Hunter Mtn=EPIC FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[millerm277]

Umm, I see at most two dozen guns blowing in that Hunter photo. So how is 170 guns going just "not bad" ??

They're probably just waiting for lower temps, check back in the morning. This would be an example of the Hunter cloud: http://www.huntermtn.com/huntermtn/SiteAssets/images/heroes/subhero.mountain.snow-making.jpg

Actually I don't think I've ever heard of 170 guns going at once.. is this real ??

All depends on gun choice. You could run 10 little guns, or a big fan gun, and have them both produce the same amount of snow.

 

[Rambo]

Sunday River claims they can run over 300 snowguns at once. Hunter must also be able to run a huge number at once and at high pressure... their water pumps and air compressors are HUGE!!!!!

 

[180]

No guns running at the base yet......26 degrees

 

[RichT]

Thank You!!!

http://www.snow-forecast.com

 

[RichT]

me too........hope Alonso pulls it out, not looking so good though.

They used to be able to open HBK in 24 hr, but they used to bring out a bunch of pin guns to help the fan jets. I'll settle for next weekend. I'll tune skis tomorrow while the F1 race from Brazil is on, last race on tv it next season.

 

[ScottySkis]

Thank You!!!

Www.snowforecast.com is also a great weather for all the resorts.

 

[kartski]

me too........hope Alonso pulls it out, not looking so good though.

I'm waiting for the 4:30 replay, don't really know any one in F1. Rooting for Vettle though, even though he won the
Championship once, he's still young talent.

 

[180]

Above freezing at the base now, 26 at top of B lift. Lots of snow above B lift. They have several new rotating Pole Cats around the mountain, very nice.

 

[k123]

DMC, is there any snowmaking going on that we can't see on the webcams (belt parkway, etc.)? Looks like just hellgate and 7th ave from the webcam. Any pics would be greatly appreciated.

 

[180]

Hellgate and Broadway

 

[kingslug]

Well I hope they open now that I started the season at k but can't get back there for a while...3 hour ride beats 5 1/2 on a bus any day.

 

[BenedictGomez]

If this storm tomorrow produces 5" or 6"inches the Poconos might open before the Catskills = some people in this threads heads will explode.

 

[ScottySkis]

If this storm tomorrow produces 5" or 6"inches the Poconos might open before the Catskills = some people in this threads heads will explode.

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Imagine that, maybe Elk could open up.

 

[JimG.]

At this point I hope Hunter waits until Saturday to open so they can make as much snow as they can.

 

[Harvey]

If Hunter opens first in the Cats, or even tied for first, I can't see how that classifies as an epic or any kind of a fail. It costs a fortune to make snow and people's jobs are on the line. If you lose a bunch of money there are consequences.

Anyone have a guess as to the cost per hour of what is going on at Hunter at this moment?

 

[ScottySkis]

If Hunter opens first in the Cats, or even tied for first, I can't see how that classifies as an epic or any kind of a fail. It costs a fortune to make snow and people's jobs are on the line. If you lose a bunch of money there are consequences.

Anyone have a guess as to the cost per hour of what is going on at Hunter at this moment?

Sent from my ADR6410LVW using Tapatalk 2 per hour with mangers, snow maker's, fuel, 5,000$ an hour?

 

[MarkC]

If Hunter opens first in the Cats, or even tied for first, I can't see how that classifies as an epic or any kind of a fail. It costs a fortune to make snow and people's jobs are on the line. If you lose a bunch of money there are consequences.

Anyone have a guess as to the cost per hour of what is going on at Hunter at this moment?

I believe the number is somewhere near 13k per hour.

 

[kingslug]

I believe the number is somewhere near 13k per hour.

I though it was about 100K per day at peak supply...a lot of coin...Things have changed, they have to be more cautious, can't throw away that kind of money and hope it doesn't melt.

 

[steamboat1]

Umm, I see at most two dozen guns blowing in that Hunter photo. So how is 170 guns going just "not bad" ??

Actually I don't think I've ever heard of 170 guns going at once.. is this real ??

Our dedicated snowmakers ran up to 175 snow guns on the following trails overnight: Nosedive from top to bottom, Lower North Slope, Inspiration, Easy Street, Slalom Hill, Catwalk & Side Street. Today they will continue to make snow on those same trails, with the exception of Easy Street.

Oh yeah they also report 5"-8" of natural over the past 72hrs.

 

[180]

Hunter has notified staff of a Saturday opening.