Hi All - Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Hunter celebrated by shutting down the quad today for maintenance so only "B" and "F" to the top. The temp once again dipped into the 20's overnight but a bright blue sky with strong sun and no wind have brought temps up to 58 already at 12:30. Hunter looked like a ghost town this am. The snow was visibly very soft and mushy with few trails groomed on the front. I was told: Wayout was very noisy to ski with frozen courderoy and a real frozen mess at the bottom - not worth it. Claire's was closed due to ice. Eside was said to be good but not Milky which had little snow on it. Minya wasn't groomed and was a bit rough. The mtn has taken a beating this week from all the warm daytime temps and the anticipated rain on Wed night / Thurs won't help. The mtn has set up the outdoor beer bar on the deck in anticipation of some Irish style drinking today. Hunter announced their $199 mid-week pass for '09-'10 per below notice in its news letter today:

"Start thinking about next year...but don't let this one go! Our Valuepass & ValuePASS+ are on sale now! For just $199, you can ski or ride mid-week (non-holiday) through the rest of this season and all of 2009/10! Upgrade to the ValuePASS+ and get all the same benefits PLUS a 30% discount on weekend & holiday lift tickets!"

Detailed Local Forecast

• Today: Sunny. High 48F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph.
• Tonight: Generally clear. Low 28F. Winds S at 5 to 10 mph.
• Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy skies early. A few showers developing later in the day. High around 55F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
• Tomorrow night: Cloudy with showers. Low 36F. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
• Thursday: Morning showers. Highs in the mid 40s and lows in the low 20s.
• Friday: Sunshine. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the upper teens.
• Saturday: More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the low 20s.