It's On! 2025-2026 Race to Open Thread

[jimmywilson69]

A-Basin started making snow. I bet Keystone did too (didn't check).

Lets use this thread to post pics of snowmaking start up and openings.

 

[Edd]

BW fired them up 3 days ago.

 

[Quietman]

Keystone has started also, BW was just a test.

 

[skef]

Big Sky's blowing snow, and they're not slated to open until late November:

 

[machski]

BW fired them up 3 days ago.

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Sunday River fired them up 3 weeks ago. Not serious snowmaking like put west, just test runs.

 

[doublediamond]

That was just water. At least BW made snow.

 

[Rogman]

The BW pic doesn’t look like snow either, but there was a window of an hour or so last Thursday night, so…Regardless, seems like a waste of money and water. Killington doesn’t even have guns set up on North Ridge yet. Overall, the extended forecast for the NE doesn’t look promising for an October opening. The later it goes, the more likely it is that a dark horse will emerge. Ironically, some rain to fill the rivers, streams, and snow making ponds would be helpful, but I’ll settle for snow if I have to, sigh. /s

 

[letitsnow1]

Is ski ward making snow yet?

 

[The Sneak]

Weather around Nov 2nd looks more favorable, as of now anyway

 

[chuckstah]

Is ski ward making snow yet?

This was the pile five or six days ago

 

[Rogman]

Impressive production for a snow cone machine hooked to an ice maker.

 

[chuckstah]

SkiWard is opening this weekend on the carpet, 11-4 each day. $8 for each 2 1/2 hours session.

 

[jimmywilson69]

LOL there snowcone machine is impressive!

good for them!

 

[urungus]

Massachusetts FTW ! A few photos from Reddit

 

[4aprice]

Getting closer

 

[machski]

Massachusetts FTW ! A few photos from Reddit

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Talk about your WROD!! My gosh, it's only wide enough for one at a time down that thing. Are we really counting this as an "open?" Might as well be a single tubing lane