Hunter Feb 18

Hello Hunter fans,

Another great recovery as only Hunter can do. Tuesday weather yielded over 2.5 inches of rain that froze overnight into Wed. Between great grooming and snow making the skiing today was very good.

It was cold overnight 14 and only 26 now but it stayed cold on top with 2 to 17 now. We had brilliant sun today, a bit of wind on the front side and an inch of natural snow overnight. All front side trails had variable conditions with crusted powder, soft powder and Hunter hard-pack underneath it all. Guns had blown fresh snow mostly on the top front of the mountain where most of the inconsistencies were but the west was very consistent flat and easy. Apurna was closed but both Claire’s & Wayout were very sweet as the west ruled the day. There were minor crowds for a holiday week. “F” was running but no “D”. Tomorrow may start out sunny but forecast to cloud up later in the day and stay that way through the weekend with a chance for mixed rain & snow.  Expect a large crowd again this weekend.

In restaurant news, Ma Ma’s Pizza will be moving into the old Numero Uno Pizza store in the near future. Hammo’s in Hensonville remains open as they seek new owners / buyers as the current owner recovers from a stroke.

Weekend movies;  http://www.catskillmtn.org/retail/movie-theater/index.html

Happy trails,

Jon

 

 

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 10. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

Friday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 33. Light south wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning.

Friday Night

A chance of snow showers before 1am, then a chance of snow showers and sleet between 1am and 4am, then a chance of sleet after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday

A chance of rain showers and sleet before 10am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 42.