Hi All,
In the event you have been under a rock –
Hunter is closed as are all VAIL North American resorts.
See attached link:
Be smart, be safe,
Jon
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Hunter Mar 14 - TAP NY Cancelled
Hi All,
Please note that TAP NY has been cancelled not
postponed.
Also of note: There have been no
confirmed cases of the Coronavirus reported in Greene
County........ so far.
The Van Winkles restaurant and bar at the KMC
hotel will be closed Mondays and Tuesdays starting this week March 16 until
further notice.
Bar stools have been removed from all mountain
bars and the tables have been spaced out for “social distancing”.
Here is a link to the VAIL/Hunter
notice: http://view.e.huntermtn.com/?qs=c20df6fa830098af62650282183d35594b0e25eb42d049d58f019f267a3ef3e1ce3b9553497732c529d7fc746da3fbe800bb7a2fe51f3dc1adbfafadd00de355a8835ea67fb53d1f5362255fb6645ae5
Stay healthy,
Jon
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Hunter - President's Weekend
Hi All,
Just a heads up on the weather forecast and crowds in case you
are planning to be on the hill this weekend.
The temp today is 39 and foggy up from 32 after an inch or two
of heavy wet snow last night and topped off with rain.
Management has stated that based on ticket sales Sunday could be the largest winter crowd ever at Hunter so
plan ahead.
It’s Happy Valentine’s day tomorrow so don’t forget your
better halves. 
Jon
Detailed Forecast
This
Afternoon
A chance of
rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm. Cloudy,
with a high near 35. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 12. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny,
with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind around 14
mph.
Friday
Night
Mostly clear,
with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -12. Northwest wind 6 to 11
mph becoming light after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a
high near 28. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the
afternoon.
Saturday
Night
Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 18.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy,
with a high near 37.
Sunday
Night
Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 22.
Washington's Birthday
Partly sunny,
with a high near 36.
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Hunter January 30
Hello Hunter fans,
All I can say is the best part of today was the sun because it
sure wasn’t the skiing. Looks can be very deceiving. The temps started out at 9
but climbed to 32 now with a strong cloudless and windless sun /
sky.
After all the snow making, which was very inconsistent as was
the skiing, only 2 trails from the top were groomed flat with a frozen granular
surface: the main line and East Side. The west side, north side and Belt Parkway
were all CLOSED today due to very inconsistent whale humps from the snow making.
Skiing once again was noisy with some guns still blasting away. There was a wet
one near the top of Racer’s with inconsistent terrain below. Ike had nice powder
but that was it.
All other trails required some defensive and focused skiing /
riding. The crowds were light with minimal lines – no D or F.
It is forecast to cloud up at some point tomorrow and last
through the weekend with a mix of precipitation.
Disappointingly,
Jon
Detailed Forecast
This
Afternoon
Mostly sunny,
with a high near 32. Calm wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy,
with a low around 15. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny,
with a high near 35. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Night
A slight
chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light
southwest wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
A slight
chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Calm wind. Chance of
precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Night
A slight
chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of
precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy,
with a high near 36.
Sunday
Night
Mostly cloudy,
with a low around 29.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Hunter January 29
Hi All,
Finally a sunny day after several cold dark
flat-light days. The temp today went from 21 to 29 now with a breeze but great
sun that broke through around 10 am.
It was cold and the slopes were frozen solid
with some loose granular on the surface and some powder from all the snow making
that is in progress. I do not ski under the guns as the risk of hitting one wet
gun is not worth it for me.
Racer’s, East Side, Minya, Ike and Claire’s
(chutes only) all had heavy snow making. Skiing was very noisy and scratchy and
I honestly did not enjoy it as it was defensive. One needed sharp edges. Wayout
was hard and fast like the rest of the trails. Looking up at Claire’s from below
was intimidating to say the least but it was open for the brave and crazies. The
main line, 42nd St. and Cliff – Bleeker to Gunhill were the best in my opinion.
I did not go over to the north trails.
Today marked the second day of the
firefighters races – east coast hosers. Hopefully with around the clock snow
making, tomorrow should be better as long as the sun comes out. It is supposed
to cloud up pm Friday with a mix of wet snow & rain for at least the second
half of the weekend. See the forecast below:
Sharpen those edges,
Jon
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest
wind 6 to 11 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind
around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Light southwest wind.
Friday Night
A
slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.
Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Hunter January 22
Hi All,
Another day in paradise. Today was a copy cat
day of yesterday but even nicer. Early temps of 7 climbed to 20 by 10 am and 37
now under a cobalt blue sky with very strong sun and no wind.
The entire front side except Milky Way was
groomed to perfection. Racer’s was cut down flat but the guns were on from top
to bottom and it was open. Other than a few slick spots on Ike, the trails were
fast and easy. No one run was better than any other. One can see that the base
is thin in the usual spots with some brown and pebbles showing. The Flyer line
had a very minimal wait if any and no D or F.
I cannot give you first hand reports on the
west or north but others did say Wayout and some north trails were well groomed.
I had no info on Claire’s which did open.
There were a few more people here today
but that is normal for a Wednesday. Snow making has stopped due to the warm up.
Tomorrow is forecast to be a three-peat of nice days for the week with even
warmer temps. The weekend still looks like messy
weather with wet snow & rain per below.
Stay focused while on the hill,
Jon
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Light southwest wind.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph
in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A
slight chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of
precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Snow.
High near 33. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday Night
Snow.
Low around 30. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Snow
likely before 1pm, then rain and snow likely between 1pm and 4pm, then snow
likely after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is
70%.
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Hunter January 21
Hi All,
Pleased to advise I’m back on skis after dealing with a damaged big toe
issue for close to a year.
It was a great morning to be on the slopes with a sun drenched blue sky and
temps from 9 to 24 now. It is cloudy now however. The mountain made a nice
recovery from the warm weather and the holiday record breaking crowds at or near
10,000 Saturday & Sunday. All front side trails except Racer’s (frozen bumps
and closed) were groomed flat with some granular & powder on the surface. It
was a bit noisy and good edges helped but it was easy skiing with no lines at
the Flyer. D and F were closed. The top of East Side had some guns making nice
fluffy powder with excellent visibility due to the strong sun. No one run was
any better than another. I did not go west or north due to shadows and darkness
plus my legs could only handle so much on day one. Claire’s is getting a heavy
dose of snow making. The rest of the week through Friday morning looks to be a
copy of today which is rare for this season.
Here is a link to Albany Channel 10 ABC news piece on Hunter from
yesterday:
Also
please vote for Hunter’s snow makers in a national contest: https://www.saminfo.com/i-am-a-snowmaker?start=5
Below is the current outlook for the week with a storm watch for the
weekend:
Happy Trails,
Jon
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. West wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 3 to
8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 25.
Saturday
A
chance of snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation
is 50%.
Saturday Night
Snow
likely. Cloudy, with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is
70%.
Sunday
Rain
and snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Chance of precipitation is
70%.
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