Hunter Friday Feb 13

Greetings from the North Pole on this Friday the 13th.

All I can say is that I am very fortunate to be able to pick and choose the days to ski. Even though the sun is out it is not making a difference in the extreme cold.

The temp at the summit is currently –9 with sustained winds of 20 mph which makes the real feel –34. It is 2 at the base with strong winds after being –6 last night. Not for me! I don’t care how good the surface conditions may be but the wind must have certainly blown off any loose powder especially at the top. I can visually see many partially loaded and empty Flyer chairs. Wind will affect lift ops.

The weekend weather will be brutal as well with snow squalls on Sat :  http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Hunter&state=NY&site=ALY&lat=42.2112&lon=-74.2157#.VN4Ray6wFBI

Expect the base lodge to be very crowded.  Movies:  http://www.catskillmtn.org/retail/movie-theater/index.html

Don’t forget you loved ones tomorrow on Valentines Day or you may be spending a cold night in the dog house.

Watch out for frostbite and bundle up if you go out.

Jon

Hunter posted the following:

 

Tomorrow is full of fun here at Hunter Mountain, on Saturday, February 14th, join us for a Vow Renewal Ceremony at the summit, get all the lovely details here.  Bear Creek Country Kitchens, the official soup of Hunter Mountain, brings you an amazing Fireworks show and live music from the Big Kahuna band. Cream of Wheat, the official hot cereal of Hunter Mountain, will be here with hot samples to warm you up. Monster Energy will also be here fueling you for that extra run. And we have Lola Granola bringing you all natural granola bars. It's a weekend that's packed with fun - see you on the hill! Get next weekend's details here.