Valid this winter, the pass is non-refundable and quantities are limited. Welcome the cold Snowmaking began in earnest the first week of December in the mid-Atlantic as areas prepare for what is expected to be a busy holiday season. Snowmaking is lifeblood Mid-Atlantic resorts depend on their snowmaking systems more so than any other resorts in North America. In a region where there is the real possibility of a snowless winter, the ability to make and keep snow becomes crucial to resorts' survival. The process of making snow is very simple.
Cold water is mixed under pressure with air and sprayed into the below-freezing atmosphere.
The water molecules instantly freeze into snowflakes. The snow covers the ground in the same way frozen ice crystals would from a storm cloud. The trick and the artistry come in the mixing of water and air under pressure, and divining the perfect weather conditions for snowmaking. Once mounds of snow have been created on the hill, groomers weigh in to flatten the piles and smooth the surface. Ten inches of natural snow, when packed, usually adds only one inch of snow to a ski slopes' base.