Operational Failures

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How about this operational failure at Pico today: absolutely zero snow making happening anywhere.

Curious - Did any of the Pico'ers know about the Summit chair wind hold in advance?

Also, what's wrong with the Needle's Eye chair? There was at least one day where they advertised they were going to be running it. That's another important lift for those that don't want to wait in a line to ride a germ box.

Just here is say that of course every Pico’er knows that the summit quad is always on wind hold on a powder day whether there actually is wind or not (this time there was). We actually have a trail through the woods that has never had an actual trail sign but is unofficially known as “summit’s closed”. It takes you from Fools gold onto the bottom of Birch glade so you can get a tiny itsy bit of powder there. Or you can even, sort of, crash through a little stand of woods and get to Pike for 100 yards above the normal crowd. It’s amazing how creative us Pico’ers have become during all our summitless powder days.

Those with Pico only passes do get a consolation prize of the “Summit guarantee”. The summit guarantee entitles a Pico ticket holder to a Killington day pass that day, no questions asked, if the summit quad is not open by about 11am. In fact, if you are paying full price for a day ticket on a powder day, it might be worth just buying a pico day ticket. Changes are nearly 100% you will be skiing the afternoon at Killington if you want, for the price of a Pico ticket.

For those that tough it out hoping for a late summit open, the summit guarantee can be a beautiful thing. Once in a while, after all the “summit guarantee” people leave for Killington, the summit quad occasionally, and miraculously does open. In those cases, it’s Shangrala.

Have some more Kool-Aid

Hahahaha you expected snowmaking at Pico? Especially on a Monday? They just covered B slope. Unless they are drawing water over the pass the pond is probably empty.