Hi All,
It felt like the polar ice cap here the past few days but
today it let up a bit as temps have climbed from 0 to 15 (a heat wave) with
great sun and no wind. Surface conditions and visibility were excellent as the
guns deposited fresh dry powder on most trails for the past few days. I didn't
ski any bad trails although Eside was full of whale humps & ungroomed. Minya
/ Lowercross was excellent. The Cliff had the best powder and down thru Racer's,
Ike or Gunhill also all good. The main line was sweet but getting a bit scratchy
by late morning. Huega was a bit granular. The Belt was very sweet all the way
and only ended up on it to eyeball Wayout (west was opened only after 11:00) but
the snow making made such a fog that it was near impossible to see so I
continued down the Belt. My guess is that the high winds yesterday polished the
west side so it was in a major recovery mode. There were no lift issues and the
crowd was light - maybe had to wait for 3 or 4 chairs as it is "college week"
with discounted tickets.
Thurs and Fri look pretty good but Sat & Sun could be
messy: http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Hunter&state=NY&site=ALY&lat=42.2112&lon=-74.2157#.Us2b1_uvkrc
Weekend movies: http://www.catskillmtn.org/retail/movie-theater/index.html
Can't say enough good things about the new Bakery / Cafe
with a great selection of goodies - also excellent sandwiches with Boar's Head
cold cuts. Very neat and clean with that bakery smell - mmmm! The new micro brewery & BBQ is still a few months away.
Van Winkles has resumed it's happy hour 4 - 6 every night
now that the holidays have passed.
Happy trails,
Jon
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