KILLINGTON SNOWMAKING

Gangsta Rider · Post by **Gangsta Rider** » Oct 28th, '07, 17:11

spinmaster wrote:The guns started this afternoon on Rime and Reason. Temps look good through Monday, and currently, for the rest of the week. Photos and video on Monday - stay tuned.

Awesome!!!!!

skiingsnow · Post by **skiingsnow** » Oct 28th, '07, 17:15

Was up there about a half hour ago, and they had the guns going on Reason, and Rime above Great Northern, but nothing on Rime below Great Northern...

Spinmaster actually makes it sound like they are base building from what he said, about temps looking good through Monday, and at the time for the whole week, but it just seems weird they would be base building 3 weeks before they open, its very early for them to be doing so...

Gangsta Rider · Post by **Gangsta Rider** » Oct 28th, '07, 17:17

Sunday River is starting later tonight. They are talking like they are going to build a base.

http://www.sundayriver.com/conditions.html

Post by **Bubba** » Oct 28th, '07, 17:18

skiingsnow wrote:Was up there about a half hour ago, and they had the guns going on Reason, and Rime above Great Northern, but nothing on Rime below Great Northern...

Spinmaster actually makes it sound like they are base building from what he said, about temps looking good through Monday, and at the time for the whole week, but it just seems weird they would be base building 3 weeks before they open, its very early for them to be doing so...

It's part of their new plan to open and operate with more base depths than they have in the past. We'll see how long this lasts given competition and the vagaries of New England weather.

millerm277 · Post by **millerm277** » Oct 28th, '07, 17:21

skiingsnow wrote:Was up there about a half hour ago, and they had the guns going on Reason, and Rime above Great Northern, but nothing on Rime below Great Northern...

I would guess that they're starting from the top down, so we'll see in the morning how far they got overnight.

Spinmaster actually makes it sound like they are base building from what he said, about temps looking good through Monday, and at the time for the whole week, but it just seems weird they would be base building 3 weeks before they open, its very early for them to be doing so...

We shall see, forecast looks good for snowmaking for a while to come.

skiingsnow · Post by **skiingsnow** » Oct 28th, '07, 17:26

millerm277 wrote:
skiingsnow wrote:Was up there about a half hour ago, and they had the guns going on Reason, and Rime above Great Northern, but nothing on Rime below Great Northern...
I would guess that they're starting from the top down, so we'll see in the morning how far they got overnight.

Spinmaster actually makes it sound like they are base building from what he said, about temps looking good through Monday, and at the time for the whole week, but it just seems weird they would be base building 3 weeks before they open, its very early for them to be doing so...
We shall see, forecast looks good for snowmaking for a while to come.

Weather.com has 59* for Wedneday for town of Killington... 6 of the next 10 days is suppost to be in the 50's for the town of Killington. If the top is 10-15* colder the entire time thats still 35-49* at the top. Also r*in in the forecast.

millerm277 · Post by **millerm277** » Oct 28th, '07, 18:18

skiingsnow wrote:
millerm277 wrote:
skiingsnow wrote:Was up there about a half hour ago, and they had the guns going on Reason, and Rime above Great Northern, but nothing on Rime below Great Northern...
I would guess that they're starting from the top down, so we'll see in the morning how far they got overnight.

Spinmaster actually makes it sound like they are base building from what he said, about temps looking good through Monday, and at the time for the whole week, but it just seems weird they would be base building 3 weeks before they open, its very early for them to be doing so...
We shall see, forecast looks good for snowmaking for a while to come.
Weather.com has 59* for Wedneday for town of Killington... 6 of the next 10 days is suppost to be in the 50's for the town of Killington. If the top is 10-15* colder the entire time thats still 35-49* at the top. Also r*in in the forecast.

Accuweather disagrees.
http://www.accuweather.com/forecast2.as ... 1&metric=0

I'm hoping they're right.

skiingsnow · Post by **skiingsnow** » Oct 28th, '07, 18:22

millerm277 wrote:
skiingsnow wrote:
millerm277 wrote:
skiingsnow wrote:Was up there about a half hour ago, and they had the guns going on Reason, and Rime above Great Northern, but nothing on Rime below Great Northern...
I would guess that they're starting from the top down, so we'll see in the morning how far they got overnight.

Spinmaster actually makes it sound like they are base building from what he said, about temps looking good through Monday, and at the time for the whole week, but it just seems weird they would be base building 3 weeks before they open, its very early for them to be doing so...
We shall see, forecast looks good for snowmaking for a while to come.
Weather.com has 59* for Wedneday for town of Killington... 6 of the next 10 days is suppost to be in the 50's for the town of Killington. If the top is 10-15* colder the entire time thats still 35-49* at the top. Also r*in in the forecast.
Accuweather disagrees.
http://www.accuweather.com/forecast2.as ... 1&metric=0

I'm hoping they're right.

I hope so too!! Ive been looking at that snow for Monday night all day, hope it really happens!! But have you read my posts in recent weeks, where accuweather has been predicting snow and/or cold weather for weeks now, and it hasn't happened.... I read their forecasts a lot, but I consider their forecasts less reputable (sp?) then The Weather Channel...

No matter which forecast you look at, they all seem to have snowmaking temps every night!

since1961 · Post by **since1961** » Oct 28th, '07, 20:37

NOAA point forecast on Killington Pk @ 3100 ft
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.ph ... &map.y=112

Snowjob · Post by **Snowjob** » Oct 28th, '07, 20:42

I am shocked - shocked!

I can't believe they are blowing snow. That's great.

skiingsnow · Post by **skiingsnow** » Oct 29th, '07, 01:45

This needs a bump.... We cant have the Mount Snow Snowmaking at the top, and the Killington Snowmaking down 15 threads

I'm still not seeing the fantastic snowmaking temps all week... The forecast still hasn't changed at all right now, from this afternoon, and im seeing 55* Tuesday, 60* Wednesday, 39* Wednesday Night, showers @ 52* Thursday, showers @ 52* Sunday, showers likely Sunday Night, 52* Monday, showers likely Tuesday @ 52*, Showers likely Tuesday Night. I HATE being negative, but thats quite a bit of warmth, and several chances for r*in for the next 10 days, and although it will be colder on the mountain, it will still be too warm to make snow during most days and some nights , and it will be melting almost everyday. . . They could make a foot every night thats cold enough, and they will lose a few inches a day to warmth and/or r*in, not to mention they are making snow on warm unfrozen ground, with streams running wild all over from the several inches of r*in a few days ago...

jwaltz666 · Post by **jwaltz666** » Oct 29th, '07, 06:38

the good news is weather.com forecast is 100% useless

shizzle · Post by **shizzle** » Oct 29th, '07, 06:40

You can watch it on the web cam.

http://www.killington.com/winter/mounta ... index.html

Post by **SkiDork** » Oct 29th, '07, 07:41

It's gonna be pretty tracked out by the time they finally open on 11/16

laseranimal · Post by **laseranimal** » Oct 29th, '07, 07:46

SkiDork wrote:It's gonna be pretty tracked out by the time they finally open on 11/16

hell I'm psyched

possible turns Wednesday (If access is granted look for super hairball Halloween TR to follow)

Definite turns sometime this weekend

Turns sometime during the vets day weekend

Opening weekend the following week