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The "Sugarbush Thread"
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Hawk
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My work blocks Skimrv but not Alpine Zone. Kind of strange. I don't see those posts until I get home.
My work still blocks skimrv too back from when it was categorized as "malware". Working from home today though so I can see it on my personal computer. Plus I can always look at it on my iPhone when I'm at work if I'm desperate, but usually I'll wait until I get home.
Hawk
Well-known member
I work for a very large company and somehow they block the site on my iphone also. I have no Idea how they do this but it is Totally Big Brother. it bothers me so much I am thinking of finding a new job.
This is not the season to come up short on snow, especially considering what they will be up against this off season from their competitor to the north. Don't need Stowe having a longer season fresh in people's minds when they are considering all the new pass options that will be available. If anything, Bush should be piling it on and trying to stretch the season. It may cost a few bucks, but the goodwill and PR will pay in the long run.
Glad my company either chooses not to do that or doesn't know how. My iPhone is a corporate device with plenty of other security restrictions. We're also a very large company with a lot of smart people in IT, so I'm betting on it being a choice to not filter web traffic on iDevices.
SIKSKIER
New member
That just changed in the last 1/2 hour.Nothing was on todays snow report.Just added.Probably got shamed after checking out how many areas are making snow.I saw at least 12.
Hawk
Well-known member
I think it's a little late for that. The mountain ended snowmaking operations a month ago and moved all the workers to other tasks or laid them off. They are not going to start back up full snow making operations. This is just a quick fix for the bad conditions that now exist. They do have a good base on Steins and coffee run and that is what we will be skiing on in April. I think we will be lucky to make May 1 this year. There is no way you can compare us to Stowe as far as snow making. They blow way more than we do.
SIKSKIER
New member
I think I may be right about my last post.When somebody asked them on FB yesterday if they were done making snow this year,here is what the reply was:
Even if we don't make more snow, we will still be skiing right through April.
Even if we don't make more snow, we will still be skiing right through April.
Jully
Active member
Are you on the wifi?
Jully
Active member
That is very good news. I was worried for them if they didn't make snow.
I think they started toying with the idea yesterday but didn't make the final decision until sometime this morning. Early yesterday morning (6:30am), win made a post pretty much saying it was up to the groomers now. Then at 7:15am he made a follow-up post saying "Ps. We will keep monitoring " in reference to snowmaking as that was the question that had been asked. At 6AM this morning Win was still saying they had deep depth on their core spring trails, had an extensive grooming plan last night, and would re-assess today. Then at 8am is when he posted again that they were turning the guns back on tonight.
To be honest this isn't going to make much difference in terms of depth. It will make for some nice turns under the guns this weekend, but that's about it. SB is still confident that the core spring trails have adequate depth to last late into the spring. I'm not convinced they are as deep as last year, but time will tell.
I agree. One key difference between SB and Stowe though is that SB specifically focuses on a couple key spring trails and blows extra on them. Stowe seems to blow everything deeper in general, but doesn't specifically stockpile anything on certain trails the way SB does with Steins (although I could be wrong). Stowe usually doesn't aim for May 1 and usually chooses to close earlier. They certainly could be open later than or at least equal to SB most years but that doesn't appear to be their goal.
Stowe closes right around April 20th every year. They could be at 100% operation and they'd still shut down.
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dlague
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Maybe Sugarbush found out that things are son hard that tilling the surface really is not doing much and is focusing on a pod.
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Hawk
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yes
bushpilot
Member
They didn't have a choice. The beginner area is ravaged. They would surely get complaints from people coming to learn. Easy rider is about half the width of winter conditions to the point that it doesn't look safe. Skiing on the sheet of ice yesterday it didn't look like it was gonna soften up with colder temps.
Jully
Active member
Then that's how they block it. Its not device centered its the wifi itself. Take your phone off the wifi and you'll have no problem!
SIKSKIER
New member
Doesn't sound like there making much snow from this on their snow report.
Snowmaking will resume this evening and last into the morning on beginner terrain around Village Double, Sleeper, and Snowball to Spring Fling.
Snowmaking will resume this evening and last into the morning on beginner terrain around Village Double, Sleeper, and Snowball to Spring Fling.
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