Catskills Updates

[adamti91]

Bell opened the Tomahawk lift, however it is only accessable by shuttle and only until 3:30PM. Only Dot Nebel is open from midstation off Tomahawk, for races I think. They are now blowing on Belleayre Run in addition to a few others. Windham has started blowing on a few more trails, bringing the total number of unopened trails they are blowing on to 7 (hopefully they should all open soon). Hunter's site was down again, I'll check it out later. Plattekill has started blowing on two additional trails, but no indication of when they will open.

 

[MarkC]

report from Plattekil mountain: 4 to 6 of fresh powder came down this morning (Thursday). Go get some!!!!

 

[millerm277]

Colonel's Alternate is open at Hunter, and the rest of Clair's and Taylor's Run are supposed to be tomorrow. Today's pic shows hea\/y snow, and lots of snowmaking.
http://www.huntermtn.com/img/daily_06-07/1-25-07.jpg

 

[JimG.]

Bell opened the Tomahawk lift, however it is only accessable by shuttle and only until 3:30PM. Only Dot Nebel is open from midstation off Tomahawk, for races I think. They are now blowing on Belleayre Run in addition to a few others. Windham has started blowing on a few more trails, bringing the total number of unopened trails they are blowing on to 7 (hopefully they should all open soon). Hunter's site was down again, I'll check it out later. Plattekill has started blowing on two additional trails, but no indication of when they will open.

Are you sure you're using the correct Hunter web address?

www.huntermtn.com

Every time I log on I go to the website with no problem. Hasn't been down all season to my knowledge.

 

[adamti91]

It works on and off...

 

[JimG.]

It works on and off...

Something is wrong with your computer or ISP...I'm telling you that site hasn't been down all season.

 

[adamti91]

Yeah probably something on my end.

Hunter:

 

[adamti91]

Windham got 3" of fresh last night, Plattekill got 4-6", Bell got 1", and Hunter got a dusting, all in addition to snowmaking. !

 

[JimG.]

Windham got 3" of fresh last night, Plattekill got 4-6", Bell got 1", and Hunter got a dusting, all in addition to snowmaking. !

Gotta love the Plattekill effect...they always seem to pick up twice as much snow as their neighbors to the east. Nice.

 

[adamti91]

I'm headed up on Saturday, I can't wait (I've actually never been up there, I'm going up for snowboard instructor information).

 

[goldsbar]

Gotta love the Plattekill effect...they always seem to pick up twice as much snow as their neighbors to the east. Nice.

This really is true. Sometimes more than twice. I recall three or four years ago (remember when the region used to get snow?) I'd drive by Belleayre and there might by 4" in the ground. On the drive up the Pkill sevice road, the snow depth would keep on increasing until it was like 2' on the mountain with great tree skiing. I remember there were a lot of S VT people complaining about the lack of tree skiing and there I was in the Catskills skiing trees with no lift lines. Those were the days...

Pkill>>>>Belleayre>>Hunter ~ Windham

 

[kingslug]

This really is true. Sometimes more than twice. I recall three or four years ago (remember when the region used to get snow?) I'd drive by Belleayre and there might by 4" in the ground. On the drive up the Pkill sevice road, the snow depth would keep on increasing until it was like 2' on the mountain with great tree skiing. I remember there were a lot of S VT people complaining about the lack of tree skiing and there I was in the Catskills skiing trees with no lift lines. Those were the days...

Pkill>>>>Belleayre>>Hunter ~ Windham

My wife decided to venture into the woods one year there. I warned her it was a bad idea. About 45 minutes later she appeared at the top of blockbuster. Spent the whole time in 3 to 4 feet of powder. I still wasn't happy about it, but they do get the goods.

 

[180]

180

make sure you add the Powderhound live cam to yur list...

http://huntermtn.viewnetcam.com/Vie...30&Size=STD&PresetOperation=Move&Language=255

make sure you click on the 640x480 to enlarge the image.

 

[adamti91]

Thanks, will do.

Edit: Eh... it won't show up in the post.

 

[JimG.]

make sure you add the Powderhound live cam to yur list...

http://huntermtn.viewnetcam.com/Vie...30&Size=STD&PresetOperation=Move&Language=255

make sure you click on the 640x480 to enlarge the image.

Hmmmm...is that you Al?

I'll never understand why people pan that cam around to try to look inside your upstairs bedroom.

 

[adamti91]

Huh JimG? Updated. Lots of new trails and lifts .

 

[millerm277]

Better get to updating Hunter again...

38 trails, and pretty much all of the main mtn is open now. All that's left is Mad Box, the Pipe, B Flat and Upper 42nd Street. (And Mad Box has snowmaking going.....it should take about 5 minutes to cover.)

 

[adamti91]

Updated... and I'm headed up to Plattekill, hopefully taking some runs with MarkC, and maybe some pictures for my TR.

 

[kingslug]

Looks like a Belleayre Sunday, Hunter Monday weekend for me. Haven't skied B in a while, haven't seen our place up there in a while too.

 

[ajl50]

Belleayre was nice yesterday. Belleayre Run- the trail right under the new quad was worked on all day yesterday. They blew sno much snow that trail will be the last one to close. Should be open today. Also - were blowing to re-cover wanatuska. Winnisook had huge bumps on it and prob. is like that today. Everything to skiers right, roaring brook, ashokan, etc. was nice yesterday. Yahoo also open but it was one blown inch over ice with big bumps...very tough.