Friday, April 9, 2010

Hunter closed for the season

Hi all,
As predicted, Hunter has announced its closure for the season. Wednesday was the last day. Have a great spring & summer.
Jon

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Hunter news flash April 8

Hi All,
As many of you know Hunter closed down for today and tomorrow. The temp again today is near record breaking at 78 already. They will make a decision Friday if they plan to open at all for the weekend. My guess based on eyeballing the slopes today is that they will not open i.e. yesterday, Wed Apr 7 would then have been the last day of the season. Rain is expected late this pm and thru the night. The snow is melting much faster than expected due to the extreme heat (day and night) and the fact that the frost line this year was not deep as the snow insulated the ground from freezing and it is now acting like a sponge sucking up moisture. There is no snow anywhere near the base of the quad even if they wanted to push it over there there are no piles to take it from. The off ramps too are quite bare and the trails from the top for the most part, are now all but cut off.
It is time to start your other warm weather activities. TAP NY is April 24-25.
Jon http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/

Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Warm. High 72F. Winds ESE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%.
Tonight: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm this evening, then some lingering showers still possible overnight. A few storms may be severe early. Low 46F. SE winds shifting to SW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow: Cloudy early with partial sunshine expected late. High 51F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: A few clouds. Low near 30F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the upper 30s.
Sunday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the mid 30s.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 50s and lows in the low 30s.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Hunter skiing April 6

Hi All,
Things are quiet after the biggest & best pond skimming party ever.
It was 50 and raining lightly this am but now hazy sun and 70. My ski season is over thanks to bronchitis but I am also not a fan of super soft snow & bumps which is all that there is now. Lots of bare spots and brown snow as trails leading down get narrower and cut off with each passing day. The weather turns colder and could get ugly by the weekend. Work on the new six-pack will begin next week and construction of the zip line revs up too. The main zip line will be delayed opening due to the heavy snow we had which curtailed work - maybe only by end July. Weekend movie: "Percy Jackson" whatever that is.
Here's the official mtn report:


Our season is winding down fast... and it has been an incredible season at that... but there are still some awesome deals, awesome weather and lots of open trails! We're still over 65% open, the weekend is looking sunny and cool (high around 50 each day), and we're honoring our 50th Anniversary for one last time by offering 2 for $50 lift tickets ($25/per)!

We've also got some new videos up at our YouTube channel: some pondskimming footage from last weekend, a terrain park video and a HUGE jump we built, and some footage from Bakwoods of our epic February storm!




This is my last report of the season - thanks to all of you for your support and positive comments. Have a great spring and summer, dust off the golf clubs and watch for occasional updates on construction progress. http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Ski on...........Zip on............
Jon
Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A few storms may be severe. High 68F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tonight: Isolated thunderstorms this evening, then skies turning partly cloudy after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 49F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
Tomorrow: Sunshine along with some cloudy intervals. Warm. High 76F. Winds WSW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy skies. Low 51F. WSW winds shifting to NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Thursday: Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s.
Friday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 30s.
Saturday: Rain and snow showers. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s.