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  1. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Hellgate was beautiful for the first half of yesterday. After lunch it was scraped down enough that I only skied it once and then stuck to the lower mountain - which remained real nice. Belt opened towards end of day, but I missed it as was just skiing off Broadway Express then They were...
  2. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Anyone got an idea whether Belt will be open tomorrow? Trying to decide between Hunter and Belleayre and if only one open run conditions will deteriorate faster.
  3. rfreeman

    Building a Rope Tow

    Or consider powered skis https://frigiddynamics.com/the-vipera/ Probably a more affordable and easier to implement approach if not many people will be using the hill
  4. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Had a real fine time at Hunter yesterday. Skied right on to the Flyer for each of the 9 runs I took before Day 1 legs said “Enough!”. Pretty wall to wall soft but not too soft coverage on Hellgate on down. No signs of any snowmaking elsewhere on the mountain so it is safe to say this run will...
  5. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Yeah Belle pretty much doubled what they announced would be open - nice surprise But with both an Epic Local and Indy+ pass I plan to ski on my passes when it is an option
  6. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Psyched that Hunter will open tomorrow. Had been planning to head to Belleayre, but longer and overall steeper runs (except the Seneca headwall) at a place I have a pass is welcome news for this currently unemployed skier.
  7. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    North side announced as closing at 330 on opening day (tomorrow) having me optimistic for Belt Parkway and Way Out (reportedly now with automated snowmaking) being open in addition to Hellgate on down. How bad will the lines be?
  8. rfreeman

    Belleayre Conditions

    Last season I believe they opened TTB with Gondola as well as Hawk open, but conditions were pretty slushy on the bottom part. Certainly easier to get better conditions at higher altitude is probably more the issue than wanting to open harder terrain
  9. rfreeman

    Belleayre Conditions

    Nice job Belleayre! Figured I was not going to ski til Nov 30 as not worth driving 12 hr r/t for 600 feet of vertical on 2 runs plus a hike. ORDA comes through with 900 feet of vertical on 2 runs with no walk only half the distance away. Making it worth going “off pass” for a longer Skison...
  10. rfreeman

    Belleayre Conditions

    Saw a post on FB that someone called Belleayre and they said they will now only reopen Sunday.
  11. rfreeman

    Belleayre Conditions

    Will await reports from Sat before deciding to make drive on Sun
  12. rfreeman

    Belleayre Conditions

    Seriously considering Sunday - would be ending my Skison where I started it on the last weekend of November - in each case skiing off pass before/after the Hunter Skison Any basis for comment I read on Facebook speculating about $25 tix for pass holders of other mountains?
  13. rfreeman

    Winter Weather 2023/24

    Will Monday 3/11 be the earliest start for Mad Pat's listing of Eastern ski areas still open?
  14. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    They ran it Sat and Sun for Way Out. No line at all.
  15. rfreeman

    Plattekill Conditions

    Thanks for the info!
  16. rfreeman

    Plattekill Conditions

    So did they not open Monday meaning the fresh snow will be untouched on Friday? If so, thinking of springing for a day skiing off pass. How do folks think the snow consistency will be by Friday?
  17. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Was it open or just found a route from Way Out?
  18. rfreeman

    Hunter Conditions

    Was bummed this weekend to note that Empire Glade is now treeless Empire Trail. They really needed another 50 yards of intermediate trail more than one of their few bits of glade terrain?
  19. rfreeman

    Fall Weather 2023

    If that is accurate it looks like quite a few areas could come out of this event closer to having a large part of the mountain open even if the rain part puts at risk the snowmaking base on the few now open trails. Particularly as there could be good snowmaking weather mid week, we could see...
  20. rfreeman

    Fall Weather 2023

    Think I knew him from a Grateful Dead forum where he went by Spoogles. We shared a hotel in Salt Lake to ski about 25 years ago
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