2012 Closings

[riverc0il]

My bleak prediction is that by the end of this coming week there will be less than ten New England/New York ski areas still open.

I'd go further than that. After next weekend, I think we'll be down to half a dozen or less. Prob something like Killington, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Stowe, and Wildcat or something like that. What I saw yesterday was frightening. Anything that isn't freezing up overnight never corns and is just turning to pure slush. Base areas are getting fried. 50s-60s for five days in a row without a freeze at night is going to destroy most areas. Just the worst possible scenario.

At least we know it can't ever get worse than this. uke:

 

[ScottySkis]

If anyone has means to get to Snowbird/Alta their getting lots of snow, another 20 inches to fall is forecasted.

 

[snowmonster]

^ I'm with thetrailboss at Snowbird right now. If its any consolation yesterday morning was like a bad day in the east with everything frozen solid. I was wondering why I flew 4 hours for this. Then it started dumping in the late afternoon and it turned into a powder day. It still continues to dump. Hoping to slay some Mormon pow!

 

[ScottySkis]

^ I'm with thetrailboss at Snowbird right now. If its any consolation yesterday morning was like a bad day in the east with everything frozen solid. I was wondering why I flew 4 hours for this. Then it started dumping in the late afternoon and it turned into a powder day. It still continues to dump. Hoping to slay some Mormon pow!

Enjoy every sweet slc Salty powdered days, I always remember those.

 

[deadheadskier]

I'd go further than that. After next weekend, I think we'll be down to half a dozen or less. Prob something like Killington, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Stowe, and Wildcat or something like that. What I saw yesterday was frightening. Anything that isn't freezing up overnight never corns and is just turning to pure slush. Base areas are getting fried. 50s-60s for five days in a row without a freeze at night is going to destroy most areas. Just the worst possible scenario.

At least we know it can't ever get worse than this. uke:

you think Jay will be done after next weekend?

this is just crazy

 

[steamboat1]

you think Jay will be done after next weekend?

this is just crazy

I was at Jay Fri. & beside it being warm it poured all day.

Sounds like there wasn't as much rain to the south.

 

[riverc0il]

you think Jay will be done after next weekend?

this is just crazy

I don't know. Jay might be in the mix and Sunday River might be too. I am worried about Jay's run outs. Not much natural up there this year and it didn't have time to fully pack down and consolidate before it got warm. We'll find out once the calendar flips over to April.

This type of weather must do wonders for their waterpark. Ski the corn until it gets mushy and then do the water thing.

 

[steamboat1]

This type of weather must do wonders for their waterpark. Ski the corn until it gets mushy and then do the water thing.

You can't book a room at the Jay Hotel without the price including access to the water park. Super pricey for the hotel, they wanted well over $400 + tax for 3 of us this past Thurs. night & it didn't include dinner or breakfast. We didn't book ahead & the hotel was full when we arrived (good thing). We wound up staying just down the road at Cinders Lodge. Came out to just under $47 each with tax including a decent continental breakfast. Nice room with 3 queen size beds. They also had a good in house restaurant that was reasonably priced. If we wanted to do the water park thing it was $35 each for admission. I think we came out way ahead.

Just for information purposes there was more natural snow down at Stowe then at Jay & they still had a deep base on the man made trails.

 

[Puck it]

Cannon may not make to next weekend! I was up there today and there was a lot of standing and running water on the runs.

 

[2Planker]

Attitash is shooting to make it 2 more weekend. "We're shooting for March 31" - That was yesterday...

The Cat is saying hopefully thru 4/15, but that is not looking likely. Prob make Easter thou

SR will be open through 4/15... Annual British Invasion is the week of 4/8....

Loaf's ReggaeFest is 4/12-4/15.. Gonna be interesting w/ the warmest temps away from the coast in the next few weeks, even that may be a stretch.. Most people aren't there for the skiing anyway...

 

[Zand]

Every snowmaking trail off the Jet at Jay is still deep. Natural trails are still skiable for a few more days at least. They probably won't make May this year but to say they're not going to make it another couple weeks is very pessimistic lol.

 

[riverc0il]

Every snowmaking trail off the Jet at Jay is still deep. Natural trails are still skiable for a few more days at least. They probably won't make May this year but to say they're not going to make it another couple weeks is very pessimistic lol.

The trails don't matter. It is the base area that matters. Maybe I am being pessimistic. I don't think we'll have more than one or two areas go past April 1st.

 

[Puck it]

The trails don't matter. It is the base area that matters. Maybe I am being pessimistic. I don't think we'll have more than one or two areas go past April 1st.

I agree after seeing what I saw today.

 

[skisheep]

Whiteface is still claiming an april 8th closing, but there is no way thats going to happen. Best guess is open this week and this weekend, closed next week, and open for one last weekend downloading off the gondola.

 

[4aprice]

Never seen a melt down like Killington today. Water gushing down a couple of runs. Ramshead and Snowshed are probably toast after today and several other parts will not make it through this week. Very sad :sad: Superstar and Skylark had pretty good coverage. I'm probably done now myself and all I can say is good riddence to the 2011-2012 season.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[oakapple]

I skied Stratton today. Very soupy. I do have an Aspen/Snowmass trip planned, but I am done with the East for this season.

 

[oakapple]

Windham is closing Monday thru Friday of this week; then they'll open one more day, next Saturday, and skiing will be free.

 

[jaja111]

Out here in the boonies, Holiday Valley ended the season with a thunderstorm that rolled in at 2:45pm. It was sort of fitting to get a$$f@(ked by the weather. Very fitting for the season.

 

[Angus]

I skied Stratton today. Very soupy.

was there Saturday and although the skiing was good - basically skied bumps all day on two trails - upper standard and liftline, with the weather forecast this week, I'm not sure what will be open. coverage was getting pretty sketchy elsewhere.

 

[thetrailboss]

Looks like MRG is done.