Hunter March 8

Hello Hunter fans,

Today was a fantastic Friday. Bright sun early warmed the temps up from 3 to 36 now. There is no wind but a high cloud cover has moved in to mute the sunshine just a bit.

The grooming was exceptional. Every main trail was coated with corduroy powder on a flat granular surface. It was an ego ski & ride day. Cliff / Racers was especially sweet.

The crowd was light for such a beautiful Friday. F lift was running but not Z which has been down all week for a maintenance issue.

Claire’s was closed this am but Wayout was open to Northern Express.

Saturday should be a bright sunny day but Saturday night into Sunday is another story with a forecast of early snow changing to sleet and then rain with temps approaching 40. Big sales are on at all the local ski shops.

Spring is around the corner,

Jon

 

 

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 38. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

Saturday Night

Snow, mainly after 1am. Low around 26. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 11am, then rain and sleet likely between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of rain after 1pm. High near 38. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of snow showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Ex Hunter skier now manages Vail

A very interesting article that is a must for all skiers and boarders to read.

 

Will PEAK be the next addition to Vail’s Epic or Alterra’s Ikon pass?

Time will tell.

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-03-01/epic-vs-ikon-battle-for-the-best-ski-pass

Hunter March 4 - powder day

Hi All,

Finally a sunny powder day at least until late am when clouds rolled in. We had 4” of relatively light powder with temps holding in the mid 20’s.

The wind was gusty early but has since calmed down as temps slowly climbed to about 30 now. There were freshies to be had for a while.

Nothing above the top of B lift was groomed although I did not go down the Belt. I preferred to stay in the sun. Minya, Eside, Hgate, Cliff, Mid-station, Racers, Ike & Gunhill were not groomed but were cut up within a half hour of opening. Huega I heard was badly wind blown by the switch-back with a massive snow drift and slick ice.  Kennedy was groomed and that was it from what I saw. Except for a crowd waiting for the Flyer to open, it was a relatively light turnout.

By 10 am it was bumpy clumps of powder with frozen granular in between i.e. noisy scratchy skiing. Snow making is done so it all depends now on the grooming and mother nature. We may get some lake effect snow this week but only a dusting.

The rest of this week will be bitter cold with mid-winter like conditions. 

Hard to believe that we turn the clocks ahead this weekend – get ready for crazy March weather.

Happy trails,

Jon

 

Tonight

A slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.