Cannon Lover's Thread

[SIKSKIER]

Having just looked at those pics again it appears that they crossed over to the Upper Ravine cutback but also continue past.Maybe going to Upper Hardscrabble I would think cuz I doubt they went over the saddle.Cool!

 

[Puck it]

Very interesting. Where is the new booster pump house though? By the old douoble terminus?

 

[SIKSKIER]

Very interesting. Where is the new booster pump house though? By the old douoble terminus?

Not positive but I believe it would be right where the old Goat path cut over to Middle Ravine.There was a heated pump/switching house right there that we used to use for "tuning up".

 

[SIKSKIER]

Here is a summit cam view with a few new towers showing on Taft

 

[Puck it]

Not positive but I believe it would be right where the old Goat path cut over to Middle Ravine.There was a heated pump/switching house right there that we used to use for "tuning up".

That is where I thought to.

 

[skiberg]

Talked directly with JD. He's not sure what will happen yet for early season. Totally weather dependent as to whether the go top to bottom or jus lower mtn. Gun test going on right now. 60 guns on zoomer, Gary's, rocket and cannon. No real intent yet to start "making" for start of season. Cost too much money right now.


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[skiberg]

Weather held all day. Guns on all day Sat. Still on now. They went for it. Will blow every opportunity from now until opening day.


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[SIKSKIER]

Looked great when I went by at 3 Saturday.All shut down by 4.

 

[SIKSKIER]

This is really impressive.JD posted this map shown at the ski show of each new tower gun represented by 540 dots.Holy crap.

 

[deadheadskier]

This is really impressive.JD posted this map shown at the ski show of each new tower gun represented by 540 dots.Holy crap.

Wow. That's amazing. Who would have guessed Cannon would ever have a system like that.

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[SIKSKIER]

Update on that Mittersill warming hut.The foundation is in and its located at the botton of Barons.

 

[granite]

Wow. That's amazing. Who would have guessed Cannon would ever have a system like that.

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I just might have to get a season pass for Cannon after all.

 

[Jully]

Anyone think/know if their new system influence their operating season length at all?

 

[Newpylong]

You have to bite the bullet and make investments like this to remain sustainable with today's energy costs, even Cannon.

 

[deadheadskier]

You have to bite the bullet and make investments like this to remain sustainable with today's energy costs, even Cannon.

Oh,i definitely get that. Still surprising to see them secure the funding to be able to go that big though. Looking forward to seeing the results.

Hopefully Wildcat takes notice and realizes they are competing for a similar Clientele. It would be great to see them finish the job of a few years ago and put new pipe and tower guns on Gondiline and Upper Wildcat

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[Los]

Snowmaking now on Skylight. It was only open a day or two last season. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to ski it this season...

 

[SIKSKIER]

Snowmaking now on Skylight. It was only open a day or two last season. I'm looking forward to getting a chance to ski it this season...

Skylite has has snowmaking for a long time.The only place where snowmaking was added where it didn't exist before was on Taft Slalom and Taft race slope at Mittersill.And they pretty much made snow every year on Taft by pulling hose from Ravine.Everywhere else has had a huge upgrade to HKD and Snowlogic towers.
You are correct though that Skylite was only open a few days last year.That was due to having constantly resurface the main routes.Love,love,love to crank high speeders down Skylite!

 

[Jully]

Oh,i definitely get that. Still surprising to see them secure the funding to be able to go that big though. Looking forward to seeing the results.

Hopefully Wildcat takes notice and realizes they are competing for a similar Clientele. It would be great to see them finish the job of a few years ago and put new pipe and tower guns on Gondiline and Upper Wildcat

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Absolutely. I'll be deciding between the Superpass and peaks next year most likely so I'm keeping a close eye on how all the mountains are run. The biggest downside of the Superpass is that there is no major late season player and I vastly prefer Wildcat early season compared to BW. Considering the Superpass is a few hundred more than the Peaks Pass, its tough to justify paying more for a pass with a shorter overall season by a few weekends if Wildcat continues to last until May.

 

[skiberg]

I think the biggest group to thank for this is FSC. They paid for the new compressor, rebuilt the dam and put the guns on Mittersil. Without the new compressor Cannon could never blow like they will now. I think JD told me this weekend he could basically blow the entire top of the mountain at once! Still have some compressor upgrades to make and that will be complete before the start of the season. Now its clear why JD was so in favor of the Mittersil improvements. This is the give and take of that deal. Not sure how much $ Cannon put in the past few years, but the combined capitol investment has been pretty remarkable in the past few years.

 

[skiberg]

With the new tower guns up high, just think how much snow will leak into the glades. In good snow years I have a feeling the Going green and Global will ski a whole lot earlier.