Kyle Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Honestly I wasn't trying to 'own' anyone. It just bugs me when incorrect information spreads like a virus. bears superpipe opens tomorrow right? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeer_tomas Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 bears superpipe opens tomorrow right? underground superpipe. we tunneled underneath the mountain so we can have a climate controlled environment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Winter - "Water temp too high is a fancy excuse." The only snow Bear has made so far has been with water right around 50 degrees. It's almost as if people aren't aware of the weather they have personally been experiencing. 60 degree rainy days in November? How do you not notice this and take this into account? Mushy snow for a base layer??? Come on dood... really??? the ground hasn't even frozen yet. burton71 - "Looks like they laid down a nice amount of snow. Perhaps late week opening?" It looked that way from the cams and from the driveway but in reality most of what everyone saw was just a coating with scattered piles that are untouchable with a cat. HouseMuzik - "At 27 degrees humidity is irrelevant (and for three days at BC the temp fell below that)." "You have all the guns on, the pressure through those guns is going to be less than just a few blowing." "Good luck BC, you need it.. " When you see accuweather saying a low of 27 you have to understand that this early in the winter it might not get that cold until 3am and even then it could only last for an hour before temperatures start to rise again. Those few nights it got cold enough to make snow we maybe got 20 total hours of actual snowmaking in. Regarding water and air pressure... that is what's irrelevant. We used to have to be selective of where we made snow because of pumping capacities but with recent upgrades in pumps and fan guns this is no longer an issue. We can run every single gun at simultaneously with no problems. GrilledSteezeSandwich - "Didn't they have 3-4 good nights of snowmaking??" Again, we had 3 nights of 'good' temperatures but the actual window of snow making each night was not that great. Kyle - "They have thin coverage over every trail when they could have a decent base over a couple trails, open with that, then go from there. " Again... the amount you can see is deceiving. If you were to take a probe out there and measure the depth of some of the piles they might only be 2 or 3 feet deep at their peaks. Trust me... once you're in a cat... that 2 or 3 feet disappears reeeeal quick. Not to mention the fact that just to travel from pile to pile would make every bit of snow out a muddy mess. Winter - "Bear creeks guns are very intelligent and can fine tune pressures and air speed (among other factors) while the addition of Snomax extends the range at which good snow can be produced." Half right... The fan guns are extremely intelligent and it's only a matter of time before the become self aware, start to replicate and attempt to destroy the world. But seriously, our fan guns are pretty much the best you can buy. Snomax??? Not so much... I don't think we've used an additive in a really long time. Winter -"The manager (with a degree in zoology i might add) seems to not be steering the boat in the right direction at times but his inner staff of managers is affraid to go against his grain. It's getting to be a soft dictatorship there. Good luck to 'em, with all that $$$ behind them though, they don't necessarily wince at a bad opening or early closing. " Incorrect. This entire statement just illuminates your exteme distance from reality of what actually goes on at BC. With the exception of a few department heads that aren't necessarily involved in winter ops... Most of us are extremely passionate about skiing and boarding and want nothing more than to be open right now. Not only so that I can continue to pay my rent (obviously) but we all want to ride too!!! glad you set that straight. it's not nearly as straight forward as, "ok, it's below 32°, let's make snow now". i hope you guys can open up soon. andy set a high bar for opening day parks, i'm hopin for big things tom! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeeze Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 im sure we can have a good park... IF WE OPEN BEFORE FEBRUARY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 a lot of Bear heads are Blue today... i feel bad for you guys. this weather is a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 the natives are getting restless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Rickbird!! You hitting Blue this weekend? Nope, up in Killington again this weekend. About to hit up the Pickle Barrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Looks like they're blowing snow on the webcams. Kinda hard to tell though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Law Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 Springs is on the complete opposite side of the state and in a different climate. There is a spring mtn/hill 20 mins from bc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 There is a spring mtn/hill 20 mins from bc He reffered to it as springs which I thought was 7 springs out in western pa not spring mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 The snow guns are definitely running right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeeze Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 wwwwewwooo maybe theyll open on monday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeeze Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 good try... but no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mixilplix Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 I was just out at BC and they are blowing on just about every trail....I would think they went on all day...Word on the street is they are shooting for a Tuesday opening...but talk is cheap... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeeze Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 theyve been blowing all day. CANT WAIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 18, 2011 Report Share Posted December 18, 2011 good for them. they need it more than anybody. looks like Blue had all day to blow as well. this day turned out to be a nice little surprise for the snow makers. i didn't see a full day of good temps coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Woooooeeee Can't wait to ski close to home. What a great surprise the cold weather was today. :wiggle I didn't think we were going to get any snowmaking temps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeeze Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 good for them. they need it more than anybody. looks like Blue had all day to blow as well. this day turned out to be a nice little surprise for the snow makers. i didn't see a full day of good temps coming. did they start blowing on side winder yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 the cats been spotted playing in the snow on the webcam... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyskeeze Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 its official... 9 am tomorrow! weeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 its official... 9 am tomorrow! weeee on their website? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinosaursInOuterspace Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 on their website? Yup, on the website. That's great news, just in time too. Anybody have some info on what they'll set up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Justo8484 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 tom, i'm sure you're swamped getting things ready for tomorrow, but if you could drop some info as far as what's going to be set up, i'd be very pleased. KT and i may swing up tomorrow night to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Wow you guys were really able to crank out the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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