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Snowmaking is second nature at Hunter Mountain |
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008 |
The Mountain
As the Catskills' premier winter resort destination, Hunter Mountain ?
located in the towns of Hunter and Lexington, just south of the village
of Hunter, in Greene County, New York ? boasts renowned terrain for all
abilities, an impressive vertical drop, and some of the most reliable
snow conditions in the East!
With three separate mountains encompassing a wide variety of terrain
catering to skiers and riders of all ability levels - from comfortable
and spacious learning terrain perfect for first-time beginners, to
steeps and bumps for the seasoned expert - there is something to satisfy
any ski or ride style!
Families and beginners will enjoy the trails of Hunter One, each
specially designated for learning and comfort while on the slopes.
Intermediates have a nice choice of summit-to-base groomed cruisers, and
experts can challenge their skills when making turns on an impressive
variety of advanced trails including the slopes of Hunter West.
Hunter Mountain is open every day of the snowsports season from 8:30am
to 4:00pm. Base Lodge opens at 6am.
Snowmaking
As a pioneer in snowmaking technology since 1960, Hunter Mountain is
heavily committed to producing some of the best snow conditions in the
East. It's been this commitment that has kept Hunter in the forefront of
snowmaking and grooming technology for over 40 years. Hunter has even
been crowned "The Snowmaking Capital of the World".
1967: Hunter became the first area in the world to feature summit to
base snowmaking
1980: First area to achieve 100% snowmaking coverage
Over 1,100 snow machines are capable of producing large amounts of snow
in minimal time. Most of the snowguns are mounted on towers to insure
the maximum amount of "air time" for falling snow to freeze. Hunter has
enough air and water available to run half of the snowmaking arsenal at
once under marginal snowmaking conditions, and nearly every gun under
optimal conditions. Hunter's snowmaking power can resurface virtually
every trail very quickly after a warm spell or rain.
Some Hunter Snowmaking Facts and Trivia:
. Hunter uses more than 60 miles of snowmaking pipe
. Water capacity equals nearly 43 gallons per minute, per acre
. Air capacity equals about 90,000 cfm, including all fan guns with
onboard compressors
. Overall snowmaking capacity equals 40 tons of snow per minute
. Hunter can cover one acre (equivalent to size of a football field)
with one foot of snow every hour.
. In an average season, Hunter turns about half a billion gallons of
water into snow
. Hunter has the fastest recovery time of any ski area in the world! |
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Connecticut
- Mohawk Mountain - 72 °F
- Mt. Southington - 73 °F
- Ski Sundown - 73 °F
- Woodbury - 72 °F
New York
- Belleayre - 73 °F
- Greek Peak - 69 °F
- Maple Ski Ridge - 73 °F
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