Ragged gets a new GM

[Newpylong]

Looks like lots of uncertainty for sure. For my location near Ragged we are currently forecasted for several inches of snow followed quickly by rain as things get into the 40s Wednesday. Let's hope it doesn't get worse than that,

Re: Cardigan, ask and thou shall receive. It's shutdown and they are coming online on FY. The automation on that trail is pretty cool.

 

[NYDB]

I’ve no idea why you come to this forum. Most of your posts are to criticize other posts.

he's deeply embittered about being forced to move back east and uses this forum as an opportunity to lash out at random people on the internet.

I can't blame him really. it's a sad story.

 

[Abubob]

Are we now complaining about to much snowmaking?

This board is incredibly inconsistent. Vail doesn't make enough snow, Ragged apparently to much.

Yeah. So?

 

[Newpylong]

What criticism?

 

[machski]

Looks like lots of uncertainty for sure. For my location near Ragged we are currently forecasted for several inches of snow followed quickly by rain as things get into the 40s Wednesday. Let's hope it doesn't get worse than that,

Re: Cardigan, ask and thou shall receive. It's shutdown and they are coming online on FY. The automation on that trail is pretty cool.

Everything I've seen says mstly R@!n now, all the way and including Jay. Most NE locations may start off with a good burst of snow (give or take 6") early (as in Maine resorts) but then go to R as well. Seeing 1-2" R in Southern NH possible, even Maine where they see that 6" snw first could get an inch of R on top of that. Lovely, at least Thursday won't go shock freeze so maybe we get some drain and drying first and conditions groom out well for MLK. Hopefully that round in the forecast is white, but that is too far out to hope for at this point.

 

[Newpylong]

Still dropping the snowaking hammer. Barnyard Terrain Park, Lower Chute Bordercross, Ragged Andy, base area, Upper Ridge, Headwall and Crewcut.

Should see Lower Ex soon looks like they're done there.

 

[Abubob]

Why? or Why not?

 

[Mum skier]

Why? or Why not?

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That’s a lot of snow depth…..

 

[chuckstah]

Why? or Why not?

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Staying open til May? If not it's a complete waste of resources

 

[Abubob]

That’s a lot of snow depth…..

Personally I think it ruins the natural lines.

Staying open til May? If not it's a complete waste of resources

One would think … however, they ALWAYS close after the first weekend in April.

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[BodeMiller1]

Cannon can inflate snow depth because it holds snow.
The top pod could ski well into June most years. Butt, the bears and little birds win out.

 

[Newpylong]

They make the same amount of snow more or less on Showboat every year and this one is no different. Yes it's a lot but walk down that trail in the fall, it's all boulders. There is also extra contrast to bare ground this year because we've only gotten like 2" of snow all winter so far.

 

[Abubob]

They make the same amount of snow more or less on Showboat every year and this one is no different. Yes it's a lot but walk down that trail in the fall, it's all boulders. There is also extra contrast to bare ground this year because we've only gotten like 2" of snow all winter so far.

It still overkill. The other side is skiable without snowmaking. The side they pile all that snow cover any rocks in about 5 feet and more. It’s really not necessary. I’m willing to bet there are other slopes in the northeast that have similar scree fields that don’t get that kind of depth.

 

[Newpylong]

Oh well, it is what it is at this point - unchanged in the decade I've been skiing there.

 

[Abubob]

Oh well, it is what it is at this point - unchanged in the decade I've been skiing there.

Yeah. Me too.







I don’t have to like it.


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[chuckstah]

So, I'm not a Ragged skier, with only a few visits lifetime and this could be off base.... but, instead of blowing 15 feet of snow every year for a decade plus (?), why not spend a bit of summer time to grade and remove the rock garden that supposedly requires 2 weeks of snow. Is it that bad?

 

[Newpylong]

There isn't 15' of snow there and they cover Showboat in 60 hours minus the snow bridge they have to build due to the fact that DES won't let them alter the drainage. That takes longer but they do it with extra capacity while hitting neighboring trails (Showboat is the Spear feed line).

That said I think if folks are that angry or just curious about the practice they should provide that feedback to the mountain. I've provided all the info I have on it.

 

[drjeff]

Guessing this is example #1001 of where the folks who are actually running the resort, making the snow and pushing it out, and have been doing it in a specific way for years, know way more about the reasoning behind their decisions than the key board warriors of AZ!

 

[doublediamond]

That drop off bottom left of that lowermost skier is about 15 feet based on the looks of it. There are no boulders that big there. That’s a waste of resources.

And isn’t the scree on the top pitch where it looks to be as thin as 3 feet (reasonable)? The bottom pitch has no scree per this pic: https://www.newenglandskihistory.com/lifts/viewliftimage.php?photoid=9553

 

[Keelhauled]

You guys are totally right, we all should definitely make less snow because the winters are so reliably cold and snowy these days that there's no possible chance of a thaw washing away any of the natural base.