Winter Break - Hunter Mountain

Hello All,

FYI – for those of you who are compelled to watch the pathetic MTV reality series filmed last year at Hunter, the shows have been switched to MTV2 and episodes 4, 5, 6, 7 and the finale 8 will be aired in a marathon Saturday, March 31 beginning at 1:55 pm and running episodes consecutively.

Pond skimming is scheduled for April 7 but if you look at the web cams it appears they would have to push what’s left of the snow in a mound and then dig it out to form a pond. The recent rain and warm weather have really taken a toll on the mountain. Mid-station looks like an obstacle course of snow and brown spots – it’s ugly.  https://www.huntermtn.com/web-cams/

The Copper Tree has been closed for the season.

Happy Easter & Passover,

Jon

Hunter - new snow forecast

 

We could get at least another  4-8”

 

 

 

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Hunter storm forecast update for March 7

Now 12 –20 inches - In the bull’s-eye again!!

 

Hunter March 6

Hello Hunter Fans,

OMG –What a great day to be on the slopes! Definitely in the top 5.  A bluebird sky, temps from 12 early to 40 now and no wind. The 30” of snow has been packed and groomed into corduroy powder.

All front side trails were groomed except Cliff, Racer’s, K27 & Milky Way. The west side was groomed except for Apurna.  Westway was closed. Claire’s and White Cloud/Wayout were awesome!

There were no lines – skied right onto the Flyer. There were no lift issues and “F” was running too but don’t know why as it was not needed. No “D” lift.

As many of you know there is another Nor’easter starting after midnight tonight and running through Thursday morning which is expected to dump another 12 – 16” of snow but not as wet this time around.

There will also be gusty winds with this storm so power is again a big concern as all of us including the mountain had none for 30+ hours this past weekend. There is also something brewing for late Sunday & Monday.

This last storm has saved Hunter from an early closing and laid down a new base. So much for spring!

 

Will be heading to Jessie’s tonight for burger night – best burgers on the mountain top.

Be safe and don’t forget to move your clocks ahead on Sunday morning.

Jon

 

Forecast below:

 

 

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tonight

Snow likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 29. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 26. North wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 33.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Sunday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35.

Hunter news March 1

Hi  to all 110 of you on my lists,

I have to give you my opinion on the MTV show “Winter Break - Hunter Mountain” filmed last season which was shown this past Tuesday and will air more episodes on Tuesdays at 10:30 pm.

One word: Disgusting! Same crap as “Jersey Shore”.  Hunter’s family management’s attempt over the past two plus decades to make the resort family friendly has been wiped out by PEAK’s greed to make money any way it can. Shameful!

Unfortunately investors have bought into it, for now,  as the stock price (trade symbol: SKIS) had a big one day jump yesterday in terms of dollars and percentage on relatively heavy volume. Sliding back down to reality in today’s early trading.

 

Now to the upcoming storm. Contrary to what the website has to say, it will not be a powder day. The forecasts call for  heavy rain tonight changing over to 1 to 2 feet of heavy wet snow with high winds on Friday that will threaten trees and power lines. Once groomed out, Saturday could be a great day! It is 50 degrees out now and sunny.

This storm however will save Hunter from an early closing date.  Many of you have watched the snow melt away on the web cams or from on the slopes.  https://www.huntermtn.com/web-cams/   It would not have made it to the end of March. (See below map)

 

In restaurant news:

Jessie’s has special dinner nights Tuesday (Burgers), Wednesday (mussels) and Thursday (Asian noodle soup). It is open every night except Monday. https://www.jessiesharvesthouse.com/

Millrock in Windham has been sold but is still open pending the transfer of ownership.  https://www.zmenu.com/millrock-restaurant-windham-online-menu/

Jagerberg has opened with family style seating for German food with wine or beer – open for dinner Thursday through Sunday. They do not yet have a liquor license. https://jagerberghall.com/

Happy Trails,

Jon

 

 

 

The bulls eye for heavy snowfall accumulations will be across the Schoharie Valley and Catskills.  Please bear in mind this is a highly changeable forecast so these amounts may have to be bumped up or down based on model trends…

Hunter Feb 18

Hi Hunter fans,
The Flyer is working today but only loading every other chair. We had 1-2" of new snow last night so conditions: dust on crust. It is 34 now, sunny but windy.
Enjoy!
Jon

Hunter - MTV reality update Feb 17

Hi All,

Just thought I would up-date you on the MTV show filmed in Hunter last season which is set to air on Feb 27. See below link.

https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/article/mtv-reality-show-starring-hunter-mountain-set-debut

 

I do not think this will have a positive effect on Hunter’s reputation.

The F lift broke down again today after a brief time and the Flyer has yet to move since Wednesday. Hunter was a mob scene today.

A-Purna & Claire’s were both closed after a short time. Snow making too was brief – about 12 hours - to cover some of the more heavily used trails.

Snow expected tonight 2-4” but should melt quickly as temps climb well above freezing into early next week. Forecast below.

 

Many have asked about the very sad and sudden passing of Jean Slutzky age 62, David’s wife, and I have attached the link to the obit:  https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/article/jean-f-slutzky

 

Spring conditions are around the corner,

Jon

 

 

 

 

 

Detailed Forecast - Hunter

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 5am. Low around 26. South wind 9 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south after midnight.

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A slight chance of snow showers before 10am, then rain showers likely. Increasing clouds, with a high near 45. South wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday

Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 42.