Monday Night Storm

I thought the noisy wet precip was never going to stop last night, but it did at some point, and we have a dense coating of 5cms new snow this morning.

Storm from last 36 ish hours settled to 15cms of heavy wet snow

 

Next round of snow expected starting Sunday evening.

Transition Industries has hand built  features at Moose Mountain for an event today- using the limited snow they have. The more snow we have when TN arrives here, the bigger the smile he will have.

Happy to wake up to snow!

The drive back from town yesterday was awful - hard to see the edge of the road in places. I don't have a curtain on my loft window so I can see if it is snowing without lifting my head. Happy to see the snow this morning.

With the launch of the new BMR website, and so much information on one page, I am expecting fewer phone calls. I will update the weather daily, and when it is snowing big time in the evening, I will post that.

I took on the blog almost 16 years ago when the community wanted more timely information, and the manager of the day did not have the resources/funds to provide that.

The younger folks are all about Facebook. Personally, I am not a fan of Facebook - people post things that they have not researched, or would not say if they were looking the person in the eye. I am not the journalist in the family, but I do endeavor to get timely, accurate information posted.

There are times when I wonder why I am still doing this - when people ask me for information that is already on the blog.

I have a core group of followers who are not on Facebook, and/or  rely on this source to know what is happening on the mountain when they are living or travelling far from here.

 

Update from Josh Shulman on FB

 

Hey Baldy,

Further to my last post about our snowboard club being active at Baldy this season…. It seems there might be enough demand for us to get a “FUNdamentals” program going. This would be for young riders aged 7-10 years old. We would need a minimum of 5 riders to make the program break even so if you know a little ripper, want more info or have any questions, send me a message and let’s get a posse together!!

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New issue of the Baldy newsletter out this morning. As the old saying goes, the crew has been "standing on their heads" to get ready for the season. Rest assured, the Kubota is right side up.

NEW BMR WEBSITE IS LIVE - INCLUDING WEB CAMS

I am just in the process of updating the links. Congrats Baldy Team, and the web designers who ski/ride here.

One click on the side bar takes you to the cams, the info you are looking for, and links to the rest.

Stunning Northern Lights

If you are on Facebook, head on over to the The Pink Palace page to see Rob's amazing photos. I couldn't see them from my decks - probably waited too long to drive away from the neighbourhood lights. 

November 11th

Denis Fairweather, my Grandfather's brother. Gone at age 24, before most of his nieces and nephews were born. Nephew Paul Fairweather was one of the founders of Baldy. I've seen a photo of Uncle Paul in uniform, but I don't have a copy.

Photo by cousin Vicki.

Alpine Club Ski Swap

 

Farming Snow

"Farming Snow" is not something new to me. It used to be pushing snow with a cat from one area to another. The current management team has been more creative, and snow is "farmed" from the pre-season parking lot. Low spots in the base area, and the path leading to the Sugar Lump gates are filled in quite effectively with the new loader, and an operator who loves operating the new machine.