Gore Mountain Conditions

[tirolski]

Who's noticed deeper snow at Gore this year in kind of a tough year? Raise your hand

The snow was super high on Wild Air and had huge mounds next to the Gondi at the base when they blew it for the slope style stuff.
Gore has the horsepower, snowguns and water to make piles of snow when it’s cold.

 

[Gorehoar]

Who's noticed deeper snow at Gore this year in kind of a tough year? Raise your hand

I was told the difference this year is snowMax.it makes more snow for the same amount of water and electricity
Or something

It's like bacteria that they add to the water

Hey you guys who skied Monday, how was Wood In?

Yes, definitely an impressive this year, thought it was the increase in snow guts. That SnoMax looks like tricky stuff. Surprised that the DEC and APA are okay with it.

This is worth a scan if interested: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00558461/file/Artificial_snow_STE.pdf

Wood in was looking good yesterday. Some dirty snow, but full coverage.

 

[jamesdeluxe]

That SnoMax looks like tricky stuff. Surprised that the DEC and APA are okay with it.

Agreed and thanks for the article link. I always wondered about SnoMax.

 

[Harvey]

I wondered about it too, and also assumed that it was probably relatively benign if it was being used in this instance. (On the other hand why didn't they use it in the past? It's certainly not a new product.) I'm not going to pretend to have read all that or understood it what I read. But it looks like the bacteria can cause problems with those who apply it, (add to the water supply) and potentially those who ski under the guns. Breathing and contact with skin. I always wondered why everyone else used it and orda didn't. I wonder what inspired the change, and I also wonder how much energy it saves.

 

[Campgottagopee]

Just don't ski nakey

"The main route of exposure is contact with the skin"

Maybe we should bring back skiing with masks on? Sno is gonna blow a gasket!

 

[jamesdeluxe]

Sno is gonna blow a gasket!

The skiing libertarian

 

[tirolski]

Why not just put in some big windmills and blow in a lot of fluffy lake effect from the Big O?

 

[Alfredeneumann]

I wondered about it too, and also assumed that it was probably relatively benign if it was being used in this instance. (On the other hand why didn't they use it in the past? It's certainly not a new product.) I'm not going to pretend to have read all that or understood it what I read. But it looks like the bacteria can cause problems with those who apply it, (add to the water supply) and potentially those who ski under the guns. Breathing and contact with skin. I always wondered why everyone else used it and orda didn't. I wonder what inspired the change, and I also wonder how much energy it saves.

Who knew that you didn’t have to watch out for just the yellow snow.

 

[Cork]

I wondered about it too, and also assumed that it was probably relatively benign if it was being used in this instance. (On the other hand why didn't they use it in the past? It's certainly not a new product.) I'm not going to pretend to have read all that or understood it what I read. But it looks like the bacteria can cause problems with those who apply it, (add to the water supply) and potentially those who ski under the guns. Breathing and contact with skin. I always wondered why everyone else used it and orda didn't. I wonder what inspired the change, and I also wonder how much energy it saves.

My guess on why it's being used now is the university games. They need huuuuge amounts of snow (as we saw this year) to build those features, and they have the money in their (orda) budget to spend. It will be interesting next year to see how these games play out, and what lifts and trails will be closed, and for how long...

 

[Milo Maltbie]

Does anyone care about any of the events this year, or for the university games next year?
I don't do any of those Wild Air features, but if I did, they weren't available Xmas week or almost all of February. How are they making any money blowing tons of snow for things no one cares about and closing features that at least some people enjoy?
They should stop all those events and create a reforestation zone right down the center of the Arena.

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