Sunday River Opened For Skiing On 30th October
For the second consecutive year Sunday River ski resort in Maine, New England, opened for the season with skiing and riding in October thanks to cold temperatures and early season snowmaking. On Wednesday last week the resort was aiming to open on Friday for Halloween, but then moved opening day forward again to last Thursday.
Thanks to the hard work of Sunday River’s snowmaking team and $1.5 million in new snowmaking investment this season, including the addition of 70 new Boyne Low-E fan guns, we were able to make enough snow to open even sooner than expected,” said Brent Larson, Sunday River Mountain Manager.
All skiers and riders who arrived in costume on Halloween received free lift tickets, a promotion the resort introduced last season. Otherwise lift tickets on Halloween will be $25 for all ages.
“We have been adding new snowmaking technologies including tower guns and fan guns which help us make more snow early in the season,” said Dana Bullen, Sunday River General Manager.
The resort remained open over the weekend before temporarily closing for the following midweek period.
Open terrain inirtially was on the upper mountain and for advanced skiers and riders only. The T2, Upper Sunday Punch and Jim’s Whim trails were open, with a small terrain park built on T2. Continuing cold weather allowed for more terrain to open further down the mountain.
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