We’ve got the snow!
Well we have waited over 600 days for this and look at it now. Can you believe it? (The last significant snowstorm was over 600 days ago, actually in March of 2011). 13 – 15 inches of the fresh stuff out on the
mountain. This morning went pretty well,
as well as the first major snowfall of the year can go. There were some groomer
breakdowns, plugged power tillers, a few snowplow issues and your basic
clusters at times, but all in all the guys and girls are pretty up to speed and
know what to do.
We should be skiing over 110 trails for this
weekend. The ski patrol staff was on
active duty today checking trails and opening up the skiing. This storm had the wind as most Nor’easters
do and the wind made for some large drifts on the slopes. More than one guy on
a snowmobile got stuck today trying to go through a drift. There would be no snow and then a 5 foot
drift. We needed to check the trails
because of this and either had the groomers come along or have patrol ski pack
out the drift. Lift maintenance works
hard on these mornings as the detachable chairlifts sometimes need a little
coaxing to get the chairs through the contour of the lift. Just a little bit of snow on the tires can
cause havoc and once one chair gets stacked up in the terminal, there are
normally others which follow. I think
the record is 7 or 8, but we don’t count when that happens. The only way to stop that is have enough
people to pull the chairs through and get things moving. Kind of like waking up
in the morning and getting moving.
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This weekend is shaping up to be a good one. Good ski and
ride conditions, great weather and many of our friends visiting. A perfect
combination. There are still some openings for ski and ride lessons and other
children’s programs, but they are filling up fast. The phone has been ringing today and I don’t
mean maybe……… Snowmaking is taking a
night off as the snow winds its way out of here, but we will begin again
probably on Saturday.
After all the snow we got last night and today, you were
out skiing and riding because many of the Okemo staff shoveled their way out and
got into work. It takes a team and Okemo
is the best.
A hearty Thanks to all our Okemo supporters and guests
who have the confidence in the job we can do to make skiing the best there is
and provide a great experience for you and your families. As always, let me know how we are doing.
Talk soon,
Bruce Schmidt
Okemo GM
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