Mount Snow: Inside Track

Glenn · Apr 19, 2018

GregoryIsaacs said:
I do remember when they were open late season (april 20+) with carinthia-only skiing a couple years ago. This was when they put the mini halfpipe on mineshaft, which I think is the only pitch that can hold snow over there.

That was a fun weekend. Sunny and warm. Made some turns with drjeff and some other friends. Enjoyed a beverage or two afterwards on the deck IRRC.

skimagic · Apr 19, 2018

MommaBear said:
Would you check back in tomorrow and let us know how it is? Thinking about heading up for late morning Friday. Wanted to head up tonight with the kid (he's on break) but he's sounding like he's done for the season.

Any info would be good, snow report lists 51 trails, but later, 40 trails as open. Is jaws done? It's one of my favs.

Jcb890 · Apr 19, 2018

skimagic said:
Any info would be good, snow report lists 51 trails, but later, 40 trails as open. Is jaws done? It's one of my favs.

I think Jaws and Ripcord over on the North Face have been closed for a couple of weeks, haven't they?

chuckstah · Apr 19, 2018

I'm at Mount Snow now. Good cover everywhere. Carinthia softened up nicely. North face not at all. Main face is good once down a couple hundred yards. Ripcord was groomed. It's definitely worth the trip this weekend. Even got into a couple glades with good cover. Should be even more terrain open with a bit of sun and warmer temps. Oh, and it's snowing out.

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icecoast1 · Apr 19, 2018

Jcb890 said:
I think Jaws and Ripcord over on the North Face have been closed for a couple of weeks, haven't they?

Probably done unless we get a a huge storm or it warms up and softens up, the un groomed stuff isn't really all that skiable right now due to the ice they got the other night.

sull1102 · Apr 19, 2018

Same here, just heading home and the mountain is riding really nice despite no sun whatsoever. Carinthia was the place to be once again. Up at the summit there's a patch of ice here and there, but not an issue. The weekend could be absolutely epic here.

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Jcb890 · Apr 19, 2018

Killington was the plan on Sunday, but with them closing terrain to get an early start on upgrades, we might look to go elsewhere with more open terrain.

Who else is going to be there on the 22nd?

180 · Apr 19, 2018

Only ting closed ins Snowdon which is accessible with a 5 minute hike. Otherwise, the closures are typical for this time of year. We'll be there.

Jcb890 · Apr 19, 2018

180 said:
Only ting closed ins Snowdon which is accessible with a 5 minute hike. Otherwise, the closures are typical for this time of year. We'll be there.

I thought they usually keep Ramshead open at this time as well, no?

sull1102 · Apr 19, 2018

Snow should be really close to 100% open minus Sunbrook this weekend with the woods still in play as of today.

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bdfreetuna · Apr 19, 2018

Just got back from Mount Snow

Mount Snow will/should be 95% open (besides Sun Brook) once things soften up.

Incredible base and coverage. Really looked more like February up there, felt like it too. I was lapping the Carinthia woods today, total coverage in there minus a couple sticks.

Would highly recommend anyone go to Mount Snow this weekend, with the warm temps and sunshine you'll be skiing most of the terrain.

Everything on North Face has more than enough snow for spring moguls... just a matter of recent ice storm and thaw/freeze up there today, ungroomed was pretty much bulletproof until after lunch.

If you go this weekend it'll be right on the money. Was hoping for more snow today than actually ended up falling -- but they don't need it.

machski · Apr 19, 2018

Jcb890 said:
I thought they usually keep Ramshead open at this time as well, no?

Nope, sometimes Skye/Bear but not this year, they are already pushing snow to get ready for the lift install and tunnel construction on the snowshed crossover. Ramshead closes with snowshed.

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Scruffy · Apr 19, 2018

Any runs bumped up at Mt. Snow right now?

bdfreetuna · Apr 19, 2018

Scruffy said:
Any runs bumped up at Mt. Snow right now?

Plummet, Little Steep, a couple others on North Face. Yard Sale is looking good. Just needs to soften a little more.

chuckstah · Apr 19, 2018

Yard sale was soft and skied great this afternoon

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Shredder of Gnar · Apr 19, 2018

Scruffy said:
Any runs bumped up at Mt. Snow right now?

The bumps on upper and lower Exhibition should also be downright tasty with the sun on them on this weekend!

sull1102 · Apr 23, 2018

This weekend was one of the all time greats. Patrol was aggressively dropping ropes on Sunday once things softened up. Not one cloud was seen on Sunday all day and the woods off Olympic were EPIC. I really wish I took some photos of the crowd, yesterday until about noon the Bluebird singles line went to were the corral for the Canyon quad usually begins. People were loving it out there and everyone was wishing for another weekend of skiing, but it seems there must be some other factors at play here because when people are parking down to Handle Rd at Carinthia you cannot tell me there aren't enough people interested in skiing. Either way, HUGE thanks to every staff member at Mount Snow for what was one of the greatest seasons yet!

Now that the season is over summer improvement news must be coming soon, unless we are "only" getting the new Carinthia base lodge and some chairs on Nitro.

MountSnow · Apr 23, 2018

sull1102 said:
This weekend was one of the all time greats. Patrol was aggressively dropping ropes on Sunday once things softened up. Not one cloud was seen on Sunday all day and the woods off Olympic were EPIC. I really wish I took some photos of the crowd, yesterday until about noon the Bluebird singles line went to were the corral for the Canyon quad usually begins. People were loving it out there and everyone was wishing for another weekend of skiing, but it seems there must be some other factors at play here because when people are parking down to Handle Rd at Carinthia you cannot tell me there aren't enough people interested in skiing. Either way, HUGE thanks to every staff member at Mount Snow for what was one of the greatest seasons yet!

Now that the season is over summer improvement news must be coming soon, unless we are "only" getting the new Carinthia base lodge and some chairs on Nitro.

It really comes down to attendence, as well as snowpack. While it looked like there were a lot of people skiing yesterday, that was really due to three factors. 1. Many more people come out for the last day of the season, which was why we had a busier Sunday than Saturday. 2. Everyone was condenced into that one lift while waiting for the North Face to thaw, so it made it look like there were more people here than there really were.

As for the snowpack, have you seen the weather report for the coming week? Highs in the 60s and more than an inch of warm rain on Wednesday. We're going to lose snow quickly, and it's not financially viable to limp along on a few trails for one more weekend. We'd much rather go out on top with a fantastic weekend with great coverage, instead of dodging rocks on a couple of trails with very limited attendence.

If you're looking to scratch the itch, Wildcat is still 100% open and in the process of planning a Cinco de Mayo party!

slatham · Apr 23, 2018

MountSnow said:
It really comes down to attendence, as well as snowpack. While it looked like there were a lot of people skiing yesterday, that was really due to three factors. 1. Many more people come out for the last day of the season, which was why we had a busier Sunday than Saturday. 2. Everyone was condenced into that one lift while waiting for the North Face to thaw, so it made it look like there were more people here than there really were.

As for the snowpack, have you seen the weather report for the coming week? Highs in the 60s and more than an inch of warm rain on Wednesday. We're going to lose snow quickly, and it's not financially viable to limp along on a few trails for one more weekend. We'd much rather go out on top with a fantastic weekend with great coverage, instead of dodging rocks on a couple of trails with very limited attendence.

If you're looking to scratch the itch, Wildcat is still 100% open and in the process of planning a Cinco de Mayo party!

Not to mention that by planning to open next weekend you make a huge bet on the weather over the weekend cooperating, and odds are it won't be as nice as this past weekend. Time to move on to spring sports (or Wildcat)......

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