SoCal resort openings? - Snowboarding Forum

onthefence · 11-09-2012, 04:21 PM

It is known that Bear/summit and Mtn High blow their own snow when it gets cold enough. So typically what constant temp are they looking for before they start blowing snow? I thought they would be open by now.

Kilgore Trout · 11-09-2012, 04:39 PM

Well, I'm assuming it would be below freezing. They look at the long range forecast to make sure they are not wasting their money on snow that is going to melt. Usually they open sometime around Thanksgiving. Mt High claims they will be open this Sunday. If they do it's gonna be pretty shitty, I'm not going to go until they have a decent base.

cm4short · 11-09-2012, 04:40 PM

Bear/Summit said they're expected to start blowing snow as early this weekend. Their live cams show that they have blowers set up but no snow has fallen or being made as of yet. I think desired conditons are 20 and bleow with very low humidity. But wind conditons allow for better snowmakng from what I've read.

firstx1017 · 11-09-2012, 05:41 PM

FWIW - With respects to Snow Summit - We go up there for Thanksgiving every year. Last year for Thanksgiving Weekend they only had Miracle Mile open as the one and only run - no others were open. They had only upper Summit Run open and then you had to cross over to Miracle Mile midway down the run - bottm of Summit run was not open. Only one chairlift was open. Pretty sure it will be the same thing this year.

j.gnar · 11-10-2012, 06:44 PM

Bear will be open Monday and I expect Summit to be open by Weds/Thurs

Brigius · 11-11-2012, 11:05 PM

Summit Run at Snow Summit will be open Monday and so will a few runs at Bear. I'll be there.

onthefence · 11-12-2012, 12:22 AM

Mountain High is open right now too fyi

11-09-2012, 04:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
onthefence -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 163	SoCal resort openings? It is known that Bear/summit and Mtn High blow their own snow when it gets cold enough. So typically what constant temp are they looking for before they start blowing snow? I thought they would be open by now.

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firstx1017 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 183	FWIW - With respects to Snow Summit - We go up there for Thanksgiving every year. Last year for Thanksgiving Weekend they only had Miracle Mile open as the one and only run - no others were open. They had only upper Summit Run open and then you had to cross over to Miracle Mile midway down the run - bottm of Summit run was not open. Only one chairlift was open. Pretty sure it will be the same thing this year. __________________ I learned to snowboard at 50! woo hoo!

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11-09-2012, 04:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kilgore Trout Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 46	Well, I'm assuming it would be below freezing. They look at the long range forecast to make sure they are not wasting their money on snow that is going to melt. Usually they open sometime around Thanksgiving. Mt High claims they will be open this Sunday. If they do it's gonna be pretty shitty, I'm not going to go until they have a decent base.

11-09-2012, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
cm4short Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 35	Bear/Summit said they're expected to start blowing snow as early this weekend. Their live cams show that they have blowers set up but no snow has fallen or being made as of yet. I think desired conditons are 20 and bleow with very low humidity. But wind conditons allow for better snowmakng from what I've read.

11-10-2012, 06:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
j.gnar Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: oxnard,ca Posts: 507	Bear will be open Monday and I expect Summit to be open by Weds/Thurs

11-11-2012, 11:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
Brigius Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 46	Summit Run at Snow Summit will be open Monday and so will a few runs at Bear. I'll be there.

11-12-2012, 12:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
onthefence -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal Posts: 163	Mountain High is open right now too fyi