Killington is going to open before Sunday River this season.

[mondeo]

a way to avoid the great northern cluster f*ck.

Just go straight and stick to the edge.

Seems like some people need to polish their people slalom skills.

 

[millerm277]

Just go straight and stick to the edge.

Exactly. The "slow people" don't like to ski 2 inches from the cliff/rock, and if you just hang left (or duck down FIS), you avoid 90% of the people and maintain speed into the flat over to the Glades.

 

[jerryg]

Of course everyone's definition of early is different:wink:

We will see shortly, what Powdr's definition is. It would be nice, if it is asap, but at this point it's unclear with their recent history.

 

[JerseyJoey]

 

[jimmywilson69]

Is that pic from today? I checked the peak cam about 7:15ish and it didn't look like the guns were firing.

 

[JerseyJoey]

Is that pic from today? I checked the peak cam about 7:15ish and it didn't look like the guns were firing.

I think yesterday. I saw no snowmaking either this morning from the cams.

 

[Puck it]

At the top of the Canyon quad. Interesting?????

 

[Rambo]

Maybe Brenton Woods will open first?
Oct. 19

http://www.brettonwoods.com/winter_sports/photos_and_cams/#

 

[WJenness]

Maybe Brenton Woods will open first?
Oct. 19

http://www.brettonwoods.com/winter_sports/photos_and_cams/#

Nice!

Early season competition FTW!

-w

 

[jerryg]

It would be funny if BW creeped in and busted out the first lift-servioced day.

 

[WJenness]

It would be... and their temps make it look like overnight blows are possible for the next few days:

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...78&site=gyx&smap=1&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text (Forecast for the base).

-w

 

[Greg]

It would be funny if BW creeped in and busted out the first lift-servioced day.

I'll be up in NH this weekend. Maybe I should toss my skis in the car... :idea:

 

[riverc0il]

At the top of the Canyon quad. Interesting?????

Why? Ski down to Glades requires traversing under the Canyon Quad, right?

 

[Puck it]

Why? Ski down to Glades requires traversing under the Canyon Quad, right?

That is right but they never start with the guns there. They pour the guns on Rime ans Reason first. It may be just different due the natural base all ready. I guess I was wising for the quad to spen before the triple.

 

[mondeo]

That is right but they never start with the guns there. They pour the guns on Rime ans Reason first. It may be just different due the natural base all ready. I guess I was wising for the quad to spen before the triple.

While that would be fantastic, I'm guessing unless there's a prolonged period where they just can't blow that last few hundred feet of vertical, they'll stick with the same rollout they've been doing; get the family friendly terrain ready for Thanksgiving, then start hitting up anything harder than Mouse Trap.

 

[riverc0il]

That is right but they never start with the guns there. They pour the guns on Rime ans Reason first. It may be just different due the natural base all ready. I guess I was wising for the quad to spen before the triple.

I can't see that ever happening. The steeper terrain accessible by the Canyon Quad would require radically more significant amount of snow making efforts... to cover the width of those wide trails, to cover their longer length, and also to blow a bigger base depth which steeper and rockier trails require. Plus, the base of the Canyon Quad is not too much higher than the KBL, the lower vert limits early season snow making opportunities. Would be great if they could but it just does not make sense from a resort opening perspective, especially considering many skiers might not enjoy that type of steep terrain when efforts could be focused on easier trails.

 

[Beast_Ed]

Is KMart gonna open tomorrow (Wed) or what? Or perhaps Thursday?

 

[mondeo]

Is KMart gonna open tomorrow (Wed) or what? Or perhaps Thursday?

Doesn't look like another snowmaking window until Thursday night, and Thursday looks dreary. I'd think a late Friday opening at the earliest, but hopefull Saturday is a definate.

Tonight: Isolated showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. South wind around 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South wind between 10 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 40. South wind 11 to 13 mph becoming west. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind between 7 and 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Saturday: Cloudy, with a high near 41.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high near 49.

 

[Newpylong]

That is right but they never start with the guns there. They pour the guns on Rime ans Reason first. It may be just different due the natural base all ready. I guess I was wising for the quad to spen before the triple.

Sure they do. Almost everyy year they make snow on Upper Double Dipper at the same time as Rime and East Glade err Reason.

 

[jimmywilson69]

I'm sure the natural they received last weekend allowed them to spread guns all the way to the top, instead of just hammering rime and reason. It ususally doesn't take long for them to spread to upper double dipper and up Great Northern though.

It didn't apear that they blew snow last night, unless it was during dark hours only. I'm guessing an opening for this weekend is out of the question. They have to be close though from looking at the pictures of everyone who hiked last weekend.