List Of Snowmaking So Far

[Trekchick]

I checked out Stowes web site and it looks like they aren't jumping on the bandwagon to make snow just yet.

 

[bvibert]

I checked out Stowes web site and it looks like they aren't jumping on the bandwagon to make snow just yet.

Considering that they're still looking to fill positions in a Nov 10th job fair I'd say they don't really have much intention on opening early.

http://stowe.com/info/jobs_current.php

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Every major resort in the country has many positions that need to be filled this time of year and it seems to get harder each year, especially those resorts who depend on H2-B visa workers. Every resort has job fairs this time of year, matter of fact, my son who just moved to Breckinridge and starts work on Nov 1st got his job at a job fair Breck did in NYC back in August. I was amazed he was able to take a bus to NYC and get hired.

Two unique things about Stowe is their ownership and it looks like their new massive hotel developement will not be ready. As it changes to more of a destination resort with their own lodging I would think opening much before Thanksgiving would be of little interest to them. Course, the Bush plans to open 11/22 and they are making snow so info from Stowe management would be interesting. Assume any news from Stowe has to go thru New York.

 

[bvibert]

Every major resort in the country has many positions that need to be filled this time of year and it seems to get harder each year.

That wasn't really my point. To me, if they scheduled a job fair for November 10th then they're not planning on opening for at least a couple weeks after that...

 

[ski_resort_observer]

That wasn't really my point. To me, if they scheduled a job fair for November 10th then they're not planning on opening for at least a couple weeks after that...

The Bush has job fairs scheduled Sunday, November 18, from 11 am to 2 pm and Wednesday, December 5, from 4 pm to 7 pm. We had one last Sat as well. Most resorts don't need full employment until mid December nowadays. Stowe's announced start date is 11/21 so they do seem to be starting late per TC's point.

Warning about Trekchick, she's a mod over at EpicSki...she knows her chit. :wink:

 

[Greg]

Sugarbush update from Win.

 

[bvibert]

The Bush has job fairs scheduled Sunday, November 18, from 11 am to 2 pm and Wednesday, December 5, from 4 pm to 7 pm. We had one last Sat as well. Most resorts don't need full employment until mid December nowadays. Stowe's announced start date is 11/21 so they do seem to be starting late per TC's point.

Warning about Trekchick, she's a mod over at EpicSki...she knows her chit. :wink:

Ok, so clearly I don't know what I'm talking about. I just figured they'd want to have all that taken care of before the snow flies, I guess that's not possible when they need to fill so many positions.

I wasn't trying to disagree with or show up Trekchick, sorry if it came out that way. I was trying to get an idea of when they were going to open, not knowing their scheduled start date. When I saw the job fair posting for the 10th I assumed that they wouldn't be trying to open until around T-Day. I don't think I was too far off base, I will admit that my reasoning may have been flawed though. I didn't read her post to mean that she thought they were starting late, more like they weren't starting early like the others.

 

[snowman]

Sugarloaf = photo op
Mt. Snow = half photo op, half actual base building
Attitash, K-mart, Bretton Woods, and Sugarbush = base building.

Snowman may be a jerk, but he is right about about Sugarloaf.

That won't last more than 2 days. You can see how shallow the snowpack is from the long distance picture, too. Also, add that the fact that they turned the guns off and used low-E guns, and I think it is quite obvious that snowman is actually right.

I'd go more with:

Sugarloaf = Test with disappointing results designed entirely for photo op
Mt. Snow = Test/photo op - I don't know why they didn't make more and turn the launch pad lift. I guess they didn't want to be cheesy like Woodbury, which I'm fine with. It's almost like they surprised themselves with how quickly they made some snow.
Attitash = Test turned holy $hit, look how much snow these things are making, maybe we should go for it!
Bretton Woods = Photo Op and lies
Sugarbush = Trying to build a base for sure, they're located near the north pole
Killington = Attempting to build a base with raw power, seemingly just like the old days!
Sunday River = Also attempting to build a base with raw power. For some reason they've had better temps and conditions than the loaf. The forecast said this was going to happen a week ago or so.

 

[Vortex]

I think the loaf had intentions on opening and it did not work. Everyone else was base building, but Sunday River and attitash. BW did its test on the 17th. That is when they did the photo shoot on Ski nh.

Still think we will see and early openings at Sunday river and Attitash.. The river would not have made to the base so early if that was not the case. Looks like mid station came back into play yesterday. Kind of hedging the bet.
Time will tell. So far your right on a couple of things. off on others.

 

[Trekchick]

Warning about Trekchick, she's a mod over at EpicSki...she knows her chit. :wink:

Nah, I just fake it.

 

[snowman]

I think the loaf had intentions on opening and it did not work. Everyone else was base building, but Sunday River and attitash. BW did its test on the 17th. That is when they did the photo shoot on Ski nh.

Still think we will see and early openings at Sunday river and Attitash.. The river would not have made to the base so early if that was not the case. Looks like mid station came back into play yesterday. Kind of hedging the bet.
Time will tell. So far your right on a couple of things. off on others.

So the Bretton woods pics are from the 17th? The 3 or 4 pics posted here somewhere?? If they HAVE made a more than a foot of snow...why aren't they posting pics?? Have they not hired a spinmaster for the season yet or something?

The Loaf wasn't really trying, or they would have used some ground mounts and socked the air to them like they're doing at K and SR. They seemed to set out on a mission to make a trail LOOK white. Both they and I know how they could have made 6 times as much snow as they did. They know full well Low E's are useless in the conditions they had and were just playing. It was the wise play anyway given the forecast and the ground conditions.

 

[Vortex]

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

hit the photo option on right click down it shows the Sunday pictures. Further down it show the test from the 17th. just not the best computer guy.

make sure scroll down.

 

[Vortex]

double post.[

 

[Highway Star]

The Loaf wasn't really trying, or they would have used some ground mounts and socked the air to them like they're doing at K and SR. They seemed to set out on a mission to make a trail LOOK white. Both they and I know how they could have made 6 times as much snow as they did. They know full well Low E's are useless in the conditions they had and were just playing. It was the wise play anyway given the forecast and the ground conditions.

Ok.....but why did they make snow on sluice? With a bit more snowmaking, they could certainly open on that............

I get the impression that they didn't want to waste the energy on building a heavy base, with it being a risky week long wait for them to open this coming weekend. I'd bet that they could put down another foot or so on top of what they did, and open up....

 

[wa-loaf]

I'd go more with:

Sugarloaf = Test with disappointing results designed entirely for photo op

Funny thing is if you look a todays photo:

You can't even tell that they made snow, the dusting last night evened the whole thing out. What does stand out is the new wider Narrow Gauge. :angry:

 

[snowman]

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

hit the photo option on right click down it shows the Sunday pictures. Further down it show the test from the 17th. just not the best computer guy.

make sure scroll down.

OK, the pics I thought were from the 29th are all from the 29th, they're labelled. My point on the woods is, if they actually made over a foot of snow somewhere....why the heck aren't they showing us? The pics are all of icy grass. I really think they're lying on that one. The Icy grass has probably already melted by now even, never mind Friday. It screams photo op and lies to me!

 

[Vortex]

http://www.skinh.com/

this works better. this was the photo op.

 

[snowman]

Ok.....but why did they make snow on sluice? With a bit more snowmaking, they could certainly open on that............

I get the impression that they didn't want to waste the energy on building a heavy base, with it being a risky week long wait for them to open this coming weekend. I'd bet that they could put down another foot or so on top of what they did, and open up....

It might be where they installed some new hydrants and guns and wanted to test them out and see the coverage? What they did is going to be gone, It was nothing more than icy grass. I was really surprised what little snow they did make even with low E's. Starting the guns up in the afternoon and soaking everything with water certainly didn't help for sure. I don't know when they shut down, it seems like it was before dawn. Where they made so little, they may have even shut down at midnight or 3 am and just had the guys in for 1 12 hour shift.

 

[snowman]

http://www.skinh.com/

this works better. this was the photo op.

Right, I saw that. I think they were just trying out a new fan gun there maybe and/or training on it? No one ever wrote a rule that you couldn't have 2 pre-season snowmaking training events/test/photo ops.

 

[Vortex]

I hear ya, .. They have had fans guns there for years. I guess it could be a new one. I guess it could be a new guy. I guess when they said it was a test, there could have been a 2nd test a few day later.. I give up. It does not mattter anyway.

See you on the slopes sooner than later.