JF report 12-30

[bigdaddyk]

Hit JF today for a short 1:45 session for 12 runs. Fresh snow was blown and the coverage was really good. Things started to get pushed around by 9:45 and some sugar pile moguls were starting to form on Challenge. They must have taken Yummerzzz' advice for East Mt. They had a bunch of the tri-pods on the side and blew snow last night. It looked like they didn't use the fans, just the tri-pods. This made a big difference for coverage on East Mt. People were starting to file in as I left, but it wasn't overly crowded. I'm going for quality this year, instead of quantity....I think my knees will like me more. I just hope it gets COLD SOON, so they can open more trails...its getting boring on the same trails day after day.

Edited December 30, 2006 by bigdaddyk

[YummerzZz]

Bidaddyk,I'm glad they(Peak) wised up and let them use wisper gun's on East Mtn.They do better in the high wind's too due to the lower height.Now,I have nothing but the utmost respect for the JF day/night snowmaking supervisor's themself's and I can't posssibly tell them anything more on how to make snow.But it's not their fault at all.I'm sure if they had their way,much more of the mountain would be open right now.We had more of the mountian open in the 2001-2002 season which was almost as shitty as this one thus far,with far less water pumping and poorer piping.And I understand another hurdle their facing is a lack of experienced snowmaker's.I do give them prop's thus far though and I'm glad your day went a little better today at JF.

[fluffy]

Hey smartguys. There are only about 4 SMIs on East Mountain. They have to use omicrons for the majority of East Mtn. If YummerzZz actually worked there he would know that.

[YummerzZz]

Hey smartguys. There are only about 4 SMIs on East Mountain. They have to use omicrons for the majority of East Mtn. If YummerzZz actually worked there he would know that.

 

Let's see,3 SMI's on the last headwall(skier's left) of Rivershot(The Red).One a little farther up in the maze area above that point(skier's left).Wisper's mounted on swingarm's most of the rest of the way up(New this year).Tower gun's(single barrel)/wisper's on Floyd's(The Bowl). Assorted wisper's and tower's(single barrel) in other spot's.I know where every one is as I helped drag Alcoa armor cable up to all the SMI's gun's there,oh yeah,the power for those gun's run down to the new water pump house if you check into it farther.I gathered from what bigdaddyk said fluffy,that he was talking about poor conditon's in the area that the "Big Gun's" are located fyi.

Edited December 31, 2006 by YummerzZz

[uninc]

yummers i would actually maybe believe your knowlege of snowmaking if your home mt wasnt Eaglerock cuz there not even open yet and havent opened there hole mt in years

[syd harvey]

Hey smartguys. There are only about 4 SMIs on East Mountain. They have to use omicrons for the majority of East Mtn. If YummerzZz actually worked there he would know that.

 

If u know so much please enlighten us on how the snowmaking system works...........while your at it........how does everything else on the mountain work?

[bigdaddyk]

yummers i would actually maybe believe your knowlege of snowmaking if your home mt wasnt Eaglerock cuz there not even open yet and havent opened there hole mt in years

 

 

I have to admitt, he does seem to be right with the things that I have seen and what I've read from his postings.