Brrrrrrr! Bitter cold but very nice powdery surface conditions with brilliant sun after about 6" of dry powder yesterday which only starting to get scraped off late morning. We had some spring skiing in Feb and now we have winter conditions in March. The wind was moderate and stronger on the bottom than the top with temps only reaching 18 at the base by 1 pm and 0 (up from -6) at the summit. Grooming was spotty but the powder was actually better where they didn't groom. Rt. 80 was quite nice but Claire's was more shine than snow and Apurna was closed. On the front, Hgate & Eside were the best trails down to B'way, Ike, Kennedy & Gunhill all of which were nice. I was actually surprised how well the new snow held up considering the wind but the crowds have been very light. It will stay very cold until Fri when some wet stuff is due to move in for the weekend - yech! Once clocks are moved ahead on Sat the Mtn will stay open until 5 pm on Sat's only from March 14 till close and yes Buckwheat, that means the west side will also stay open an hour later. Just a reminder that you can also see my reports and add comments/info on my blog site: http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/

Ski ya,

Jon

Detailed Local Forecast

• Today: Sunshine and clouds mixed. Very cold. High 14F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph.
• Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 2F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
• Tomorrow: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 23F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
• Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy. Low 7F. Winds WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
• Thursday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the low 30s and lows in the low 20s.
• Friday: Showers possible. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s.
• Saturday: Occasional showers possible. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the mid 20s.