The "Sugarbush Thread"

[tumbler]

That’s too bad about Sunrise, it needs the snowmaking to take the pressure off Birch. Most of the pipe is above ground except at the bottom in the flats at the lifts.

 

[WinS]

good stuff. ripcord really needed the snow up top

The snowmaking on Ripcord was some of the best I have seen. It was dry and there is a ton of it. Dan should have fun grooming it tonight, and I bet even a first groom will turn out nicely. The big decision tomorrow is whether to do Stein’s or Ripcord first. For those who purchased early-ups no decision is needed. Hopefully the winds won’t shut the upper mountain down. But I think the directions may not impact HG. We’ll see.

 

[Newpylong]

That’s too bad about Sunrise, it needs the snowmaking to take the pressure off Birch. Most of the pipe is above ground except at the bottom in the flats at the lifts.

It could be right under the flats where people have to ski over to get to and from the lift. I'm not overly familiar with topology of Lincoln piping but there also may not be an air isolation valve for just NL either and the leak could be somewhere else on Gate House that they don't want to touch.

 

[HowieT2]

I'd much rather have the great conditions we've had, best early season stretch I can remember, and no castlerock lift, than the crap we usually have to deal with. refreshing hike on the long trail followed by some good powder, sign me up.

 

[cdskier]

That’s too bad about Sunrise, it needs the snowmaking to take the pressure off Birch. Most of the pipe is above ground except at the bottom in the flats at the lifts.

Yea...no snowmaking on Sunrise is a bummer. Birch will definitely see too much traffic now. Could be interesting to ski an all natural Sunrise though for a season.

 

[shadyjay]

I'm not overly familiar with topology of Lincoln piping but there also may not be an air isolation valve for just NL either and the leak could be somewhere else on Gate House that they don't want to touch.

Actually, North Lynx is either the only or one of the only areas on the mountain where air can be isolated... hence why they're able to make snow elsewhere.

An air leak out on Spring Fling or up on Jester would give you an issue over on Pushover, for instance. I remember early season having air pressure not build and having to listen and drive all over the mountain in the dark looking for/listening for open hydrants, hoping that's all it was. But North Lynx we were able to isolate so that no air goes past the bunker (between Gate House and North Lynx lifts).