Hunter March 8

Hello Hunter fans,
What a day! Great skiing on perfectly groomed fresh natural corduroy powder, brilliant sun, no clouds, no wind and temps from a low of 12 to 39 now (feels like mid 60's on the deck - March T-shirt weather has begun). All main line trails including Racer's were exceptional, as was Wayout. Claire's, which was not groomed, became excellent by late morning as it softened up and had some traffic to break it up a bit. There were a surprising number of people for a Tuesday even taking into account that the East Coast Firefighters race which was postponed from early Feb was held today. The Flyer at times had a minor line but there were not enough customers to justify opening "F" lift. There are full spring conditions in effect now. Tomorrow looks like a repeat of today at least until mid-afternoon.
A note about yesterday: After talking to more people today, putting aside visibility and wind issues, the surface conditions were described as equal to the best of the season on soft granular 4 - 6" cream cheese like snow, especially the entire west side ( Happy now Bruce?).
The mountain is gearing up for some Mardi-Gras activities this weekend.
Weekend movies: Rango, The Other Woman & Unknown http://www.catskillmtn.org/retail/movie-theater/index.html
The full 7 day NWS forecast is below.
Happy spring skiing, http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/
Jon

NWS Forecast:

This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 36. Northeast wind between 3 and 5 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 11. Light and variable wind.

Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Calm wind becoming east between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then snow. Low around 23. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Snow before 10am, then rain and snow between 10am and noon, then rain after noon. High near 39. Southeast wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 35. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Friday: Rain, mainly before 1pm. High near 39. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.