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wooow im happy to see some rails looks good does there happen to be any sort of jumps or any more rails or is that it

Dave's reply: Hi Alyan, We purchased some really nice new rails this fall. The team will continue to install more and construct additional jumps as we go.

Great opening! Thank you & your team very much for putting in the extra effort to get things rolling! We need the vitality in Mountain Village for sure. It is really great to see people around & enjoying our fantastic mountain! Question regarding snow making, do you think that you will have enough resources (water) to continue to produce through the season? Obviously I understand this is like predicting the weather, but are you in line w/ the amount of production you would typically be doing this time of year or have you had to increase output due to Mother Nature being late? Either way looking forward to a great season!

Dave's reply: Hi Jarrad, Yes-it was a completely different feel in the village today! What a great opening day - all credit goes to the highly skilled staff at Telluride Ski and Golf. We're doing fine on water as it's still early. Our system is simply more efficient with the improvements we made this summer. Ma Nature can put some icing on the cake too!

ohh thank god i love you guys this deffanitly qualifys as a top 5 day of my life i love you guys thanks sooooooooooooooo much

Dave's reply: The entire staff at TSG appreciates your passion and thanks you.

Hi Dave,

Me and my 3 buddies are driving upto telluride next thursday from arizona. we see the weather conditions and the trails that are open. Will there be more trails open by next friday when we get there we don't want to be dissapointed.

Dave's reply: Hi Piere, Have you been following the weather forecast? It looks like we may get a significant storm coming from your area starting Friday afternoon. Certainly that would help us open more terrain. We'll keep our fingers crossed.

Okay, this is not fair. I'm sitting in a windowless office in Florida (which is beautiful, but over 80 degrees today)wishing I was in Telluride.

I realized after my first ski trip to Telluride (and Crested Butte)that I was meant to be a ski bum in the Rockies.  Oh, Well. I'll have to settle for our annual trip which is 75 days away!! Yeah, Yeah

Dave, Thanks for the constant updates.  See you in 75 days.

Dave's reply: Hi Julie, 75 days and counting! Stay in touch.

Uber? I'm soo stoked and I hope there will be more trails the better

Dave's reply: this forecast just keeps getting better. I sure hope they're right:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
331 PM MST THU NOV 29 2007

...BIG STORM ON TAP FOR THIS WEEKEND...

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY)...
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT ON A MAJOR PRECIPITATION EVENT THIS WEEKEND. AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND AN UPPER
LOW OFF THE COAST OF BAJA WILL MERGE TOGETHER AND BRING WIDESPREAD
MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWER ELEVATION RAIN AND SNOW TO EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO.

THE BAJA LOW WILL EJECT INLAND FRIDAY AND MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WHILE ADDITIONAL
ENERGY DIGS SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST. STRONG LARGE SCALE ASCENT
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS A LEFT
EXIT AND RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION UPPER JET COUPLE DEVELOPS OVER THE
AREA. STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ADD A ROBUST OROGRAPHIC COMPONENT
TO THE FORCING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL BE HARDEST HIT BY THIS STORM. ADDITIONALLY...A
SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
SATURDAY ALONG A BAROCLINIC ZONE ENHANCING LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE.
SNOWFALL TOTALS IN THE SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS OF 2 TO 3 FEET
LOOK REASONABLE BY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS AREAS FAVORING SOUTHWEST
FLOW. COLD AIR POOLED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND SNOW LEVELS ARE AREAS
OF CONCERN WITH THIS RELATIVELY WARM SUBTROPICAL AIRMASS BEING
TRANSPORTED TOWARD THE AREA. AFTER THE BAJA WAVE EJECTS ACROSS THE
AREA THE COLDER UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT WITH FLOW VEERING TO THE WEST PROVIDING BETTER
OROGRAPHIC FORCING FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS WHILE COLD ADVECTION
INCREASES.

Way to go, Dave!  Your snow dances are evidently working.  22 days and counting for my next trip up there which will cap off almost eight weeks that at least some part of my family has been in Telluride over the last year.  Crazy I tell ya!  Keep the updates coming.  I am enjoying the heck out of them.

Dave's reply: Hey Scott, 22 and counting - I love it! Bring on the fluff and bumps!

if 2 feet is dropped this week what else could open

Dave's reply: Hi Ryan, Let's do it this way -- check back in to the blog after a few days -- I think we'll be more informed up here then. I sure hope this forecast comes true, I'm starting to shake over it.. :)

Yo Dave!  I give out mad props to the park crew, for putting up the early season jibbs!  They're quite epic, and my park rat kids are having tons of fun on them!  

I'm a 54 years young shredder, and my daughter taught me how to jibb the mattress box today!!!  I have one request...the box is quite sticky, and if you could have the park crew grease it up a bit that would be quite groovey!!!!  The mattress box is sick, by the way...thanks for buying all these sweet new  boxes!  I'm sure the park rats are going to enjoy them!!!  

Peace!!  

Dave's reply: You crack me up ;-)> 

If you like those rails and boxes, you will really like the new Planet Tools that have not been set yet! Just wait..

36 days till the Telluride trip! Things are looking great. Thanks for the great pics and updates Dave. Our club cannot wait to get out there!

Dave's reply: Hi Max, Should have great conditions for you and the club. Thanks for choosing Telluride!