Mid-Atlantic The Neverending Timberline, WV: Info, Weather, and Stoke

[dbostedo]

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Off The Wall.
Natural Snow and snowmaking.
A few small grassy twigs sticking up here & there but overall good snow coverage and a great view.

Wow... that many guns along OTW?!? Sweet!

That has me thinking... have TM ever had a regular bump run? Maybe a side of White Lightning? I haven't skied there often enough to know.

 

[WV RVA Skier]

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Snowmaking on Upper White Lightning around Noon today.
Nice soft snow. No ice.
There was also snowmaking on Upper Dew Drop.
Winterset was closed with major snowmaking in progress.
Tons of snowmaking on Thunderstruck - upper & lower - hoping to see it open up next.
Then they can concentrate on The Drop and Twister.

 

[JohnL]

Wow... that many guns along OTW?!? Sweet!

That has me thinking... have TM ever had a regular bump run? Maybe a side of White Lightning? I haven't skied there often enough to know.

The Drop. Right side of OTW. Lower WL - below midstation. Thunder lift line. Silver Streak.

 

[RickH]

 

[JohnL]

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Decent lines - why I’m not there this weekend.By not mixing groups on a chair, 6-pack operating at much than optimal uphill capacity. Which is good for safety, and expected.

 

[knuckledragger]

I'm very excited about going to Timberline many times this season. My first experience was great & there has been so much improvement to the mountain with the new lifts & snowmaking. The terrain has always been there. There are plenty of rentals at the mountain & near if you're too far to do the day trip. When the lodge is done it will be nice to experience the upgraded space & services. But, since covid prevents real use of the lodge for the most part, it's not a big deal. They have 70% of the mountain open already & they have been open from the top since day one. Fun times ahead for the valley of Canaan!

 

[JohnL]

From web cams, looks like TM been making good progress paying off the 10+ million the past couple of days...

 

[RickH]

it is as crowded as I've ever seen it.

 

[Cameron]

Wow! That's a long line but I guess its bound to happen when you are loading doubles and triples on a lift built to seat 6.

 

[dbostedo]

Could be a lot of folks trying to get there before the rain and warmth the next few days.

 

[PT22]

Yeah... you know when I first heard of the new plans with 2 lifts and the runs they would service, I wondered whether they would need another lift to the top... seems to me the line is going to be a bit of a wait even if they are sitting 4-6 souls on board... any other thoughts on this?

 

[WV RVA Skier]

On Sunday I took a bunch of mid mountain runs on the quad to avoid that line. I hope that they are so successful they need to add another lift to the top.

 

[dbostedo]

Yeah... you know when I first heard of the new plans with 2 lifts and the runs they would service, I wondered whether they would need another lift to the top... seems to me the line is going to be a bit of a wait even if they are sitting 4-6 souls on board... any other thoughts on this?

A high-speed 6 can move a lot of people/hour if being fully loaded. I'd be surprised if non-holiday lines get to be enough to warrant another lift to the top.

 

[JohnL]

Talked to Mrs @jimmy - line moves fairly fast. Waits of 10-15 min. Plus 5 min ride to the top. That is equivalent to the old lift ride alone.

But, I prefer less crowded days in this winter of COVID.

 

[RickH]

Anyone there that can say when Thunderstruck and Almost heaven will be open? Have they started blowing Twister?

 

[HTTR]

Thunderstruck should be open tomorrow. They have it groomed and ready to go!

 

[WV RVA Skier]

Anyone there that can say when Thunderstruck and Almost heaven will be open? Have they started blowing Twister?

They were blowing Twister today. You can see the whales from Winterset. I'm not sure the extent of the blowing further up the mountain.

 

[RickH]

Nice drone footage.

 

[WV RVA Skier]

This is the snowmaking activity we could count this morning, all going on at once!
See the drone photos to follow. (Yes, the drone is officially registered and I have permission to share the photos)

 

[WV RVA Skier]

How much snowmaking is going on at Timberline Mountain?!?
This much!