Ski resorts' big white lie

New York Post ^ | January 30 2010 | RITA DELFINER with AP

[Mr_Moonlight]

Some ski areas do a snow job on skiers -- exaggerating weekend snowfalls to get schussers to come on down, a study found.

[Mr_Moonlight]

Duhhhh! How much academic grant money went into this silly study?? Us serious skiers who just want to hit the slopes and have a good time want to know ...

/laughs

[Talisker]

Some ski areas do a snow job on skiers -- exaggerating weekend snowfalls to get schussers to come on down, a study found.

If Global Warming keeps up, they'll never have to exaggerate again. In fact, it's so good for business they should form a lobby: Ski Areas For Global Warming.

[The KG9 Kid]

No reason to lie about our local ski conditions.

Tahoe has been getting pounded with snow for weeks already.

[DJ MacWoW]

The places near me have snowmakers. So they exaggerate? ;-)

[Mr_Moonlight]

The places near me have snowmakers. So they exaggerate? ;-)

Hahahaa, are you near Hunter? The KING of snowmaking?

God Bless Orville and Izzy ... their dream transformed an entire recreation industry!

[Mr_Moonlight]

In fact, it's so good for business they should form a lobby: Ski Areas For Global Warming.

Good idea, however somehow smarmy Algore would interfere and try to cash in on it .....

[DJ MacWoW]

No. Small places in north NJ. Actually I think they’re beautiful all lit up with the snowmakers going. It’s quite a sight.

[bray]

So they use Global Warming scientists??

Pray for America

[Mr_Moonlight]

I think they’re beautiful all lit up with the snowmakers going. It’s quite a sight

Agreed. Many a time I'd be in the base hotel, looking up at the magnificent mountain at night out the window, watching as the SnowCats and SnowMakers did their thing in preparation for the next morning ... tiny little lights and puffs of powder way up there on the mountain doing their thing ... it really *is* a kinda beautiful sight :)

[mamelukesabre]

I just had an idea. IF algore is right, and glaciers are shrinking, then why don’t we build a million huge snow makers?

[conservativeharleyguy]

As a former Groomer I also have to agree. It's the best ski bum job you can get. Work 1/2 the night operating a finely-tuned, 1/4 million dollar machine, know where all the best powder stashes and freshly groomed corduroy are, get up early (or stay up) and poach the good stashes all morning before the pedestrians can find them, go back to bed until evening, then eat and repeat.

Oh, to be young again.....

[dirtboy]

Some ski areas do a snow job on skiers -- exaggerating weekend snowfalls to get schussers to come on down, a study found.

Come to Pennsylvania - where a fresh six-inch fall of what loosely resembles what comes out of the Slurpee machine at 7-11 is referred to as 'fresh powder'.

[databoss]

Mott Canyon - Yum....

[OrangeHoof]

Some ski areas do a snow job on skiers -- exaggerating weekend snowfalls to get schussers to come on down, a study found.

Not surprising.

Makes me think of that old joke about women not being able to tell six inches because men lie to them about it so often.

Works for snow, too. ;-P

[Mr_Moonlight]

Come to Pennsylvania - where a fresh six-inch fall of what loosely resembles what comes out of the Slurpee machine at 7-11 is referred to as 'fresh powder'.

Been there, done that ... plenty of times on those little icehills wondering if my giant slalom turns into a gigantic skidding slalom right into a damn tree! /laughs

But what the heck, the resorts themselves are OK ... Shawnee, Camelback, and that other one up in Wilkes Barre (forgot the name) ... they're OK ... just don't go onto their slopes, especially at night, that is all ... /laughs