{"id":826,"date":"2017-03-16T23:41:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T23:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/?p=826"},"modified":"2022-03-09T19:10:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T19:10:35","slug":"wisp-resort-set-to-re-open-for-winter-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/16\/wisp-resort-set-to-re-open-for-winter-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisp Resort Set to Re-Open for Winter Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">In February, Wisp Resort was forced by rain and temperatures in the 50\u2019s to suspend skiing and snowboarding operations.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Now, in the midst of a cold and snowy March, Wisp Resort is anticipating a re-opening of winter operations sometime this week.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The exact day will depend on just how much natural snow they get from Winter Storm Stella and how much machine-made snow they can make with the colder temperatures.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-826 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/allylitten.com\/dcim101media\/'><img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/EE3933E1-155D-0010-10180B421573E555-Wisp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0With a depleted snow base and mild forecast, Wisp Resort closed for skiing two weeks ago after just 72 days of operation. It was their lowest number of operating days in the past ten years even though they had pumped more than 160 million gallons of water for snowmaking up to that date, the third highest total in the past ten years.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cThe weather was pretty uncooperative this winter,\u201d dryly noted Artie Speicher, Mountain Operations Director at Wisp.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cMother Nature was testing our resolve, just like she is now. She\u2019s given us another window this week, so we\u2019re going to make the most of it.\u201d<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Deep Creek Lake Area received 5 inches of snow on Friday, March 10 along with temperatures dipping into the single digits.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Wisp\u2019s snowmaking team will be making snow as weather permits this week, and Winter Storm Stella is expected to add several more inches of natural snow Tuesday.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The resort suggested skiers and snowboarders check www.wispresort.com and Wisp\u2019s Facebook page for updates and opening announcements.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">For more information, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deepcreektimes.com\/news.asp\">here<\/a>.<\/h4>\n<p class=\"auto-style516\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In February, Wisp Resort was forced by rain and temperatures in the 50\u2019s to suspend skiing and snowboarding operations. Now, in the midst of a cold and snowy March, Wisp Resort is anticipating a re-opening of winter operations sometime this week. The exact day will depend on just how much natural snow they get from Winter Storm Stella and how much machine-made snow they can make with the colder temperatures. &nbsp; \u00a0With a depleted snow base and mild forecast, Wisp Resort closed for skiing two weeks ago after just 72 days of operation. It was their lowest number of operating days in the past ten years even though they had pumped more than 160 million gallons of water for snowmaking up to that date, the third highest total in the past ten years. \u201cThe weather was pretty uncooperative this winter,\u201d dryly noted Artie Speicher, Mountain Operations Director at Wisp. \u201cMother Nature was testing our resolve, just like she is now. She\u2019s given us another window this week, so we\u2019re going to make the most of it.\u201d The Deep Creek Lake Area received 5 inches of snow on Friday, March 10 along with temperatures dipping into the single digits. Wisp\u2019s snowmaking team will be making snow as weather permits this week, and Winter Storm Stella is expected to add several more inches of natural snow Tuesday. The resort suggested skiers and snowboarders check www.wispresort.com and Wisp\u2019s Facebook page for updates and opening announcements. For more information, click here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79,12],"tags":[2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,13],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2154,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826\/revisions\/2154"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allylitten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}