Nov 24

As the world turns…

 Waiting for the Man to make a call? Same here!  I know that whatever sense of urgency I may be feeling is nothing compared to those of you who can’t just look out the window and see whats going on. So, here is whats goin’ on man… We have endured a reversal of fortune on the [...] [...more]

 Waiting for the Man to make a call? Same here!  I know that whatever sense of urgency I may be feeling is nothing compared to those of you who can’t just look out the window and see whats going on. So, here is whats goin’ on man…

We have endured a reversal of fortune on the Lake Effect Snow front seeing heavy snows fall all around us while the sun continues to shine high above the Glenwood Valley. Very frustrating indeed.

The good news is that the temperatures were colder than I expected and we saw long runs of continuous snowmaking over the past week. Also (here comes the eternal optimism silver lining glass is always half full line of bull) the lack of wet heavy natural snow early last week allowed the ground to freeze up some and should result in an excellent surface when we open thanks to the skill and experience of our snowmaking crew!

Whats going to open when we do get rolling… Looking at the slopes today I think Holly should pop open with excellent skiing and riding. Twister is coming along, but without another run of cold and some help from Ullr it will take a bit more time to get er’ done. The bunny hill should be open?

Park Features etc.  I am trying to track down S. Voit today to get a detailed plan on park progression. Keep posted. Operations is very dedicated to the park scene this year as evidence by the new park slope atop World of your own and expanded features etc. Look to the park page in the next week or so for the seasonal park plan.

So, that is all well and good, all I want to know is when will you open?!… The official word will be dropped Wednesday if all goes as planned. I suspect that we will open at 9am Friday morning with Holly and the beginner hill (Beginner hill needs some more snowmaking weather). This is a very early opening and crazy early taking note that we have seen more than 3 inches of natural snow.

I will continue to post updates as information becomes available.

ACM

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Nov 17

Snowmaking to begin tonight!

I know you are all curious as to whats happening with at KB today. Here is what I can tell you 1. About 2 inches fell here at KB 2. About a foot fell in Springville, we are just outside the Lake Snow band, looking for it to shift later today. 3. Holly is lined with snow cannons [...] [...more]

I know you are all curious as to whats happening with at KB today. Here is what I can tell you

1. About 2 inches fell here at KB

2. About a foot fell in Springville, we are just outside the Lake Snow band, looking for it to shift later today.

3. Holly is lined with snow cannons both sides, top to bottom, ready to fire this evening.

4. Temps look good for snow making at night all week and Ops is prepared to make snow at every opportunity.

What I can not tell you…

1. Opening day, way to far out with warm ground temps to jump to any conclusions.

2. I do not remember full snowmaking operations starting this early during the past 5 seasons.

I will get some pics up tomorrow of the first nights progress and keep the site updated daily as we build toward an opening and hourly when things are looking like go time!

Here is a pic as of 8:30 this morning, Monday Nov. 17th, 2008.

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