Hunter January 29

Hi All,

Finally a sunny day after several cold dark flat-light days.  The temp today went from 21 to 29 now with a breeze but great sun that broke through around 10 am.

It was cold and the slopes were frozen solid with some loose granular on the surface and some powder from all the snow making that is in progress. I do not ski under the guns as the risk of hitting one wet gun is not worth it for me.

Racer’s, East Side, Minya, Ike and Claire’s (chutes only) all had heavy snow making. Skiing was very noisy and scratchy and I honestly did not enjoy it as it was defensive. One needed sharp edges. Wayout was hard and fast like the rest of the trails. Looking up at Claire’s from below was intimidating to say the least but it was open for the brave and crazies. The main line, 42nd St. and Cliff – Bleeker to Gunhill were the best in my opinion. I did not go over to the north trails.

Today marked the second day of the firefighters races – east coast hosers. Hopefully with around the clock snow making, tomorrow should be better as long as the sun comes out. It is supposed to cloud up pm Friday with a mix of wet snow & rain for at least the second half of the weekend. See the forecast below:

Sharpen those edges,

Jon

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Wind chill values as low as -1. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 32. Wind chill values as low as -2. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Light and variable wind.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Light southwest wind.

Friday Night

A slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35.