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MiSkier
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Same lift same spot. What they gained was making Funnel cake wider. The area that is now the Back Country will become more of the East Peak. When it is done in probably 8-10 years there will be three peaks at Caberfae. They have new trails laid out and you can see them circles in red on the trail map. They need to build the top of those trails higher other wise it will be only around 150'-200' of vertical. Both the North Peak and South Peaks have manmade peaks, so this is not there first time doing this.
MarzNC
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I noticed that OpenSnow is experimenting with forecasts geared to snowmaking. Meaning the question is wet-bulb conditions, not snowstorms. The midwest forecaster is using the modeling the most. Since I'm skiing in Michigan mid-January, I'm paying attention to how the early season snowmaking goes in the next month or so.
November 16, 2023
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November 16, 2023
Remain Patient | Midwest Daily Snow Forecast | OpenSnow
The past few days have felt more like October than the middle of November with Thursday expected to be another mild day for...
MiSkier
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Right now it looks like around Thanksgiving there should be a good window to make snow. One advantage of skiing in Michigan is all it takes it a good couple of weeks to get 100% open.I noticed that OpenSnow is experimenting with forecasts geared to snowmaking. Meaning the question is wet-bulb conditions, not snowstorms. The midwest forecaster is using the modeling the most. Since I'm skiing in Michigan mid-January, I'm paying attention to how the early season snowmaking goes in the next month or so.
November 16, 2023
Remain Patient | Midwest Daily Snow Forecast | OpenSnow
The past few days have felt more like October than the middle of November with Thursday expected to be another mild day for...
About the same with the bumps in CNY. But Michigan is almost surrounded by Great Lakes.
We get mainly Ontario and a touch from Erie if it’s blowing right.
Lake-effect Snow in the Great Lakes Region | GLISA
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MiSkier
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It was more about the size and skiable acres, Even without lake effect snow they can cover the whole hill fairly quicklyAbout the same with the bumps in CNY. But Michigan is almost surrounded by Great Lakes.
We get mainly Ontario and a touch from Erie if it’s blowing right.
Lake-effect Snow in the Great Lakes Region | GLISA
MarzNC
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Yeah, Appalachian and Cataloochee in the NC mountains are the smallest ski areas in the region but can make more than enough snow to open a few trails in 48-72 hours of round-the-clock snowmaking. They typically open early and close late, in comparison to the larger resorts in the southeast. Without 100% coverage, they couldn't have started up as a viable business in the 1960s after snowmaking was evolving from the machinery in the 1950s. Including the Boyne snowmaker invented by Everett Kircher.
Boyne Resorts History
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Additional innovations include the introduction of snowmaking. Led by Everett Kircher, Boyne Resorts invented the Boyne Snowmaker, the first efficient snowmaker widely accepted as the standard for marginal temperature snowmaking. It combined small amounts of air and electricity with large quantities of water, resulting in a high efficiency snowmaking system with energy savings and minimal noise.
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Nice!
They’ll be having some fun at the fun bump @ Hyland Hills Minnesota soon too.
Just gotta string the ropes.
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