Greetings,
Through the years, there has always been talk of the
January thaw. Of course last year it was all year, but that is in the past. We
have been experiencing the January thaw for the past week and the good news is
that it looks like it will be ending soon.
Colder temperatures are on the way next week and Snowmaking will kick in
quickly.
Speaking of snowmaking, the past 10 days has seen a
massive effort in the terrain parks. The
effort began on Black Out, moved to the Superpipe and finished on The Amp
Energy Superpark. The end result was
great. There are numerous features all over the parks. Some are made out of
snow and some are rails. The Okemo Parks
and Pipes crew has put countless hours in designing the terrain parks and the
groomers have put in many more hours pushing the snow, sculpting the jumps and
setting the rails. Lot of hard work by everyone. As you can see from the
photos, the finished product looks great.
I want to take some time and mention all the work that
goes into the “rides” at Okemo. The lift
operations and maintenance crews are the ones who keep things going on the
lifts. The operators do so much to prepare
and run the lifts. They are the front line people for all of our guests. The
behind the scene guys are the lift mechanics. They are the ones who are up
before dawn and work behind the scenes to keep the bullwheels turning. Last
week they worked on the Quad B seat pads and got those all repaired and we are
heading towards some of the other lifts that need some help. They also ride
every lift every day to make sure that things are looking good.
The weather pattern is changing, so be on the lookout for
some colder weather and snow on the way. Thanks for skiing with us and we hope
you enjoy the slopes.
Bruce Schmidt
Okemo GM
