• Welcome to AlpineZone, the largest online community of skiers and snowboarders in the Northeast!

    You may have to REGISTER before you can post. Registering is FREE, gets rid of the majority of advertisements, and lets you participate in giveaways and other AlpineZone events!

1/21

fbrissette

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 19, 2012
Messages
1,672
Points
48
Location
Montreal/Jay Peak
There was one that was okay, I think it's called Highlander Glades ... on Sterling. Still plenty of bare/rock to avoid though. All the other woods I saw I would consider "out of play" even by my standards.

Weird, Smuggs being so close to Jay and with similar elevations. All glades in play at Jay and well covered. The forecasts look very favorable. Next week-end could be epic.
 

tnt1234

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 12, 2014
Messages
1,492
Points
48
Weird, Smuggs being so close to Jay and with similar elevations. All glades in play at Jay and well covered. The forecasts look very favorable. Next week-end could be epic.

Am I wrong in thinking Jay does a nice job kind of clearing there graded areas, so that they take less snow to open?

Last year - that horrible year - we got into the woods at Jay after about 10" of snow, and they were really nice - definitely some roots and rocks, but totally skiable. Where as, down the road at Stowe, woods weren't really in play.

Is Jay on state land? Always wondered if maybe they have more freedom to clear out the branches and what not....seems like they open up the woods way before other places....
 

skiberg

Member
Joined
Sep 28, 2010
Messages
588
Points
18
Alice's table has gone downhill. Last few times there food was bad. Not even as good as food at Cannon. But they have a noodle place now. No idea how good but I want to try.
 

fbrissette

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 19, 2012
Messages
1,672
Points
48
Location
Montreal/Jay Peak
Am I wrong in thinking Jay does a nice job kind of clearing there graded areas, so that they take less snow to open?

Last year - that horrible year - we got into the woods at Jay after about 10" of snow, and they were really nice - definitely some roots and rocks, but totally skiable. Where as, down the road at Stowe, woods weren't really in play.

Is Jay on state land? Always wondered if maybe they have more freedom to clear out the branches and what not....seems like they open up the woods way before other places....

Jay is mostly on state land. The two most skied glades (Timbuktu and Beaver) have constant pitch and don't need much snow to be good, but there are a few that are incredibly rocky and need tons of snow (e.g. staircase and the top of everglade).
 

BenedictGomez

Well-known member
Joined
Jan 26, 2011
Messages
12,125
Points
113
Location
Wasatch Back
Alice's table has gone downhill. Last few times there food was bad.

Was it this year? I havent been to JP this year, but I thought AT was fine last year.

I guess it shouldnt shock me if quality went down this year though given the obvious budget cuts.
 

Tin

Active member
Joined
Oct 14, 2009
Messages
2,996
Points
38
Location
ZooMass Slamherst
Pretty amazing gradients, Berkshire East has 1-2" of sleet at the base and 6" of snow up high.
 

tnt1234

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 12, 2014
Messages
1,492
Points
48
Pretty amazing gradients, Berkshire East has 1-2" of sleet at the base and 6" of snow up high.

Dang - if it were just a few degrees colder, this would have been great.
 

Quietman

Member
Joined
Jan 7, 2013
Messages
711
Points
18
Location
SW NH
Especially after the forecast last week for 50 degrees and 2" of rain... We got spared big time.

This is the 2nd Tuesday storm in a row to do that! Both early forecasts were for warm rain, then 6" last week and 5" of sleet this time.
 

4aprice

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 14, 2008
Messages
3,892
Points
63
Location
Lake Hopatcong, NJ and Granby Co

dlague

Active member
Joined
Nov 7, 2012
Messages
8,792
Points
36
Location
CS, Colorado
Most good winters have the "thaw", and now (Jan 24th) right on cue, the "Parade" of storms into the west coast is ending with the storm currently coming or already onshore. Time for regime change. February rules the east.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Yup we are entering into a 7-10 dry spell with the next potential storm hitting Colorado in early February. Powder days are gone for a bit. While we had a phenomenal snow run for he past 5-6 weeks, a break needed to come sooner or later.

As you indicate, in past years February has been lean on snow accumulation while the east is favorable. However looking forward past this warm spell, there does not seem to be much in the form of major snow events at least for a couple weeks.
 

Glenn

Active member
Joined
Oct 1, 2008
Messages
7,691
Points
38
Location
CT & VT
This is the 2nd Tuesday storm in a row to do that! Both early forecasts were for warm rain, then 6" last week and 5" of sleet this time.

Bingo! We lucked out twice.

Looks like 4" north of Brattleboro on the webcams...and another coating of something frozen came through later in the AM.
 

dlague

Active member
Joined
Nov 7, 2012
Messages
8,792
Points
36
Location
CS, Colorado
Bingo! We lucked out twice.

Looks like 4" north of Brattleboro on the webcams...and another coating of something frozen came through later in the AM.

Looks like a wetter ban will come through tonight into tomorrow?

What is amazing, it was warm before this storm and will be warm for a bit after it.
 

Jully

Active member
Joined
Dec 13, 2014
Messages
2,487
Points
38
Location
Boston, MA
Yup we are entering into a 7-10 dry spell with the next potential storm hitting Colorado in early February. Powder days are gone for a bit. While we had a phenomenal snow run for he past 5-6 weeks, a break needed to come sooner or later.

As you indicate, in past years February has been lean on snow accumulation while the east is favorable. However looking forward past this warm spell, there does not seem to be much in the form of major snow events at least for a couple weeks.

We can hope for the return of cold temps though!
 

machski

Well-known member
Joined
Sep 5, 2014
Messages
3,702
Points
113
Location
Northwood, NH (Sunday River, ME)
Yup we are entering into a 7-10 dry spell with the next potential storm hitting Colorado in early February. Powder days are gone for a bit. While we had a phenomenal snow run for he past 5-6 weeks, a break needed to come sooner or later.

As you indicate, in past years February has been lean on snow accumulation while the east is favorable. However looking forward past this warm spell, there does not seem to be much in the form of major snow events at least for a couple weeks.
Cold returns this weekend and potential 9 days out for a good snow storm late next week. Of the west dries, doesn't always translate to dry east. Often dry west = snowy east.
 
Top