Morning Weather/Snow Update 30/6/10

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UPDATE: Wed 6pm

Just got off the phone to a mate on the hill. Little Buller Spur is open all the way to the bottom, and skiing as if it is midwinter. Tons of snowmaking plus the dusting we got overnight and through the day made for great conditions. Wombat Run is open from the bottom half only – ie: below the LBS Substation. This is where the automated guns have been installed, the top half has the old pole-mounted fan guns as per previous – quite ironic considering it’s often only the top half that is open. Shakey Knees is totally back on track and skiing well as well. I think this is a testament to the quality of the new automated guns.

Summit is being assessed after they groom it in the morning. It’s pretty thin due to being windblown and they want to see how it copes after a cat has been over it. So we will know that in the morning.

Koflers T-Bar is open to mid-load, and most importantly, Koflers Restaurant is OPEN. Fine snowflakes fell all day, it was the kind of day that you come home looking like an ice-man.

Hard to tell how much more juice there is in this weather system, it’s pretty messy on the charts. I’d expect similar fine snow through Thursday and maybe even Friday.

UPDATE: Wed 4:30pm

Apparently Howqua extension is being considered for opening in the next couple of days.

UPDATE: Wed 11am

Just got an SMS from the hill:

LBS good all the way to bottom, snowing lightly, spahetti great, summit looking good for tomorrow.

Naturally the most significant part of that update is that Koflers is open. I am quite out of sorts on the mountain when it’s not, so that’s good to see!

UPDATE: Wed 8:30am

As predicted, this storm hasn’t delivered much precipitation, however the radar is now showing that it is finally making it’s way to the mountains. Much of the storm was pushed south and Lake Mountain appears to have been the main beneficiary. However it is still extremely cold and lots of snow is being made.

So I would expect a few more cm this morning. Wombat and Koflers lifts at Buller are running as predicted, and I’ll get an update from the hill mid-morning hopefully.

I have set up a new user who is on the hill at Hotham, they will be contributing a couple of times a week, so keep an eye out for that.

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