drjeff
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That may be one of the only GOOD side effects that the blast furnace of the last few days may have bestoyed upon the New England ski industry, if they were what enable the frozen pipe issue to "cure" itself
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Wildcat behind the pack this year
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That may be one of the only GOOD side effects that the blast furnace of the last few days may have bestoyed upon the New England ski industry, if they were what enable the frozen pipe issue to "cure" itself
I might be mistaken, but I don't believe the piping on Upper Catapult was the issue. They've already blown on that trail and opened it. I believe the issue was the piping on Upper Lynx, which continues on to Upper Polecat. Until we see snowmaking operations on those trails, we won't know if the issues have been resolved. Some communication from the mountain would be nice.......
my bad. no communication until now. they're claiming snowmaking operations will begin on Polecat as soon as temps allow. Hopefully they can rapidly get it open. It would be a shame if their signature trail isn't open for much of the Holiday week.
MadMadWorld
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They were hooking up the hoses on Saturday. I assume this means the issue was fixed.
They had portable guns at the top of Polecat/Lynx this weekend before it go too warm, and are claiming they are going to work on Upper Polecat once the cold returns. Upper Catapult has been open since the storm the weekend before last. We bailed and went to Attitiash and talked to many other passholders who did the same. They basically had one way down from the top that was groomed. Anything ungroomed was too much for me due to the weight of the snow. They closed the Tomcat chair for some reason on Fri and Sat making Middle and Lower Lynx virtually inaccessible (required a battle through 1 - 2 ft of heavy wet crud to reach), even though they claimed they were open.
SIKSKIER
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Yup.see post 39
Post 39 said upper catapult. That's where I got confused. They had already been making snow on that trail.
SIKSKIER
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Duh.Sorry,pay no attention to the guy behind the avatar.
Got an update. In addition to the frozen pipe on upper lynx they have blown out a pipe on upper catapult. They are being forced to blow lower on the mountain and push it up.
Lower Polecat still has sections with no blown snow. As usual most of the natural snow is blown off.
No snow guns currently running and it's perfect weather. This is worse than my already low expectations. This is an unmitigated disaster.
Lower Polecat still has sections with no blown snow. As usual most of the natural snow is blown off.
No snow guns currently running and it's perfect weather. This is worse than my already low expectations. This is an unmitigated disaster.
No snow guns right now is discouraging for sure....Im actually surprised BW has stopped snow making as well right now, atleast according to their snow report of the past few days. I havent been up lately but this is not good !
Thats a Bummer….it probably gets skied off pretty fast too….
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Edd
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If that's the case then that's bad. Real bad.
If you have good edges then it is fine. I was impressed. The natural snow went a long way.
Worse than my pessimistic side imagined. Lower Polecat is missing snowmaking in a large segment. Upper Polecat and Upper Lynx are bare. Wild Kitten has a couple sporadic wales but is largely very thin with dirt coming through. Catapult is translucent ground ice that they are desperately trying to cover with snow using groomers.
The natural snow is sweet but very thin. The ungroomed terrain would not be open at any other mountain. Think Mittersill at the end of the first day of the season. I regret skiing it as it chewed up my base and edges.
billski
Active member
I don't know anything about welding or running water through pipes in the winter, but I guess repairs in the winter are a no-go?
They've got to do something. Now here's a dumb idea: blow snow at the base and make the most awesome park and superpipe, and promote it as park rat nirvana.
Time for a AZ Challenge for Wildcat.
steamboat1
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Killington's blowing Outer Limits, middle & lower Downdraft, middle Ovation & other assorted trails. They should be online before the weekend. Next up should be Devils Fiddle, lower Double Dipper & lower Ovation. Woot!
edit: middle Ovation is now open, they moved a few guns onto Ovation Headwall. Woot!
The Stash & Dreamaker are getting love too.
edit: middle Ovation is now open, they moved a few guns onto Ovation Headwall. Woot!
The Stash & Dreamaker are getting love too.
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Your point?
Kudos to Killington for committing to making (more) snow.
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