We just made more snow in the last five days than we did in the last two months. That's how efficient & productive snowmaking can be with the right weather conditions.
Today was a productive day for our team being closed and being able to make snow, push piles, move guns, and do a bunch of work that isn't possible while we are open. Thank you again for your patience in our closing today and late start tomorrow.
We have made a ton of snow and will continue to make snow over the next few days. However, please be patient with our team as they move this snow, move more guns, and take the necessary steps to open more runs & areas. This will take some time with this much snow.
A couple of news items:
- Runs like Pete's Pike, Chicken, Ski Bob, Lift Face and a couple others will open hopefully by Friday.
- We are hoping to re-open the magic carpet beginner areas by Thursday, closed tomorrow (Wed)
- Big terrain park rebuild will happen most likely early next week.
- Hoping to open a couple of runs and and the #5 Sunrise Triple by this Sunday
- The Back Bowl will not be open this weekend. We have more snow to make back there and an unbelievable amount of snow to push and move around. At this point, we are targeting to open the Back Bowl Friday of next week. Stay tuned.
*We are also busy making snow in a lot of areas and on runs that we have already been open but are in need of added width and base. That is happening virtually everywhere.
Again...please be respectful of our policies to stay out of closed areas for safety concerns as our team is hard at work opening additional terrain. Keep watching social media and our Snow Report for further updates.
A few pics from today:
We have had guns making snow when the weather and temps allow for several days now in the Back Bowl. The now is starting to pile up back there but, like everything with snowmaking this particular winter, it's been a slower process. Normally, we would have most or possibly all of our portable guns back there by now. However, because of the record warmth so far this winter a the rain storms over Christmas, we had to leave some portable guns on the west slopes to open runs on the west/main side of the ski area and to repair the base in areas from recent weather.
After the next few days of few days and cold temps this weekend and early next week, we should have a better idea of when we can open some runs in the Back Bowl. We are also limiting snowmaking right now on the terrain off the Sunrise Triple Chair and prioritizing the Back Bowl in this current phase of snowmaking. Right now, we are concentrating on the Carter's Cliff, Great Scott, And Seven, and Allie's Alley areas.
Again, I'm biased, but our team and especially the snowmaking crew, is the best around. Stay tuned for more updates on the Back Bowl and other new terrain opening soon!
