The Sit-Down with the Snowmakers 12/27/17
Arialle Hess
Happy Holidays everyone! If you are looking for a great winter
escape during the holiday break, we have just the thing!
Today Assistant Snowmaking Manager Kevin Jennings will share
updates on Bear Creek's slope conditions and snowmaking plans for
the holiday week.
Q: How was the weather last night?
A: It was a very calm, cold and dry evening with wet-bulb temps of
11°-13° and humidity hovering at around 46%.
Q: Since these& …
The Sit-Down with the Snowmakers 12/26/17
Arialle Hess
Happy Holidays everyone! If you are looking for a great winter
escape during the holiday break, we have just the thing!
Today Assistant Snowmaking Manager Kevin Jennings will share
updates on Bear Creek's slope conditions and snowmaking plans for
the holiday week.
Q: It’s getting cold again. Is it time to start up the
guns?
A: You bet! The cold weather is predicted to hang around for the
next 12 days, so this week is definitely a big help to …
The Sit-Down with the Snowmakers 12/21/17
Arialle Hess
Our
slopes are almost 100% open! Assistant Snowmaking Manager, Kevin
Jennings, joins us for today’s edition of “The Sit-Down
with the Snowmakers”
Q:
The snowmakers had another production run last night. How did
that go?
A: Last evening was more of a “dusting” to improve conditions, rather than a big production run. We operated the system for 8 hours and used around 1.1 million gallons. The wet-bulb hung out at around 24-26 which was just cold enough for us to effectively convert. Luckily, the wind was calm, which allowed us to lift the barrels up/give the plume some hang time, oscillate the fans, and spread the product around as much as possible.
A: Last evening was more of a “dusting” to improve conditions, rather than a big production run. We operated the system for 8 hours and used around 1.1 million gallons. The wet-bulb hung out at around 24-26 which was just cold enough for us to effectively convert. Luckily, the wind was calm, which allowed us to lift the barrels up/give the plume some hang time, oscillate the fans, and spread the product around as much as possible.
Q:
Will the slopes deteriorate with the possible rain during the
warm spell?
A: Thankfully we have a solid base, which actually helps …
A: Thankfully we have a solid base, which actually helps …
The Sit-Down with the Snowmakers 12/18/17
Arialle Hess
Our slopes are almost 100% open! Assistant Snowmaking Manager,
Kevin Jennings, joins us for today’s edition of “The
Sit-Down with the Snowmakers”
Q: What does the snowmaking forecast look like for this
week?
A: The snowmaking plan moving forward includes overnight production on Wednesday, December 20th and Thursday December 21st. We hope after the two nights of operation this week, we can move some mobile snow guns off of Teddy Bear and Lower Broadway and reposition them after …
A: The snowmaking plan moving forward includes overnight production on Wednesday, December 20th and Thursday December 21st. We hope after the two nights of operation this week, we can move some mobile snow guns off of Teddy Bear and Lower Broadway and reposition them after …
The Sit-Down with the Snowmakers 12/15/17
Arialle Hess
Assistant Snowmaking Manager, Kevin Jennings, joins us for today’s edition of “The Sit-Down with the Snowmakers”.
Q: We finally had some natural snow fall last night! That
should help you guys with snow production, right?
A: At Bear Creek, we always welcome natural snow, but it can
be tricky when you are trying to lay a base down on the slopes.
Snowmaking is a …