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Walking High Noon

Louis and I just took a stroll down High Noon. We have a bit of snow on the ground. The forecast is still showing a big drop in temperature this afternoon. The Snowmakers are here and ready to fire up the guns as soon as the temp drops a touch more.

High Noon Shaping Up

Today has been absolutely gorgeous. High Noon is the whitest strip right down the middle of the photo. It is shaping up. As I said yesterday, we don't expect much out of snowmaking for a couple days, but hang on for early next week. It is going to snow a bit and we are going to make a lot of snow.

Snowmaking Outlook

Last night was another good night of snowmaking with the wet bulb temperature dropping to 21 F. In terms of putting enough snow on High Noon, we are a tiny bit more than halfway there. The outlook for snowmaking the next few nights is not promising, but starting early next week the temperature really drops, maybe to single digits. That is excellent for snowmaking

So, we are looking good today. The next few days will be quiet. By Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, we are going to have a lot to get excited about. You might want to start clearing your calendar for next weekend.

 

Rainbows and Snowmaking

Ski Patroller Jasmine Wieger caught this rainbow a couple mornings ago during snowmaking.

Very Productive 36 Hours

As I write, the sun has cracked the ridgeline, the temperatures are starting to go up and the Snowmakers are preparing to shut down. They had a very productive session on High Noon over the last 36 hours. For a period yesterday afternoon they had to turn off the fan guns near the bottom, but at other times, they had the pumps running at full capacity. Previously, we had a few test and trial runs, but this session is very meaningful. Looking forward, with clear skies and temps below freezing at night, each night this week could have low wet bulb temps and good opportunities for snowmaking. While it is way too early to pick an opening date, we are heading in the right direction and very happy with this snowmaking effort.

 

Plentiful Snow and Snowmaking

Now that was a good night - definitely something to get excited about. The snow stake shows beautiful and plentiful natural snowfall. The snowmakers have had a productive morning. The wet bulb temperature has been in the low 20's. All fan guns on High Noon are operating. The pumps are spinning just shy of full capacity. This is good. Tonight should be another good night for snowmaking.

Snow

We have taken a nice step towards winter.