Who's Blowing Snow?

[skiur]

Those are cabanas you can rent for the day or for the season.

They look like ice fishing huts! Are they heated?

 

[skef]

They look like ice fishing huts! Are they heated?

I overheard someone renting one for the day. They give you a portable propane heater. If you run out of gas, refills are $5 a pop. Built-in bench and table. Looked pretty barebones otherwise.

 

[Zand]

They look like ice fishing huts! Are they heated?

They look incredibly temporary... I'm guessing they'll reuse the lumber in the bike park when the pandemic is over. Or they'll have a massive bonfire lol.

 

[ss20]

They look incredibly temporary... I'm guessing they'll reuse the lumber in the bike park when the pandemic is over. Or they'll have a massive bonfire lol.

It's incredible what the industry has spent on Covid...partitions, plexiglass, signage...all temporary (hopefully).

I REALLY want some of these signs to be auctioned off or sold at the end of the season. I'd happily spend some $$$ on a plastic covid sign you'd see posted around the resort or liftlines. IMO, a cool, unique, and one-of-a-kind memento to a season that was unlike any other.

 

[kendo]

Camelback is often the last place to close in PA. Glad to see they are still blowing snow.

. . . and maybe tweaking JF/BB, RndTop, Hunter/Vail with today's 'EPIC' conditions headline?!? I may head up for some midweek Cliffhanger laps.

 

[Smellytele]

thinking of maybe hitting the BEast on Thursday.

 

[cdskier]

Plattekill is making snow now too...

 

[skiur]

Seems like everyone except for ikon and epic mountains made snow during this cold snap.

 

[cdskier]

Seems like everyone except for ikon and epic mountains made snow during this cold snap.

Did the ORDA mountains in NY make anything? I don't recall seeing anything from them but could have missed it.

 

[chuckstah]

Wachuset made a bit last night on the upper mountain.

 

[Smellytele]

Nobody in NH made any that I know.

 

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[Mum skier]

Seems like everyone except for ikon and epic mountains made snow during this cold snap.

Yes I don’t think any Epic resorts have. Such a shame.
A couple years ago I rode the lift at Sunapee with someone who claimed to be a local. They said there was a snowmaking cap for any year and that year Sunapee has already reached it.
If true I don’t know if the “annual cap” was based on financial reasons or environmental reasons. Anyone else heard that.

 

[Sotto]

Still going at Thunder Ridge. Looks to be the last time this season.

 

[jimmywilson69]

Roundtop made snow in March twice. they've never done that in the last 20 years. So maybe the big boys didn't blow snow, but some of the smaller Epic places did.

 

[dblskifanatic]

It's incredible what the industry has spent on Covid...partitions, plexiglass, signage...all temporary (hopefully).

I REALLY want some of these signs to be auctioned off or sold at the end of the season. I'd happily spend some $$$ on a plastic covid sign you'd see posted around the resort or liftlines. IMO, a cool, unique, and one-of-a-kind memento to a season that was unlike any other.

Not sure I would want the reminder! What would you do with that?

 

[urungus]

Not sure I would want the reminder! What would you do with that?

Put it on the wall amongst other ski posters and trail maps.

 

[slatham]

Regarding "caps", all areas have a snowmaking budget going into the season. I am sure some will go beyond that if the situation warrants but other will stop once budget is used. You could view that as a cap.

 

[keyser soze]

It's incredible what the industry has spent on Covid...partitions, plexiglass, signage...all temporary (hopefully).

I REALLY want some of these signs to be auctioned off or sold at the end of the season. I'd happily spend some $$$ on a plastic covid sign you'd see posted around the resort or liftlines. IMO, a cool, unique, and one-of-a-kind memento to a season that was unlike any other.

Yeah that would be a cool thing for your man cave or if you have a tuning area in the garage. Killington was making snow on OL and a few other trails this past weekend. Bear is supposed to stay open longer than normal this season.

 

[skiur]

Roundtop made snow in March twice. they've never done that in the last 20 years. So maybe the big boys didn't blow snow, but some of the smaller Epic places did.

They made snow during this latest cold snap that started last Friday?