Hunter skiing & weather 1/3/11

Happy New Year everyone!
The crowds and spring conditions are gone - yeeha! Hunter is in recovery mode today as bare spots spread in the warm weather and the guns were blasting since early this am on the main line trails, Racer's and Minya. The temps plunged again from the weekend 40's & 50 to 18 overnight and a high of 27 today with a cold breeze but plenty of nice sunshine. Skiing was very nice mainly due to the excellent visibility but limited to those trails where snow making was in progress. The grooming was good but left everything frozen corduroy as one might expect. Crowds and lines were very minimal. The Flyer got a bit of a late start so B to F were in operation for the first half hour or so - F was then closed. With snow making continuing around the clock and forecast flurries the conditions should improve each day this week. I didn't speak to anyone who went over to the west side but I would imagine it was a bit rough this am. The weather for Friday could bring snow accumulations as the forecasters out of Albany are watching another potential storm developing.
The first Localmotion race of the year was held today with the post race party at the Yacht Club.
Keep those skis tuned and bindings set correctly! http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon

Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Variably cloudy with light snow flurries possible. High 26F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Tonight: Some clouds. Low 17F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Snow flurries or snow showers. High 32F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow night: Flurries and a few snow showers throughout the night. Low near 20F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s and lows in the upper teens.
Thursday: Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 20s and lows in the low 20s.
Friday: Snow showers possible. Highs in the upper 20s and lows in the upper teens.