Killington has started blowing

[ALLSKIING]

It's been skied...not by me.

 

[deadheadskier]

Go K! Test, no test, it's all good stoke.

 

[mriceyman]

It's been skied...not by me.

Really sick pic!!


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[steamboat1]

It's been skied...not by me.

Someone had to do it............sweet.

 

[JimG.]

Nice.

 

[bigbog]

Lots of luck K......

 

[Terry]

22 degrees right now at my house in Fryeburg. I wonder if the River fired up the guns last night?

 

[machski]

Doubt it. We hiked into Aurora yesterday, the extended line from Paradigm to the base is in but they are still putting the hydrants in. Lots of work happening there yesterday.

 

[drjeff]

Lots of inversion going on around the Northeast as well this morning to thwart possible snowmaking operations. Sure it'a all about the micro climate of an area, but some observations I've seen this morning via weather underground stations and others, are a summit temp on Mount Washington of 46 degrees, Mount Snow had a base temp of 37.4 and a summit temp of 49.9 a few minutes ago, Stratton was 34 at the base and 49.5 at the summit, and Killington was 30.9 at the base and 47.3 at the summit.

Inversions going on in a big way this AM, and even those colder valley temps are being accompanied by high levels of humidity - standard fall snowmaking challenges weather wise :smash:

 

[dlague]

Lots of inversion going on around the Northeast as well this morning to thwart possible snowmaking operations. Sure it'a all about the micro climate of an area, but some observations I've seen this morning via weather underground stations and others, are a summit temp on Mount Washington of 46 degrees, Mount Snow had a base temp of 37.4 and a summit temp of 49.9 a few minutes ago, Stratton was 34 at the base and 49.5 at the summit, and Killington was 30.9 at the base and 47.3 at the summit.

Inversions going on in a big way this AM, and even those colder valley temps are being accompanied by high levels of humidity - standard fall snowmaking challenges weather wise :smash:

Probably a side effect of Matthew. It is way off the cost but the winds from it are far reaching. So they had a 6 hour test. Actually the more I thought about it - they were probably testing to see if the could blow on SS and North Ridge without issue. I know they made changes to that effect.

 

[jimmywilson69]

they were probably testing to see if the could blow on SS and North Ridge without issue. I know they made changes to that effect.

That is the thought I was having is that they were testing that they could run the system in both areas as designed in a "production" test, using the "air hog" K3000s or ratniks. Temps didn't warrant any LowE guns, nor did I see any use in the pictures.

 

[steamboat1]

 

[dlague]

Killington post on FB when asked when they will be open for the season:

Hoping for a date in October

So they are committed!

 

[Jully]

Next weekend is looking less favorable. Hopefully the 22nd! Really hoping SR and BW shoot for early as well. You never hear much out of BW, I know SR still has some pipe work to do in their expanded Aurora snowmaking infrastructure.

 

[dlague]

Next weekend is looking less favorable. Hopefully the 22nd! Really hoping SR and BW shoot for early as well. You never hear much out of BW, I know SR still has some pipe work to do in their expanded Aurora snowmaking infrastructure.

The problem they have is the limited window of making snow at night because the temps during the day will not help.

BW likes to surprise and go quietly!