6:35 am bay one report
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laser, you are one utterly filthy human being
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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
re: Groomed snow on Ovation and SS.
I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.

I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.


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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
Little helmet cam footy from today
it looks a lot better then it actually was, there was a lot of wind crust in addition to the freeze which created a thin skin over everything. Plus there was 6-7 inches of snow on top of no base so it was VERY easy to wind up getting grabbed by a snowsnake. I probably could have brought the fat skis, but opted for the 160cm swizzle sticks to keep the speed down a bit.
it looks a lot better then it actually was, there was a lot of wind crust in addition to the freeze which created a thin skin over everything. Plus there was 6-7 inches of snow on top of no base so it was VERY easy to wind up getting grabbed by a snowsnake. I probably could have brought the fat skis, but opted for the 160cm swizzle sticks to keep the speed down a bit.
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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
That's what I thought but I had someone insisting to me that she'd seen groomer tracks earlier in the morning.summitchallenger wrote:re: Groomed snow on Ovation and SS.
I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.![]()
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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
Bubba wrote:That's what I thought but I had someone insisting to me that she'd seen groomer tracks earlier in the morning.summitchallenger wrote:re: Groomed snow on Ovation and SS.
I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.![]()
they had been up and down the mountain with snowcats, because you could see the tracks. What was interesting is that only some of the guns were set out on the upper parts of rime/reason and NONE of the guns anywhere on the mountain had hoses attached to them. It doesn't look like K is ready to make snow anytime soon
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no sh*tStormchaser wrote:Look up!

first time skiing with it, I need to spin the aim up a bit higher but its tough cause you can't check the playback. I will say that due to the conditions I was consciously looking closer to my ski tips then I normally do. I did mark where I had it set today so hopefully that will give me a reference point for future helmetcam excursions
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Im sure you'll get it dialed in. I have faith brotha!laseranimal wrote:no sh*tStormchaser wrote:Look up!![]()
first time skiing with it, I need to spin the aim up a bit higher but its tough cause you can't check the playback




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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
Interesting. Nyberg said last night that they were just waiting for the humidity to drop, presuming cold enough temperatures of course.laseranimal wrote:Bubba wrote:That's what I thought but I had someone insisting to me that she'd seen groomer tracks earlier in the morning.summitchallenger wrote:re: Groomed snow on Ovation and SS.
I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.![]()
they had been up and down the mountain with snowcats, because you could see the tracks. What was interesting is that only some of the guns were set out on the upper parts of rime/reason and NONE of the guns anywhere on the mountain had hoses attached to them. It doesn't look like K is ready to make snow anytime soon
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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
Laser, you ROCK! 

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Whaaa? you can't trust what management is saying? thats unpossible!Bubba wrote:Interesting. Nyberg said last night that they were just waiting for the humidity to drop, presuming cold enough temperatures of course.laseranimal wrote:Bubba wrote:That's what I thought but I had someone insisting to me that she'd seen groomer tracks earlier in the morning.summitchallenger wrote:re: Groomed snow on Ovation and SS.
I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.![]()
they had been up and down the mountain with snowcats, because you could see the tracks. What was interesting is that only some of the guns were set out on the upper parts of rime/reason and NONE of the guns anywhere on the mountain had hoses attached to them. It doesn't look like K is ready to make snow anytime soon
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they prolly just forgot about the hoses. The intentions were good though...
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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
there could be guns with hoses on them further up the mountain as I only made it to homerun, from what I saw in the glades area they are not ready to make snow, but how long could it possibly take to connect a hose?
I was more shocked that there were no guns on the lower half of rime

I was more shocked that there were no guns on the lower half of rime

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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
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they had been up and down the mountain with snowcats, because you could see the tracks. What was interesting is that only some of the guns were set out on the upper parts of rime/reason and NONE of the guns anywhere on the mountain had hoses attached to them. It doesn't look like K is ready to make snow anytime soon
takes no time to drag setups down the trail and hook them up. they will be ready when the temps and stuff work out
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Re: 6:35 am bay one report
Bubba wrote:Interesting. Nyberg said last night that they were just waiting for the humidity to drop, presuming cold enough temperatures of course.laseranimal wrote:Bubba wrote:That's what I thought but I had someone insisting to me that she'd seen groomer tracks earlier in the morning.summitchallenger wrote:re: Groomed snow on Ovation and SS.
I think that is just where they had mowed the grass this fall. Cover those areas with a few inches of snow and it gives the appearance of groomed snow.![]()
they had been up and down the mountain with snowcats, because you could see the tracks. What was interesting is that only some of the guns were set out on the upper parts of rime/reason and NONE of the guns anywhere on the mountain had hoses attached to them. It doesn't look like K is ready to make snow anytime soon
Yup. Killington is going to open ASAP. Pray for cold.