not at all surprised it hasn't been touched yet. It really isn't a priority and doesn't help much in spreading people out. Getting a couple options off GH plus a couple options for Intermediates/families on the Super Bravo side is more important (especially since both OG and Ripcord have been hit already with the guns on the upper mountain). I really can't say there's anything they've blown snow on so far on the lower mountain that they should have skipped in favor of Steins instead...
I'm surprised to hear that you felt mask compliance was better at K. I really didn't see much room for improvement because compliance and enforcement was already extremely high. As a side note, I skied earlier this season at Windham and I would say mask compliance was at best 30% and lift line management (to keep distance) was terrible. So in contrast, SB was a delightful experience.I skied Sugarbush on Sunday and Monday and Killington on Tuesday and Wednesday. Both skied well considering the recent weather. At Sugarbush the lines were minimal and the terrain at both sides was generally good, but I would’ve liked to see a bit more open at Ellen, but then again, they’ve had limited opportunities to make snow. Mask compliance was okay, but I did see less compliance than at Killington. Even though it was icy, Ripcord was pretty fun, especially on the edges. Jester was great as well. At Killington it was great to see just how much terrain they had open and how much resurfacing work they were doing. They were not focusing on new trails, but they were blowing snow on many of the existing trails. Everything was pretty icy, but really nothing more than any other eastern ski day. As Mike said, Tuesday was really chilly, much more so than I was expecting, but it was the first real bluebird day of the season which was great to see. Overall both mountains were fun to ski at, but they really need a dump of snow, and both Killington and Sugarbush have a lot of snowmaking to do before MLK weekend. Superstar doesn’t have any snow on it yet, which is almost unheard of since they usually have it open for the race in November.
I would prefer they keep the guns off Steins, assuming we actually get some natural snow, it skis very nice natural. There has been years in the past where they would drop back to blow and burry it for spring.Makes sense to me. Totally agree with the idea that I wouldn't swap out any of the existing terrain for Steins. As I said just a second ago up thread, I rarely pay attention to the operations patterns. But for some reason Steins stood out to me on this trip.
Many have answered this accurately already. Stein‘s is one of the last trails we historically have made snow on. Going into the Christmas Holidays the priority has always been getting as much beginner and intermediate terrain open and to spread people out. Many ski only one vacation a year, so the priority is this group rather than those of us who ski all reason and love trails like Stein‘s. Temperatures also determine what can be accomplished and when as there can be a huge difference between the lower and upper mountains. We have also tried to avoid snowmaking under a lift like Gatehouse during a Holiday week. Sleeper may be groomed tonight. It did ski great yesterday even with the guns on. I know the next move is Birch and Sunrise at LP and likely Looking Good at ME given the temp forecast. Having North Lynx also spreads the crowds out.Please make snow on Steins if Mtn Ops is paying attention or Win can influence!
To be honest, I think it’s a good idea to not have lift line cams this year. Better to not have them than to have a “Sarah” send misleading screenshots to the Boston Globe of ppl not doing a good job social distancing at Heavens Gate on a Holiday Weekend. Etc.Listen, I get the priority thing. However, It’s not like they need to add an air compressor to get the cams to work - They already do work If you have not updated the app. The web cam page is probably one of the top visited pages on their website, there is no other logical explanation for them not working ( 2 months into the season) other than they don’t want them to work by choice.
I know SB does this every year but why blow on upper FIS when there are other areas to cover. Every year they blow on that trail, skiers right is shear ice and skiers way left is good. Skiers way left near the edge of the trail and the trees aren't hit with snowmaking. I say let it ski natural like Black Diamond, BTW Black Diamond is a much better trail.
I don't know if it had snowmaking on it back in 1980-1981 but it looked pretty good back then.I could be wrong, but my guess would be FIS is too wide and exposed to hold only natural snow well except for right along the edges. It needs help from at least some man-made. Black Diamond is fairly sheltered so can hold the natural snow well. There's really no comparing the trails with how completely different they are.
I have no issues with making snow on FIS and really don't think the trail would do well left all natural (or would simply be rarely open).
I don't know if it had snowmaking on it back in 1980-1981 but it looked pretty good back then.