Dec. 10/09 progress update….Snowing steady, not as much a Eden and Hamburg at this point, but I imagine the Lake Effect band will swing this way soon. That is not to say we are not getting some. I would guess 6plus inches have fallen and it continues to come down at a good clip. The snowmaking system is live and the man made Blizzard out on Holly rivals anything Old Man Winter could throw at us. As I said before, take a foot of wet heavy lake snow and stamp it down with boot heel into the wet warm ground and you can see what happens when a groomer rolls over early season snow. Were we to pack down what we have as I type along with the man made I imagine we could produce a skiable slope with thin spots, melting from underneath and unable to take any thaw at all. I remain in agreement with management’s plan of keeping the assault on the first to open slopes (Holly and Coal Chute) going at 100% until a sustainable base is acheived. I will be pokin’ around trying to gather as much information as I can through the day and the remainder of the week and will keep you posted as news becomes available.
Its snowing like crazy down in Eden man, KB’s gotta get rolling soon… Looking forward to a sick season
Comment by Forrest — December 10, 2009 @ 12:34 pm
I CANT SEE 150 FEET IN FRONT OF YOU HERE IN ORCHARD PARK!!!!!!!! ABOUT 15 INCHES ALREADY.
Comment by Jason — December 10, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
ah i agree with jason. it’s crazy out here in OP i love it, i need to hit KB ASAP! i’ve been looking forward to this alllllll summer!
Comment by Eric — December 10, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
about 3 hours ago a plow came by, and there is 6 inches already on the street, and ive plowed four times today….. i just cant wait to go riding!!!!!more updates and pics of the snowmaking por favor!!!!
Comment by jason — December 10, 2009 @ 8:50 pm
Dude just open already theres like 3 feet of snow here
Comment by Kevin — December 11, 2009 @ 9:56 am
eden got about 8 inches yesterday..if the lake effect stays down in ski country in my opinion i would love to see kb open tuesday or wednesday hahaha
Comment by Jaysson — December 11, 2009 @ 10:00 am