Snow at 7 Springs....

[Coach ed]

I just looked at the cams from 7 Springs and am stunned. We have had nights in the low 20's and even teens for a week now and it looks like May there.....There is only snow on the slopes and it's already getting brown.....Can someone tell me why they aren't atleast blowing for a few hours each night for maintenance. Why wouldn't they want to stay open as long as they can???

 

I heard a few years ago that their leas runs out on all the major compressors in February, but I don't believ it.

 

Could someone fill me in on this?

 

Ed

[Ski]

I just looked at the cams from 7 Springs and am stunned. We have had nights in the low 20's and even teens for a week now and it looks like May there.....There is only snow on the slopes and it's already getting brown.....Can someone tell me why they aren't atleast blowing for a few hours each night for maintenance. Why wouldn't they want to stay open as long as they can???

 

I heard a few years ago that their leas runs out on all the major compressors in February, but I don't believ it.

 

Could someone fill me in on this?

 

Ed

 

Every mountain picks a date to scale back. Our snowmakers became garbage pickers a week before closing, despite 15 degree nights. Last night, after Montage closed for the season, we drove the 25 minutes home through snow squalls. At 2am, there were plows on our roads spreading sand for the inch and a half of snow we got. I went over and put down some cool looking turns on our private (and closed) ski hill. The end of our season never feels right or makes complete sense, but it's invariably about money.

[bigdaddyk]

... The end of our season never feels right or makes complete sense, but it's invariably about money.

 

Gives more meaning to the term "love hurts." You can't stand the feeling when something you love is no longer available.