opening thread 2015

[HowieT2]

I realize that they are saying that they upgraded and have new equipment that should perhaps make things better. I just would not get my hopes up that it will changes things by leaps and bounds. With the current weather and the forecast it looks like a thanksgiving opening with just jester and downspout with down loading is what we will have. Either way I am skiing this weekend and next. I can't stand not being on snow. Hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

Agreed. Its all about the weather, but temps look ok starting saturday night. Not great, but ok.

[Ride Delaware ?]

While it looks like "colder" temps will arrive Friday night, it looks like the first good shot at snowmaking will be sometime Saturday night into Sunday morning. While it's a huge benefit to be able to run all of Jester and Downspout from Allyn's down, I still think the most likely scenario will be that they move the guns from Jester sometime Monday/Tuesday over to OG and get both of those trails going for Thanksgiving with downloading. I wouldn't be surprised if they start pushing toward the base down below HG (couple guns down to the Castlerock cutoff), but with temps at 24/25 most nights in the base, I have to imagine they will use the optimal temps up top and leave the bottom for another couple days until we see lows around 20.

[gostan]

I realize that they are saying that they upgraded and have new equipment that should perhaps make things better. I just would not get my hopes up that it will changes things by leaps and bounds. With the current weather and the forecast it looks like a thanksgiving opening with just jester and downspout with down loading is what we will have. Either way I am skiing this weekend and next. I can't stand not being on snow. Hoping to be pleasantly surprised.

Hawk, enjoy the skiing @ the River.

[Hawk]

Hawk, enjoy the skiing @ the River.

I will be in VT so probably Killington.

[gostan]

The Big K it is.


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[Hawk]

When is Tree Skier giving up on the Sea Side renovations and heading north????

[gostan]

When is Tree Skier giving up on the Sea Side renovations and heading north????

I imagine that he will be up sometime over Thanksgiving weekend, with a stop at the River this upcoming weekend.

[winjr]

Beginning late Friday the higher elevation temperatures look very good for a few days but base area looks marginal now. We should be open on Thanksgiving but maybe with downloading. Whenever we have the window we will make a run to the bottom. We are all set up for that and already began Tuesday night when their was an inversion.

[Benski]

Can we get the Heavens Gate back online so we can see some snowmaking.

[cmoore]

The weather has been bad. Win and crew have been good, I'd say great. See Organgrinder? Added a better pic. And least we not forget ME.

[Ride Delaware ?]

That looks pretty skiable. Should be able to get to HG with this next little cold spurt...

[Ride Delaware ?]

Looks like more than 12 guns were going on OG from here...

[Ride Delaware ?]

I don't know how accurate the thermometers are on the website (either LP or ME is broken/stuck), but if it really is 29 at the top, guns will likely be coming on and working downward sometime in the next couple hours. I think temps are supposed to drop throughout the day...

[cmoore]

There is data for two elevations, 500 & 1212 meters (1641 & 3977 feet). The freezing level is the freezing level and it is likely late today before snow making could resume even on top.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/pea.../forecasts/500

[HowieT2]

There is data for two elevations, 500 & 1212 meters (1641 & 3977 feet). The freezing level is the freezing level and it is likely late today before snow making could resume even on top.

http://www.mountain-forecast.com/pea.../forecasts/500

what's the wet bulb?

forecast has trended warmer for next week. not good (although I'm stuck at the in laws for the holiday anyway so no ski for me).