Summer 2024 improvements

[BenedictGomez]

carry on advocating for the extinction of an entire species in your signature though.

If I hadn't been here a while, these days I'd just assume AI.

 

[BenedictGomez]

We have the receipts. These were the exact words:

"Perhaps the person in charge of PCMR Operations is just really shitty at her job (PCMR is reknowned for DEI hires afterall)," You're obviously insinuating she's a DEI

Oxford English Dictionary:

Perhaps - adverb - used to express uncertainty

My intentional choice of the infrequently used, "perhaps" was not an accident. It was used to prompt the fact that I was uncertain and/or 100% speculating.

And why would I speculate that she's bad at her job not just perchance, but possibly because it might be a DEI hire?

Because she was hired less than 1 year after Vail specifically, very publicly mentioned that it was going to boost DEI hires within management, and less than 6 months after Vail specifically, very publicly mentioned that the ski industry should be more diverse, noting in both SEC releases and investment road shows that only 20% of females occupy top-management posts, and that they'd seek to change that. And releasing every year since 2020 annual charts showing a YoY increase in Vail's female management.

Insinuating? No. Speculating? Yes.

And between you and I, I'm the one who has the "receipts", via factual information posted directly from Vail Resorts, to actually intellectually draw a logical hypothesis (even if my hypothesis might well in fact be wrong given I am "speculating").

 

[Bosco DaSkia]

 

[slatham]

Wow made the mistake of checking in on his thread. Can’t someone report on a lift shack being painted or something? SUMMER IMPROVEMENTS. Leave the rest to some other forum.

 

[thetrailboss]

Wow made the mistake of checking in on his thread. Can’t someone report on a lift shack being painted or something? SUMMER IMPROVEMENTS. Leave the rest to some other forum.

The painting, or lack thereof, is what unintentionally led to the DEI tangent!

 

[deadheadskier]

See? This conversation is also because Vail sucks

 

[Edd]

Wow made the mistake of checking in on his thread. Can’t someone report on a lift shack being painted or something? SUMMER IMPROVEMENTS. Leave the rest to some other forum.

I think the last couple of summers here have been pretty tame compared to previous years. It’s a positive trend, I’d say.

 

[JimG.]

Here's a summer improvement...it's almost Fall.

 

[2planks2coasts]

The alps are getting dumped on in mid September. That's a massive summer improvement. It's also topical, as they are northeast of most of us in this particular forum.

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

The alps are getting dumped on in mid September. That's a massive summer improvement. It's also topical, as they are northeast of most of us in this particular forum.

This is good work.

 

[machski]

The alps are getting dumped on in mid September. That's a massive summer improvement. It's also topical, as they are northeast of most of us in this particular forum.

I wonder if this is in any relation to the Sahara turning green as can be seen from space?

 

[Abominable]

Catamount sent an email touting their snomaking improvements. I'll leave it to Newpy and others to dissect them and we can all kvetch about the football pitch on the front of the hill.

Enhanced Snow Coverage To start, you can see by the aerial shots below that we are currently installing 3,000 feet of new water piping between the On-Stage and Catamount trails, this will be accompanied by the addition of mounted fan guns along this line that will significantly increase snow coverage on the face of the mountain.

New York Side Improvements To enhance the snow making capabilities on the New York side of the mountain, we've replaced 3,600 feet of additional pipeline along with two new valve houses. These improvements will boost the reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness of our snowmaking efforts in this area allowing for a quicker opening of trails on the NY side of the mountain. Increased Capacity We have added three additional electric compressors to our system which will boost our overall snowmaking capacity. Optimized Efficiency To further optimize our snowmaking process, we are rearranging and relocating snow guns across the mountain and are replacing/adding new hydrants where needed. This strategic placement ensures maximum efficiency and coverage, allowing us to make the most of every snowmaking opportunity.

 

[doublediamond]

I thought the whole purpose for the giant boulevard on the face was for racing. Adding pipe and fan towers negates the saftey improvements of removing that row of trees.

 

[drjeff]

I thought the whole purpose for the giant boulevard on the face was for racing. Adding pipe and fan towers negates the saftey improvements of removing that row of trees.

Unless they choose to turn that big wide boulevard into a few lanes with some sections of b-net to separate the race lane from the public lane somewhere near that new pipe and fans??

 

[Newpylong]

I still can't believe they did that to the lower mountain, will never get it. Wide open is harder to cover, gets more wind, requires more grooming, etc besides looking terrible.

When I raced there the race slope was on the other side of the shorter lift (skiers right).

 

[Edd]

Relevant, includes east and west ski areas. Good vid.

 

[RH29]

Catamount sent an email touting their snomaking improvements. I'll leave it to Newpy and others to dissect them and we can all kvetch about the football pitch on the front of the hill.

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​ Enhanced Snow Coverage To start, you can see by the aerial shots below that we are currently installing 3,000 feet of new water piping between the On-Stage and Catamount trails, this will be accompanied by the addition of mounted fan guns along this line that will significantly increase snow coverage on the face of the mountain.

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​ New York Side Improvements To enhance the snow making capabilities on the New York side of the mountain, we've replaced 3,600 feet of additional pipeline along with two new valve houses. These improvements will boost the reliability, efficiency, and effectiveness of our snowmaking efforts in this area allowing for a quicker opening of trails on the NY side of the mountain. Increased Capacity We have added three additional electric compressors to our system which will boost our overall snowmaking capacity. Optimized Efficiency To further optimize our snowmaking process, we are rearranging and relocating snow guns across the mountain and are replacing/adding new hydrants where needed. This strategic placement ensures maximum efficiency and coverage, allowing us to make the most of every snowmaking opportunity.

Great. Now replant at least a token row of trees to make it actually look like a ski resort and not a landfill.

 

[drjeff]

Great. Now replant at least a token row of trees to make it actually look like a ski resort and not a landfill.

Meh.. a row or 2 of b-net will do the job, and not cause the snowmakers and groomers as many issues... signed a "professional" b-net setter and roller...

 

[Abominable]

Great. Now replant at least a token row of trees to make it actually look like a ski resort and not a landfill.

This was my thought too. Turn what is I guess "Catamount" (between On Stage and the lift line) into a manicured glade. Like skiing through a Christmas tree farm or something.

 

[machski]

Restrooms (real ones) coming to Jordan base at Sunday River. Right next to the Igloo.