Warm Weather Woes

Well folks, I've waited as long as possible to see if Mother Nature was going to change her tune and unfortunately, she seems pretty set on keeping things on the warmer side for the near future. Here's the forecast for the next week or so:

Snowmaking weather isn't forecast to return until Tuesday the 21st which isn't going to give us enough time to prepare the slopes to open on the 23rd as originally scheduled. As a result, we are forced to delay our opening date and I don't have enough confidence in the forecast to declare an updated opening date just yet. The good news is that starting on the 23rd the long-range forecast is showing ideal temperatures for round-the-clock snowmaking. With any luck that won't change and we'll be skiing and riding by December 1st!

Cross your fingers that the forecast holds true and we've got the temps to flex our guns. I'll be sure to keep you updated as snowmaking progresses and will let you know as soon as possible when we're going to be firing up the lifts for the season. Our plan remains to start the season at Black River Basin with lifts turning Friday through Sunday through the 17th before transitioning to our standard operations.