ono Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 A big factor is wind direction. You don't want wind blowing across the line. Up or down the line is less bad. So you really need to look at exposures and wind direction as well as speed. deinitely helps to not take be taking the wind broad side. newer lifts have windspeed gauges to measure things- and they shut/slow down when a threshold is reach (probably dependent on the chair). i believe some places can continue in high wind operations, loading every other chair or running half speed. PF's job probably involves working with wind/wind holds. maybe he can chime in on that. as skivt stated, it really depends on aspect. direction of wind plays a big role. smuggs and stowe more or less oppose one another, winds can adversely affect one more than the other. the aspect (azimuth) and topography/exposure of individual lifts plays relative to the prevailing wind plays a major role. example: Madonna one at smuggs and the freezer/flyer at Jay are pretty exposed lifts to the NW- not all that fun when winds pick up. Sugarbush and Stowe have a good spread of lifts that, at least I've found, can keep the skiing going when the winds pick up. I wouldn't be too concerned going to either resort- they'll figure out how to keep things spinning in all but the worst. a pretty solid lift for wind is the single chair at MRG- can really take a wind beating, being small and low. they planned that thing right back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Berkshire East apparently opens tomorrow. probaly not...but stranger things have happened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 I am going to say Kmart has between 18-24 new by the time Ryan arrives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Its on.... upslope machine has started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 probaly not...but stranger things have happened... Frustrating. Would be nice if they updated their webpage/twitter. I think they are closed, but not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 The best chair in all of New England on a windy day is the Red chair at Magic. As far as I know it has NEVER been down due to the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 10 inches overnight with 13 inches in 24 hours...and 34 inches past 7 days. If we have another week like this I'll be over 100 inches on the season at the 3,000ft snow board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ono Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 nice shots. seemed after J spin's observations last night that the snow was picking up and the overnight would produce as it did. looking at the smuggs website, their trail count is up (not nearly as much as stowe). a little less of the dense snow earlier in the week fell at smuggs, and they don't have as modern/expansive a snowmaking system- so they're a bit behind. that, and they don't have as many trails. the black hole (yes, THE triple black diamond) is open according to their website. the wind must have loaded it up some if I had to guess as nothing else is open around it, and it falls away from the liftline to the lee of the NW winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Today was one of those days when u could do no wrong (well, except for the full face plant i did on a water bar hidden under the powder). The kind of day you live for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Frustrating. Would be nice if they updated their webpage/twitter. I think they are closed, but not sure. supposedly they opened yesterday...but they weren't very vocal about it, and i couldn't find any info on what terrain was open...so i am wondering if they were really open... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Today was one of those days when u could do no wrong (well, except for the full face plant i did on a water bar hidden under the powder). The kind of day you live for. Amen. It was hard charging pow all day long. Definitely some early season snow snakes under there and I took a solid core shot that will require some work, but it doesn't matter. These were the days we wait all summer for. It was so nice to see all the natural snow expert terrain opening up (looks exactly the same at Sugarbush, in fact I think the trail count is the same tomorrow, lol) and being able to get onto steeper, more technical terrain rather than just skiing the same groomed intermediate cruisers that have dominated the season up until now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Not like last year anymore... been a very productive week for Mother Nature up this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Amazing freak. Sadly, my days on snow this season still stuck at 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Sugarbush was awsome today, almost bluebird in the morning then the storm clouds came and before 12 it started coming down. Speaking of face plants my son took one, wasnt actually a plant more like a face plow for a good 20 feet right through a few feet of powder. Seems there was a very deep depression, AKA a stream,.. that the skis caught and he ejected out of both head first skimming across the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Looks like a picked a goot time to head up north Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 O hai winterz. Let me get this snowz out ma face and lets talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb65 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 Looks like a picked a goot time to head up north I'm heading up to sugarbush on fri or sat. I think there's no way to lose in this setup. The fresh synoptic snow should be down on top of the current snow pack followed by more upslope fluff and another possible synoptic storm on the 30th + possible upslope after that depending on track. Such a great looking pattern for ski areas in VT, so pumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 You guys want to know real life truth of how much a snowy forecast impacts bookings? 2 days ago rooms were open almost everywhere we looked for the 27th-29th....we were going to head up a few days early. Waited on the forecast. Literally Sunday River had plenty of openings, north Conway area, White Mountain, etc etc. GONE today. There isn't a room really anywhere now. Soon as the snow forecast clicked in everyone filled. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 It doesn't appear to want to stop snowing. That makes like 3 days of skiing fresh powder in a row, and 5 in the last week. Mother Nature could not have timed it any better for the holiday period. Plus we get a resurfacing dump on Thursday to freshen conditions up for the second half of the holiday period. Pinch me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Sweet pics guys. Took a rare trip to Sugarbush North. No crowds, maybe 4-6" the night before of light and sweet. Top was mostly in the wispy clouds, but elsewhere sunshine. Always loved the view of Upper FIS in profile... it's impressive in pitch and exposure. But Lower FIS was where it was at today. They must've dropped the line in the morning because early on it was nearly untracked boot deep bliss. The hike out scared people off so it stayed good all day, and even as it got ripped up you could blast right through all the same. (Sorry, pic is hardly up to par in this thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I cannot wait to ski. Went to put the racks back on tonight, have no F'ing idea what I did with a few of the bolts. Woops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Went to Hunter today, surprisingly manageable crowds and some good terrain open albeit with many icy patches but generally good surface. I somehow ended up in an ungroomed Claire's Way and I have no clue if it was open or not, nobody else was skiing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 see you in killington!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 People are going to make a HUGE deal about this storm skiing wise. Truth is, it's not that great skiing snow. Good for base building but it's thicker and denser. Little sticky actually. Needs to dry out with some colder air. Then it will be tops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CT Rain Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 People are going to make a HUGE deal about this storm skiing wise. Truth is, it's not that great skiing snow. Good for base building but it's thicker and denser. Little sticky actually. Needs to dry out with some colder air. Then it will be tops. Yeah is was a bit sticky and dense. Certainly not concrete but definitely not super fluffy. By early afternoon, with the crowds and wind, it got pretty tough to ski in (plus my legs were shot). Looking forward to tomorrow. Will need to throw some cruisers into the mix... can't do straight powder all day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 ADK huge base build though. SR has jumped to 90 trails, I intend on hitting many of them Saturday and Sunday before shifting to Wildcat/Attitash/Loon for a few days. Going to try to do 3 mountains in the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yeah is was a bit sticky and dense. Certainly not concrete but definitely not super fluffy. By early afternoon, with the crowds and wind, it got pretty tough to ski in (plus my legs were shot). Looking forward to tomorrow. Will need to throw some cruisers into the mix... can't do straight powder all day! That stuff will air out tonight plus some upslope. Cruisers and Groomers will be fast and furious, sucks about the crowds but its better than being where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 MRG 18-20 and still dumping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 We got crushed here. Havent had a chance to measure. Skiing was great but definitely dense and a little sticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 We got crushed here. Havent had a chance to measure. Skiing was great but definitely dense and a little sticky. Yeah you guys definitely got a decent bit more in the I-89 corridor and south. I didn't really see a lot of the radar overnight and this morning, but there was certainly some banding in that area stretching up towards BTV. Anyway, the skiing and riding in the Green Mountains is off the hook right now. 55" in the past 12 days on Mansfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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