How bad will it really be this weekend?

[bigbog]

Probably said previous......try not to muscle, just ski relaxed with an active upperbody to get out over those edges...however the trees have it hands down.

 

[polski]

I'd be grateful for any ground truth today or tomorrow from Wildcat, Attitash or Black. Just got invited up to stay with friends in that area and will be skiing somewhere Monday with kids. A holiday at a resort with potentially bombproof surface is not something I'd normally seek out but sounds like there will be at least a little new snow by Mon a.m., and light wind. At worst I'll work on my survival skiing skills.

I'm thinking Black might be less likely to be utterly mobbed?

If for whatever reason the choice came down to Wildcat vs Attitash, any thoughts? Assuming our focus is primarily on groomers, I'd consider Attitash, in part to ski somewhere almost "new" to me (I've only been once, many years ago). Might it be less crowded than Wildcat?

 

[BenedictGomez]

Ugh.... Hope this weekend isn't a complete loss. Conditions at Jay/Smuggs etc.. seemed brutal when I awoke, so didn't ski, but at the time Sunday looked promising. Now it's looking crazy cold and windy for tomorrow too, not sure if it's even going to be worth heading out to Bolton.

At least I'm staying with friends that are locals (i.e. Free), but I feel awful for all these tourist families.

 

[billski]

3-6 won't convince me to buy a ticket and deal with crowds. It would take a couple little snows for me to deal with that. If I my pass wasn't blacked out it would be a different.

A four inch snow would be just enough to make things busy as hell.

My untrained gut tells me a couple inches a day in NVT may come, and by later in the week, things should improve quite a bit. My $0.02. That and $2 might get you coffee.

 

[riverc0il]

Its not as bad as I thought it would be here in Ashland, NH. Just took the dog out. Where the snow was packed down already, its frozen over pretty good. The unpacked/untracked snow was a little crusty on top but I could still post hole (not nearly as deep as yesterday though!). I think many ski areas will be able to roll with ungroomed terrain today.

Uh oh... that was Saturday morning. A lot has happened since then. The wind Saturday afternoon was wicked and bitter. Here in Ashland, the snow is now hard as a rock. Where I was post holing deeper than a foot a few days ago, I can now stand on firm without any compaction.

Things are worse than I feared on the slopes. Skating rink out there today. Worst conditions of the season. But snow tomorrow so it is short lived. Time to get back to business next week now that this nastiness is over.

:beer:

 

[rocojerry]

So, to anyone that took the shot at it, was it better than expected anywhere? The only favorable report I've kinda heard was that Bretton Woods was pretty good --

 

[thetrailboss]

Well, the skiing yesterday was skating rink at SB North. Today it was better thanks to grooming and some new snow. What has added insult to injury has been the week and a half of high winds that have closed lifts, stripped snow, and made for bitter cold conditions both yesterday and today.

 

[Glenn]

Based on some text messages from Dr Jeff...and FaceBook updates, this weekend wasn't that great. My wife and I were blacked out, so we didn't miss a heck of a lot.

 

[riverc0il]

So, to anyone that took the shot at it, was it better than expected anywhere? The only favorable report I've kinda heard was that Bretton Woods was pretty good --

Personally, I am glad we got the weekend with the worst conditions of the season out of the way. I'd take a WROD over conditions this past weekend. Seriously, T2 on the first day of the season skied better. But its over now, game on!

 

[tjf67]

Sat was getting shin deep powder runs till 11:00. Sunday the wind died down but the groomers were wind blown . Crusted Powder on cloudspin up to knees. No one was in there all the regulars were blacked out. Today the guns werfe fired up and MR was a manmade powder run. Worst weekend of the new year but still decent for a couple of hours. Its cold when you r not in the sun. No snow in the forecast till Friday. Glad its a holiday week they will be blasting the guns. After that the guns will be put away for the year.

 

[snoseek]

I origionally said I wouldn't go this week but the pass is good tomorrow so off to the river i go. It looks like they have been blowing aggresively.

 

[MommaBear]

...this weekend wasn't that great. My wife and I were blacked out, so we didn't miss a heck of a lot.

Just said that same thing to my spouse...lol! Doesn't sound like we missed much and starting tomorrow, our passes are good for the rest of the season. :beer: