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Re: Jay Peak will be last snow sliding this year.
Posted: Jun 25th, '24, 09:46
by skixc2
Over-summer snow storage is becoming fairly common for Nordic (XC) race venues. This article is a little old, but Craftsbury has been doing it for years in VT:
https://fasterskier.com/2019/11/innovat ... or-center/
Re: Jay Peak will be last snow sliding this year.
Posted: Jun 25th, '24, 10:42
by buckethead
whatever happened to those portable snowmaking units that were once written about. they looked like box trailer, could produce snow regardless of outside temps.
if they could make enough to cover preston's for a summer day or two, i'd be there!
Re: Jay Peak will be last snow sliding this year.
Posted: Jun 25th, '24, 11:19
by newpylong1
That's is far too much square footage to be covered by the snowcone machines.
Re: Jay Peak will be last snow sliding this year.
Posted: Jun 25th, '24, 11:27
by skixc2
Ward Hill this year for the warm-temp snowmaking:
https://www.newenglandskiindustry.com/v ... oryid=1049
Agree it's not a very big area.
The Craftsbury saved-snow is enough to spread over about 2km come November.
Re: Jay Peak will be last snow sliding this year.
Posted: Jun 25th, '24, 17:02
by buckethead
^ha 50 vertical feet, novelty skiing, but admirable nonetheless
the article mentions the 2008 opening on october 19.
brings back memories! skiied fresh low rider woods, and two investigatory runs down cascade that day. snow was heavy but kept all the snakes at bay. around 3pm my legs cramped and i couldn't even walk. took a break and got some last runs in.
love those freak snowicane events!