Tin
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And now two down.
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Saturday after Christmas
- Thread starter rocks860
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And now two down.
rocks860
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Would also appreciate any first hand reports
Tin
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Snow reports are looking rough.
Cannon down to 33 trails, Sugarbush lost 30 trails, Pico went from 100% to 14 trails. Wildcat from almost 100% down to 11 trails. K lost all the fun stuff on Bear Mountain. Not quite as bad as last year's December melt though. Southern VT seems to have really dodged a bullet. Okemo looks to have lost nothing.
Take the weekend off.
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fcksummer
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billski
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It was still raining as far north as Stowe this Christmas afternoon. Wait and see what the reports look like in the morning. I'm sure all the areas will be making a full court press at snow making tonight and through the day tomorrow. However, you can only push out so much snow each day.
rocks860
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Can't do it, gotta get out somewhere!
And from the trail report it doesn't look like sugarbush lost the trails per se, looks like they closed them to preserve the snow. Don't know if it really makes a difference though
WWF-VT
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Natural snow trails are locked up frozen snow. The snow guns are on a bunch of higher elevation trails. Yesterday I skied Elbow at Mt Ellen which was not yet groomed and it was like skiing on a coral reef.
xwhaler
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Id like to think trail counts will rise throughout the day today and this wknd as the warmish sun works its magic
ScottySkis
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I think Saturday will be bumps and soft spring conditions in the Catskills so I be at Hunter.
http://skiwildcat.com/snow-report.html
Pretty honest and terrible snow report from Wildcat. I was thinking of heading up there Sunday, but we'll have to see how(if!) things soften in the next couple of days to make it worth it. Personally, I think they're crazy charging full Holiday rates for basically 2 trails from the mid-mountain and the beginner area. Not that the weather they have been handed is their fault. I just know if I spent $75 on that, I'd feel a little ripped off.
Pretty honest and terrible snow report from Wildcat. I was thinking of heading up there Sunday, but we'll have to see how(if!) things soften in the next couple of days to make it worth it. Personally, I think they're crazy charging full Holiday rates for basically 2 trails from the mid-mountain and the beginner area. Not that the weather they have been handed is their fault. I just know if I spent $75 on that, I'd feel a little ripped off.
dlague
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We were at Bretton Woods on Christmas and the base held up well. Ungroomed was soft and heavy. Any natural terrain took a beating. Driving by Cannon - the front trails, Mittersill and Cannonball got whacked. Anything with snowmaking survived but will probably be boiler plate after tonight.
rocks860
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Looks like sugarbush is back up to 107 open
VTKilarney
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Burke is at 9 trails. I'm thinking that central Vermont is in the best shape.
At Bretton Woods right now. Groomers are skiing really well. Wet loose granular over frozen granular and freshly groomed this morning. Only exception is Bode's Run which had death cookies the size of grapefruit on top of a sketchy surface and they closed that mid morning. Natural trails range from sketchy to gone. Less is open than the snow report indicates as ski patrol is closing down trails.
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fcksummer
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Damn, I generally prefer Cannon to Bretton but sounds like Bretton might be a better choice for tomorrow...
ScottySkis
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Change of plan s I be going to Elk on Saturday
rocks860
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Anyone know how magic is looking? A friend is heading there tomorrow but if it's terrible Id rather not waste my time
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