Killington skiing into June.!

[St. Bear]

Are they still making snow? Wildcat is.

• Wildcat Mountain ‏@skiwildcat 2m2 minutes ago
  The snowmakers are out shoveling out the towers getting ready to make some snow! Next time you see… https://instagram.com/p/0DaF2UgRgK/
  
  

 

[Jcb890]

Are they still making snow? Wildcat is.

• Wildcat Mountain ‏@skiwildcat 2m2 minutes ago
  The snowmakers are out shoveling out the towers getting ready to make some snow! Next time you see… https://instagram.com/p/0DaF2UgRgK/
  
  

That's awesome! I wonder how many of the other mountains are still blowing snow.

 

[drjeff]

That's awesome! I wonder how many of the other mountains are still blowing snow.

In the East?? Wildcat may be it, unless one of the Boyne Resorts in Maine make a little more.

In the West, a bunch are, simply because of the poor snow season in places making it a necessity to try and get some business

 

[yeggous]

Are they still making snow? Wildcat is.

• Wildcat Mountain ‏@skiwildcat 2m2 minutes ago
  The snowmakers are out shoveling out the towers getting ready to make some snow! Next time you see… https://instagram.com/p/0DaF2UgRgK/
  
  

This surprises me. Wildcat had shut down the guns in early January. I guess they really are serious about May.

 

[drjeff]

This surprises me. Wildcat had shut down the guns in early January. I guess they really are serious about May.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was possibly a bit of adding to the base depths for May + maybe a bit of testing a new model of snow guns. I know that HKD rolled out their new tripod mounted version of the orange colored Impulse tower guns (that Peak Resorts, and many other ski areas too, bought a bunch of last summer) at multiple industry trade shows the last few weeks, and Peak has their main company wide snowmaking research guy, Brendan Ryan, at Wildcat.....

 

[ThinkSnow]

Maybe they want to make sure they still work.

 

[Edd]

Are they still making snow? Wildcat is.

• Wildcat Mountain ‏@skiwildcat 2m2 minutes ago
  The snowmakers are out shoveling out the towers getting ready to make some snow! Next time you see… https://instagram.com/p/0DaF2UgRgK/
  
  

Think I'm getting that $189 Goggle Tan pass. A buddy told me that can be put towards a season pass for next year but I haven't confirmed that.

 

[Highway Star]

They will be lucky to last till June. Even yesterday a lot of the pack melted, a couple weeks like this it won't matter how much there is.

 

[boofenstien]

Think I'm getting that $189 Goggle Tan pass. A buddy told me that can be put towards a season pass for next year but I haven't confirmed that.

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[Jcb890]

In the East?? Wildcat may be it, unless one of the Boyne Resorts in Maine make a little more.

In the West, a bunch are, simply because of the poor snow season in places making it a necessity to try and get some business

I've never even been out West

 

[ss20]

I've never even been out West

Well don't go this year.

 

[Puck it]

Well don't go this year.

Depends how far west you go. Japan is having a good year.

 

[St. Bear]

Depends how far west you go. Japan is having a good year.

That's east. Far East.

 

[Puck it]

That's east. Far East.

Half full type of guy

 

[Smellytele]

This surprises me. Wildcat had shut down the guns in early January. I guess they really are serious about May.

When I was there 2/27 they were some trails that had all the snow blown off and only hardpack/ice was left.

 

[deadheadskier]

They will be lucky to last till June. Even yesterday a lot of the pack melted, a couple weeks like this it won't matter how much there is.

I'm in Rutland right now. 50 degrees here and a shocking amount of snow loss. I'm sure the glacier has been minimally affected, but here in the valley snow levels are around 8-14 inches anywhere that's baked in the sun. Tomorrow is supposed to be just as warm. It's going to do some damage for sure.

 

[machski]

In the East?? Wildcat may be it, unless one of the Boyne Resorts in Maine make a little more.

In the West, a bunch are, simply because of the poor snow season in places making it a necessity to try and get some business

Doubt any of Boyne's resorts will make any more snow (barring an extreme warm up with good cold on the back side of it). Sunday River was pulling down hose today from almost everywhere left that still had hose at the guns. Got to 48 here but not much damage up on the hill. Parking lots on the other hand...

 

[joshua segal]

Are they still making snow? Wildcat is.

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The snowmakers are out shoveling out the towers getting ready to make some snow! Next time you see… ...]

Unless you can show me video of Wildcat making snow, I suspect that they are digging out some things that the melting snow can damage (like electronics) and disconnecting hoses that got buried. I haven't been to Wildcat, but our snowmakers were doing that at CM (another Peak Resort area) with certainly no intent of making snow.

Edited addition: My sources tell me that Wildcat does plan both to make more snow and to be open to May 1 and beyond. I was very surprised to hear that.

 

[joshua segal]

Why is everyone talking like Killington is not going to add any more natural? It's just the beginning of March.

One inch of snow in January lasts longer than a foot in March or April. In most cases, March and April snow never has the chance to set up with extended cold. If you are there the day of the snowfall, it can be great, but two days later it compresses to near nothing!

 

[machski]

One inch of snow in January lasts longer than a foot in March or April. In most cases, March and April snow never has the chance to set up with extended cold. If you are there the day of the snowfall, it can be great, but two days later it compresses to near nothing!

And your point? Snow now til it stops helps stop the meltout of what is there currently at worst. At best, it adds back a little of what has melted/compacted/sublimated out already. Sure, late snow will never add much length to natural terrain (Tuckeman's aside), but it will sure help shore up stacked machine made terrain. Plus, its fun when its on the ground!!