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Probably just annual pre ski season maintenance. Usually once the leaf peeping/Bullwheel season is done, they have a few weeks to do the annual maintenance to the grips and hydraulics on the bubble opening mechanism. With opening last weekend just 6 days after the Bullwheel closed it's "fall operations" I'm suspecting that maintenance window didn't pan out like they were expecting..
I think they had a couple weeks between "seasons" as I was up there the last day of foliage rides and then they started making snow a few days afterwards saying opening "soon"
Unless you understand the marketing game, then it's a nice boost and when it's only you and the Beast then it's even better. Better than being Stratton not even trying and having passholders talk about it on social media.
2 others were open as well
In Vermont you had two, TTB you also had only two although SR I'm sure you could make your way if you were on rock skis. NYC and NJ market is likely not making the trek over to Wildcat or Sunday River. Wildcat had the best offering by a long shot, but still my point is the early season push is for marketing and it works very well for that purpose especially going into ski show season.
Sorry, Killy long from done. Heck, they were making snow all day yesterday and last night, including new terrain up on Killington Peak.
Oh I know, if anything not even having the main lift all ready for the season makes it more impressive what you did last weekend getting open! How are you feeling about Sunday? Do you think downloading is likely and if so is the bird ready to fly?
