Hunter Feb 12

Hello Hunter fans,

Today capped off the best weekday week of the season. Cold, crisp, sunny (at least until 11 am) and no wind. It was 2 at the summit (now 12), 10 at the base (now 24) with some fresh machine made snow – more like a thick layer of dust – on a well groomed hard packed surface. The entire mountain was groomed including all west side trails. There is a high cloud cover since 11 am but it’s still bright enough for good visibility. There was a bit of a crowd for a Friday and “F” lift was also running but no “D”. The Flyer was stop and go mainly due to people who had trouble getting on or off but no major down time. Claire’s was under the guns all morning and it was dry soft powder. Be careful where Wayout, Claire’s and Apurna merge as that run out to the lift is solid ice from a leaky snow gun.  There were a few other guns on around the mountain as well. The arctic blast comes in tomorrow through Monday. Seriously people, if you go out cover all exposed skin as wind chills could easily top 30 below zero!

I am pleased to advise that the main bar now serves Guinness for those who like it. The Copper Tree will be open throughout the holiday so make sure you try Slurps noodle bar – I think it is the best food served at the lodge.

The weekend movies:  http://www.catskillmtn.org/retail/movie-theater/index.html

Once again, don’t forget Sunday is Valentine’s Day – the dog house will be frigid!

Be safe, layer up and stay warm,

Jon

 

Tonight

A chance of snow showers, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Saturday

Scattered snow showers, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -4 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -16. Wind chill values as low as -40. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph.

Sunday

Sunny and cold, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1.

Washington's Birthday

Partly sunny, with a high near 20.

Monday Night

Snow likely before 4am, then snow and sleet likely. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 60%.