Hunter skiing & weather Jan 19

Hi All,
Managed to ski for a few hrs this am in spite of dense fog on top and light to moderate wet snow all morning. Visibility was very poor on top until you dropped down about 100 vertical ft but was still compromised by snow and flat light. Groomers could only get out this am due to the soft wet snow last night so one could only ski that which was groomed. White Cloud and Upper K were in fact closed today. The mountain was pretty empty as you can imagine after the weather we had yesterday - heavy bursts of rain late in the day. The surface conditions were very consistent on all groomed trails with a coating I can only describe as thick soft icing on a cake over spongy popcorn. Early runs were nice as one could carve up the icing but it soon became clumpy and a bit sticky making for some very cautious skiing. Wayout was nice but one had to drop down about 50 vertical ft to get out of the west side fog. Claire's was open but certainly not worth the risk of snow covered ice bumps which were not easily visible. The overnight temp was about 29 but up to 35 now and still snowing big wet flakes. The roads are slowly becoming manageable but slick. Starting tonight and going through the weekend we will be going into a deep freeze with highs only in single digits to low teens so everything is going to freeze up. The good news is that snow making will commence later today and into the days ahead.

Weekend movies:
The Fighter

Friday, January 21 | 7:30pm
Saturday, January 22 | 4:30pm, 7:30pm
Sunday, January 23 | 2:30pm, 4:30pm, 7:30pm
No Strings Attached

Friday, January 21 | 7:00pm
Saturday, January 22 | 4:00pm, 7:00pm
Sunday, January 23 | 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm

Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen

Friday, January 21 | 7:15pm
Saturday, January 22 | 4:15pm, 7:15pm
Sunday, January 23 | 7:15pm

Ski ya - bundle up! http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/

Jon

Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Cloudy with snow. High 28F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 90%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.
Tonight: Snow flurries this evening will give way to partly cloudy skies during the night. Low 7F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies in the morning will give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. High 19F. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 mph.
Tomorrow night: Scattered snow showers early with a steadier snow developing late at night. Low 11F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 70%. Some snow accumulation possible.
Friday: Snow likely. Highs in the upper teens and lows 2 to -2F.
Saturday: Partly cloudy. Highs in the low teens and lows -1 to -5F.
Sunday: Snow showers at times. Highs in the low teens and lows -3 to -7F.