Hunter skiing Dec 19

Hi All,

Finally a day worth going out for the first time.

The good news: snow was made on HBK, Cliff, Wayout, Minya, LowerCross, Ike & Belt - the bad news: only HBK and Belt were open for the morning. Why? I'll tell ya - the temps went crazy last night from 11 to 28 and now 46 and most of the newly coated trails were frozen solid - not groomed - with visible humps, ruts and porcelain. Wayout was groomed (it looked very frozen) but due to very high winds the west side lift could not be opened this am. HBK was however very nice and the few slick spots were easily visible with the brilliant sun. The Belt was very windy and dark for at least the first 1/3 but the surface conditions were quite nice. The Flyer ran well but one was greeted with a wicked wind out of the west at the top. There were no crowds at all and one could ski right onto the lift. No snow can be made with these temps so with good grooming tonight and a softening of the surface, tomorrow could be the best day of the week based on weather forecasts of rain for Late Tues into Wed.

Be skiing ya,

Jon

• Today: Partly cloudy. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 mph.
• Tonight: A few snow showers around this evening, otherwise mostly cloudy. Low 24F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
• Tomorrow: Partly cloudy skies. High near 30F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph.
• Tomorrow night: Cloudy skies with a few snow showers later at night. Low 24F. Winds SE at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
• Wednesday: Rain mixed with snow. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the mid 30s.
• Thursday: Considerable cloudiness. Highs in the low 40s and lows in the upper 20s.
• Friday: Mix of rain and snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s and lows in the mid 20s.