Winter Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Dude I'm glad you're able to write off Pennsylvania all together and ski bigger hills. I'm happy for anyone that can pull that off. But not everyone has that luxury bro so "just fuckin move away" isn't always an option. I don't think any one of us who lives in PA and skis Bear Creek, Blue or whatever and loves this sport chooses to live here for the amazing skiing. Some of us have reasons that keep us here - important reasons like kids. For me, at least until my kids get older and I can move to the Salt Lake Valley, I'll continue to get stoked on the elevator, tunkhannok or challenge glade or whatever with a trip to a real mountain once or twice a year to stay sane. Tunkhannock.... damn good slope. There was so much snow on that pitch at the end of the season i swear you coulda skied that another month after they closed. I was up there the last day and it was epic as usual. I'd put Sno's White Lightning up there if they coul dkeep good bumps on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indiggio Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 x2 I've had the good fortune to go all over this rock and when its all said and done, when you make the calculation based on all factors I choose shitty Reading, PA. LOL Pa is actually a pretty great place, best beer selection in America, I spend all summer at the beach, all winter skiing, lots of jobs with decent pay, dutchy food and the real big dog, excellent hard pretzels. Mmmm... Pretzels (with mustard or peanut butter) and beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 (edited) Man BC sucks and management doesn't give a fuck about the mountain! "It looks like our next snowmaking window arrives on Saturday. We will be putting all our guns to work in hopes of opening by Christmas. The window looks brief and the temperatures are going to be fairly marginal during the majority of the cold snap. Our system was originally built to open 90% of the mountain with 120 hours of snowmaking at 25F Wet Bulb temperatures. This was viewed as a aggressive approach to snowmaking that should serve us well in moderate temperatures. The 2006/2007 season redefined the worst case scenario for a warm winter. As a result we upgraded the system to open 100% of the mountain in 85 to 90 hours of snowmaking at 27F wet bulb. The 2011/2012 season again redefined worst case scenario so we upgraded 21 snow guns to further boost production in marginal temperatures and further decrease the number of hours required to open. This December has followed a similar trend to last year and the snowmaking windows we have been presented have been miniscule. As we approach this next window we spent $100,000 this morning to add 6 new guns to our fleet and and give us the best opportunity to open some terrain by Christmas. The guns will arrive in time for Saturday snowmaking and hopefully will be just what we need to make the holidays white! Keep your fingers crossed and think cold thoughts!" Edited December 20, 2012 by burton71 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar73 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 ya, i just saw this on FB....glad to see they are supplementing their gun arsenal. let's hope it pays off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 100,000 dollars. God damn. Well, hot dogs just went from 3 bucks to 15 in the cafeteria. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 6 new guns will change the weather No, but it's extra firepower in marginal temps when guns are basically at half production. Basically it's a 100g gamble. But hey it's ear creeks money not mine so if they want to go out and drop thousands of dollars on stuff so be it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poconoceancity Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 They gross that on a busy day...I don't think they have ever profited that much in a single day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 20, 2012 Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 It sucks that they aren't doing anything to help get open... RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Wonder what type of guns exactly? Would have to guess they are portables, it would be dumb not to buy something you can put where most needed. Good for them, smart investment. 100g isn't much in the scheme of things. The news reports last year said they lost $2m before new years and $6m overall last winter. Maybe this will get 'em open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Im guessing "they will arrive in time for snowmaking Saturday" is an indication that that's when they plan on blowing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Must be fan guns... I know SR bought 300 new HKD low e tower guns for $1 million this year, so that's about $3,300 a pop... For roughly $16,750 a pop, I'm thinking a fan gun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Must be fan guns... I know SR bought 300 new HKD low e tower guns for $1 million this year, so that's about $3,300 a pop... For roughly $16,750 a pop, I'm thinking a fan gun... They're actually ray guns for the zombie apocalypse 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 They can drop 100k at the last minute for fan guns but there's no room in the budget for cheese fries with bacon? That's horse shit. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASKIINGSUCKS Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 They can drop 100k at the last minute for fan guns but there's no room in the budget for cheese fries with bacon? That's horse shit. I'll start there soon enough........I'll get to floodin the suggestion box ASAP. Also, if they're so dang hoity toity maybe we can get em to put poutine on the menu or app list for the bar. Viva La Cholesterol!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 They're mobile fan guns according to Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Blue needs to take note... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Didn't blue buy dozens if new guns over the summer? not portable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I'll start there soon enough........I'll get to floodin the suggestion box ASAP. Also, if they're so dang hoity toity maybe we can get em to put poutine on the menu or app list for the bar. Viva La Cholesterol!!!! From the bar menu at the Grille. American "Poutine" gravy fries with cheddar cheese 5.75 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 Cheapie guns but they'll do. Good move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burton71 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 You can order those without the gravy and you have cheese frys so there you go all your complaints about no cheese frys were uncalled for and under $6 is a bargain. Nah, these are different. They are still good, just different. The bucket of cheese fries was just epic in both flavor and proportion. It took quite the man to take down a bucket on his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 They may be more efficient fan guns able to produce at higher temps, but the most useful guns at high temps are the portable tower guns... Very low E also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 they couldn't get them in. the bridge was out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 they couldn't get them in. the bridge was out. Hmm... That bridge is seriously becoming a pain in the ass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 Temps didnt cooperate last night. It was hovering around 34 degrees at midnight in kutztown. I'd rather see them push for a 26/27th opening rather than Christmas. It would probably work out in their favor as ticket sales would be almost non existent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRacer Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 How much $$ did the bucket of cheese frys cost? You cant put a price on such a delicacy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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