USSA Proposes World Cup At Killington

[drjeff]

It is REALLY impressive to see when K full out flexes their snowmaking muscle like few, if any other resorts can!

Can't wait to see the efforts, and a bunch of really fast women in GS suits, on Superstar 3 weeks from today!!

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[andrec10]

it is really impressive to see when k full out flexes their snowmaking muscle like few, if any other resorts can!

Can't wait to see the efforts, and a bunch of really fast women in gs suits, on superstar 3 weeks from today!!

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the gs suits...........mmmmmmmm

 

[cdskier]

It is REALLY impressive to see when K full out flexes their snowmaking muscle like few, if any other resorts can!

I can't wait to see the firepower of SS lit up top to bottom with the new and improved Superstar webcam!

 

[drjeff]

the gs suits...........mmmmmmmm

Those "from behind" views in the start tent rarely disappoint!! [emoji12] [emoji16] [emoji12] [emoji16]

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[IceEidolon]

Killington's bottleneck won't be air (at least, below 26 WB or so). Big air runs 10:1 air to water there, and that improves as it gets colder. (Yes, that's an approximation.) But they have 72,000 CFM and 7000 GPM. So once they max out their water pumps, all they can do is put the same amount of snow on less area.

Granted I expect they'll get there in the end this year, but water, not air, is what'll cause gaps in trails for the public.

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[slatham]

Killington's bottleneck won't be air (at least, below 26 WB or so). Big air runs 10:1 air to water there, and that improves as it gets colder. (Yes, that's an approximation.) But they have 72,000 CFM and 7000 GPM. So once they max out their water pumps, all they can do is put the same amount of snow on less area.

Granted I expect they'll get there in the end this year, but water, not air, is what'll cause gaps in trails for the public.

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Good point, once the real cold comes in. But is the number really 7000gpm? I though it was higher but am far from an expert on K's system.

 

[IceEidolon]

Good point, once the real cold comes in. But is the number really 7000gpm? I though it was higher but am far from an expert on K's system.

That's what I was told last year by one of their snowmakers. It would make the 72000 CFM number make sense, too - they almost can't use any more air than that.

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[cdskier]

Good point, once the real cold comes in. But is the number really 7000gpm? I though it was higher but am far from an expert on K's system.

That's what I was told last year by one of their snowmakers. It would make the 72000 CFM number make sense, too - they almost can't use any more air than that.

I found an article from several years ago that said K could pump out 720,000 gallons of water per hour (which translates to 12K GPM). On K's website today though, it says they can pump out 10 Million gallons per day (which comes to just under 7K per hour and would match what IceEidolon was told).

That's interesting if they really are only 7K GPM. I thought they were much higher than Sugarbush in terms of water pumping capacity. SB has about 6K capacity between the 2 snowmaking systems (4K at LP and 2K at ME) from what I remember.

 

[Newpylong]

7K out of Snowshed alone but then 5K out of Bear.

73K+ CFM. They rent 24 HP 1600s Doosan now used to be straight IR. Usually 12 in non-World Cup years. Then you have the owned 7 owned electrics.

 

[BenedictGomez]

If Killington is truly forced to dedicate a ton of attention to just one run to pull this off, I wonder how the locals feel about that? I mean, sure the event's cool and everything, but if it comes at the expense of a decent bit of early skiing trail coverage I dont think I'd be a fan were I a K passholder.

 

[machski]

If Killington is truly forced to dedicate a ton of attention to just one run to pull this off, I wonder how the locals feel about that? I mean, sure the event's cool and everything, but if it comes at the expense of a decent bit of early skiing trail coverage I dont think I'd be a fan were I a K passholder.

This discussion was put through the hoops last year and quashed. They bring in extra air compressors beyond what they normally do and they don't dial down on the public expansion plan. It might seem like they do but last year was a marginal early season and this year is so far even worse. Not like they would have had much more open last year by Turkey day and this year, well no one is skiing yet in the east.

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[Euler]

Those "from behind" views in the start tent rarely disappoint!! [emoji12] [emoji16] [emoji12] [emoji16]

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Are you kidding me? A middle aged man thinks its a good idea to comment in a sexual manner about talented young women who are incredible athletes? Thanks for the reminder to continue to be ashamed of my gender.

 

[andrec10]

Are you kidding me? A middle aged man thinks its a good idea to comment in a sexual manner about talented young women who are incredible athletes? Thanks for the reminder to continue to be ashamed of my gender.

Oh RELAX! This world is getting too fracking PC.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Are you kidding me? A middle aged man thinks its a good idea to comment in a sexual manner about talented young women who are incredible athletes? Thanks for the reminder to continue to be ashamed of my gender.

OMG...lighten up!

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[Newpylong]

A gift from mother nature to the Beast:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/610day/index.php

 

[MEtoVTSkier]

A gift from mother nature to the Beast:

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/610day/index.php

What's it look like from then, up to December 1st?

 

[Puck it]

 

[Puck it]

 

[Puck it]

 

[Newpylong]

What's it look like from then, up to December 1st?

From what I have seen, above average until the new year. But who knows.