Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Hunter skiing and powder alert Jan 11

Hello powder hounds,
Here we go again: 10-14" forecast for tonight into tomorrow - see details below.
Another spectacular morning of skiing today. The fog lifted early leaving a stunning frosted landscape with breath taking views of the mountains rising above the fog shrouded valleys. For once Hunter was in the sun and the rest of the local world was fogged in! Claire's and Wayout were groomed top to bottom and provided for some great skiing. New snow on Ike, Bleeker and great grooming on the rest of the front side made for easy ego skiing. The temps were steady between 19 & 22 with no wind and all lifts were running smoothly with minimal crowds. Clouds rolled in shortly after noon time. The winds are expected to strengthen in the morning and it could affect lift ops.
Saturday there will be a torchlight parade and fireworks for MLK weekend.
Ski ya in the powder, http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon

Detailed Local Forecast
Tonight: Periods of snow. Low 16F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 80%. Snow accumulating 4 to 6 inches.
Tomorrow: Snow likely. High 21F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. 5 to 8 inches of snow expected.
Tomorrow night: Snow showers. Low around 10F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60%.
Thursday: Flurries and a few snow showers throughout the day. High 19F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Friday: A few snow showers. Highs in the upper teens and lows in the low single digits.
Saturday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper teens and lows in the mid single digits.
First Warning Forecast WNYT Albany:
We will see increasing and thickening clouds during the day today in advance of our next storm. It will be dry and cold but with less wind as highs reach the mid 20's.

A storm system tracking up the East Coast will send snow our way overnight tonight and into the day on Wednesday. At this time, it appears snow will reach much of our viewing area between 12 am and 3 am Wednesday morning. There will be 2-4 inches of snow on the ground on average across the area by the morning drive. The steadiest and heaviest snow will fall from about 4 am through midday on Wednesday before it tapers off during Wednesday evening. Storm totals can be found on the map below. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid 20's.

There will be scattered snow showers behind the storm on Thursday. It will be windy and cold heading toward the weekend as we return to sunshine. Highs will stay in the mid 20's.

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