The "S" is forming

jbkmart · Post by **jbkmart** » May 15th, '14, 07:04

Also, the chair is running at 8:00 am this morning (Thursday). What's up with that?

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Guy in Shorts · Post by **Guy in Shorts** » May 15th, '14, 07:26

Needed to get in a couple early morning runs so they fired up the lift to accommodate. Thanks Killington.

liv4ski · Post by **liv4ski** » May 15th, '14, 07:30

Hopefully they're fixing it so it does not break again this weekend.

johnny the jibber · Post by **johnny the jibber** » May 15th, '14, 10:12

Superstar took a big hit from the warm weather Tuesday-Wednesday. Most around here said they would be surprised if the hill makes it past Sunday this weekend. Get it...

ozzy · Post by **ozzy** » May 15th, '14, 10:45

^^This

Pics taken yesterday late afternoon

johnny the jibber · Post by **johnny the jibber** » May 15th, '14, 12:38

upper is looking rough to say the least compared to monday and tuesday this week.

steamboat1 · Post by **steamboat1** » May 15th, '14, 13:15

It always amazes me that with the amount of snow they make on top of the headwall (excuse me Humpty) it's usually the first to melt out.

tt431 · Post by **tt431** » May 15th, '14, 13:28

Turn on that gun over there....

blakeslee_a · Post by **blakeslee_a** » May 15th, '14, 15:19

With the r*in tomorrow I'm gonna say this is the last weekend most likely

buckethead · Post by **buckethead** » May 15th, '14, 19:04

sadly i agree.
gotta wonder : will walking be necessary as soon as saturday??
NOAA calling for 1-2" tomorrow nite :-/
it does look like we'll have chances for sun both saturday and sunday.

a shame that ski areas don't employ tarps and drainage systems on their late season trails..

Dickc · Post by **Dickc** » May 15th, '14, 19:24

Hmmmm. Wouldn't controllable Ice9 be nice in a ski resort! (Kurt Vonnegut reference for anyone who missed it.....)

buckethead · Post by **buckethead** » May 15th, '14, 19:35

haha controllable would be counter to its very nature!
ski gear would have to have a much more hazmat-suit nature...

(loved cat's cradle and galapogos. as with ski seasons i felt sad when i reached the end of those books...you did remind me of something else i wanna do during the off-season, thanks)

freeski · Post by **freeski** » May 15th, '14, 21:31

buckethead wrote:a shame that ski areas don't employ tarps and drainage systems on their late season trails..

Say the mountain spends $150K to blow snow on SS and it lasts 6 months. If you covered most of it with tarps and had a drainage plan so you got another 3 weeks out of the snow I'd think it would be worth it. Killington has been an innovator over the years in the industry. Maybe it would be worth it to experiment and see what happens. A tarp with one side made of a reflective surface and maybe a little insulation. Would make June easily.

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skiadikt · Post by **skiadikt** » May 15th, '14, 23:09

actually jiminy peak tried the tarp idea in the early 80's on a bunny slope. they quickly abandoned it. the size of the tarps and the manpower required to cover and then uncover any significant trail would be enormous.

liv4ski · Post by **liv4ski** » May 16th, '14, 07:37

Retractable dome with cooling system for all year round skiing. Power it with solar panels on the sides. Get EB5 money to pay for it. It would be a huge summer tourist attraction.

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