Greetings,
I wanted to let our guests know that Okemo was spared the
brunt of the wrath of Hurricane Sandy.
For the past few days all we have heard about is Hurricane Sandy. We watched the graphics, the maps and the
experts tell us what was going to happen and how bad things were going to
be. In the end, the State of Vermont,
Ludlow and Okemo dodged a big bullet. To see the photos and videos of the
destruction in Southern New England and New York relives memories of Hurricane
Irene over 13 months ago.
After Hurricane Sandy came into Vermont, the damage
assessment was minimal. The storm was more like a good rain storm with some
wind. There were trees which blew
down around the mountain towards the summit. Some of these were on the Mountain Road up near the look outs as well as some window damage at the top of the Jackson Gore Lift. A couple trees came to rest on some lift
cables. The mountain Operations staff has most of them cut down and the damage
cleaned up. Many thanks also to the
Facilities maintenance staff. Some stayed through the night to be sure all was
well. There was also a generator set up
outside of the IT department server room which ran through the night so we
would have power to our phone and computer systems. Of course the local phone
company had issue and thus it was hard to call into Okemo or call out.
It is evident that Mother Nature is in charge when you see
what happened to our neighbors to the south and some of the towns that our
guests hail from. It goes without saying
that we should be keeping those people in our thoughts.
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Snowmaking temperatures may be upon us early next week. The
snowmakers are prepped and ready to go. We will keep everyone informed as to
when snowmaking begins. Until then I
added a great photo to let you know what things will look like soon! Opening
day is scheduled for Saturday November 17th. Many thanks for your support
Bruce Schmidt
Okemo GM
