Hawk
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They are awfully quiet about this installation. When sunday river did the last two they have updates and videos almost weekly. It's great advertising this time of year and gets people thinking about planning trips.
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Was thinking the same thing. Assuming things are on or close to schedule, it's great advertising. And if things are behind schedule, it's always better to be upfront about it.They are awfully quiet about this installation. When sunday river did the last two they have updates and videos almost weekly. It's great advertising this time of year and gets people thinking about planning trips.
The 1st picture is of the top terminal and the structure around it is the forms for the concrete pour. The 2nd picture is of the bottom terminal, with just the rebar in place and no forms for the concrete in place.For the uninitiated...what am I looking at here. Clearly the top terminal. But why the structure?
Not only is the equipment on site not applicable to snowmaking installation, neither are the employees/contractors.I disagree. These chairs will make a big difference but we will see.
Over the last 10 years they have struggled build a great base on the lower half of the trail. Especially on the last pitch down to the lift. Last year they blew the lower section for 4 to 5 days and there were several nearly bear patches that they had to push snow around. The middle section is really wide and could use more guns and maybe a line on both sides to cover. Why not improve it now when they have the equiment.
Not only is the equipment on site not applicable to snowmaking installation, neither is the staff.
Ripcord at no point is particularly wide, certainly nothing that would require pipe on the opposite side which very rarely could be used anyway due to wind. It sounds like they either had some operational difficulties, had flowing water, or the hydrant/gun spacing is not dense enough.
My thought was since the trail is ripped up and they have access installed with a worn in work path up the trail it would be a good time. There are excavators there including sugarbush's so that equiment is certainly applicable. And the point is also why rip up the trail twice.Not only is the equipment on site not applicable to snowmaking installation, neither are the employees/contractors.
Ripcord at no point is particularly wide, certainly nothing that would require pipe on the opposite side which very rarely could be used anyway due to prevailing wind. It sounds like they either had some operational difficulties, had flowing water, or the hydrant/gun spacing is not dense enough.