Fully agree the garden hose issue. Nothing raises bigger questions in my mind about the approach taken and avoiding the obvious issues when I cruise past a gun pissing watery goo out its nozzle. Can't remember a season I've not seen that more than a few times, and all too often for a couple laps. Elsewhere it's more common to see a crew member checking things via snowmobile frequently - as in every other time I'm lapping a trail. That may call for a bit more payroll and fuel but the trail glazing that would be avoided is a huge upside.
No mountain too steep
No powder too deep
(well, not exactly)
RD, I am not sure how much experience you have at SR but maybe we should talk. I can point you in the right direction for some lesser traveled places there. I have years of experience at that place and a good history of "maintenence". There are also a couple of other Sugarbush transplants there that ski regularly. Did you take a job at the mountain?
Trouble with you is the trouble with me,
Got two good eyes but we still don’t see!
Not a great week for snowmaking. The warm weather culminated in almost an inch of rain Wednesday night so when we were able to turn the guns back on early Thursday we had to resurface most of the trails where we had already made snow and which were in great condition last weekend but had damage from the Monday weather. Two words sum upour feelings today - frustrating and expensive. We did have a bit over 24 hours of snowmaking and all the trails that were open last weekend will be so this weekend, but the conditions will not be as good but they were last weekend but will be OK. I skied lower organgrinder this morning and it had some nice soft newly made snow. Uppergrinder should soften to the later Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow's weather looks funky, Sunday looks better and then we are in for a warm wet Monday. After that it does look like the pattern may change and cold will come in and stay longer and we might even start to see some snow accumulation later in the week. It looks like we may have to resurface existing trails again but after that we should be able to expand by next weekend if the forecast holds up.
Nice soft snow today with the exception of Upper Organgrinder. However, the freestyle team was enjoying the firm moguls up there. I preferred the soft ones on Downspout and Lower organgrinder.
Good day today. The hordes of 20 something's were nowhere to be found. Fog was more of hinderence for me than any snow conditions. I need to get yellow lenses for my goggles.
This 60 something took the weekend off after three consecutive early season weekends. Decided to stay home west of Boston & party.. with the 20 something's.......actually to catch up with things/work weekend. Here's hoping that the rain that I just saw on the weather coming into Boston tonight & tomorrow is white at elevation.
Stan
"There's No Cure For Life"
The weather tonight and tomorrow is going to give us everything according to our forecast: snow, sleet, freezing rain, rain and hopefully ending with some snow. Unfortunately, it looks like the temperatures will get into the 40s when the heaviest rain comes, so we are likely to lose snow. Early Tuesday morning the temperatures will fall and we will be back into snowmaking and it looks like we can keep the guns running all week - at least at the higher elevations during the days and hopefully get low as well during some of the days and nights.
Stan
"There's No Cure For Life"
Roger Hill had a ery different view this morning. First storm on Sunday with 3-6". Another mid next week. Hope isn't a method but we are hoping and blowing snow in the meantime.
Well Win, can't believe I'm saying this, but I am for Hope and Change right now! It will snow, we will make turns, and the woods will be skied. We want happy skiers as much as you do, 'cause we are them.
Here is to a great year on and off the mountain.
Blowing snow confirmed...
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