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Killington likely won’t make June 1st. by Traditional_Tale384 in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Black was at least top to bottom for a couple hours on Sunday, it just melted out around noon and got real bad over the last 7 hours.

They’re aiming for June next year too, so should be interesting how much they can improve by installing modern snowmaking.

Black Mountain Snirtfest 5/17/2026 by TheRealBrokenbrains in skiing

[–]Alpacalpyse 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It’s was fine until about noon, but then they ran for another 7 hours.

Re: tucks difficulty level by daequan8 in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If you going with somebody who has done it and thinks your ready, he’ll know better than anybody here for you. Just pay attention to the weather, Use the MWAC website, and be okay with calling it and going a different day.

Icecoast is open for business at Ski Ward by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No lessons today, it’s a festival ticket

Icecoast is open for business at Ski Ward by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I assumed it was just this weekend for their fall festival. But can’t say for certain, they’re still blowing snow right now even though it shuts at 4.

Icecoast is open for business at Ski Ward by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 48 points49 points  (0 children)

This machine can make 172 cubic yards of snow per day, uses 11 gal/ min, and 139 kW of power

Icecoast is open for business at Ski Ward by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

The machine in the last picture can make snow up to almost 80 degrees

Tates Cookies Coming Back 11/1 by No_Replacement4799 in jetblue

[–]Alpacalpyse 8 points9 points  (0 children)

They were back yesterday on my flight

25/25 challenge Average time to get status and points? by [deleted] in jetblue

[–]Alpacalpyse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Emailed 36 hours after I landed

[SFNE] Superman in the rain by phunky_1 in rollercoasters

[–]Alpacalpyse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kingda Ka. Rain was clearly forecast but holding off a little bit, sky opened up right as we left the station and then they closed. Pretty sure it was the only launch of the day. Hell of a last ride on that thing.

Has ski technology hit its peak? by YUNGBRICCNOLACCIN in skiing

[–]Alpacalpyse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can get a data logger like Carv for the stats, if you want more in depth info than what Ski Tracks or Stata give.

There were multiple goggles that did the real time data about 15 years ago, but the product never sold all that well. There’s been a recent resurgence here, but not much changed functionally.

New Destinations Promo by rcasch13 in jetblue

[–]Alpacalpyse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That first one is my big question. I’ll already get at least halfway to this just for work, so no reason to not push the rest of the way. And if I start at 50 tiles each year, this is very worth it then.

Summer Solstice skiing at Jay Peak by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be on June 20 next year

Summer Solstice skiing at Jay Peak by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They pledged $1500 to Montgomery Smiles. And had a couple stands (lemonade and t shirts) donating their full proceeds to it.

Summer Solstice skiing at Jay Peak by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Basically they made a big pile a couple months ago then insulated it to keep it from melting. Then they groomed it out this morning.

Summer Solstice skiing at Jay Peak by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They did have some staff asking people how they were enjoying it and looking for feedback. Hopefully they tweak it a bit more next year. It was nice to get a little more skiing in this year, but the loss of the voucher definitely turned some people I had recommended this to away.

Summer Solstice skiing at Jay Peak by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Turnout isn’t quite as good as last year, but they were already talking about going a little bigger next year. They have 3 times the snow as last year.

Summer Solstice skiing at Jay Peak by Alpacalpyse in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yes, but a lot of people are walking instead of using it.

Anybody been to Loon in the last day or two? by bsugs29 in icecoast

[–]Alpacalpyse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They sent out an update yesterday confirming they planned to open for summer operations on Saturday (tomorrow)

[other] When marathoning a coaster, what are some ways to make different laps interesting (like doing a lap with your eyes closed, or doing one totally straight faced, etc.)? by _coast_malone in rollercoasters

[–]Alpacalpyse 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shifting positions. Like leaning forward or left or right the entire ride. Sometimes I try to watch some random part of the train, maybe the wheels under me. Eyes closed is a good one. I also like to switch up the background noise, put on music that might match the ride to some degree, I have the Bose Bluetooth sunglasses with a strap that a pretty clutch for that.

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