Dec 10
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 [...] [...more]
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.
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Dec 09
1:30pm Thursday, Dec. 9th…
…and it is raining, but not for long. As you no doubt know we have a chance of seeing some significant snowfall over the next few days and the temperatures, wich have been marginal for snowmaking at best, are going to drop through next week. So… where does that put on us on [...] [...more]
1:30pm Thursday, Dec. 9th…
…and it is raining, but not for long. As you no doubt know we have a chance of seeing some significant snowfall over the next few days and the temperatures, wich have been marginal for snowmaking at best, are going to drop through next week. So… where does that put on us on the march toward opening day? I wouold guess about 7-8 days out. “What!” ,you say ” 7 days, no way?!” At risk of sounding like a shill for the man, here is my take on why we likely will not be opening this weekend. I’ll keep it brief, a longer statement can be found in Cornell’s Corner at kbski.com. Opening this weekend would have us sking on a mud and death cookie mixture that may or may not be covered by enough snow to hide the bad stuff underneath. The ground is warm and wet and it just makes sense to take the next several days of snow making temps and natural snowfall and blow snow, groom and layer it all up to create a quality product that will be sustainable into the holiday season. If we get a major lake snow event things may change but even a foot or more of lake snow when groomed out into the warm ground will not make a base layer of any real quality. I, like you am disapointed that KB will probably not operate this weekend, but I understand the wisdom of the policy and respect the fact that every effort is being made to open as soon as possible, but not so soon as to offer up a sub standard product. Once we open every effort will be made to remain open and taking an extra few days now may keep things going should it warm up and will surely help to create a base layer that is niether too thin nor to icy. I am back at my desk for the long haul and will be reporting at kbski.com dailly wth updates. Speaking off,it is now 1:45pm and its raining dogs and cats, but it’s getting colder:)
May your days be merry and bright,
-acm
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