Making Snow at the Double JJ!

We're so excited that we're finally getting cold enough winter weather that we can make snow for our snow tubing hill! Sundance Slopes is getting ramped up, & we should be able to announce an opening date for you soon! In the meantime, we thought we'd share some knowledge on what it takes to make the snow for the tubing hill!

We have two snow guns making snow for our hills, but they need more than just chilly weather to work properly!  First, we have to make sure that the ground is cold enough that the snow won't just melt as soon as it lands. We also need to check how humid the air is, because higher humidities make it more difficult to make snow.

Ideally, outside temperatures would be in the teens to make snow, but if the humidity is low enough, we can  make it in temperatures right around freezing as well. A handy way to check if conditions are right for making snow is to use the "100 Rule." Check both the temperature & the percent humidity, & add them together. This number needs to be less than 100 for conditions to allow us to make snow.

We've been building the snow up every night this week, and are working on grooming it into the lanes you'll be able to speed down on your snow tube as soon as Sundance Slopes is open! We should be able to make the official announcement of an opening date in the next day or two, so watch our facebook page & website for details!

Happy Trails!