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

 

[slatham]

Might be some high elevation opportunities before hand, but first week of November is starting to show some serious opportunities for cold.

 

[slatham]

The plot thickens. Per the Euro soundings at So VT regional airport, temps at 3,000' go below freezing Friday 7am through the end of the model run, which is 8pm Monday, and certainly will continue into Tuesday morning. By Fri 9pm freezing is at 2,500'. By Monday am freezing at all elevations. I don't have the raw data, so I can't tell when the WB hits 28 (assuming 28 is the right level) and how long it stays there. And of course, just because they CAN make snow doesn't mean they WILL.

Its also just one model, though the GFS looks colder.

In any event, certainly something to watch.

 

[The Sneak]

Yeah was just noticing NWS point and click for 3400 ft @ K shows interesting temps this weekend...and of course there are signals for more serious cold the first week of November. Almost go time, people!

 

[Zand]

Flakes currently flying at Jay Peak.