Sundown Gunny Plans

[Madroch]

Okay, we have been blessed with snow and Sundown has not had to blow snow in probably over a month (or more?). Hopefully, they will spend a little of the surplus stockpiling the skier's right side of Gunny for spring. While they appear to have a decent base.. I have noticed the occassional bare spot on Stinger and the Noreaster bumps (not on Gunny, I admit), which is rare to find at Sundown on any year mid-winter in the absence of a nuclear meltdown (which we have not had).

Build a glacier on Gunny... if you build it they will come.

 

[thorski]

The Bumps are not there yet?
I was planning on going up thursday night with a couple girlfriends and was hoping to hit gunny bumps.
Maybe next week?

 

[Greg]

There's a lot of snow on Gunny right now. However, my concern is that since the top layer is all natural, it'll melt out quickly. There's a lot of air in the snow, drilling is a piece of cake. I don't know how the base depth compares to previous years, but it's got to be at least as much as last year and that lasted well past closing day. Those whales back in december were nuts, so there's a solid base there, but again, I just wonder how long it'll hold up if we blowtorch.

 

[Greg]

The Bumps are not there yet?
I was planning on going up thursday night with a couple girlfriends and was hoping to hit gunny bumps.
Maybe next week?

There's been talk about seeding the top. I talked to Kurt (racing Kurt, not groomer Kurt) and even he said maybe soon. Still a few race oriented events happening though, including the Special Olympics in early March, but I doubt they'd run a race above the Nastar start for that. We typically try to run one CISC race from the top which we haven't done yet for various reasons (powder, icing, too cold/windy). I don't think we're doing it next week either, and that leaves only the last 2/22 race which I doubt would be from the top. So basically, I have no clue when.... :lol:

 

[Greg]

Sundown has not had to blow snow in probably over a month (or more?)

There was one full mountain resurfacing effort in early January. That was the only time they had to make snow since Dec. 16. Since Christmas, the place has been packed on weekends. Amazing season for them.

 

[bvibert]

There's been talk about seeding the top. I talked to Kurt (racing Kurt, not groomer Kurt) and even he said maybe soon. Still a few race oriented events happening though, including the Special Olympics in early March, but I doubt they'd run a race above the Nastar start for that. We typically try to run one CISC race from the top which we haven't done yet for various reasons (powder, icing, too cold/windy). I don't think we're doing it next week either, and that leaves only the last 2/22 race which I doubt would be from the top. So basically, I have no clue when.... :lol:

I believe the goal is to have the Gunny seeding started before the Special Olympics starts.

 

[Greg]

I believe the goal is to have the Gunny seeding started before the Special Olympics starts.

SO is not until March 5-6 so I would hope so, but I doubt there would be T2B bumps prior to that weekend if they're racing from the NASTAR shack down.

 

[Madroch]

There was one full mountain resurfacing effort in early January. That was the only time they had to make snow since Dec. 16. Since Christmas, the place has been packed on weekends. Amazing season for them.

I say share the wealth...TURN THE GUNS ON GUNNY. We have a couple of cold nights coming up... two full nights of 5-10 degrees snowmaking would be very fruitful.

 

[Greg]

We typically try to run one CISC race from the top which we haven't done yet for various reasons (powder, icing, too cold/windy). I don't think we're doing it next week either, and that leaves only the last 2/22 race which I doubt would be from the top. So basically, I have no clue when.... :lol:

I guess we did once run a course alongside the bumps:

That was the first time Gunny was seeded. I forgot how tight that was... :lol: Last year was waaaay better. Perfect, actually.

 

[Chris Sullivan]

There is no need to make snow. If there becomes a need we will.

 

[Greg]

There is no need to make snow. If there becomes a need we will.

Are you insinuating that you as an actual mountain ops guy knows more about this kind of stuff than us Internet experts?! How dare you!? :angry:

:razz: :lol:

 

[planb420]

^ +1

 

[Hawkshot99]

I guess we did once run a course alongside the bumps:

That was the first time Gunny was seeded. I forgot how tight that was... :lol: Last year was waaaay better. Perfect, actually.

While you would think that having the bumps on half the trail and the race course on the other half would be perfect(both parties happy), it is not. The bumpers feel it is to tight, and the racing becomes dangerous. Run wide on a gate, or fall down and start sliding at a high speed and you are going off into the moguls at a high rate of speed.

 

[Madroch]

There is no need to make snow. If there becomes a need we will.

No fair bringing reason into this thread... :smile: I freely admit it is not a question of "need" but is instead a question of "want".... I want the guns on...

 

[Hawkshot99]

No fair bringing reason into this thread... :smile: I freely admit it is not a question of "need" but is instead a question of "want".... I want the guns on...

As soon as you pull out your checkbook and write them a nice check they will. it costs serious money to run snow making equipment. If there is no need to do it, why should they?

 

[2knees]

There is no need to make snow. If there becomes a need we will.

you will make snow if i tell you to.

that is all.

 

[Greg]

This thread just got weird.

 

[2knees]

This thread just got weird.

obviously, i was busting Mr. Sullivan's chops.

and i am a little weird or are you referring to some other posts.

 

[Greg]

obviously, i was busting Mr. Sullivan's chops.

and i am a little weird or are you referring to some other posts.

Just you.

Weirdo.

 

[2knees]

actually nothing is weirder then looking at those bumps from 2 years ago. they should've held one of those "how many jellybeans in the jar" type contests. There must've been over 1000 bumps on that trail when it went top to bottom.