Wintertime Swim

Lucas searches for the pipe in the depths.

We've been enjoying the new snowmaking system and its fruits (currently 3k of great skiing), but it hasn't been without incident. When those incidents occur down on the waterfront, they are extra noteworthy. Like yesterday, when the intake pipe slipped in its sleeve and needed to be reset. Brrrr...

Luckily, in addition to being highly adept with all things mechanical, Eric and Lucas Schulz are hardier than most - and they're paddlers who own drysuits. Donning the gear, they headed to the waterfront and crawled in, fished out the pipe, got everything re-secured and reset. And voilà, this afternoon we were back in business!

Once the pipe was found, they pulled it up to get at the coupling.

You can watch a bit of video from this sequence on our YouTube Channel. (Bundle up - it's chilling to watch!) While you're there, be sure to check out a snippet of film showing the guns in action.

Eric and Lucas are great examples of the spirit that has typified this project this fall. Thanks to lots of hard work by the duo and many more, we've been able to enjoy great skiing through some very trying conditions. Thanks guys!

Our ribbon of snow through Wilbur's, at the end of Lemon's Haunt. All the freezing water is worth it when you ski the end product!