Hunter - sad news

Hello long time fans of Hunter,

It is with profound sadness to advise you of the passing of Karl Plattner yesterday.

He was arguably the last of the Slutzky era icons that helped make Hunter what it is today and most likely had a hand in teaching many of you how to enjoy the sport as the founder and long time head of Hunter’s ski school.

He was also honored by the Austrian government as an ambassador of that country.

Here is a link to a 2017 article about Hunter & Karl:  https://dailygazette.com/article/2017/02/16/when-hunter-was-the-place-to-ski-and-be

No further information is available at this time.

Sadly,

Jon

Huntter North Lift Installation

Hi All,

Thought you may enjoy this 8 1/2 minute video of the helicopter lift installation copied from the Hunter web site.

Jon

 

 

https://www.huntermtn.com/blog/page-4937/

Hunter 2018 - 2019 season

Hello Hunter Fans,

Just a friendly end of the season reminder that April 30 is the deadline for season passes & lockers before a price increase takes effect May 1st.

TAP NY is this weekend for which a very large crowd is expected – all VIP tickets have long been sold out.  http://www.tap-ny.com/?_ga=2.203946392.925807699.1524656953-144852815.1524656953

 

Below is the official news for the “Hunter North” expansion for which construction / log clearing has already commenced. Check out the photos:  https://www.huntermtn.com/hunter-north-expansion/

 

Happy and safe spring & summer.

Jon

 

hunter north coming 18-19 season

five new trails, six-passenger lift, new entrance & parking area coming to hunter in 2018-2019 season

hunter north to add 25% more terrain | primarily intermediate & beginner

Hunter Mountain & Peak Resorts in April 2018 announced it is officially moving forward with a $9 million expansion for the 2018-2019 season as all the proper permits had been acquired for the project from local and government officials. 
The additional acreage will be located on the north-facing slope of Hunter Mountain, between Hunter Mountain and Hunter West. Initial work on the appropriately named Hunter North will include the clearing of five trails, which will be predominantly intermediate terrain along with the installation of a high-speed six-person detachable chairlift. The new lift will transport guests from the base of Hunter North to the intersection of the existing Belt Parkway and Way Out trails.

Hunter North Facts:

• Five New Trails
  • 3 Intermediate (Blue Square) Trails
  • 2 Beginner (Green Circle) Trails
• Vertical Drop:  Just over 1000'
• Approximate Trail Acreage: 
  • 43 skiable acres
• ​Six Person Detachable Lift
  • 3245' in length
  • 1000' per minute
  • 3.5 minute lift ride from bottom to top terminal
• 100% Snowmaking
  
• New Entrance
  • Accessible via 23A
  • West of Hunter Village
• New Parking Lot
  • Parking for approximately 250 cars
• Future Development of Base Area Facilities

PEAK / Hunter press release about the expansion

Here is the link to the press release announcing the approval of permits for the expansion of Hunter trails.

http://links.peakresorts.mkt7174.com/servlet/MailView?ms=MzM3NTk5MjYS1&r=MjE5ODA5NDYwNjYxS0&j=MTI2MDU4MjY4MQS2&mt=1&rt=0

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!!