Weekend Speculation Thread - The Presidential Edition! 2/16-17

[Jully]

I skied Crotched today. They got about 6 inches, very dense snow. Everything skied good with only UFO and Jupiter's left ungroomed. Solstice glade was skiable, and will get better with more traffic. Being the first one on ungroomed sections was not ideal. The snow was starting to set up a bit when I left at 4 ish.

Great Intel, thanks. The other glades were not skiable or you didn't get to see?

 

[chuckstah]

I saw tracks in other glades. I skied some of the short shots in and around Final Frontier. Thin but very skiable. Didn't try any glades off the top. O ya, the Rocket went down for much of the afternoon (maintenance), but eventually came back on line.

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[kingslug]

What we get in inches..the west gets in feet this season

 

[machski]

What we get in inches..the west gets in feet this season

And this differs from most seasons how exactly???

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[tumbler]

What we get in inches..the west gets in feet this season

Then go west! I'm not going to bitch about new snow when I can get in my car and drive to ski.

 

[cdskier]

Then go west! I'm not going to bitch about new snow when I can get in my car and drive to ski.

+1

 

[machski]

We aren't the only ones dealing with wild weather swings. Just look at the World Championships in Are. Heavy snow and single digits temps last week and now the R word and temps into the 40's. And that is Sweden!!

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[ss20]

I was there today. The naturals were pretty decent but the trees were horrible. At least "Chop Chop". More like Scrape-scrape on ice/rocks.

Careful what you say...trees skied fantastic yesterday. Chop-chop is south-facing and had no coverage on it before this snow. I was shocked to see a rock dropped on it. i'm not suprised it skied like shit. The majority of trees at K skied great (Low Rider, the Light, Somewhere/Nowhere, even low stuff like the Stairs).

Only the rockpiles (Julio, Anarchy, Bear trees, Royal Flush and that ridge) need snow now, the rest is in good shape.

 

[kingslug]

And this differs from most seasons how exactly?

Yeah..your right..just watching the weather channel too much lately...

 

[Smellytele]

Josh Fox calling Friday 3-6" above 2000'.....

Cannon is showing it should stay snow toward the summit 1-3. Base shows some r@!^ over night Friday

 

[Robbski]

Grab your passport and keep driving. Le Massif reports 60 cm of new snow w/ more in the way. I’m Headed up to QC on Sunday to ski there and Mont. Ste. Anne.

 

[kingslug]

All N VT reports seem good..A foot helped..more on the way.

 

[del.hess.1]

All N VT reports seem good..A foot helped..more on the way.

Burke reporting 16". Hopefully it's all snow (none of the r word) on the hill this weekend. I'll be there with my kids on Monday

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[mulva]

Careful what you say...trees skied fantastic yesterday. Chop-chop is south-facing and had no coverage on it before this snow. I was shocked to see a rock dropped on it. i'm not suprised it skied like shit. The majority of trees at K skied great (Low Rider, the Light, Somewhere/Nowhere, even low stuff like the Stairs).

Only the rockpiles (Julio, Anarchy, Bear trees, Royal Flush and that ridge) need snow now, the rest is in good shape.

Royal Flush with rocks poking through everywhere and thin cover is still some good shit though.

 

[ss20]

Royal Flush with rocks poking through everywhere and thin cover is still some good shit though.

Very true. One of my favorite trails on the mountain. Noce consistent high-black pitch.

 

[tnt1234]

Cannon is showing it should stay snow toward the summit 1-3. Base shows some r@!^ over night Friday

Dang. Magic is only about 2800' at the summit. Wonder if they will get rain.

 

[tnt1234]

Grab your passport and keep driving. Le Massif reports 60 cm of new snow w/ more in the way. I’m Headed up to QC on Sunday to ski there and Mont. Ste. Anne.

Been there, done that. Totally worth it. But can't swing 10 hrs. each way this time.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Dang. Magic is only about 2800' at the summit. Wonder if they will get rain.

If the predicted temperatures hold, they'll see some rain. There's only so many degrees Fahrenheit that elevation can overcome.

 

[kingslug]

Jay looks to be the winner this week..

 

[tnt1234]

If the predicted temperatures hold, they'll see some rain. There's only so many degrees Fahrenheit that elevation can overcome.

Bummer. Just saw the black lift might be down for the weekend too.

My luck with Magic is just plain cursed. Every time I plan a day there something goes wrong.