Greetings,
For the past 8 days Okemo
continues to have the most acreage open in the East….As we head into the second
full week of December let’s hope the weather change stays this way for a while
and not the back and forth we have seen.
These warm spells with some liquid moisture sure doesn’t help things out
on the mountain. The mountain operations
staff is working to stay ahead of these weather changes, but no doubt there are
struggles. Snowmaking came back strong
starting on Friday night. The
temperatures didn’t quite get as cold as forecasted. If you skied on Saturday,
you probably noticed some great and no so great. Limelight was a little off, but by Sunday
things had changed quickly. Limelight was resurfaced with the new SV-10 guns
and then left ungroomed. The skiing was
noticeably different and some of the best of the season. Upper World Cup and Sapphire were also left
which made for some great turns.
The plan has remained the same
with snowmaking. With the good
snowmaking temperatures forecasted, we should meet our goals of opening Sachem,
Quantum Leap, Vortex, Moonshadow, Line Drive, Moments Rest, Sprint, Rimrock,
Bull Run and into South Face. At the
same time we will be using some of our snowmaking capacity and resurfacing some
of the existing terrain we are skiing on now.
I’m hopeful to have 55 trails and 10 lifts by the weekend.
This past weekend Okemo
sponsored our annual Cares and Shares day on Saturday 12/7. Each year Okemo offers a reduced rate ticket
for those who bring in 5 non-perishable food items. This year we took in 2,275 non-perishable
food items for Black River Good Neighbors.
Also in your generosity, Okemo Skier and Riders donated $1190 to the
Good Neighbors program. All of us here
at Okemo can’t thank you enough for your support and kindness with this
program. One of Okemos values is community and we are proud to support and help
the Black River Good Neighbors. A little
unknown fact that many may not know, any leftover food at the end of the day
from the Clocktower Base café and Sitting Bull is taken to the Mountainside
house in Ludlow which is a home for Teens. We truly enjoy our relationship with
them and grateful that we can help in a small way.
Come on up and check out the
skiing. You will be impressed… Thanks
for reading and enjoy the snow. Let me
know how we are doing. Email at
bschmidt@okemo.com
Bruce Schmidt
Okemo GM
