Sunday River opens Sat am

[WWF-VT]

Maybe not open tomorrow:

Like the Red Sox, we've encountered a setback.

Today's weather has turned significantly warmer than expected, and as a result we've been forced to take snowmaking offline. On top of this, with the warmer weather this afternoon it likely won't get as cold tonight as expected.

At this point we're still aiming to open for skiing and riding on Saturday morning and have our lift operations team up on the mountain right now moving snow by hand, but there's a chance the weather won't allow us to open. If we are still able to open as planned, terrain will be limited to the T2 trail only and a section of walking will be required between the bottom of the trail and the lift mid-station.

We'll be posting an early-morning update to the Mountain Report on our web site by 6:30am tomorrow with the day's outlook after we've seen what the mountain looks like following tonight's snowmaking.

Stay tuned, and think cold thoughts.

 

[yeggous]

Even that may be an optimistic assessment. The version currently on their snow report is even more stark.

Temperatures will eventually get below freezing tonight, but not tomorrow. If they don't get it done by Saturday morning then there is no way Sunday will happen. And the report is not encouraging.

We’re still aiming to open tomorrow, but the weather has taken a turn for the worse. As such, we’re going to make the call tomorrow at 6:30 a.m. as to whether or now we can open, and here are the reasons why:

It’s much warmer than any of us expected, snowmaking has stopped, temperatures do not look favorable moving forward, leaving each and every one of us thinking: we’ll be damned if we go back on our word to you about tomorrow being opening day. If there was ever a testament to the dedication of our teams to you, it was illustrated just 20 minutes ago by 20 plus men boarding the Locke Mountain Triple. They weren’t going up to ski first tracks, they were going up there to physically move snow in time for tomorrow’s opening day. None of us are ready to admit defeat, but there’s a chance that we may.

So what does this mean? It means that despite our snowmaking efforts since Tuesday, we’ve made significant process, however there will be walking to the mid-station in addition to downloading to the base. It means that we’ll continue to make snow when we can, but it’s going to take a miracle to make the amount of snow most of you are used to expecting. It means that the coverage is variable, so when we say for advanced skiers and snowboarders only, we really really mean it. It means that opening day conditions are nowhere near our standards, despite even our best efforts. And finally, it means that even if we’re able to open tomorrow, we need to set some expectations.

So…if you’re looking for tremendous conditions and ample snow coverage—get ready for the most honest snow report assessment maybe, like, ever—this weekend isn’t for you. If you want to come up, check things out, ski a little, and check out our progress, come on up and say hello.

Keep thinking cold thoughts and we’ll continue to too. Tomorrow’s update will be here at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow.

So... Killington anyone? I'm bummed about this.

 

[LasersInTheTaiga]

Sad. The forecast for Berlin is 28 F and snow on Saturday night, but looks like it may fall as rain in Newry/Bethel, though not accounting for elevation. Maybe some x-country in the SuperWalmart parking lot instead. Oh well .

 

[Vortex]

9 am opening now.

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[BackLoafRiver]

On the chair now. They look to be aiming for top to bottom. Lower guns on. We will see how long they can go. It's warming up fast.

 

[yeggous]

Give us a report when you leave. Deciding on driving up to ski tomorrow.

 

[BackLoafRiver]

Can do. Quick update - getting warm. Low guns off. No crowd to speak of. Stuff melting fast. Pray it gets cold tonight. Upper guns are hammering away