Winter Is On at Sunday River: Snowmaking Starts for the 2025/26 Season
With one of the most powerful snowmaking systems in the world, Sunday River is ready for winter
Newry, ME (November 2, 2025) — Winter is officially on the move at Sunday River Resort. After the first natural snow yesterday, the snowmaking team fired up the snowguns before sunrise this morning across Locke and Jordan peaks, bringing the resort one step closer to opening day.
“Our team lives for this time of year,” said Brian Heon, General Manager of Sunday River. “Snowmaking isn’t just what we do, it’s who we are. We operate one of the most powerful snowmaking systems in the world, and it’s all backed by our incredible team.”
Sunday River’s snowmaking system spans eight interconnected peaks with over 2,000 snowguns. The recently installed Grand Junction Booster Pumphouse increases snowmaking capacity on Locke and Barker peaks, allowing snowguns to run across Jordan, Barker, and Locke simultaneously without compromising efficiency.
The system pumps 11,500 gallons of water per minute, enough to fill Gillette Stadium in just over two days, Fenway Park in under 17 hours, an Olympic-sized pool in less than an hour, or a standard bathtub in under half a second.
For more information about Sunday River and resort updates for the upcoming season season, please visit sundayriver.com/mountain-report.
Media inquiries should contact Ellen Wainwright, Communications Manager for Sunday River, at ellen.wainwright@sundayriver.com or 207-824-5218.
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