Belleayre Conditions

[lukoson]

Didn't realize you can reschedule. We have some friends coming to ski at Belleyare on Sunday. Also looking wet. He bought his ticket in advance too. How do you reschedule?

 

[Stan_dupp]

You can get some great surface conditions in the rain. Skiing in a garbage bag doesn’t always look great....but a six year old might love it. It’ll be an experience!

And you can penguin slide whilst dad drinks beer

 

[lukoson]

I guess you can buy a ticket in the future and they will refund you for the old one. my buddy just did that so we will be going next sunday.

 

[cerv1]

Thanks everyone for the advice!
Am leaning towards rescheduling, which means we get a credit for use by Spring 2022.
But am intrigued by the garbage bag idea. My six year old loves costumes and would probably get a kick out of the story and photo op!

What do people think about lift operations given wind gusts of 30-40 mph? I’m guessing lightning quad is always open but seems the gondola may be on wind hold tomorrow?

 

[cerv1]

Skibrella + 30 mph winds means we could have a Mary Poppins like event ?

 

[JTG]

Thanks everyone for the advice!
Am leaning towards rescheduling, which means we get a credit for use by Spring 2022.
But am intrigued by the garbage bag idea. My six year old loves costumes and would probably get a kick out of the story and photo op!

What do people think about lift operations given wind gusts of 30-40 mph? I’m guessing lightning quad is always open but seems the gondola may be on wind hold tomorrow?

No idea about wind and lifts at Belle. I do know this. You haven’t lived (as a skier) unless you have skied in a garbage bag!

 

[snowalrus]

What do people think about lift operations given wind gusts of 30-40 mph? I’m guessing lightning quad is always open but seems the gondola may be on wind hold tomorrow?

Gondola tends to go on hold when wind is over 30mph, if I remember correctly. Sometimes they include a warning in the anticipated snow report posted the evening before. It's not in the anticipated snow report they have up now... take that for what you will I suppose.

 

[tirolski]

I remember doing that with my Dad. We used a golf umbrella on the lift. I put a snow basket on the end of it and used it as a ski pole on the way down. It worked great. We called it the Skibrella.

Ya should patent it, if it hasn’t been yet, just sayin.

 

[Ripitz]

Ya should patent it, if it hasn’t been yet, just sayin.

I remember thinking that at the time and then looking at the parking lot and realizing there was no one to sell them to.

 

[cerv1]

Update: we will be going for it tomorrow.

Told my 6yo “the weather is going to be awful.”
He says “good, less people.”

I said “it is going to rain on the mountain.”
He said “I don’t care if the mountain is on fire”.

I said “it is going to be really windy.”
He said “the wind will just make me go faster.”