Another extremely warm Fall, probably record breaking in the East. It's fricking +22c on October 22 (72F) in Ottawa, average temp is +10c... A few hours of snowmaking at Killington, Sunday River and St-Sauveur back on October 17. The cold weather window in the long-range forecast keeps being postponed. October 25 was initially suppose to be cold enough, but now it looks like it isn't going to be cold enough. The next window is October 31/November 1.
What should I do?
Staking snow behind an arena isn't an option. Buying ice and spreading it out either.
Closest (not last day of the month) snow should be in Northern Ontario East of Lake Superior up to Timmins. Snow gets closer on October 30.
And then there is Colorado on FF points. Europe glaciers are awesome, but timing/cost would be difficult to make it happen.
I've avoided flying out for turns in October (or July), with only one exception in October 2007. That year, Sunday River opened on October 31, but I wasn't going to risk it.
I've flown a few times for July turns, but that was on exceptional good years in the PNW (2012) or California (2006, 10, 17).
So the question is out there....what should I do?
Call it quits?
Hang on, wait and hope for something to happen in time for Octoturns?
Play it safe, I get some plane tickets for Colorado?
What should I do?
Staking snow behind an arena isn't an option. Buying ice and spreading it out either.
Closest (not last day of the month) snow should be in Northern Ontario East of Lake Superior up to Timmins. Snow gets closer on October 30.
And then there is Colorado on FF points. Europe glaciers are awesome, but timing/cost would be difficult to make it happen.
I've avoided flying out for turns in October (or July), with only one exception in October 2007. That year, Sunday River opened on October 31, but I wasn't going to risk it.
I've flown a few times for July turns, but that was on exceptional good years in the PNW (2012) or California (2006, 10, 17).
So the question is out there....what should I do?
Call it quits?
Hang on, wait and hope for something to happen in time for Octoturns?
Play it safe, I get some plane tickets for Colorado?