(h)Opening Day Thread 2018-2019

[GregoryIsaacs]

Where the trail has only a ribbon of snow on it, which, as I said, K will not be.

A mountain that has 150+ trails, with only 4 TTB open and a sizeable weekend crowd..... WROD

 

[Smellytele]

Tomato..TAMAto...

how about ToeMAtoe?

 

[ss20]

The liftline is more the issue early season at K. I have never gone when it was North Ridge only on a weekend, and probably never will.

 

[skifree]

 

[andrec10]

a mountain that has 150+ trails, with only 4 ttb open and a sizeable weekend crowd..... Wrod

this!

 

[cdskier]

A mountain that has 150+ trails, with only 4 TTB open and a sizeable weekend crowd..... WROD

Right. Some people take the literal meaning of "Ribbon" in WROD a little too literally. Does anyone ever even open with just a narrow path of snow anymore on a trail? I can't really recall anything recently like that anywhere I've been/seen.

 

[Jully]

Right. Some people take the literal meaning of "Ribbon" in WROD a little too literally. Does anyone ever even open with just a narrow path of snow anymore on a trail? I can't really recall anything recently like that anywhere I've been/seen.

Bretton Woods can sometimes be classified that way. Their opening trail is decently wide though.

I've skied on what feels like 4" on top of grass before.

 

[tumbler]

Is anyone else making snow or just K and SR?

 

[drjeff]

Is anyone else making snow or just K and SR?

Apparently just K and SR this morning.. Probably going to be another half dozen, if not more, making some snow in the next few days looking at the forecast. The season of snowmaking porn is about to hit social media with a vengeance!

 

[slatham]

Yes, cold October is not a good thing. December usually gets the warmth...fingers crossed though.

Let's keep in mind that October month to date has seen ridiculously ABOVE NORMAL temps. Lets keep in mind that the forecast for the next 7 days (about as far out as we can trust) is not radically below normal and is well within the normal fluctuations we would see this time of year. We would need a major snowstorm, with accumulations in the low lands, to get a 2011/2012 type October kiss-of-death....

 

[Newpylong]

I don't see many others following suit - the weather is too wishy washy this early when you're not fighting for any claim to fame.

 

[spiderpig]

One of the early openers, Okemo, stated that they would not start until November 1.

 

[Jully]

Bretton Woods occasionally tries for early Nov and they got October one or two years. They rarely announce anything super early IIRC.

 

[WJenness]

One of the early openers, Okemo, stated that they would not start until November 1.

New Vail overlords.

 

[chuckstah]

It would not surprise me at all if Mt Snow blows open a mini park/run for this weekend. (Or next) Cheap lift tickets with proceeds to a charity. This has been done a few times in the past.

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[spiderpig]

New Vail overlords.

actually that's the same as every season, possibly earlier if they actually start then

 

[tumbler]

Sugarbush sticks to their Nov 1 start date too

 

[drjeff]

My *GUESS* for snowmaking porn pictures within the next week.

Obviously Killington and Sunday River. Then I'll add Sugarloaf and Loon for more Boyne flexing their snowmaking muscles. I'll also put Wildcat and Brettonwoods on my list. Then add some Whiteface pictures into the my mix.

If you want a couple wild cards to augment my list, add in Mount Snow, Jiminy Peak and Wachusett for some marketing snow porn pictures

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[The Sneak]

I skied Jiminy on Veterans Day 1992. Pouring rain, maybe 50 people there. A great father son trip - I was 14. They had 360 to 180, that’s it. A half a run from mid mtn to base.

We stopped in Ludlow to call them from the pike rest stop. “Uh, are you guys open today?”
“We are going to try”

Oh yeah, and speaking of October turns...I skied Sugarloaf opening day 1997, it was a weekday around 10/22. Sluice and Spillway were open. You rode double runner chair to Spillway short side, and walked down when you were done.



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[urungus]

Killington turned the guns on today https://vermontbiz.com/news/2018/october/16/snow-air-killington-resort-prepares-world-cup