Hunter Jan 8

Hello all,

Another sensational day of skiing. The temps dipped to 13 overnight but by the time the lifts opened it was 24 at the base and 32 at the summit - an inversion. It is 41 now.

It was ego snow all morning and all main lifts including "F" were running fine for a change. There was no line to speak of and everything (except Racer's) was groomed to perfection. Can't say there was a bad trail on the mtn today. It is getting to the point where more snow would be nice - either natural or machine made but that doesn't look possible in the near term. There are some brown spots developing and more pebbles and rocks bouncing down on the slopes from the ledges etc.

 

Ski on.....

Jon   http://hunterskiscene.blogspot.com/

 

The weather forecast calls for warmer temps throughout the week and weekend with some nasty weather due for Thur night and Friday.

See the mtn top forecast:  http://www.ctweather.com/wrip-weather.php

 

Here is the forecast out of Albany WNYT:

Mainly clear again tonight with lows around 20.
A weak front will push through tomorrow with some clouds and a few rain and snow showers.  The bigger story will be milder air as highs jump to the lower 40's.
Back to high pressure and sunshine for Thursday but highs will remain above normal, in the lower 40's.
The next system will arrive on Friday.  The timing of the onset of precipitation will be critical as temperatures will start out close to freezing early Friday morning.  This may mean some pockets of freezing rain or sleet before it warms back into the lower 40's during the daylight hours.  Rain showers will be the dominate precipitation type for most.
Even milder air is expected for the weekend with a good amount of sun on Saturday with highs in the mid 40's and a chance of showers and in the upper 40's on Sunday.