Hunter March 4 - powder day

Hi All,

Finally a sunny powder day at least until late am when clouds rolled in. We had 4” of relatively light powder with temps holding in the mid 20’s.

The wind was gusty early but has since calmed down as temps slowly climbed to about 30 now. There were freshies to be had for a while.

Nothing above the top of B lift was groomed although I did not go down the Belt. I preferred to stay in the sun. Minya, Eside, Hgate, Cliff, Mid-station, Racers, Ike & Gunhill were not groomed but were cut up within a half hour of opening. Huega I heard was badly wind blown by the switch-back with a massive snow drift and slick ice.  Kennedy was groomed and that was it from what I saw. Except for a crowd waiting for the Flyer to open, it was a relatively light turnout.

By 10 am it was bumpy clumps of powder with frozen granular in between i.e. noisy scratchy skiing. Snow making is done so it all depends now on the grooming and mother nature. We may get some lake effect snow this week but only a dusting.

The rest of this week will be bitter cold with mid-winter like conditions. 

Hard to believe that we turn the clocks ahead this weekend – get ready for crazy March weather.

Happy trails,

Jon

 

Tonight

A slight chance of snow showers between 7pm and 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of snow showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -9. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -8. West wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. West wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 2.

Thursday

A chance of snow showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.