Getting Colder

The temperatures dropped just after midnight and the snowmakers fired up the system. We received 3ish inches of new snow so far and it is still snowing. All of the fan guns on High Noon are running. We anticipate making snow for a while. This will be a significant effort.

First Squall

 The first snow squall just blew through.

Favorable Forecast

After a week of stellar, bluebird weather, a change is coming. Wednesday evening we should see a significant drop in temperatures and some natural snowfall.We could see 48+ hours of snowmaking weather. We have the snowmaking team scheduled around the clock and plan on making the very best out of this forecast.

 

24 F And Making Snow

With a wet bulb temperature of 24 F, this morning is a cold one and the snowmakers are making the best of it.

 

Three Lifts on Exhibition

Much of Black Mountain Express flies over Exhibition Trail. For several years in the 60's and until 1978, there were actually three lifts in this location. The photo below from that era shows two double chairs and a platter/Poma approximately where current BMX Towers 4 and 5 are.

As a trivia fact, Black Mountain Express is the 6th lift in this location. The first was a single chair, then the two double chairs and poma shown below, then the Exhibition triple chair and, since 2010, the Black Mountain Express.

And A Little More

 

Another Dusting

Last night we had another dusting with the snowline at about 12,500'. It looks like the weather is a little unsettled through Wednesday. We might see a couple more snow and rain showers. We won't really see much in the way of accumulation, but this potential moisture is great for the ground and the stream and, ultimately, helps out snowmaking by sustaining adequate streamflows. 

Winter or summer, precipitation is always good.

We Are So Lucky