Hunter skiing Jan 27

Hi All,
Today was dominated by low dark clouds and no sun equating to very flat light. It was also a damp cold day at about 26 - 30º. The surface conditons were consistently hard and flat where they did not make snow and that is where you wanted to be today. The good trails were Cliff, Ike, Gunhill, Eside Drive/ Milky, Claire's & Rt 80. Huega was the only trail with on-going snow making from top to bottom. Apurna was closed. The mtn was groomed last night before snow making so the new snow which was damp rather than dry was very funky, inconsistent, clumpy and bumpy and no one enjoyed it. Those funky trails included Hgate, Minya, Lower Cross & midstation area. K27 was closed too not only because it was partially destroyed by the rain but also a because of a broken underground water pipe that was spraying it. Racer's was groomed but it was bullet proof with some major bare spots, fissures & sink holes. Kennedy was 75% fenced off for the police races which started up on Bleeker. There were very few skiers again today so one could literally ski right onto the quad. We will be going into the deep freeze again starting tomorrow night and thru the weekend so hopefully they can blow some much needed dry snow.
The attached pics were taken during the rain on Monday from the bridge over the Schoharie by the firehouse looking both east & west.
Ski ya, http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon
Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 31F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy this evening with more clouds for overnight. Low 21F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Windy with occasional snow showers. High 31F. Winds SW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 50%.
Tomorrow night: Becoming partly cloudy later with any flurries or snow showers ending by midnight. Windy. Wind chills approaching -10F. Low 7F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Friday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the low teens and lows in the low single digits.
Saturday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid teens and lows in the mid single digits.
Sunday: Snow showers at times. Highs in the low 20s and lows in the mid teens.