Opening Saturday? Sure looks like it.

Expect an official answer later this morning but after touring the mountain yesterday afternoon and this last night of snowmaking, I suspect that we will be in good shape for opening on Saturday. 

Temperatures did get out of the ideal zone yesterday but crews managed it well and have achieved quite a bit considering the weather we have been experiencing.  The Learning Centre is ready to go and will be open at 9:30am.

The main and the Triple chair may be a little late as last minute safety is put into place.  The run will not be full width in places but honestly what I saw yesterday was much better than I had expected.  Groomers will be on it most of the day today and we will continue to make snow as long as weather allows. 

If you are anything like me you are just anxious to get some turns in.  It's been a long while.  Keep checking in as we will be providing more details as the day goes on.

Cold weather is helping!

Things are looking a lot better than just a couple of days ago.  The cold temperatures have allowed for snowmaking around the clock since Tuesday night.  Forecasts are calling for things to warm up a bit today which is unfortunate.  Here is hoping that it stays just cold enough to allow snowmaking to continue.

The Poma is complete and will be open on Saturday.  Opening rail jam with a brand new feature will go Saturday as well.  Check for details on facebook.

We are hoping to have the Triple chair open on Saturday as well.  Once we evaluate our snow situation today I will be able to provide a more definite answer on that.

One thing for sure....it won't be long now.

Warm weather returns but forecast is looking better

Hope everyone had a great Christmas Day with family and friends!

After a good day and a half of excellent snowmaking weather the warm weather returned on Christmas Eve and it remains warm this boxing day.  The low at Searchmont for today is -1.

Expecting a cold front to roll in tomorrow afternoon and we will be going hard at it to get things open.  The forecasted rain seems to be gone now and temperatures are looking really good.  Hard to predict an opening date at this point but things are looking a lot better than just a day ago.

Keep in there....it won't be long!!!

Finally a good night of snowmaking

That quick drop in temperature yesterday afternoon will certainly help.  Snowmakers jumped on the opportunity.  The problem is it doesn't look like it will last with the warmer temperatures returning tomorrow afternoon.  Let's hope that the forecasts are off  by a few degrees and we can keep the guns going.

The million dollar question is when is opening day.  If I had a dollar for every time I have been asked our fundraising campaign would be complete.  It's a tough one to answer as there are so many factors.  Right now the earliest that I believe we will be able to manage, assuming we can continue making snow, is the 28th.  What could make that date earlier....snow, snow, snow of course.  Let's hope that the forecasted snow comes and comes and comes.

Searchmont comes to town again tonight from 4 to 8pm and Saturday 11am to 3pm.  Get the perfect stocking stuffers of six packs and/or gift cards this Christmas.

We are working hard to get winter started

We have certainly seen our weather challenges the last few years but nothing like this.  The unseasonal warm weather continues and with the exception of a small window on Friday mother nature is being stingy with the snowmaking weather.

We will be making snow at every opportunity but at the time of writing it looks unlikely that we will be open until sometime next week.  That is disappointing for all of us but all we can do is hope that once winter decides to truly get underway it will reward us with lots of the white stuff.

We thank you for your patience and look forward to the reward of some fantastic conditions in the very near future.

Check back regularly for the latest updates.