Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Snowing Lightly - Snowmaking Heavily

We had another good night of snowmaking. Tonight should be colder and ever better.  I have heard several comments about the willows (brush) at the very bottom of High Noon. They are 5+ feet tall. Right now the snow in the willows is about 2 feet deep. They are very flexible and will easily bend over as the snowcats start pushing snow around. There is a large pile of snow just above them that will be used to cover them. So here is an insider tip for you - The willows are not a very good indicator for how well snowmaking is doing. You will see the willows until the cats start dozing..........and the snowcat drivers are going to start dozing tomorrow, Wednesday. Having snowcats on the hill "IS" a good indicator for how well snowmaking is doing.