Comparative opening lift lines 2015
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Loveland: simultaneously on and off the beaten path
EMSC
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I'm interested to see Tony's take on Loveland and Abasin snowfall for 15-16. Loveland started off with 18" YTD before opening and Abasin a smaller amount (maybe 10-12").
Especially since we've only gotten more snow since then with even more forecast next week... Seems to me that it should be counted in YTD numbers. It won't be the type of early snow that melts out and they have to start over base building again (though curious why the east coast gets to count all that snow that washes away repeatedly in Nov, Dec, Mar, etc...).
Especially since we've only gotten more snow since then with even more forecast next week... Seems to me that it should be counted in YTD numbers. It won't be the type of early snow that melts out and they have to start over base building again (though curious why the east coast gets to count all that snow that washes away repeatedly in Nov, Dec, Mar, etc...).
If Loveland and A-Basin still have only 1-2 trails open in mid-November I'm not going to count it. Actually it's best to wait for Thanksgiving and see how much overall Front Range terrain is open. If it's disproportionately high by historical standards and there has been steady snowfall, I'll presume at least late October has contributed to that.
Their snow doesn't melt, but it definitely sublimates and/or blows away in the wind. I was shocked at the amount of bare rock I saw above tree line at Loveland in April 2011 after 450 inches of snow had fallen. In terms of percent of terrain open by Christmas or even mid-January, Loveland and A-Basin rate near the bottom among western ski resorts.
The above is the reason I cut these areas little slack for October snowfall. A-Basin's May snowfall is exactly the opposite. It's significant and greatly contributes to the quality of skiing there. And if Loveland stayed open in May, I'd count theirs too.
Their snow doesn't melt, but it definitely sublimates and/or blows away in the wind. I was shocked at the amount of bare rock I saw above tree line at Loveland in April 2011 after 450 inches of snow had fallen. In terms of percent of terrain open by Christmas or even mid-January, Loveland and A-Basin rate near the bottom among western ski resorts.
The above is the reason I cut these areas little slack for October snowfall. A-Basin's May snowfall is exactly the opposite. It's significant and greatly contributes to the quality of skiing there. And if Loveland stayed open in May, I'd count theirs too.
Your job as eastern correspondent was to post comparative pictures from Killington and Sunday River, which scored a rare first opening day victory over their western competitors this year.jamesdeluxe":6jkwh727 said: