Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Happy Holidays


As the holiday season comes to an end, I'd like to take the opportunity to wish you a happy and safe new year. The snow up here has been a gift to everyone and as families come out of their egg-nog haze, they are able to enjoy it like you wouldn't believe. There are people skating on the lakes- playing hockey with their friends and family, snowshoeing, snowboarding, tubing, sledding, skiing, snowmobiling, dog-sledding, everything fun to do in the winter, people here are doing it all and loving each and every minute. This is what winter is about, happy times with loved ones, outdoors in the snow, under the sun, making memories.

King Pine is alive again after its summertime rest and there's no denying, it's the place to be. The outdoors are full of smiling happy people here and walk into the Tavern to see old friends meeting up again, music being played, darts being planned and good times being had. If you're nostalgic at all for the old days, where things were safe, fun, and good, you need to be here. Just bundle up in the long-johns, wool sweaters and socks that grandma bought you for Christmas and head outside, here at King Pine and Purity Spring Resort for some good times.

Monday, December 10, 2007

Opening day, FRIDAY at 12:00!


100% open by Christmas, that's the prediction. Merry Christmas to everyone! We've had flurries all day and now the sky is blue and the sun is shining. With fresh powder on the ground and temps favorable for making snow, it looks like it's going to be a heck of an opening day on Friday. Guest services will open up at noon and our lifts will shut down at 7. Tubing will be available from 12-4 Saturday and Sunday. Tickets opening day are $5 and all profits will go to the Gary Millen Foundation.
See you on the slopes.... SH

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Update


Just a quick update... We recieved about 10" from the last storm. We would have been happy with another 8" like they predicted but with the low temperatures lately, we're cranking out the snow on the hill. The tower guns have been running like crazy and we're making snow on the tubing hill which is fantastic. We're looking at the best start we've had in decades.

Sunday, December 2, 2007

The final countdown...

The patio furniture is stowed away, the lights are up, the fridge is stocked, and we're ready for a snow event here in "Happy Valley". The expectation is to wake up to 3-5" of snow which will continue, heavy at times through Monday evening with totals of 10-14". Stay tuned!

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Snow totals predicted!



From weatherunderground.com:


... Greater than a foot of snow is possible across Maine and New Hampshire... ... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Sunday evening through Monday evening... The National Weather Service in Gray has issued a Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from Sunday evening through Monday evening. This winter storm has the potential to produce greater than 12 inches of snow in the watch area.

Bring it ON!



Just in case you're living in a cave, let me fill you in on a little something; there is a humongous storm hovering just southwest of the Great Lakes right now, and we are its ultimate destination! In other words, we're just giddy about the first, significant pre-Christmas storm in years!
In between pulling out my cross country ski gear, I've kept an eye on this storm and here's what we're looking forward to: tomorrow we'll wake up with wind chills to below 6 degrees but it'll warm up to the low 30's, a nice, partly cloudy day. The evening will bring temperatures below 20, the perfect "guarantee" (as if you can guarantee any weather in New England) to turn any precipitation into snow. Predictions are that the snow will become steady by midnight. Monday, the temperatures mirror Sunday and they're showing snow all day. Tuesday there's a 50% chance of snow, and WEDNESDAY shows a 40% chance at this point. And although I'm beside myself to tell you this, they report THURSDAY the day the snow tapers off with a 50% chance of snow showers. The reality of this all is that there is a slight but crazily wonderful chance that we could receive 4 days of SNOW!!!!!!!!! I'm off to light a fire in the back yard and get the last of the patio furniture away. Yipeee!