Loveland Has Begun Making Snow!

Yes friends, it is true, the snowmaking seasons has begun...albeit above 10,000 feet. Last night Loveland Ski Area in Colorado fired up the guns to gear up for one of their ridiculously early openings once again.

If all goes as planned they should open up during the first week or two of October with a base of about 15". To check out the webcam of their guns in action (or at least the resulting snow at the point), visit the link below.

Loveland Webcam

Before and After Slideshow

One of my favorite things about home snowmaking is the classic before and after shot. Nowhere is the difference more stark and obvious than with home snowmaking! Here is a little highlight reel of a few before and after shots we actually remembered to take during our snowmaking adventrues last year.



Download this Video (Home Snowmaking - MOV)

The Loveland Snowmaking Countdown Has Begun!

Loveland Ski Area near Georgetown Colorado is famous for ridiculously early openings...usually within the first two weeks of October. And how do they do it? Snowmaking. They use a combination of traditional air/water guns with Lenko fan guns to open a good sized run down the right side of their mountain.


The countdown has begun again...they plan on starting their snowmaking efforts in just 22 days on September 24th! Snowmaking season is nearly upon us friends!