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Coating down to 1800’ at jay. Looks like good snow making temps all across vt and nh by noon. .

Base is 1500 right? That extra 500 feet probably helps jay and killington plus you guys open with 2000 verts. What would get you there? A 72 hour window with wet bulbs in the teens? .

As warm as it’s been, are you guys really behind at all? Seems jay is right about where they normally would be for a thanksgiving open and def some favorable temps mid week again. Killington is late, but besides them, it really doesn’t look like anyone will have issues with opening by normal dates, or within a week. .

There have been quite a few runs with something...though 3 feet is probably asking a little too much. Temps look like they are coming back to earth a bit and storms starting to pop, so something positive in a month of shit so far. At the very least, there's legit snowmaking windows.

There's a difference between a met saying it doesn't look favorable going into December and things like "this year will be a repeat of last year" "I wonder if we don't get a frost til Xmas" "this is the new normal" "30 degrees isn't a freeze" "NNE used to always be white in early October" etc. Just like there has to be pushback against the wish casting for snow, I give Wolfie credit for pushing back against some of the dumb shit, funny as it may be sometimes.

yep, I would agree...and I think there was a year recently where they actually didn't make the depth check a week prior, but got the wink wink, because there was an ideal window a day or two away where they were sure they would make it.

Copper…at least it’s snowing somewhere. Think they open this week. .

They could be blowing up top for sure this weekend…and in past years they would have…late thanksgiving will help, but i would be nervous. .

As long as 81 is not 80s next time you scream torch, it makes complete sense. .

No argument…felt good hiking today though hearing that jet engine sound roaring away in the background. .

They are probably 2800’ and up..I’m sure there’s a marketing aspect to it, but they might get 36 hours to put a couple piles together that make it through the next warm up. I’m just really surprised killington, with a lift that runs 3400-3900’ and a brand that pushes earliest and latest isn’t making any effort. I get it for you guys; you’re opening date is you’re opening date and there’s a lot of warmth between now and then. .

Don’t see jay go after it before killington very often… .

31, snow flurries…guns blasting up top.. .

But we need to be as dramatic as possible...

great point. there's still snow on the ground even this morning, so I don't believe the ground temp reasoning. I don't fault them for not going for it with the forecast, but I'd like to know if the snowmaking pond temps and ground temps are a real thing or just a bs excuse. I don't think anyone would fault them with the forecast, but I'm not a fan of bs if that's the case...though I could be 100 percent wrong.

Killington cited "snowmaking pond temperatures" and "ground temperatures" as one of the reasons they aren't making snow yet on their website. I didn't know that was a thing...I kinda don't buy the ground temperature reasoning. If it was in the teens on that north ridge last night and tonight like it was/is, I find it hard to believe snow being blown into single digit wetbulbs would have an issue with ground temps...but the snowmaking pond temp sounds plausible I guess?? I think if they wanted to open those north ridge trails, they could....not saying it's a smart business decision nor would I expect it, with the impending warmth.

Is "mild down" the new official term for cool down? Is it that even in an incredibly warm period, we can never cool down, because, you know, everything just sucks? I thought you were back?

Not much more than that coating from last night at Jay. Moisture was def south.

Solid coating at Jay..looks like some more on the way. .

I’m going to guess it’s because VT is a one party state..NH not as much .

Has to be on their minds…I wouldn’t think panic at this point. Can really bury that trail in about 3 days if they get the right conditions and thanksgiving being so late this year helps, but yeah; if nothing promising by second week of November, I would be nervous. .

Killington north could legit start blowing over the next couple days, but don’t know if anyone will with the weds/thurs temps probably 60 even at the summits. Might be after the first week of November if looking for that sustained period of decent overnight temps, which is late. .

You would think this is august pre season drills at football practice tonight by the amount of bugs in the lights. Kids sweating like summer..crazy .

This....Live in the present, instead of worrying about the future.

39 to start on its way to perhaps 80?? Sweatshirt walking out of the house with a t shirt in hand. .