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Last year was a top 5 pile of dog crap in huge metro areas. Even up in Jay, it was "ok" saved by late Feb and March, but the pack was 0-5 around new years at 1800'. This year will not repeat. Slow, gradual starts to winter are just fine. No need for October snow. GEFS look normal once past next week, which would get snow possibilities in NNE where it should be in early Nov.

Some know the temps for thanksgiving, so two weeks should be easy. .

i don't know anything about the place. Looks like a small little local hill not really around much. I hate seeing feeder hills that get kids into the sport close. I'm just surprised at the timing. Ski areas make their money from Christmas until Presidents day and I don't see a place like this making giant moves either way in market share. I would have thought they would have tried to make it through the money making period and if it didn't work, call it quits in the spring. But as you said, bad debt has no timing.

i can see the social media comments now "vail causes closure of Black mountain by paying workers $20-$25 an hour"

sad...but seems kind of odd to make that decision a month before the season starts.

I’m no expert, but I demo’s the mantras and they were too heavy for me..I liked stockli storm riders the best for on piste. They edged steep groomers the best and I could carve better than my vokls. Like the rustlers 2nd. Just another option to consider. .

By the weekend looks good too. .

Oct 10th thru 20th seems to be about right to get these kind of first snows the last few years here. this was Oct 17th 2020 and 2021 was almost exactly the same date. I don’t remember last year, but I feel it was later. .

Last 2 GFS runs say we get our October opening at K-mart.

The furnace is over and the rest of the month looks seasonable to somewhat cool, with some legit cold shots possible in fantasy land. Hoping to see some mangled flakes on the peaks by mid-month. Let's hope the nino delivers the moisture and the latitude plus elevation does it's thing.

I’ve personally never understood the fascination. I’ll walk outside and say to my wife, “ wow, cool colors” and then move on. People spend whole vacations staring at leaves. To each their own I guess. .

Jay today…I’d call that peak.

The 90s saw a lot of October openings. 2018 was the last October opening. In a recent interview, their GM was talking about how their focus is more on the late season, than the early season, which surprised me. He didn't say they won't do it, but talked about the incredible expense and how production is so piss poor that time of year. I got the impression they would still do it with the right cold window, but won't push it like they used too. Superstar is where I think they would take any available window just for a few world cup piles.

100 percent right on the furnace to start..I would say this is more than just “mild down” by the 9th as modeled. Don’t know if it lasts, but call it what it is. .

That cold shot showing up for 3 runs now would get Killington open on the north ridge in October for the first time since 2018 IF they wanted it...at the very least, lots of mountains testing their guns and turning things white. Then again, 24 hours ago temps were looking like late May so it's all a dream right now.

Dreary tho…has looked like it should rain any second almost all day. .

I actually enjoy it, especially during the dead months. Can't take this stuff to seriously. The storm tracking season doesn't officially begin until the first cries of winter is over in December.

it hasn't...just as ridiculous as saying nothing below 60 in New England until mid September or snow can't accumulate in late Feb.

50s for lows all week...we'll have frost by September....that mid august sun angle really doing it's thing! Thank god we can count on it to heat things up in Feb.

Can’t get hot in august…sun angle. .

Would be nice to see killington get back in the October ski game again..it’s been a few years since they’ve pulled it off. .

I went ikon again due to western trips, but I’ll do a few day passes at Stowe and smuggs because I can’t go a winter without those two. That epic North east pass is a tremendous value tho. .

always look forward to this thread starting up! .

True…not ready for snow guns yet, but 62/46 with full sun is pretty early fall like…And something about the first cool night stretch is always special to me as it means we’re beginning the climb back down. I know full well the days of ball sweat aren’t over yet. .

Sweatshirts the next 3 evenings at the mountain. Some upper 40s for lows… .