legalskier
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A belated Christmas gift
Conditions: powder, crud, mashed potatoes
Temp on arrival: 24
Sorry for the delay but I've been busy with visiting family.
The predicted snow storm brought me up on Wed night; however, when the plow dude failed to arrive on time Thurs a.m. to clear the huge berm at the end of the driveway I lost time digging out. Arrived at the lodge at 9:45 & got on the fresh 14" of snow just after 10 (which added to the 8" received a few days earlier). There already were lots of tracks but I found plenty of untracked. Skied the entire opened upper mountain from Cathedral Brook to Esopus, including some glades. The snow continued into the p.m. Hardly any lift lines all day- Merry Christmas to me.
They say a picture's worth a thousand words so here goes-
![12-27 Esopus skiers.JPG 12-27 Esopus skiers.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/856-b0d6dbaa286a4b33138fbaa3845c1a76.jpg)
Random skiers on Esopus
![12-27 Wini boarders.JPG 12-27 Wini boarders.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/857-3d4f097f868e199fb05458ffded44ac6.jpg)
Boarders catching air off Winisook whales
![12-27 lwr Wini.JPG 12-27 lwr Wini.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/858-18a3dd8a6683add97acc0ee12debff0b.jpg)
Tracks on lowest Winisook
![12-27 Algonq pow.JPG 12-27 Algonq pow.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/859-302de402d81b70636316bf6e3e254fe7.jpg)
Upper Algonquin...I think
Since these pics, the website says they picked up another 8" & are almost 100% open now. What a shot in the arm this storm provided!
Conditions: powder, crud, mashed potatoes
Temp on arrival: 24
Sorry for the delay but I've been busy with visiting family.
The predicted snow storm brought me up on Wed night; however, when the plow dude failed to arrive on time Thurs a.m. to clear the huge berm at the end of the driveway I lost time digging out. Arrived at the lodge at 9:45 & got on the fresh 14" of snow just after 10 (which added to the 8" received a few days earlier). There already were lots of tracks but I found plenty of untracked. Skied the entire opened upper mountain from Cathedral Brook to Esopus, including some glades. The snow continued into the p.m. Hardly any lift lines all day- Merry Christmas to me.
They say a picture's worth a thousand words so here goes-
![12-27 Esopus skiers.JPG 12-27 Esopus skiers.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/856-b0d6dbaa286a4b33138fbaa3845c1a76.jpg)
Random skiers on Esopus
![12-27 Wini boarders.JPG 12-27 Wini boarders.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/857-3d4f097f868e199fb05458ffded44ac6.jpg)
Boarders catching air off Winisook whales
![12-27 lwr Wini.JPG 12-27 lwr Wini.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/858-18a3dd8a6683add97acc0ee12debff0b.jpg)
Tracks on lowest Winisook
![12-27 Algonq pow.JPG 12-27 Algonq pow.JPG](https://forums.alpinezone.com/data/attachments/0/859-302de402d81b70636316bf6e3e254fe7.jpg)
Upper Algonquin...I think
Since these pics, the website says they picked up another 8" & are almost 100% open now. What a shot in the arm this storm provided!