Vacation Week

We've had some sun, flurries, clouds, a little of everything this week and a few inches of snow. I did not ski today, I havnt since monday because its way to crowded. I've heard conditions are great first thing in the morning, but get a little bad as the day goes on. Whiffletree, Ramdown and SPillway X-Cut opened today, Whiffletree appears to be very thin so go with caution if you ski it. Bridle Chain and Lower Timberline opened today too.

Snowmaking tonight on Whiffletree, Haulback, Tohaul and Skidder. King Pine should be open by Saturday

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas, today was mostly sunny and temps in the high 20's low 30's, not much wind. Conditions are not bad considering the weather we had Saturday, actually considering the weather conditions are really good. Sluice was in great condition, plenty of snow to be found and only a minimal amount of hard pack. Upper Tote Road was in great shape too, a little icy, but it much more traffic than Sluice. Scoot was incredible, perfect packed powder, probably some of the best skiing all year. Hayburner wasnt too bad except for some big ice patches from snowmaking, other than that it was mostly packed powder and styrofoam. Lower Tote Road and Candyside were very granular.

No Snowmaking today and if any happens tonight or tomorrow temps are going to be very marginal. Ramdown looks like it may have good coverage, unfortunately you cant get there or back.

23 Days
133 Runs
215,000 Vertical Feet

Merry Christmas

We got some rain yesterday, I heard the skiing wasnt bad yesterday. Today temps were much colder, I did not ski today, but heard the groomers did a great job and the conditions were not bad. SNowmaking temps have returned and the guns fired up on Spillway X-Cut and Ramdown around noon today. Snowmaking should get going on Whiffletree soon and we should see Whiffletree and King Pine opening very soon.

Today was a great day, very flat light this morning, then the sun came out. Temps were in the 20's and no wind. Narrow Gauge was open today, it was ungroomed and very hard packed, there was some good snow on the left side. Hayburner was quite firm, but it was good, much better than earlier this week. Kings Landing had some good snow, also had some styrofoam on Lower Kings. Candyside was in great shape, perfect corduroy. There was no snow made on it, but somehow the snowmakers managed to blow a booger on Candyside so there was quite a large patch of ice in one spot. Sluice wasnt too bad, but had a lot of wet snow from the guns. Lower Sluice had some really good snow. Tote Road was great except for where they were making snow, most of the guns were really wet. Scoot was not open today, they blew very wet snow on it and needs to be groomed before it is skiable.

Snowmaking today on Sluice, Lower Narrow Gauge, Tote Road, and Whiffletree. The guns shut down this afternoon.

Bullwinkles is now open.

22 Days
130 Runs
210,000 Vertical Feet

Today was mostly sunny with temps in the 20's and very windy. The Superquad was on wind hold first thing this morning and Spillway was on wind hold all day. Conditions are machine groomed, Granular and some packed powder. Sluice is in much better condition today, more packed powder than hard pack. Hayburner was incredible, the snowmakers did a great job getting that in good shape. Tote Road wasnt bad, but was pretty granular especially on lower Tote. Lower Winters way was very rutted up from Racers and Boardwalk was quite Granular.

Snowmaking today on Upper Whiffletree, Sluice, Lower Narrow Gauge, Kings Landing, and Scoot. Scoot should be open tomorrow.

21 days
125 Runs
201,000 Vertical Feet

Still 4 Trails

Sunny skies and temps in the low 20's. Conditions were a little better than yesterday. Im not sure why Sluice was even open, they had gates set up on 2/3 of the trail and they were using the rest for training too, plus it was quite icy. Upper Tote Road wasnt bad except for a few places where they blew wet snow and created skating rinks. Hayburner had some fresh snow and was in great condition. Boardwalk was very granular

SNowmaking today on Narrow Gauge, Hayburner, a few on Kings Landing and on the Snowbrook trail.

19 days
104 runs
174,000 Vertical Feet

Snowmaking has Returned

Sunny today with temps in the 20's with a little wind. Conditions were not great, but not too bad. It was quite firm. Tote Road was good as was Boardwalk and Lower Winters Way. Sluice was Hard Packed corduroy this morning with quite a few small windrows. Hayburner was ok, but the lower half was very scratchy and Kings Landing was very hard packed and really scratchy.

Snowmaking started this morning on Tote Road and Narrow Gauge


18 days
101 Runs
168,000 Vertical Feet

The Weather today was mostly cloudy, there was a little sun, but not much, we saw some light rain today and a little snow up high. It was quite warm so the snow was soft. I didnt ski today, but most people said it wasnt bad. Not nearly as busy as last weekend.

No snowmaking last night and tonight looks real iffy for snowmaking.

Spring in December

Today temps were in the high 30's and probably low 40's at the base. It was Foggy at the base and mostly sunny from Spillway up. Conditions today were very springlike. Upper Narrow Gauge had the best conditions. Lower Hayburner is quite thin, it was a challenge to avoid the rocks. Chicken pitch also had a lot of rocks.

Snowmaking could return tonight on Narrow Gauge and Tote Road

17 days
97 Runs
161,000 Vertical Feet

Today was overcast all morning and then the clouds broke and the sun came out around 11. It was quite warm, but only the lower half of the mtn got soft. Sluice, Kings Landing and Hayburner were very hard packed and kinda dangerous. Tote Road was better but had a lot of ice. Looks like snowmaking will return Friday night but will end sometime saturday, then should go non stop from maybe monday on.

16 Days
91 Runs
151,000 Vertical Feet

Today was overcast with temps in the 30's. It was only cloudy in the morning then it rained most of the afternoon. Conditions today were quite good. Hayburner was much better than yesterday, but the lower half is very thin. Chicken Pitch is also getting thin.

No Snowmaking last night, not sure why, temps were in the low 20's. Friday night snowmaking is planned.

15 days
86 Runs
142,000 Vertical Feet

Hayburner finally open

Today was sunny, temps in the mid 20's and no wind, it was a great day. Not many people around. Conditions were better than yesterday, not nearly as much ice. Colby had gates set up on Sluice, but they didnt affect the trail much. Boardwalk was in great condition. The conditions on Tote Road were perfect. Kings Landing wasn't bad and Hayburner finally opened today although it wasnt very good and needs much more snowmaking.

There was no snow made today because of some pump test. They have not taken advantage of the temps for some reason. There is supposed to be a major race on Narrow Gauge this weekend, but it looks like that will not happen.


14 days
79 runs
130,000 Vertical feet

Weather

Looking a little warm this week, but we should see snowmaking every night and maybe a little during the day

Rode every lift today

Today was cloudy with temps in the 20's, the sun did finally come out, but it was late in the afternoon. Conditions today were ok, but considering it was a weekday, its usually better. Tote Road was the best, perfect packed powder, Kings Landing was granular and hard packed and got scratchy fast. Sluice wasnt bad, but Colby had Gates on most of it. Boardwalk and Lower Winters Way were in great shape and the Landing and The Birches had great corduroy. Hayburner is still not open, maybe tomorrow. I Rode all open lifts today.

They did make snow today, but not much, maybe 20 guns on Upper Narrow Gauge

13 days
68 Runs
115,000 Vertical Feet

I didnt ski this weekend because it was waaaaayyyyyy to crowded. Snowmaking tonight on Hayburner and Narrow Gauge. Hayburner finally opens tomorrow. Its going to be a little warm this week, so not a lot of snowmaking will happen. We should see Narrow Gauge open sometime this week and snowmaking should start on Spillway, Skidder and comp hill soon.

IT was CROWDED Today. Cars were parked in lot E, probably at least half of the lot was full, and still only 3 trails. I did not ski today, but I heard it was insane on the mtn. There was a lot of people around the base.

Snowmaking today on Hayburner, Middle Narrow Gauge and Snowbrook this morning. Hayburner should open tomorrow morning.

1st Powder Day

What a day, Kings Landing opened around 12 and it was incredible. I found plenty of powder on the left side all afternoon, you could either go to Tote Road or Take Peavy X cut to get down, Candyside wasnt quite ready to open. There were a few rocks to watch out for on peavy but it wasnt bad for no snowmaking. Tote Road and Sluice were in great condition with the new snow.

Snowmaking today on Candyside, Lower Tote Road and Boardwalk. The Guns fired up on Hayburner late this afternoon.

12 days
61 runs
108,000 Vertical feet

It was quite warm today, a bit windy and mostly cloudy. SPillway East was open today and Sluice and Tote Road are still the only trails open. No snowmaking today because it was too warm, but the guns will fire up again soon. Sluice was groomed out and was in great shape. Tote Road isnt bad, a few icy spots, but nothing serious.


11 days
56 runs 50 Runs on Tote Road
99,400 vertical feet

Snowmaking going Strong

Today wasnt as good as yesterday, but it wasnt bad. Sluice opened this morning, it was all whales and hard packed styrofoam, not bad if you stick to the right side. Tote Road wasnt as good as yesterday, there was some ice today and there is a fair amount of dirt and rocks, it still needs lots of snowmaking.

Snowmaking today on Kings Landing, Lower Winters Way, The Landing, a few guns on Boardwalk, Upper Tote Road, and Candyside fired up this afternoon.

Look for Kings Landing and Hayburner to be open soon


10 days
48 runs
86,400 vertical feet

Brrrr it was cold today

WOW it sure was cold today, but it was sunny, so it wasnt bad. Tote Road was still the only trail open and it was in perfect shape machine groomed packed powder and no ice. Snowmaking today on Upper Upper Tote Road, Sluice, Boardwalk, Lower Winters Way, The Landing, and Kings Landing. They shut the guns off on Sluice this afternoon and it will be open tomorrow.


9 days
43 runs
77,400 Vertical feet

Today was a great day, some sun, some new snow and some good snow. Tote Road is still the only trail open. Conditions on it are great, the best its been yet. Snowmaking has started on Sluice, Upper Upper Narrow Gauge, and Boardwalk. Sluice will open later in the week.


8 days
37 Runs
66,600 Vertical Feet

Snowmaking has Returned

Snowmaking weather has returned, but winds are an issue so the guns are not as productive as normal. Today Skidway is open with skiing on The Landing. Hopefully The temps and winds will go down this afternoon so snowmaking can go full power. Tote Road is first, then Sluice, Boardwalk, Lower Winters Then Kings Landing Candyside.