We recently purchased 124 new Low Energy snow guns (bringin our total to 433), most of which are currently being used up on the mountain today. The new Low E Ratnik Baby Giant I snow guns are producing an impressive amount of snow on Upper Great Northern, Cascade headwall, Upper Double Dipper and Reason. The Baby Giant’s look very similar to the K3000 and K2000 guns developed here at Killington many years ago, however, looks are really the only thing they have in common. These new guns use approximately 16gpm and a lot less air than the K3000 and K2000, allowing upwards of 200+ guns in operation at one time.
Snowmaking will continue into Wednesday night and very early Thursday morning until the next weather system approaches. However, the forecast looks favorable to us to resume snowmaking Sunday and throughout next week as we prepare to re-start the 2008-09 ski and snowboard season.
The last major piece of the new Skye peak Express was installed today. The 37,000-pound drive motor was hauled up the mountain by two skidders and hoisted into place at the top terminal this afternoon. We'll start running the haul rope on Saturday and then prepare to hang the chairs next week.
