Monday, February 24, 2014

Hunter Feb 24

Hello All,
Hunter just experienced its biggest 9 day holiday week crowd in decades. Great conditions sure helped.
Well it's back to winter today and all this week. Everything froze overnight as temps dipped into the teens and basically stayed there. It was 12 on top and 22 at the base but getting colder now. The wind was strong out of the west and would almost stop you on Huega and knock you sideways on lower Kennedy. Skiing was hard and fast with sugar shaved from frozen courduroy on a very hard packed surface - it was noisy and you needed good edges. The sun was in and out with some flat light situations on several runs. I did not go west due to the wind and was subsequently advised by ski patrol that Wayout was very cold, windy and slick (wind blown). One could only ski where it was groomed which did not include any of the steeper trails.  Lower K and Claire's were closed, Cliff & Racers ungroomed frozen moguls. The main line, Eside & Minya were okay. A Local Motion race was held on Madison today with the party at MacGregors. Here is the NWS forecast for the week - cold and snowy:
The Bakery/Cafe changed its hrs: Mon - Tue 7 - 3, Wed thru Sat 7 - 5, Sun 7 - 2.
Ski on.......
Jon

1 comment:

  1. Will they blow some snow, a little coverage would be welcome this week

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