trimreaper Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Willl the lack of rain this summer have an impact on snowmaking? I drove past Blue and the stream they use for snowmaking looks very low. I wouldnt be surprised if DEP puts a water usage limit on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Willl the lack of rain this summer have an impact on snowmaking? I drove past Blue and the stream they use for snowmaking looks very low. I wouldnt be surprised if DEP puts a water usage limit on them. No drought right now: http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/watershedmgm...35&q=523309 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillycore Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 lush and moist sounds good to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_B Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 that how i like my women Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo8484 Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Willl the lack of rain this summer have an impact on snowmaking? I drove past Blue and the stream they use for snowmaking looks very low. I wouldnt be surprised if DEP puts a water usage limit on them. i dont think blue pulls from a stream for snowmaking, they have a few ponds that are probably spring-fed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerhard Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 (edited) "that how i like my women" i knew that was comin sooner or later Edited November 4, 2007 by gerhard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorovr Posted November 4, 2007 Report Share Posted November 4, 2007 Willl the lack of rain this summer have an impact on snowmaking? I drove past Blue and the stream they use for snowmaking looks very low. I wouldnt be surprised if DEP puts a water usage limit on them. That stream has zero to do with snowmaking at Blue. In fact, they had to do several things to make sure that there is as little impact as possible on that stream from the operation in order to appease the proper authorities and environmentalists... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 Blue fills it's ponds from that stream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutCold Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 (edited) The ponds are filled with groundwater and runoff from snow melt and other sheet flow from parking lots, etc. If they drew water from that stream for snowmaking, it would be dry downstream from the intake just about as soon as they turn the pumps on. Edited November 6, 2007 by OutCold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 If that is true then why do they have a big pumping facility at the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 If that is true then why do they have a big pumping facility at the bottom? The pumps send pond water up the mountain and into all the guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bud Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 2 different sets of pumps, one to fill the pond located accross the street from the valley lodge, the other up in the pump house near school hill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schif Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 As a Civil Engineer I find it beyond stupid to have a pump used to fill a pond. Rain/gravity does a great job of that and costs a lot less to operate than a big pump. I'm not knocking you or anything bud, I'm not denying the existence of those pumps, but I think you're just a little mistaken about their purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever2003 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 As an Electrical Engineer, I find that what we engineers feel is stupid or not often does not affect what an owner desires to do. If they REALLY wish to use pumps to fill their pond from a stream, I`m sure they will find a way to do that. I also endorse their extensive use of those pumps because their consumption of power shall help keep me employed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kragan Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 As a Network Engineer .... oh, F* it. I think the least of our worries are the water/pond/stream. More than that, we need cold CONSISTENT temps this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 And as a MechE, you're all freakin idiots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
method9455 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 And as a MechE, you're all freakin idiots! Ha that just made my day. Do all MechE's have pride in it? I thought it was just the guys at my school being overly nerdy about it. ... Alright back to studying for my Dynamics exam at 2, great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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