First resort in usa to make snow

[marcski]

http://www.firsttracksonline.com/News/2010/9/9/California-Ski-Resort-Makes-Snow/

 

[Hawkshot99]

Personally dont think it counts. In order for it to count they need to be making snow to open, not just test.

 

[jarrodski]

sweet

sweet

 

[Vortex]

Every step closer to winter is good.

 

[severine]

Loveland tested in July:


So how nitpicky are we being here? This is the first of the season to test that actually made snow? :lol:

 

[bvibert]

Loveland tested in July:


So how nitpicky are we being here? This is the first of the season to test that actually made snow? :lol:

Blowing water out doesn't count.

The first to make actual snow is awesome, regardless of if it's a base building effort or not!

 

[thetrailboss]

Snow was made. Be happy!

 

[drjeff]

Blowing water out doesn't count.

Agree - that equals watering the grass, or heaven forbid, firefighting

The first to make actual snow is awesome, regardless of if it's a base building effort or not!

Gotta love the 1st "blow for show" of the season!

 

[severine]

9 days 14 hours 30 min til Loveland starts making snow for real...

 

[bvibert]

9 days 14 hours 30 min til Loveland starts making snow for real...

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[skiadikt]

those are some pretty serious fan guns at loveland. they're usually the first to actually make snow and open for the season.

 

[drjeff]

those are some pretty serious fan guns at loveland. they're usually the first to actually make snow and open for the season.

Loveland's biggest issue with their snowmaking system is their capacity (or relative lack their of especially when compared to what we're used to back East) What takes Loveland literally a couple of weeks under the guns to open, your average Eastern ski area could open up in a couple of days tops (and the snowmaking biggies could do in even less time). Since Loveland doesn't need mega capacity for the vast majority of their seasonal snow needs, not a hinderence as a similar sized system would be in the East

 

[SIKSKIER]

6 days till real snow made at Loveland.