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I'm confused as to why Straightbrook isn't open. I'd assume lack of snow, but Tannery is open to Topridge. Also, Sunday will be their latest closing date ever. They have never made it past April 22 according to social media and Sunday is the 24th.
 
snoloco said:
I'm confused as to why Straightbrook isn't open. I'd assume lack of snow, but Tannery is open to Topridge. Also, Sunday will be their latest closing date ever. They have never made it past April 22 according to social media and Sunday is the 24th.
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The original plan for this weekend was to run the (8) gondola, and (10) topridge only, but because of the storm they decided to add the summit with (6) high peaks to access all of the summit trails with one lift, because (6) needs to run to access the summit via wood in. The employee pool is very small at this time of the year, as most seasonal employees are working their summer jobs now, hence the one lift for the summit. Obviously it didn't get warm enough by noon today when I left to open anything steep at the summit, but hoping for a liitle more sun and about +10F ;)
We should all be very thankful that we are skiing in the first place, so woot woot for the employees that are there providing us with our fun fix!! :cool: ⛷️
 
snoloco said:
I'm confused as to why Straightbrook isn't open. I'd assume lack of snow, but Tannery is open to Topridge. Also, Sunday will be their latest closing date ever. They have never made it past April 22 according to social media and Sunday is the 24
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snoloco said:
@Cork Why not run Straightbrook and High Peaks and not run Topridge? They've done that in the past.
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Nothing on the Straightbrook side was groomed, and nothing that was ungroomed was skiable with the wet heavy snow, at least in the morning. I'm not sure why they didn't groom more. Maybe the didn't have time or maybe it was too warm/rainy/cold to groom the steep trails. It'sironic that all the new snow might have actually made the skiing worse, at least on some trails.
There should be more open this weekend.
It was way colder than I expected today, but otherwise one of my best late April days ever there.

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Milo Maltbie said:
Nothing on the Straightbrook side was groomed, and nothing that was ungroomed was skiable with the wet heavy snow, at least in the morning. I'm not sure why they didn't groom more. Maybe the didn't have time or maybe it was too warm/rainy/cold to groom the steep trails. It'sironic that all the new snow might have actually made the skiing worse, at least on some trails.
There should be more open this weekend.
It was way colder than I expected today, but otherwise one of my best late April days ever there.

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Ok children, let's look at the calendar and remember that it is APRIL 22!!!

The fact that the mountain is open is awesome, so PLEASE STOP BITCHING ABOUT WHAT LIFTS OR TRAILS ARE OPEN OR GROOMED!

Carry on, and ski you all tomorrow ⛷️ :cool:
 
Cork said:
Ok children, let's look at the calendar and remember that it is APRIL 22!!!

The fact that the mountain is open is awesome, so PLEASE STOP BITCHING ABOUT WHAT LIFTS OR TRAILS ARE OPEN OR GROOMED!

Carry on, and ski you all tomorrow ⛷️ :cool:
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i don't think it is bitching, more curiosity. I obviously want the top open but understand it was cold last night. Never considered lack of employees. Top Ridge had tons of snow last weekend and was great, but did not appear open today. i assumed the top ridge chair was open as a way down. unsure if cloud has enough snow to allow you to reach bottom. all good my man
 
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