Update on Kings Crown Opening
Due to the weather, winds, blowing snow, very poor visibilty at times and the nature of the area the Crown is located at, we have made the call to not open Kings Crown today. DC has pushed back their beanies, hot chocolate and doughnuts until we get better weather, which means we will be making that call as far as holding it next weekend come wednesday. Pick N Shovel, Payday Jibs and later today, conditions permitting, Lower Jonesys will be the parks open today. Bring your low light lens, your warm jackets, face masks and pow utensils and come make the most of a very windy and snowy day :) Today is definitely a day to go make the pow turns if you can make it up to the resort.
Besides the snow coming in sideways and making very large wind drifts that we can't keep up with the wind this morning in jupiter was 80mph with the current summit wind speed at an average mid 30's. Winds on the lower mountain were calming down as 9am rolled around and then picked back up again after the resort opened. Currently there are lifts sending in last chair and going on wind hold until everything quiets down again. The forecast is for the front to move through this afternoon with another front making it's way in tomorrow.
If you have any other questions, comments or just want to chit chat with someone that never leaves work, feel free to email me at parkinfo@pcmr.com
So you're waiting until dc will do their free stuff thing to open crown or will it open before?
Mike Replies: Ya, sorry, ummm I just got into the office so I haven't been able to update that info until now. The Crown will open tomorrow morning and DC will do their thing next weekend.
Posted by: Seth | January 05, 2008 at 08:23 PM