(h)Opening Day Thread 2018-2019

[SLoMo]

Me, Mt Rose Ski Tahoe.

 

[BenedictGomez]

 

[Smellytele]

Me, Mt Rose Ski Tahoe.

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[machski]

Killy's own Snow Report says Open Daily Weather Depending at least

I was talking about SR, which is correct for them. Yes, K will stay open continuous unless they can't due to loss of coverage.

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[chuckstah]

T2 today at Sunday River. Decent Bumps by noon time

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[sull1102]

I was talking about SR, which is correct for them. Yes, K will stay open continuous unless they can't due to loss of coverage.

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Coverage will not be an issue for Monday. They are going to be able to blow a ton of snow Sunday.

 

[WJenness]

NWS Forecast for our two open areas (Summit forecasts):

K:

SR:

Looks like K will get back snowmaking temps sooner and have a bigger window.

Let's see what they do with it.

 

[machski]

Coverage will not be an issue for Monday. They are going to be able to blow a ton of snow Sunday.

Coverage for who? Shots I saw at both have coverage great for the early start.

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[Newpylong]

Use this site which has elevation data: https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Killington-Peak/forecasts/1291#

We cross reference others to get humidity if need be.

 

[skiur]

Use this site which has elevation data: https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Killington-Peak/forecasts/1291#

We cross reference others to get humidity if need be.

That's about the worst site out their, they routinely prefict a foot of snow fall when an inch actually falls. NOAA has elevation forecasts that are much more accurate.

 

[Newpylong]

Correct I would not recommend using it for precipitation forecast but the temperature gradiant by elevation, and I noted you have to cross reference. Precipitation makes no difference when planning snowmaking windows. Temperature, humidity and wind data are king.

 

[dlague]

Opening day Terrain Summary:
SR: 1 Lift, 2 Trails, 12 Acres
K:2 Lifts, 2 Trails, 5 Acres

Wow that is funny to look at. Wolf creek has 960 acres open with 4 lofts but opened on the 13th with 3 lifts a shit load of trails and over 400 acres with no ropes.

A Basin opened with 28 acres while Loveland opened with 40 acres. Both WROD like SR and K. Wait time in lift line about 15 minutes yesterday as A Basin. The wait for our mugs about 3 hours.



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[dlague]

Wow that is funny to look at. Wolf creek has 960 acres open with 4 lofts but opened on the 13th with 3 lifts a shit load of trails and over 400 acres with no ropes.

A Basin opened with 28 acres while Loveland opened with 40 acres. Both WROD like SR and K. Wait time in lift line about 15 minutes yesterday as A Basin. The wait for our mugs about 3 hours.



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A Basin view from yesterdau

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[slatham]

re: weather forecasts, almost all "graphical" forecasts, including NWS, use the GFS model. I think the various mountain forecasts based on elevation are suspect. Use with caution.

 

[Jully]

Sunday River is down to just T2 (had Upper Punch Friday and Saturday) today. Snow report says some walking off the top of the lift may be required. Anyone there to confirm? I was there Friday and it was solid coverage on T2 with what felt like soft April bumps. April weather with an October base can't last super long though.

Looks like Killington can (and is) making snow right now, but from what I can see SR doesn't have the temps yet.

 

[machski]

Sunday River is down to just T2 (had Upper Punch Friday and Saturday) today. Snow report says some walking off the top of the lift may be required. Anyone there to confirm? I was there Friday and it was solid coverage on T2 with what felt like soft April bumps. April weather with an October base can't last super long though.

Looks like Killington can (and is) making snow right now, but from what I can see SR doesn't have the temps yet.

I take this as actual conditions but no big deal. They are closed Mon-Fri and with the cold coming in Midweek to the start of the weekend, they will be back to both runs in great shape of not TTB. Assuming the cold air doesn't moderate between now and then.

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[BenedictGomez]

Why does this thread have (h) in the title; does this signify something?

 

[kbroderick]

Sunday River is down to just T2 (had Upper Punch Friday and Saturday) today. Snow report says some walking off the top of the lift may be required. Anyone there to confirm? I was there Friday and it was solid coverage on T2 with what felt like soft April bumps. April weather with an October base can't last super long though.

Looks like Killington can (and is) making snow right now, but from what I can see SR doesn't have the temps yet.

We were skiing right off the lift this morning, and there was plenty of frozen material to slide on ("snow" might not be exactly the right word for some of it). I'm not sure if they may have run out of snow at the loading ramp at the base later in the day, though—it was pretty minimal in the morning, but it also didn't warm up much, if at all, today.

 

[Jully]

Why does this thread have (h) in the title; does this signify something?

Hopeful, I believe. The thread was started well before any snowmaking began

 

[Jully]

I take this as actual conditions but no big deal. They are closed Mon-Fri and with the cold coming in Midweek to the start of the weekend, they will be back to both runs in great shape of not TTB. Assuming the cold air doesn't moderate between now and then.

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The fact that they close anyway from M-F really saves them for sure. I hope the cold comes as forecast. I was really hoping for ttb next weekend.