Nov 8, 2022
Snowmaking Test
The temperature window allowed the resort to test a system that saw substantial upgrades over the summer
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, ME – Overnight temperatures dropped down into the 20s last night on Maine’s second highest peak, allowing Sugarloaf’s snowmaking team to run a test of the resort’s snowmaking system in preparation for the upcoming ski and snowboard season.
Roughly 75 snowguns came online on Scoot at roughly 6:30am, blanketing the trail in an early season coat of white.
Roughly 75 snowguns came online on Scoot at roughly 6:30am, blanketing the trail in an early season coat of white.
The temperature window allowed the resort to test a system that saw substantial upgrades over the summer, including the construction of a new mid-mountain booster pumphouse that will enable the snowmaking team to run more guns simultaneously. Sugarloaf also added an additional 100 HKD low energy snowguns to its fleet, as well as a number of fully-automated fan guns.
While this morning’s snowmaking was only a test, Sugarloaf’s snowmaking team will begin full snowmaking operations as soon as they have an extended window of below-freezing temperatures.
“These early season tests are a good way for us make sure we’re ready to go as soon as Mother Nature is,” Rich Wilkinson, Sugarloaf Vice President of Mountain Operations said. “We'll be keeping a close eye on the forecast, and we’ll take advantage of any extended opportunity that we get to blow snow.”
For more information on snowmaking, conditions and resort updates, please visit www.sugarloaf.com/mountain-report
Media Contact: Charli Sayward | Sugarloaf Communications Manager
About Sugarloaf– Located in Carrabassett Valley, ME, Sugarloaf is largest ski area in the East, and is home to the only lift-serviced above treeline skiing and riding in the East, and the number one golf course in Maine, according to Golf Digest. Sugarloaf is a member of the Boyne Resorts family of resorts and attractions. Follow: www.sugarloaf.com, www.facebook.com/sugarloaf, and http://twitter.com/sugarloafmaine.