Preparing for the White Ribbon of Death
Monday, November 17th, 2008It is that time of year again here in the rockies - the annual unveiling of the White Ribbons of Death (WROD’s) all across the state. What’s a WROD? It is the one or two “runs” that a ski area opens up in November. A few open up a WROD in October. Basically, what they do is wait until it gets below 32 degrees F and make a ton of artificial snow.
disclaimer: photo of a different ski area
The snow cats push the piles of artificial snow into a carpet or ribbon of snow that runs down a relatively low angle slope at the bottom of the mountain. When enough of the fake stuff has been pushed around they are then able to “open” the mountain. If they actually open the mountain is another thing. (more…)
