Hunter Feb 22

Hi all you Hunter fans,

It was a bluebird day with a cloudless sky, strong sun, no wind and no crowds. The surface froze overnight as temps dipped below 30 (22 at the summit this am) and early runs were teeth rattling on hard, fast frozen corduroy. However by about 10:30 the sun had worked its magic on all east facing trails and the snow quickly softened. It is 41 now at the base, 31 at the summit and most surfaces I would guess are mushy. The west opened late due to frozen conditions and I never made it over there but all front side trails were groomed and enjoyable. The mountain was really empty even given the fact that there was a Localmotion race today. Tomorrow should be another nice day but it goes downhill from Wed thru Fri with mostly rain again – we cannot catch a break this year!   FYI – Saturday’s crowd topped 6,000 with about 4,000 on Sunday – yes, it was a zoo but great deck parties.

Ma Ma’s Pizza plans to move and open in it’s new location (ex Numero Uno) in April.

Happy Trails,

Jon

 

NWS Forecast for Hunter

 

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday

Snow and sleet before 10am, then rain and sleet between 10am and 11am, then rain after 11am. High near 39. East wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Rain. Low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Thursday

Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday Night

A chance of rain before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29.