Lift wind holds tomorrow?

[Jisch]

I am thinking of heading out tomorrow somewhere (maybe Berkshire East, Mt Snow or Okemo). It looks like pretty good wind going for tomorrow (20 mph) I assume that's going to shut down lifts?

John

 

[drjeff]

I am thinking of heading out tomorrow somewhere (maybe Berkshire East, Mt Snow or Okemo). It looks like pretty good wind going for tomorrow (20 mph) I assume that's going to shut down lifts?

John

My guess based on what's been regularly happening this season is that Mount Snow will be affected with wind holds tommorrow

 

[kingslug]

My guess based on what's been regularly happening this season is that Mount Snow will be affected with wind holds tommorrow

Along with everybody else!

 

[Jisch]

Ok, let me ask this another way - which places got snow today and will be least likely to be shutting down lifts tomorrow? :-D

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I am thinking of heading out tomorrow somewhere (maybe Berkshire East, Mt Snow or Okemo). It looks like pretty good wind going for tomorrow (20 mph) I assume that's going to shut down lifts?

John

20mph is not enough to shutdown lifts...35+ mph will shutdown detachable lifts but the fixed grip and lower mountain lifts should still run..

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Ok, let me ask this another way - which places got snow today and will be least likely to be shutting down lifts tomorrow? :-D

Blue mountain and Mountain Creek...:smash:

 

[MichaelJ]

We've had a lot of success in the past going to Bretton Woods on windy days. They state on the website, "Wind has affected lift operation only 8 out of 4451 days," and indeed in my experience it's that rare.

 

[billski]

Along with everybody else!

not. I'll bet BE turns. If Magic opens they will turn.
Mt. Snow has a lot of holds.

depending what they get for snow, you might consider Pico or Bromley too.

 

[hardline]

Blue mountain and Mountain Creek...:smash:

thats right reprezenta

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

thats right reprezenta

what what

 

[fixedgrip16]

You're probably looking at the usual hurricane force winds up here at the Loaf, so I'd expect many wind closures.

 

[drjeff]

10:30PM report from Mount Snow. FRICKIN COLD!!!!!!! My weather station here(sensors on my back deck which faces the mountain at about 2300 feet) is reading 1 degree, with a peak wind gust in the last 24 hours of 42mph. The wind is still gusting fairly regularly now into the low/mid 30's. Lots of blowing snow too. On the good side, based on what I can tell from the snowpack by my relatively wind sheltered front walk, looks like a good 6-8" of new snow and from having shoveled the drifts out of my front walk, I can tell you that its BLOWER quality

Lots of snowmaking lights from the fan guns are visible when the wind lets down and the blowing snow clears the air My guess is that tommorrow the more wind sheltered areas of the mountain will have atleast boot top levels, if not deeper of snow blown in. Exposed areas will be ugly wind scoured remnants of the thaw/freeze up front last weekend.

Based on how Mount Snow has operated their lifts in windy situations this year, unless the sustained wind picks up a fair amount overnight, wind holds shouldn't be an issue tommorrow.

 

[frozencorn]

Wildcat ended up ceasing operations for the day due to wind.

 

[scootertig]

We started the day at Sugarbush (Mount Ellen), and when we were stuck with wind hold, headed to Pico. The online report showed 2 out of 3 scheduled lifts to be turning, but when we got there, only 1 was. It was a good time, but COLD. Definitely a hill worth returning to, when they've got more open.

We heard today (at Sugarbush) that they never opened anything there, so we probably made the better choice by heading elsewhere...


aaron