Staff at Toggenburg Mountain Winter Sports Center are gearing up for ski season. They've already finished an upgrade of their water system used to make snow.
"They've already pressurized the hill," said Cyndy Sisto who directs Toggenburg marketing and sales. "That's when you send all your water up there and test your pressure hoses and everything make sure there arn't any leakes in any of the valves, you know. Things happen during the summer and what not."
Outside the main lodge improvements are being made. A new staircase is being built a new water pump is getting installed. Private Contractor Bruce Schaffner was working Wednesday.
"Yeah we still got some outdoor stuff. Especially the windows. We've got some stuff in the tunnel down there we got to seal up some walls that have been leaking for years," Schaffner said.
A new water pump will make blowing snow easier. That means more water will be pumped into the system at once enabling more snow machines to be used at the same time.
A warm and sunny day allows crews to get the work done they need to before winter. It's all in preparation for skiers and snowboarders to come hit the slopes. No one will be skiing if there's no snow and that is vital to business.
"The ticket sales are driven by snowfall, sunshine, things like that. So if you have a rainy weekend your ticket sales will be off," Sisto said.
Skiers are excited for the season.
"Yeah, we feel like climbing the hill right now. Looking around," said skier Rick Pettit.
"We're looking forward for when there's snow on the ground," said skier MC MacKenzie
In the mean time, all skiers and mountain staff can do is wait for snow. But current forecasts are warm and rainy.
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