Plattekill Conditions (2015 - 2016)

They're definitely the champs of Doing-the-Most-With-the-Least. God bless those guys. Frozen hoses are no joke. Somebody's gonna have to drag those suckers back down the hill to thaw out.

I'm not honestly sure how Plattekill got so much hose. They've got two or more hoses dangling off every single gun on the mountain, and now another hundred or so pieces running under sundown and down Buckle Up. There's still a big pile of hoze down by the shop. I don't think losing some hose under Sundown or having a few freeze up for the winter is really going to be a loss for them. They can collect them in the spring. They mush have bought out an old ski area or something. Probably a bunch of old ski areas. Even with my two little snow guns, I've learned you can never have too much hoze. I rely on it to get around the hill.

Ethan.....it was awesome.  I was on a snowmobile/bike trail heading toward Block from the very top of Sundown and I heard the distinct sound of a high efficiency snow gun to my right...the only trail being Buckle Up. I thought to myself when did they put pipes there??  It was only after I spoke to Laz did I realize why that tremendous whale was in the middle of Sundown.....200 + feet of hose!!   Hawwwwt!!

It was great today.  Felt like Montana with the Cold Smoke powder that the guns were blowing all day. It was skiing in a fog with soft dry powder under foot.

Marcski you skiing again today?

Harvey wrote

Marcski you skiing again today?

Yes, I will be skiing again today.  Will you be at Plartty today is the real queation, Harvey. :).

The good Lord willing I will

We've got a couple more for the "core list" then.

Sorry I can't join you guys today. I've got schoolwork to,do today, and it looks like I'll be able to do a few runs at Woodstream with the snow overnight and snowmaking the last few days. I skied the last two days at Platty.

So so psyched to ski Block 1st thing tomorrow morning. They turned the guns on right at the end of the day.  

As patrol was making their last sweep the snow guns were fired up once again on Blockbuster this time to ensure a deep base through the spring. At 0 degrees at 4pm you know what this means, skiing on the "velvet underground" tomorrow. Don't miss it. With temps forecast in the 20's it will be the best ski day of the long weekend. And if you can't make it tomorrow, Plattekill will be open all week for the Presidents holiday.





See you tomorrow Marc!

Dammit you're making me jealous!  I have college tomorrow. Otherwise I'd be there. Looks like Thursday Wil be my next opportunity.

It took 3000' of Hose hooked to air and water and a snowbridge the groomers built over the hose for one day to build what essentially is a 12" thick 20' wide road to Block. I enjoyed that road just as much as you did today. Walking there stinks. This is only the third time in 23 years we haven't had enough natural to ski there from either lift. Please enjoy the fruits the rest of the season.

Plattekill wrote

It took 3000' of Hose hooked to air and water and a snowbridge the groomers built over the hose for one day to build what essentially is a 12" thick 20' wide road to Block. I enjoyed that road just as much as you did today. Walking there stinks. This is only the third time in 23 years we haven't had enough natural to ski there from either lift. Please enjoy the fruits the rest of the season.

Some of the reasons Plattekill rocks!

Laz  has balls of steel..
Blowing snow knowing full well what the weather on tues will be.... a  salute

It won't be too bad. It's a short period of warm, and the snow up there always sticks fine.

Spring conditions today! Quality over quantity.

Probulary going tomorrow (Saturday )what's the prognosis ?

I usually don't ski under guns. Today I will spend most of the day there.
It's real nice snow under there

It was so impressive today. I had to run back to the house to walk the dog this afternoon and my car was reading 33 when I pulled back into the Platty lot at just after 2.  Here is what it looked like:

Marcski...tomorrow?  I'll be dragging my sorry ass in in the am.  Anything bumped?