Whiteface Tomorrow

[Puck it]

Suppose to drive up today to WF and ski tomorrow. Meeting a buddy there that is home for the holidays. Only able to ski one day. Worth 5 or 6 drive to ski on ice? I am thinking of bagging it. I will be skiing with him in Feb in UT.

 

[deadheadskier]

could be getting snow at elevation

 

[Puck it]

Doesn't look like it on radar. Calling for an inch on new but it has rained on the mountain.

 

[abc]

I would bag it.

But then, I'm known as a sissy when it comes to conditions. I'm picky on what I ski.

However you look at it, 6 hours driving for 6 hours of skiing? Only fresh powder warrants it (in my view).

Perhaps the locals of the 'Dak will update on the condition to help you make up your mind?

 

[billski]

I agree with abc - bag it. Yeah, maybe snow at elevation, but unless it is substantial (4-6"+), it's gonna wet snow and turn to to ice when it freezes back up. TGood "base building". he ground is nice and frozen right now, so all that water can either go down...... or....... soak into not-very-deep base. Stowe is calling an inch of new on "wet packed" (that's a new one!), WF is calling it "Wet Granular", with a base temp of 35 @ 1pm.

THE HIGHER SUMMITS FORECAST FOR THE NORTHERN ADIRONDACKS OF NEW YORK...

.TODAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. RAIN LIKELY THIS MORNING...
THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE LOWER 20S THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE UPPER TEENS. WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH.
.MONDAY...SUMMITS OBSCURED IN CLOUDS. SNOW LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 20S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO IN
THE AFTERNOON.


Too bad. Another sucky holiday week for the resorts; I was hoping they would have better weather, even though I'm not skiing.
We need snow and cold. At the same time.

 

[Puck it]

Bagged it. Not worth. I will go to Cannon tomorrow for turns with the pass.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Suppose to drive up today to WF and ski tomorrow. Meeting a buddy there that is home for the holidays. Only able to ski one day. Worth 5 or 6 drive to ski on ice? I am thinking of bagging it. I will be skiing with him in Feb in UT.

Today was very good, springlike.

I talked to local TV weather guy, Gib Brown, on the gondi today and asked him about tomorrow. He said warm until about late morning then temps will drop like GSS’s match.com date’s expectations when she answers her door. Winds will pick up, and we will have snow squalls so heavy you'll have a hard time seeing your hand in front of your face. Tomorrow will be ADK wild.

I woudn't drive 5 hours, but I'm making the 5 minute drive from my place. The morning should ski well, afternoon...well..wild.