ADKskier
Heard rumors of a pump house explosion at Sunday River on social media. Curious if anyone has any information or heard anything.
Posted from Skiology on Facebook:
“There was an explosion at the Sunday River pump house on Barker this morning. Public reports involving the Bethel Fire Department indicated that it was a "pump explosion" that compromised part of the building. We're assuming this is the main pump house just across from the Barker Lodge as shown in this satellite photo taken during the construction of the Barker 6.
The reports contained no information about injuries. This seems likely to have the potential of impacting their snowmaking operations on Locke. We have no official word from Sunday River but given how many times we have been asked about this we feel it is a good idea to share what we know and also update our followers as out what this might mean for snowmaking operations in the race to open so that people can plan accordingly.
The bottom line is that the snowmaking window that starts around Midnight Tuesday morning and lasts through Wednesday around Noon is not only vital for them being able to open midweek, it also is vital to hit for opening by the weekend (barring substantial changes in the forecast). If you don't see snowmaking on Tuesday morning this is why, and that would impact our expectations for when they will open.
We hope everyone is safe and uninjured and we appreciate the hard work of snowmakers across the Northeast which is not at all without risk. Their crews will no doubt be working day and night on repairs.”
