Hunter March 24

Hello Hunter fans,
Dust on crust for the morning! The first inch of wet snow fell when the temp was 33 and then it froze as the temp dropped to 22 followed by 2" of light snow. The light was flat with low cloud cover, some fog on top and there was a damp cold penetrating breeze. First tracks were okay for an hour then it got noisy. One could only ski the groomed trails unless you liked frozen bumps and, for the most part, it was very consistent. Upper & Lower K and White Cloud were closed. Wayout was nice but Claire's, which I did not ski, had blue ice showing through and skier's right below the tower 6 lip was almost bare with numerous lollypops marking it and other sections as "Thin Cover". I spoke to two skiers who tried Apurna and both thought is should have been closed - survival skiing! Temps did finally warm up a bit to 35 now and the sun came out at noon so it looks like the pm skiers will have a decent day as the snow softens a bit. The weekend looks to be unseasonably cold but clear with sun.
Movies: The Adjustment Bureau, The Last Lions, Gnomeo and Juliet. For times: http://www.catskillmtn.org/retail/movie-theater/index.html
Ski ya, http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon

NWS Forecast:
This Afternoon: A slight chance of snow showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. North wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph.

Friday: A slight chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Northwest wind between 9 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. West wind between 7 and 9 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind between 7 and 14 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 10.