Vortex
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I was there Sunday. It was open with Spring like Conditions.
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Killington is going to open before Sunday River this season.
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I was there Sunday. It was open with Spring like Conditions.
dlague
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This past weekend - certainly not well underway and after this weeks inferno I do not see them opening next weekend!
machski
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This weeks inferno? You guys kill me. While not optimal, SR is looking at a high this week of 64. Most of the week is forecast in the low 50's. So not great, Saturday may be questionable but I bet Sunday they are open for sure given the cold air coming in Saturday night and Sunday/Monday. But the early season seems like it will be a struggle this year, cold air does not want to stick.
Harvey
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Zonal flow, classic El Nino. Wildcat > how those piles doing?
probably gone at this point
As a pass holder I'm glad they are being aggressive early season. They want to be the first in the state to open and the last to close. That's important to me. In order to be first to open, you have to take on some risk. They gambled and lost this time. Next year maybe they get lucky and things don't warm up so badly like they have the past couple of weeks.
They without a doubt got a lot of marketing out of it at the very minimum. Lots of folks talking about it and know it will be an option early season. You couldn't say that just a couple years ago.
As a pass holder I'm glad they are being aggressive early season. They want to be the first in the state to open and the last to close. That's important to me. In order to be first to open, you have to take on some risk. They gambled and lost this time. Next year maybe they get lucky and things don't warm up so badly like they have the past couple of weeks.
They without a doubt got a lot of marketing out of it at the very minimum. Lots of folks talking about it and know it will be an option early season. You couldn't say that just a couple years ago.
Harvey
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I didn't get that call. NOAA has been calling for consistent above average temps for weeks on end. Still are.
Web cam appears to show something left, hard to tell how much.
Disclaimer: I love that mountain. Only skied it once, but thought it was great. Love the T2B HS Quad that serves the whole mountain (I think?).
Web cam appears to show something left, hard to tell how much.
Disclaimer: I love that mountain. Only skied it once, but thought it was great. Love the T2B HS Quad that serves the whole mountain (I think?).
yes, whole mountain off 1 six minute ride
Perhaps whoever is calling the shots there is like me and doesn't pay much attention to the forecast beyond 4-5 days out. Hindsight is 20/20 and other than marketing, it probably didn't make much sense. At the end of the day, 48 hours worth of production on about a mile of terrain isn't that big of a deal. They could easily lose as much or more during a January thaw.
Looking cold again come Sunday. Will be interesting to see if they go for it again. I'm sure they'll try their hardest to get open for the 14th if Mother Nature allows.
Perhaps whoever is calling the shots there is like me and doesn't pay much attention to the forecast beyond 4-5 days out. Hindsight is 20/20 and other than marketing, it probably didn't make much sense. At the end of the day, 48 hours worth of production on about a mile of terrain isn't that big of a deal. They could easily lose as much or more during a January thaw.
Looking cold again come Sunday. Will be interesting to see if they go for it again. I'm sure they'll try their hardest to get open for the 14th if Mother Nature allows.
slatham
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K, SR and Wildcat all went against some very strong and consistent forecasts for warm weather. Each did so for their own reasons. But I have a hard time believing they weren't well aware of the likelihood of losing it all. They still have to be careful. While it looks to get cold this weekend, it will warm back up. And while another cold shot comes, it may again warm up. But at least in November each system should be colder than the last and the odds of snowmaking piles surviving goes up. And just maybe by months end we get a pattern change in time for Turkey snow.
drjeff
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Wildcat's move I strongly believe was a combo of trying to be aggressive to position themselves in a more favorable spot to open quicker when the cold air arrives and sticks around longer, and also I believe an equipment test as HKD was touting the collaboration with the snowmakers at Wildcat in the days after that run and stating how well not just their tower guns were working (and yes I know that Wildcat also has plenty of Snowlogic towers as well) but also how well HKD's new ground gun was working. Remember, Peak's main snowmaking project manager is based out of Wildcat these days, so you're likely to see them trying and push the limits a bit as they evaluate new products for possible company wide implementation
I don't want to share. The Cat needs new equipment on Upper Wildcat and Lift Lion before sharing
Jully
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Indeed!
Dickc
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Anyone remember the 2009-2010 season? Sunday River struggled to blow top to bottom right into the first weekend of December when it FINALLY went cold. Lousy November for skiing that year.
joshua segal
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As I recall, there was no skiing Thanksgiving that year and the season did not start in earnest until the second week of December. It's not clear what might have happened if Killington had started building a base early in November. There was some cold weather early, but that was the in-between years when Killington stopped the early/late season product. If I remember right, if they had stockpiled snow when they could, they probably could have been open for Thanksgiving. By the time Killington was ready to turn on their guns, the cold had disappeared.
I believe that season inspired the building of the stairwell
machski
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Yup, Saturday night cold just doesn't look deep enough to recoup. Looks like Sunday night will be colder so I would guess they will just try and stockpile to get a jump on the next cold shot (which doesn't look in sight of the 10 day forecast). Welcome to an El Nino east coast winter. Erratic at best.
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