Snowmaking Plan
Love fall and all but wearing boots around the office is getting old... We are watching temperature trends and anxious to fire up the snowmaking system in the Northridge area to get the season going. There is a lot going on around the snowmaking "barn" with installation of our tower guns and assembly of portable snow guns. Excitement level is high with the addition of the 400 new snow guns to add to our system and production flexibility. Keep checking back as I will update any changes in weather and intent to "go for it"! My world wouldn't feel right if I don't get to ski in October!
JT
Director of Mountain Operations
Killington Opening
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Killington Resort wrote:Snowmaking Plan
Love fall and all but wearing boots around the office is getting old... We are watching temperature trends and anxious to fire up the snowmaking system in the Northridge area to get the season going. There is a lot going on around the snowmaking "barn" with installation of our tower guns and assembly of portable snow guns. Excitement level is high with the addition of the 400 new snow guns to add to our system and production flexibility. Keep checking back as I will update any changes in weather and intent to "go for it"! My world wouldn't feel right if I don't get to ski in October!
JT
Director of Mountain Operations
Re: Killington Opening
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Looks like starting on the 19th that nighttime lows will make snowmaking a possibility ,
Looks like starting on the 19th that nighttime lows will make snowmaking a possibility ,
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Thought they were going to say they were opening..........
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Thanks JT .... nice touch to get the stoke going 
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WPTZ reporting snow on Whiteface late this afternoon.
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The home page on Killington's website still says Summer and is stuck at 60 degrees. This needs to be adjusted to something like "Were almost ready to open", or something to that effect and the current temperature.
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Re: Killington Opening
killington is still OPEN for summer activities thru monday october 13th...Big Bob wrote:The home page on Killington's website still says Summer and is stuck at 60 degrees. This needs to be adjusted to something like "Were almost ready to open", or something to that effect and the current temperature.
mach es sehr schnell
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Re: Killington Opening
Wait... are those 400 new as in "additional, on top of what we already have" or are some of them to replace older guns?Killington Resort wrote:... with the addition of the 400 new snow guns to add to our system and production flexibility.
Either way... wow!
Es war sehr schoen.
Over ten years... not including RSN or K-Chat. Way too much time wasted.
Smell you later.
Over ten years... not including RSN or K-Chat. Way too much time wasted.
Smell you later.
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I believe to receive a rebate from the efficiency VT. program they had to turn in 4 older less efficient guns for every 5 new ones they purchased. That means they had to turn in 320 old guns to get reimbursed for the 400 new ones purchased.KBL Ed wrote:Wait... are those 400 new as in "additional, on top of what we already have" or are some of them to replace older guns?Killington Resort wrote:... with the addition of the 400 new snow guns to add to our system and production flexibility.
Either way... wow!
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Sugarloaf had a dusting last night.
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They likely tossed some k2000's and k3000's at the end of their useful life, misc crap from their boneyard, and some broken or unused old style tower guns.steamboat1 wrote:I believe to receive a rebate from the efficiency VT. program they had to turn in 4 older less efficient guns for every 5 new ones they purchased. That means they had to turn in 320 old guns to get reimbursed for the 400 new ones purchased.KBL Ed wrote:Wait... are those 400 new as in "additional, on top of what we already have" or are some of them to replace older guns?Killington Resort wrote:... with the addition of the 400 new snow guns to add to our system and production flexibility.
Either way... wow!
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"The key is to not be lame, and know it, and not give a rat's @$$ what anybody thinks......that's real cool." - Highway Star http://goo.gl/xJxo34" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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"Your life is only interesting when you capture the best, fakest, most curated split second version." - Team Robot regarding Instagram posters
"Kzone should bill you for the bandwidth you waste writing novels to try and prove a point, but end up just looking like a deranged narcissistic fool." - Deadheadskier at madhatter
"The key is to not be lame, and know it, and not give a rat's @$$ what anybody thinks......that's real cool." - Highway Star http://goo.gl/xJxo34" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: Killington Opening
JT, was this a real quote? Here's your chance!Killington Resort wrote:Snowmaking PlanMy world wouldn't feel right if I don't get to ski in October!
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Re: Killington Opening
I'm betting on a Sunday opening with rime and reason, hiking both up and down the walkway. Friday temps are good but Saturday temps look excellent, dipong all the way down to the teens with low humidity
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blakeslee_a wrote:I'm betting on a Sunday opening with rime and reason, hiking both up and down the walkway. Friday temps are good but Saturday temps look excellent, dipong all the way down to the teens with low humidity
