Is snowmaking done at WF?

Saw the snow making crew hauling guns off the mountain yesterday.  Not a great PR move to have a snow mobile hauling the guns and hose off the hill in plain day light 5 at a time right under the facelift - IMO they would have been better to wait and do that in the evening or early am.  It would appear that snowmaking is now over and rain is in the forecast maybe the shortest season ever at WF.  Looks like golf season will start early this season.

snowmaking is always done at this time.  its not a secret.

this is how Jay Peak is dealing with the same issue



by making more snow so that they can be assured of having a long season

That's pretty good stuff right there...  

WF is done for the year.  

Heard from a solid source that pipe will be layed on Hoyt's this summer...  

ScottyJack wrote

Heard from a solid source that pipe will be layed on Hoyt's this summer...  

Please don't toy with us!!!!!

That would be freakin' awesome!

Face4Me wrote

ScottyJack wrote

Heard from a solid source that pipe will be layed on Hoyt's this summer...  

Please don't toy with us!!!!!

That would be freakin' awesome!

It's a goal, and a possibility.  An optimist would say a good possibility. Initial steps are being taken.

But it's not a done deal.

(insert praying man emoticon here)

Harvey44 wrote

It's a goal, and a possibility.  An optimist would say a good possibility. Initial steps are being taken.

But it's not a done deal.

(insert praying man emoticon here)

I hope so. The few times I skied that trail, I really loved it. If they could get snowmaking on it and get it open and keep it open, it would make the Lookout Mountain chair so much more useful. I could definitely see doing 4 or 5 runs on Hoyt's and Lookout Below in the mid-morning after hitting the summit for a while and then taking Wilmington back to the base for lunch.

That will be great!!!
 

They will also need to do some serious trail work to clean up all the stumps and junk left on Hoyts to get it snowmaking friendly

This trail is awesome and will be a huge additon to WF if open often.

I've been told that it is included in the capital improvements budget for work to be completed this summer. With this winter, this economy, no spending is "done" until it happens.

Unfortunately, I have never skied it and my daughter is always asking me about it. Are there any comparables in pitch, length, etc...in her 12-year old opinion "it does not look steep".

The closest thing to compare it to is upper cloudspin i think.  A funky and changing fall line and some turns in it.

ADKarver wrote

Unfortunately, I have never skied it and my daughter is always asking me about it. Are there any comparables in pitch, length, etc...in her 12-year old opinion "it does not look steep".

My opinion is that it's very similar to Lower Skyward on steroids. Several sections with a double fall line, similar to the section of Lower Skyward between Weber's Way and Blazer's Bluff, intermixed with several sections similar in pitch, probably a little bit steeper, than the section of Lower Skyward between Blazer's Bluff and the end. It kind of goes back and forth between these two types of terrain.

I think its lower skyward not on steriods.  its not particularly steep.  the challenge is the lack of snowmaking right now.

I'd say its comparable to Wilmington Trail from Lookout Below down, only narrower and BETTER!  

I love Hoyt's!  Was #2 down it after last year's major March snowstorm.  Got lucky.  Ended up on top just when they dropped the rope.  It was a hoot to pole plant past the snowboarders who were running in deep snow!!  It skied off the charts.

Couple great outlaw runs on that as well but that March storm last year (the Tuesday) was one I'll recall fondly when I'm sitting in my rocking chair enjoying the comfort it lends!!!  

Pants wrote

I think its lower skyward not on steriods.  its not particularly steep.  the challenge is the lack of snowmaking right now.

Sorry for the confusion ... the steroids reference was to length, not pitch. It's kind of like skiing Lower Skyward four times continuously.

On the subject of size, it's amazing what a difference an inch or two can make . The inch or two of overnight snow on the upper part of the mountain made this morning amazing!!! Everything on Little Whiteface was unbelievable. Fresh tracks down Essex, Victoria, Mountain Run & Wilderness ... What an awesome morning!!!

Too bad they had to shut the upper mountain lifts down, but it was still a great morning.