Hunter Skiing, Zip Line & Weather 12/20

Hello all you mountain fans,
Just when you thought it couldn't get any better it does! Temps went form 8 to 28 with lots of sun, no wind, great powder and super grooming! Thanks Bruce & Skip!! Crowds although heavier for a Monday (due to the holidays) were still light with no lift lines at the 6-pack. "F" was also running today. There wasn't a bad trail and I tried them all except LowerK & Claire's which was very bumped up and under heavy snow making but it looked soft - not icy. Apurna is also under heavy guns and may open tomorrow. Rt 80 was very nice and they fixed the cut-thru from White Cloud to Belt to make it safer - thanks guys! Everything on the front was well groomed and powdery including Racer's. The mid-station tower guns were blowing fresh snow for every run and it was creamy all the way down thru Kennedy.

I was privileged to be part of the first public (test) group to try the new top of the mtn Zip Line on Saturday. The tour @ $119.00 officially opened on Sunday. Wow! What a terrific exhilarating experience. Everyone between 110 lbs and 260 lbs should try it! It took a little over 3 hrs of which 2 1/2 were outside zipping and the rest an orientation / safety session.
I felt safer and more secure in a harness on a zip line up to 600 ft off the ground at speeds approaching 50 mph then on a chair lift with no safety bar. There were 5 zips and a suspension bridge all starting from a platform next to the Rip Van Winkle sculpture along the trail past the top of "F" lift and ending on a platform adjacent to the top of "B" lift from where we rode down to the base. Rather than duplicate it in writing I am going to copy you the link to the description, pics and helmet cam video taken by Alan Belsky who was also on the tour - thanks Alan.
http://forums.alpinezone.com/showthread.php?p=582808#post582808

Ski & Zip on! http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/

Jon



Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Cloudy. High 24F. Winds NNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: A few clouds. Low 14F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 26F. Winds NW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tomorrow night: A few clouds. Low 17F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday: A few snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s and lows in the low 20s.
Thursday: Cloudy with occasional flurries. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the low teens.
Friday: Times of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the low teens.