Massachusetts Resort Announces Snowmaking to Commence

[Phildozer]

Mount Dozer in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts will be making snow Saturday night with an anticipated opening of 8:00 AM on Sunday!

 

[Greg]

That was cruel. How much are your lift tickets?

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Mount Dozer in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts will be making snow Saturday night with an anticipated opening of 8:00 AM on Sunday!

Is this place for real? I couldn't find it... I am such a gaper...

 

[Phildozer]

That was cruel. How much are your lift tickets?

Greg,

I'm pretty sure I can get you free tickets.

P.

 

[Greg]

Is this place for real? I couldn't find it... I am such a gaper...

Phil's back yard...

Post some pics this weekend, Phil!

 

[Phildozer]

Is this place for real? I couldn't find it... I am such a gaper...

Mount Dozer is a privately-owned ski area. You won't find it on a map.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Yea well, I guess I'll just wait for the jabs...
I plea lack of snow and skiing for the past 7 years, aka the insanity plea

 

[Phildozer]

Phil's back yard...

Post some pics this weekend, Phil!

Will do.

And it is my front yard. I've got a much better Vert in the front.

 

[Greg]

Will do.

And it is my front yard. I've got a much better Vert in the front.

Cool! Your neighbors must think you're pretty whacked!

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Will do.

And it is my front yard. I've got a much better Vert in the front.

I've got a really cool tonka snow cat if you need any grooming assistance...

 

[bvibert]

Mount Dozer in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts will be making snow Saturday night with an anticipated opening of 8:00 AM on Sunday!

You had me going there for a minute! Be sure to post up some pics!!

 

[Phildozer]

Cool! Your neighbors must think you're pretty whacked!

Yeah, they do.

But then again, the snowmaking just confirms what they already knew.

 

[thetrailboss]

So what's the latest update, Phil? More winchcats? More six packs? I know that a resort of your calibur does not f^&* around and in the past has an impressive track record. The only above treeline skiing in Mass IIRC. :wink: Hell, we should stop considering Shaker Hills Country Club and look to Mount Dozer for the wedding festivities!!!

 

[The Sneak]

I remember around 1991 or 1992, SKI or another magazine had a profile of some dude's backyard ski area, with lights and snowmaking. I think he had a rope tow rigged up.

It was somewhere near RT84 in central MA?

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

 

[JimG.]

I remember around 1991 or 1992, SKI or another magazine had a profile of some dude's backyard ski area, with lights and snowmaking. I think he had a rope tow rigged up.

It was somewhere near RT84 in central MA?

Anyone know what I'm talking about?

Yes! I didn't read the SKI article, but the Weather Channel had a special piece on that guy.
All natural snow and a little rope tow.

 

[snowmaker4191]

Will do.

And it is my front yard. I've got a much better Vert in the front.

You beat me to it! Watching the temps right now...If only I had 3 degrees colder tonight and I could fire the guns up almost there, looks like a low of 30 here.

 

[Powderhound21]

I fired up at 6:10am Friday morning. With current water temps around 50F, ground temps way to warm, and the relatively high temp (For snowmaking standards, a Wetbulb of 25 is high), I did not get very much out of it, but I expected that. As the water temps cool off, Will be able to make the 3-5' mounds the system is capable of.

Friday morning pictures-

 

[Kerovick]

Wow, I want a snow gun in my back yard!! Where'd ya get that?

Kero

 

[Phildozer]

Nice Job!

It didn't get nearly cold enough here to make snow.

My problem (snowmaking-wise) is that I'm near Lake Quinsigamond and in the early season, when the temperature drops, the lake produces huge plumes of fog as the heat dissapates out of the water. The humidity goes way up and my productivity drops like a rock.

 

[loafer89]

I have always been fascinated by the idea of making snow at home and looked into buying a Backyard Blizzard or a machine from Snowathome, but they seem $$$. Now that we will be living away from the coast and at better than 800' in elevation in Connecticut, I think I will purchase one this winter.

Any advise on if it is better to buy a snowmaker or build it myself?. We will now have well water, so I am not sure what kind of GPM flow rate I will have from the tap, but I could build a small pond as well.