Comments on: Summer Trail Prep: How It’s Done https://seniorsskiing.com/summer-trail-prep-how-its-done/ Everything for the 50+ Snow Enthusiast Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:03:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michael Chiu https://seniorsskiing.com/summer-trail-prep-how-its-done/#comment-10655 Thu, 07 Mar 2019 04:15:48 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=9952#comment-10655 Like the grazing cows!

Summer prep is a wise investment not only because you can open with less snow but since more of our ski hills are becoming endangered by mega-fires, the summer prep will also mitigate potential wild fire hazards. Reducing “fine” fuel loads like grasses and light shrubbery and eliminating vertical fuel ladders by limbing up trees to open more glades and tree runs also means steady full time employment. Win-Win-Win

]]> By: Alan Cort https://seniorsskiing.com/summer-trail-prep-how-its-done/#comment-9718 Sun, 20 May 2018 19:01:02 +0000 https://f9b0d5261e.nxcli.io/?p=9952#comment-9718 Great article. If global climate change forces more and more ski areas to depend, at least in part, on snow making, then I’d think summer grooming will become all the more critical. While expensive and labor intensive, it might be cheaper than making 3 feet of snow so you can open, especially for those larger areas with extensive terrain to cover.

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