Sunday, February 28, 2010

The White Mountains Are Back !


Now this is more like it! Suddenly, we are knee deep in powder and it just keeps on coming! Another 4-5 inches of fluff accummulated last night and more is in the forecast. Last weeks dumping was high in moisture content, which settled like cement and became the ideal base to carry us through the rest of the season. Due to our elevation, Black was among the fortunate when much of the Valley received only rain. Guests admitted that they remained skeptical of our snow reports almost until they pulled into the parking lot, as their entire ride north remained unsightly brown all the way into Jackson Village. It was only as they crested Black Mountain Road did they see for themselves that Black was once again totally white!!!!

Saturday, February 27, 2010

POWDER DAY!!!!!


THE POWDER DAY WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR IS HERE -CANCEL WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING AND GET TO THE MOUNTAIN FAST. 2 FT AT THE SUMMIT IN THE PAST 2 DAYS, ANOTHER 7 INCHES LAST NIGHT, IT'S STILL COMING DOWN AND PREDICTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY

Thursday, February 25, 2010

FINALLY.... OUR TURN!


Better late than never they say, and we'll definitely take late! It began snowing Tuesday evening and never stopped until about one hour ago (Thursday). It was a heavy snow, so it's more difficult to measure excaclty, but we can safely report 10 inches at the base and 15 at the summit. The result? The East Pasture is pretty much wide open, including everyone's favorite cruisers, Sugarbush and Black Beauty! And though weather predictions still seem unclear, there is snow in the forecast straight into early next week. So get on up here and enjoy some fresh turns!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

EMERGENCY SNOW DANCE ON BLACK MOUNTAIN


After watching yet another snow pattern slip by us, we decided to take matters into our own hands! Black Mountains' snow goddess arrived on the scene yesterday afternoon to perform an emergency snow dance. The Snow Goddess, (AKA Carlene Sullivan, of symmetree yoga) believes that baring skin to the powerful snow god, Ular, is the key to bringing him our way, since, after all, he is a God of the Snow, and does not see skin very often. Although Carlene was the only one brave enough to bare her skin, she had many 'snow hopefuls' participate in the dance....and now, all we can do is wait.
But until then, we are very pleased with the response we are receiving from our customers this week. Of course we would all LOVE more snow but our top priority is happy customers and that is what we've had. Our snowmaking crews have a stockpile of inventory from the past 2 months and now our grooming crews are working their magic with placement, keeping the trails we have open in beautiful condition day after day. In addition, our southern exposure is keeping everything soft and easy to carve up. Customer reviews such as this one received yesterday tell the story.....
'Thank you Black for a fabulous day on the slopes. My husband, daughter and I really enjoyed it. Definitely coming back soon. Job well done with the snow on such a tough winter season. Two thumbs up. :)'
In addition to great conditions on the mountain our customers are enjoying all kinds of fun events this week, such as trivia contests, scavenger hunts, movie nights for the kids, date nights for mom and dad...and our biggest hit this week -rides in our Snow Cats!'

Friday, February 12, 2010

Things Aren't Always As They Seem....


...Which is excactly the case with the snow conditions on Black Mountain. I mean sure, we're not buried in it like the folks down south...but all things relative, we are certainly far better off! I don't know about you, but I'd still prefer to be on Black Mountain enjoying a stock pile of man made snow than in the city shoveling out a stock pile of natural! Hands down! Now, I realize the media has made it seem as if the flowers are practically sprouting up here in New Hamphire, but I'm here to tell you, it's just not so. And I can appreciate that you need to see it to believe it...so here it is. This photo, taken just hours ago, is one of countless, montstrous piles our snowmaking crew crafted over the past 2 months. And now our grooming crew is artfully distributing them where needed, offering our skiers and riders excellent conditions all over the mountain. Quite honestly, I have heard more compliments on our condititions this season, than ever! Now, we won't go as far as to say that we would'nt love to be reporting the 6 plus feet DC is to date, but we will be happy with what we have... great ski and ride conditions with a jam packed calendar of events served on the side (see this coming weeks schedule below). And we hope that you will too....so dig yourself out of the city and come enjoy the White Mountains!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

BLACK MOUNTAIN DEAL OF THE WEEK

Learn to ski or Ride Sale Monday - Friday this week. If you've been meaning to learn to ski or ride and keep putting it off...this week is your big chance. Just $54.00 will get you an all day lift ticket, rental equipment and a 90 minute lesson...any day next week! That's right! As if our Learn to ski package wasn't already amazingly priced! At Black Mountain we do Everything we can to welcome new comers to our beloved sport! And we know that talk is cheap so we make sure to show you the money...that you save that is!!! Call today for reservations. 383-4490 ext 216.