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[skiur]

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If they don't open by Wednesday I think Sunday river will be first to open. Or will they be opening later today?

 

[Newpylong]

I would suspect yes, SR will beat them if not today. They'd like nothing more than to do so.

 

[cdskier]

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If they don't open by Wednesday I think Sunday river will be first to open. Or will they be opening later today?

Wow...surprising to hear K themselves say that Wednesday is not likely. Waiting until Thursday seems like an unusually long amount of time since they fired up the guns on Sunday and seems very atypical of how long it usually takes before they get a trail on North Ridge open.

 

[oldfartrider]

Maybe because of the storm tomorrow.

 

[skiur]

Maybe because of the storm tomorrow.

It's a ski resort, I think they can handle 4-8 inches of snow.

 

[oldfartrider]

Yes but early in the year they r trying to build a base.

 

[skiur]

Yes but early in the year they r trying to build a base.

Yes, and snow helps do that. The 4-8 inches of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday morning is not a factor in them opening Wednesday.

 

[Zermatt]

Is Killington making snow on a top to bottom run at this point (not inc Superstar)?

Sure doesn't look like it while pretty much every other resort is.

 

[Newpylong]

No, there is not sufficient capacity to do so.

 

[machski]

Yes, and snow helps do that. The 4-8 inches of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday morning is not a factor in them opening Wednesday.

On this case, the 4-8 could be a hindrance. Precipitation I dictates higher relative humidity and this storm will come with margin temps for snow. So for snowmaking production, the storm window will dial that back substantially.

 

[Zermatt]

No, there is not sufficient capacity to do so.

So that goes against their policy that world cup snowmaking should not effect other snowmaking operations. Certainly they have the ability to blow snow on multiple top to bottom trails at the same time when Superstar isn't consuming all the resources.

Also, the snowmaking charade last weekend was among the dumbest, most poorly times spectacles I've seen from Killington. The arrival of a remnant tropical storm with 60+ dewpoints was well forecast, and any snowmaker knows that high dewpoints utterly destroy snow.

 

[drjeff]

Wondering if they delay opening a day or so, that it may have more to do with with all the constructin work still going on in the immediate K1 base lodge area as well as over by the base of SS with the prep for the Worldcup?

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Is Killington making snow on a top to bottom run at this point (not inc Superstar)?

Sure doesn't look like it while pretty much every other resort is.

killington opens to the public on the north ridge with walkway and gondola downloading, pretty much always. they'll eventually blow great eastern from the gondola, and east fall down to the runout for a t2b. but this is pretty standard killington opening stuff.

 

[Newpylong]

So that goes against their policy that world cup snowmaking should not effect other snowmaking operations. Certainly they have the ability to blow snow on multiple top to bottom trails at the same time when Superstar isn't consuming all the resources.

Also, the snowmaking charade last weekend was among the dumbest, most poorly times spectacles I've seen from Killington. The arrival of a remnant tropical storm with 60+ dewpoints was well forecast, and any snowmaker knows that high dewpoints utterly destroy snow.

That is not their policy. Mike S. has stated on the record multiple times that early season T2B and expansion is sacrificed to the World Cup. It is a true statement as I've provided the math to show it here multiple times based on water/air capacity and water distribution topology/feed sizes.

They knew full well they'd lose most of it last week. In a high turnover department such as snowmaking, and Killington needing to make every hour count when the wet bulb drops for good, what seems foolish to lay folk (and waste of energy) was an indispensable green run and hands on training for both new and returning staff. Then there are the optics...

 

[tumbler]

Groomer starting to push at the top of SS. Looks like it is falling into place.

 

[slatham]

Re: weather impact on opening decision - don't assume K is getting 100% snow. All the models have a signal for sleet and/or freezing rain in the mix. Now THAT is something they dont need on day 1 on many levels.

 

[jimmywilson69]

guns are off at the top of northridge. Seems odd to me. Could they be using the air on SS and Skyelark?

 

[jimmywilson69]

official announcement is Thursday Passholders Friday Public

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1592603388348276736

 

[tumbler]

Also looks like they are shutting down SS

 

[ThatGuy]

Do people with Ikon really blow the limited days they have at K on opening weekend? Seems like a waste when the tail end of the season is where they shine.