Hawkshot99
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Jiminy is open.
Last year they opened 4 or 5 weeks earlier than Hunter as well.
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Hunter Snowmaking?
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Jiminy is open.
Last year they opened 4 or 5 weeks earlier than Hunter as well.
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They obviously have issues - there is a trench dug across the bottom of the mountain - B lift past the stairs - was not there last week..............
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They have issues all right. First thing that should be done is FIRE RUSS!!! But I digress.....
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when orville & izzy were calling the shots, the hunter i remember seemed to make tons of money. our joke when it snowed in the city, was that it was blowback from hunter snowmaking ...
ScottySkis
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I remember that Hunter machine powder was very good once apon a time many snow years ago. I remember that was indeed a different era but it was nice.
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Sure was...
Looks like Hunter's the new Killington. that's a shame
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Still hoping for opening next weekend...
steamboat1
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What's that make Wildcat?
It makes Wildcat; Wildcat.
I was referring to long time Hunter skiers frequently venting their frustration with the way the mountain is being run today compared to what it used to be like in the past. There's been a lot of frustration expressed in recent years, even by folks who historically have defended how the mountain is run.
I hope they get "their" Hunter back, just like K skiers have gotten "their" mountain back under the leadership of the current GM.
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In my eyes K never lost anything. They've always been one of the first to open & if not last to close pretty damn close.
Hunter has a lot more going for it than just skiing. I'd venture to say Hunter has more revenue in the summer & fall then during their winter season.
Hunter has a lot more going for it than just skiing. I'd venture to say Hunter has more revenue in the summer & fall then during their winter season.
ScottySkis
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I not Hunter regular anymore, but I don't think the mountain biking and zip lines pull in more money then winter sports.
They used to care a lot about making ridiculous amounts of snow and it brought lots of us to love Hunter along with great steep trails. Since gas went up in 2000 I don't think anyone just makes snow without thinking about gas costs.
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whatever... keep piling on... taste the blood...
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Snowmaking operations for the vast majority of resorts have changed, and in many cases changed for the better especially over the last decade or so.
Resorts just have so much more data now about how and when the MOST EFFICIENT time to make snow is, and for many resorts nowadays they end up by the end of the season making a greater volume of snow, in less time than ever before. To just sit back and "arm chair quarterback" a situation based on opinion and the vast majority of time never having pulled a snowmaking hose or cleared the ice off a nozzle, or been faced with the real budgetary numbers and the choices they entale. Hunter has some of the best snowmakers and history in the business.
As for pipes breaking, even main feeder pipes, I'm sure if you talk to anyone in the mountain ops business they'll tell you that that's just a fact of snowmaking and something that can happen at anytime in the most maintained of systems.
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Resorts just have so much more data now about how and when the MOST EFFICIENT time to make snow is, and for many resorts nowadays they end up by the end of the season making a greater volume of snow, in less time than ever before. To just sit back and "arm chair quarterback" a situation based on opinion and the vast majority of time never having pulled a snowmaking hose or cleared the ice off a nozzle, or been faced with the real budgetary numbers and the choices they entale. Hunter has some of the best snowmakers and history in the business.
As for pipes breaking, even main feeder pipes, I'm sure if you talk to anyone in the mountain ops business they'll tell you that that's just a fact of snowmaking and something that can happen at anytime in the most maintained of systems.
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It's 53 degrees and sunny out and only 8am.....
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60 at the base at 9:30am...
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68 degrees at the base at noon...
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Broadway is not looking so good at 3:45PM.
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Hellgate looks ok.... Wondering whats up with the new live cam?
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Hunter is currently being run with this new age management style, where all they know how to do is cut costs and only spend what is absolutely necessary. They need to take a lesson from the manager of Killington and come up with new ways to invigorate the business, not just cut costs. It takes money to make money!
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