Word has it that the mtn was all white today...any pics?
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The drop that was there in the past was continuous all the way across the slope... it was steep, but it was equal, so there was no sort of "hole" by the lift... if I remember correctly, there was a small ditch all the way at the bottom (parallel with the lift), but it seems like if they could fill that in, why not the rest too? It would take a lot of dirt, but there's a gigundous pile of it at the old Lodge site, and it doesn't look like they have much to do with it... I'm also foreseeing congestion with beginners coming down to the lift and first-timers around the sunkid area... looks like things could get a bit messy... but we'll have to wait and see...Lostone said:Actually, I forgot to mention, but I took a stroll over by the Village chair, the other day. It looks like some of the drop may have been emphasized on the left side, but a good part of that was already a drop, in the past. It had just been overgrown, before.
I think they will have to do something with snow farming, as the place where it mellows out comes pretty near that Sunkid lift.
I think beginners will be quite nervous about getting too near there, not to mention what will be roped off near there.
Snowing today. Not a big amount, but it is good to see everything whitish and more on the way.
Well that's just silly. Forecasted temps in the high 50's for sunday... unless they're setting up for a rail jam or something, they're basically blowing money/resources...djspookman said:The guns are going at the Base of North right now! yahoo!
dave
Strat said:Well that's just silly. Forecasted temps in the high 50's for sunday... unless they're setting up for a rail jam or something, they're basically blowing money/resources...djspookman said:The guns are going at the Base of North right now! yahoo!
dave
They did it last year too around this time, they must be setting up for one of the pre-season rail jams... still seems kinda premature, but whatever...djspookman said:Strat said:Well that's just silly. Forecasted temps in the high 50's for sunday... unless they're setting up for a rail jam or something, they're basically blowing money/resources...djspookman said:The guns are going at the Base of North right now! yahoo!
dave
so my bad.. there aren't a lot of guns going at the base, only 2. not sure why, but I assume to get the half pipe started or at least to get a small blanket of snow down.
dave
Xcreamus said:It's publicity snow.
They do it to show that they are making snow. :wink:
ski_resort_observer said:I see no 50's predicted for the mountain, Sunday or otherwise. The 10 day forcast for the mountain, not the valley, call for favorable temps for snowmaking. Several nights are in the 20's with some high's in the upper 30's right thru to the 19th.
I still say they will open before the 19th if the forcast holds up. 8)
ski_resort_observer said:I see no 50's predicted for the mountain, Sunday or otherwise. The 10 day forcast for the mountain, not the valley, call for favorable temps for snowmaking. Several nights are in the 20's with some high's in the upper 30's right thru to the 19th.
I still say they will open before the 19th if the forcast holds up. 8)
Where do you get these mountain forecasts?ski_resort_observer said:I see no 50's predicted for the mountain, Sunday or otherwise. The 10 day forcast for the mountain, not the valley, call for favorable temps for snowmaking. Several nights are in the 20's with some high's in the upper 30's right thru to the 19th.
I still say they will open before the 19th if the forcast holds up. 8)
Tin Woodsman said:ski_resort_observer said:I see no 50's predicted for the mountain, Sunday or otherwise. The 10 day forcast for the mountain, not the valley, call for favorable temps for snowmaking. Several nights are in the 20's with some high's in the upper 30's right thru to the 19th.
I still say they will open before the 19th if the forcast holds up. 8)
Well yes and no. Looks like at least the lower half of the mountain will see 50 degrees plus on Sunday. Forecast high for BTV is 59. The rest of the week looks much cooler, topping out in the upper 40s in BTV early on then getting cooler throughout the week, if you believe the NWS.
Even pessimists are closet optimists. 8)ski_resort_observer said:Tin Woodsman said:ski_resort_observer said:I see no 50's predicted for the mountain, Sunday or otherwise. The 10 day forcast for the mountain, not the valley, call for favorable temps for snowmaking. Several nights are in the 20's with some high's in the upper 30's right thru to the 19th.
I still say they will open before the 19th if the forcast holds up. 8)
Well yes and no. Looks like at least the lower half of the mountain will see 50 degrees plus on Sunday. Forecast high for BTV is 59. The rest of the week looks much cooler, topping out in the upper 40s in BTV early on then getting cooler throughout the week, if you believe the NWS.
Okay, you caught me, I'm an optomist. Sunday is just one day and maybe it won't be that warm.