Hunter Skiing 12/8

Hello everyone,
Had a great day skiing. Except for the high winds at the summit, the day was picture perfect though cold at 22. The sun was out for a change and the dry powder on almost all open trails was creamy and plentiful. The grooming was excellent considering what they had to work with so kudos to Skip and his crew. Skip, you may want to consider grooming out some of the rollers at the top of Minya and bottom of Kennedy. H-B-K was terrific effortless skiing, especially midstation below "6 Fingers" (which sign by the way is no longer there since last year) where one could make fresh tracks every run as those tower guns spewed out dry powder all day long. Cliff was closed but poachable. Bleeker down into Ike was great with dry powder blowing all over the place. Minya into Lower Cross was also sweet but you had to exit on the far right side of the terrain park as the cut through behind B lift was still grassy & closed. Bruce, you need to make some snow at that cut thru to Kennedy! The wind at the top was too strong to attempt skiing into the belt and it was dark there too. Heavy snow making was on Milky, Eside, Huega, Madison & Terrain Park. The lift was running fast and smooth and only stopped for those who fell getting on or off. It's amazing how many runs one can get in a short period of time with that new fast lift and no lines - and there were no lines whatsoever - also no one was checking or scanning tickets - HELLO MGMT! There were a few flurries this pm but no accumulation as the cold continues although Sat will see a slight warming trend into Sunday. There is a possiblity of wet weather later on Sunday into Monday but I hate to use that "R" word.
This weekend Hunter hosts the consumer demo event and since the weather and skiing look excellent expect some decent crowds.
Ski ya, http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon

Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Windy. Snow flurries and a few snow showers throughout the day. High 21F. Winds WNW at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy. Low 11F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny along with a few clouds. High 21F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow night: Partly cloudy. Low 6F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: A few snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the upper teens.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the mid 20s.
Sunday: Cloudy with rain. Highs in the upper 30s and lows in the low 20s.