Belleayre 12/28/08

[thinnmann]

Warm Day, Hero Snow, Meltage ​

Temperatures averaged mid forties today. The snow was spring conditions. There wasn't a line for a lift to be found, except maybe a short wait for anyone skiing Superchief mid-day through early afternoon.

Lots of really fun fast skiing on the ball-bearings this kind of defrosting produces. I certainly hope the groomers and snowmakers can patch the holes that developed. There was visibly less snow at the end of the day than at the beginning, as the pictures show - especially at the top of Yahoo.

 

[RootDKJ]

wow, that's a lot of green

 

[billski]

mudfest! Thanks.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Wow..Belleayre definitely cheaped out on snowmaking...Blue mountain has a 4 foot base..

 

[skidbump]

Part of budget cuts everybody thought were NOT going to affect the season this year.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Part of budget cuts everybody thought were NOT going to affect the season this year.

I wish I had stock in Hunter..

 

[thinnmann]

Wow..Belleayre definitely cheaped out on snowmaking...Blue mountain has a 4 foot base..

LOL - do they measure base depth horizontally there?

Part of budget cuts everybody thought were NOT going to affect the season this year.

The pics were the worst patches. Most of the open man-made trails were OK.

I wish I had stock in Hunter..

Tough to buy stock in privately owned companies....

 

[dmc]

Part of budget cuts everybody thought were NOT going to affect the season this year.

Who else is making snow now????? Hunter? Platekill? I saw 4 guns on at Gore yesterday...

It's just not Bell...