Stowe Thread

[hovercraft]

Weird weather day. Several inches at the toll house base 1 inch @ the mountain.

 

[kendo]

1-2" on tap for today is a blizzard?! Good luck everyone for surviving the blizzard of 24!

 

[kingslug]

That is a blizzard these days

 

[Smellytele]

Wind is the issue

 

[kingslug]

The top of mansfield is a bit sporty at times..

 

[kendo]

Hoping for some good accumulation out of the upcoming storm cycle. Looking at today's report, we're not going to see Nosedive, Liftline, Hayride or National get any snowmaking love for at least another week...

Continued resurfacing efforts are underway on Lower Gondolier (they've been on it all week), Upper Lord, and Sunrise. Those trails will remain closed to maximize production. Our next move is a big one, we are stoked to report the system is charging and all sights are set on the legendary Main Street Race Course (a great trail that's mostly closed to the public).

Mansfield Mtn Acadamy must have a contractual deadline for Main Street Race to be open?

 

[BenedictGomez]

What does, "the system is charging" mean?

 

[kendo]

What does, "the system is charging" mean?

. . . vail speak for short staffed and underfunded?

 

[jimmywilson69]

charging the system is when they slow pump the water pipes to the top elevation. then when the pipes are full of water they can start increasing the pumping pressure for snowmaking production.

 

[hovercraft]

Even to the most causal observer you would have to say the mountain is in great shape considering the environment we have been in over the past few weeks. We can go T2B on a bunch of trails getting 2100ft of vertical on decent snow. I think they have done an excellent job this season.

 

[cdskier]

Not quite sure I would brag about the next move being a "big one" for a trail that is not often open to the public... (although I suppose it is fairly big in the context of the amount of snow it needs).

 

[hovercraft]

Thats how I took it. I think it has close to 100 snow guns on that trail, but I could be wrong on that…….

 

[kendo]

Update... 4500 gpm today hitting everything off of Sensation plus East & West slopes. That's more like it!

 

[kendo]

Stowe is skiing great today. 6+ and still snowing. Busy but Quad and Six were pretty much ski on all morning.

 

[hovercraft]

The quad and 6 pack were ride on all day. Gondi had a 5 min wait @ tops. This would have never happened before paid parking. The mountain would have been a zoo. My friend that goes to SB said it was crowed all day there. 20 min @ HG and about 10 @ bravo. I believe the crowds went from stowe to the bush because of the paid parking…. Mountain rode well today!

 

[Hawk]

Your friend was not correct. Most of the day Bravo was 5 minutes and HG was 10 minutes and way shorter if you rode single.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Your friend was not correct. Most of the day Bravo was 5 minutes and HG was 10 minutes and way shorter if you rode single.

I also find it amusing applauding the paid parking which is only because Stowe has been overrun literally because of EPIC in the first place.

Thank God that arsonist reported the fire!

 

[Hawk]

Ya I think paying for parking sux also although it would not affect me when I go there. I have very wealthy friends that have a big house on the spruce side and I can park in thier driveway. Stowe guys are Stowe guys. They all love thier mountain. Hey if I was like Hovercraft and Kingslug and skied full time I would love whatever place I was skiing at. I think they both should go back to work full time. LOL ;-)

 

[hovercraft]

Your friend was not correct. Most of the day Bravo was 5 minutes and HG was 10 minutes and way shorter if you rode single.

Just reporting what my friend told me who has been a pass holder for the past few decades.

 

[Hawk]

I am a pass holder from the past few decades. Not sure way my lines were shorter. Maybe I have better karma or manage the line better.