VAIL SUCKS

[dB.cooper]

No lack of water at The Cat.
Snowmaking pond is as full as it has ever been.

WC has plenty of water.

 

[deadheadskier]

The old GM and MTN Ops director both said to me that unless it's single digits or lower, the spring fed streams that fill their snowmaking reservoir can refill it from empty in 36-48 hours.

 

[Zand]

Anyone know if the freezing rain got up to Okemo at all? Snow report mentions 4" snow and nothing about ice so maybe they stayed north of it. Thinking that's my play for tomorrow. They have some fun nats open on South Face that I enjoy. Wouldn't mind hitting that before the rain.

Was gonna finally get back to Stowe this weekend but nature has other plans and I'm not gonna waste time off to go ski groomers.

 

[Zand]

Looks like Broomfield didn't feel like updating any snow reports this morning. Vail sucks.

 

[pinion]

Wildcat and Attitash snow reports quiet as well.

 

[2Planker]

Wildcat and Attitash snow reports quiet as well.

?? NO lifts running at both places is kinda odd

 

[pinion]

?? NO lifts running at both places is kinda odd

They are running, but the daily snow report wasn't updated today. I was hoping for some definitive news on the Snowcat.

 

[jimmywilson69]

appears to be a "system wide" webpage glitch.

I will say a lot of the resorts have actually been updating them daily which is refreshing.

 

[2Planker]

They are running, but the daily snow report wasn't updated today. I was hoping for some definitive news on the Snowcat.

Right there on the Snow Report from yesterday....

Snowcat Update – Updated 1/7

Today is an important day as we will have our key stakeholders on-site to complete our final acceptance test for the Snowcat lift, working closely with our partners from the NH State Tramway Safety Board and the USFS to ensure full alignment on our path to reopening the lift safely. Please stay tuned to this report tomorrow for details around what you can expect, and my thoughts on a path towards reopening the lift. Things look really positive, and it’s important to me that I don’t over promise and set the right expectations to you our community. Every day I hear how much everyone is looking forward to coming back to ride this lift and believe me when I say we are getting REALLY close!

I also wanted to address questions around timing on this project and would share that unlike replacing like for like parts, modifying and upgrading a lift with an all-new electrical system takes time. This includes design, engineering, and building components and new buildings. After spending significant time and outside resources last season to repair the existing lift control system, ultimately we made the decision in March to modernize and upgrade. Upgrades like these are generally planned out and executed over 12+ months, and we attempted to do it in 8, giving us little room to address and challenges that may arise.

 

[pinion]

Now that we got that out the way, I am ready to share the news many of you have been waiting so patiently for. Thanks to the dedicated work of so many teams and vendors over the last year, as well as some last-minute modifications in partnership with our lift engineer and governing agencies, I couldn’t be more excited to share that the Snowcat Lift has passed its load and acceptance test at full capacity, and we will be re-opening the lift tomorrow at 9am with access to the Snowcat Slope & Snowcat Trail! To celebrate the occasion, we will be handing out treats, hot beverages, and some swag in the lift line tomorrow, and we invite you all to come celebrate with our team!

A huge sigh of relief to someone who parks in B-lot and has a large family group headed there MLK weekend. Also... finally a ray of hope at Wildcat this year.