Hunter skiing & weather Jan 31

Hi All,
Brilliant sun and cold temps dominated this last day of Jan. Temps were 10 earlier but now 18 with no wind. GM said skiing was excellent with groomed corduroy on packed powder for most front side trails. Claire's was not groomed. Regarding the rumors that many of you asked me about, that snow making is done for the season, the truth is that only patch-work snow making will be done as needed but no full blasting anymore.
The hosers start filtering in here tomorrow for their annual races this week so that should liven things up a bit. The crowds today were minimal.
College races are scheduled for this weekend but not sure where the trail closures will be.
The forecasts are for two converging storms: One beginning tomorrow am that could bring 5 -8" and another on Wed with accumulations still being debated among the weather stations as posted below. It could also bring some wet mix with it but hope not.
Ski ya, http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon


From WNYT Albany:
A Winter Storm WATCH is posted from Tuesday Morning through Wednesday Evening. On Tuesday, the snow will arrive in time for the morning commute. Many of us will see 3" to 5" inches of snow - EXCEPT, we could see up to 8" across some locations in the Catskills and the Southern Adirondacks - before the precipitation lightens or diminishes for a bit Tuesday evening.

There's more snow to come after Midnight Tuesday night and through the day on Wednesday. It'll remain all snow across the Adirondacks into Central Vermont - in fact, it'll be a heavy wet snow . However, we could see the snow mix with or change to sleet / freezing rain from the Mohawk Valley, the Capital District into the Northern Berkshires points south.

This storm still has the potential to bring some hefty & lofty snow accumulations from the Adirondacks into Central Vermont. We'll be tracking it hour by hour and keep you posted on NewsChannel 13 as well as right here at wnyt.com.

From Weather.com:

Detailed Local Forecast
Today: Sun and clouds mixed. High 16F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Cloudy skies with late-night snow showers. Low 2F. Winds light and variable. Chance of snow 50%. Snowfall around one inch.
Tomorrow: Snow showers early will become steadier snow in the afternoon. High around 20F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 90%. 5 to 8 inches of snow expected.
Tomorrow night: Some snow showers around early. Then a wintry mix expected late. Some icing possible. Low near 15F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Some snow accumulation possible.
Wednesday: Periods of heavy snow. Highs in the low 20s and lows in the upper single digits.
Thursday: Considerable cloudiness. Highs in the upper teens and lows in the low single digits.