I was at Stratton Sunday. It was icy. Looks like more melt this week. They're making snow now, so hopefully, they'll have some decent runs by the weekend.
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Snowmaking in March
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I was at Stratton Sunday. It was icy. Looks like more melt this week. They're making snow now, so hopefully, they'll have some decent runs by the weekend.
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I was at Loon yesterday. Spring conditions with some thin bare icy spots. Natural trails open but a bit thin in spots. Anything ungroomed will be solid, everywhere. Glades still have skiable cover, with caution, but were all roped. Snowmaking trails are mostly deep. And SM resumes tonight.
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Good outlook for the weekend? With Saturday being really really cold, we may just wait and go Sunday.I was at Loon yesterday. Spring conditions with some thin bare icy spots. Natural trails open but a bit thin in spots. Anything ungroomed will be solid, everywhere. Glades still have skiable cover, with caution, but were all roped. Snowmaking trails are mostly deep. And SM resumes tonight.
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The limited routes with new SM will be good. Everything else firm. Sunday will likely be better than Sat with an extra groom, where ever you end up. And lower crowds on Sunday, although I don't think it will be a crazy busy weekend anywhere. Im skipping Sat myself and going somewhere Sunday. Don't know where yet.
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Jcb890
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We're either doing Loon or Stratton I think. If Saturday was going to be nice we may have done both.
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Killington is ramping it up.
In order to take maximum advantage of the cold forecast, Mountain Ops is bringing in several additional compressors and ramping up snowmaking capacity to a level never before seen in March.
In order to take maximum advantage of the cold forecast, Mountain Ops is bringing in several additional compressors and ramping up snowmaking capacity to a level never before seen in March.
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Bretton Woods reported 2 inches today & will be blowing Thurs/Fri/Sat. Definitely the play this weekend for me, they always manage better snow in adverse conditions.
jimmywilson69
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So the Blow Torch killed 2 of the South Central PA Ski Areas. Not Ski Roundtop, my home hill. Guns are a blazing and they are committed to making as much snow as possible this weekend to ensure they stay open through next Sunday. Liberty and Whitetail Season Pass holders can ski at Roundtop as well, so I see this is a corporate move to keep those pass holders happy since Liberty didn't make it to March and Whitetail did by 1 day. I'll certainly get out this weekend, and make sure I buy a beer or 3 to show my appreciation.
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Whiteface is blowing today
Killington brought in more compressors and allI hear are guns from the condo. Sounds like Dec out there! Skiing will be good under the guns. This season has now turned to feeling like last season did.
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Jcb890
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Uhh.... last season was shit though?
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BW isn't making any snow and doesn't mention anything about starting up.
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Sugarbush has not made any snow as of 9 this morning and says nothing about doing so on the website.
Right and having to follow the guns around on the 2nd day of March means this season has turned to shit. Hopefully it can recover before spring sets in for good or it will be a short spring for skiing.
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Win posted this today on the skimrv forum:
"The grooming team did a very nice job last night including on Stein's and tonight we will get to some other trails that we could not do last night like Ripcord. While the mountains has been put back together well, we are going to resume snowmaking on a number of the Gatehouse and Valley House trails this evening. We are calling back snowmakers from their lift and grooming jobs to patch a couple of air leaks today and then fire up this evening. With the temperatures forecasted tonight we should see some nice soft powder on a number of trails tomorrow morning. So bundle up and come on out. "
Jcb890
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Gotcha, sorry I misunderstood you. I thought you were saying things had turned around for the better and using last season as an example, so I was confused. Haha
argh.... I had noticed their snow report for today doesn't mention snowmaking... I'm shocked they're not taking advantage of this window.
Last weekend a massive hole developed on Bigger Ben underneath the chair. I should have taken a pic... Maybe the groomers can fix it?
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It looks like Bretton Woods does not have enough a Facebook page?
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