Belleayre Conditions

[DomB]

Yes, lift 8 is Tomahawk. Park there or download on the Gondi back to the lower Discovery lodge at the end of the day since Lower Deer Run is not open yet. Rip it!

awesome. Tomahawk parking lot was my covid 'hack'.

 

[cerv1]

Howdy everyone! The weather looks cold and decent chances of snow at Belleayre throughout the coming week. Anyone care to make a prediction on what might be open by next weekend? Would love to make a day trip next Sunday!

 

[DomB]

Howdy everyone! The weather looks cold and decent chances of snow at Belleayre throughout the coming week. Anyone care to make a prediction on what might be open by next weekend? Would love to make a day trip next Sunday!

Prediction 1: almost all predictions are wrong to some degree. Prediction 2: if the weather is as you say, Iriquois (fun green about half the vert off the quad next to the Gondola, great for just above first timer, or first timer with instructor) or possibly all of Deer Run will be open.

They were blowing Iriquois on Saturday when we got up, and it looked like they were blowing lower Deer. But Lower Deer Run takes a lot of snow for the skier bridge.

Have fun!

 

[DomB]

Also, great job by the Belle team.

They upgraded the snow compressor system (sure I am saying that wrong) so that they could blow Deer Run and Dot. My prediction is that until they make more upgrades, these will be the first two trails to open every year - very logical from a snowmaking and lift system perspective.

We had fun - me, my son, and daughter. My wife was home to monitor an expensive dog surgery (thank goodness we bought pet insurance when we first got her).

Side note: Now I understand why all the educators were focused on getting kids back in the classroom. My kids (10 and 7) haven't skied in 18 months and it showed. (Not that it matters but the analogy stuck with me). My 7 yo was skiing some long, real blues at Gore and was struggling with Deer Run in some spots.

We ended up going after one run, a lesson learned in resiliency and having fun together. Some how, our cards worked. (I don't know which one of mine worked because they sent me a new one this year as I went through Gore for Ski 3). We hit up Phoenecia Diner outdoor (food order took 5 minutes, or about 40 minutes quicker than the time to sit at a table), Norway Ski Clube for foosball, and the Pine Hill Community Center.

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[MarzNC]

Side note: Now I understand why all the educators were focused on getting kids back in the classroom. My kids (10 and 7) haven't skied in 18 months and it showed. (Not that it matters but the analogy stuck with me). My 7 yo was skiing some long, real blues at Gore and was struggling with Deer Run in some spots.

I always required my daughter and any of the kids who have gone with me to ski at Massanutten to take at least a group lesson at the start of the season. Not necessarily the first day, but within the first few days they are on snow. Once the kids were intermediates that would be enough for them to avoid ingraining bad habits. More importantly, I could ask the instructor for 1-2 things to remind the kids about now and then.

 

[Country Gun]

Ran up to B , got our Ski3 passes straightened out. Parked at Tomahawk lot. Did a few laps on Dot and one on Deer run. Little natural snow on the ground. Flurried whole time we were there. Early season turns. Blessed to be back out on the snow!

 

[billyb3]

A great day for November! Pretty good coverage on open trails. Lower Deer Run was opened around noon for full top to bottom. Around 1:30 gondola stopped for 20 min or so and then ran in slow motion to get people off. Then they told people it was closed and stay on Tomahawk unless parked at bottom. Hopefully nothing majorly wrong with it.

Edit: Snow report for tomorrow it posted and all is well with the gondola.

 

[Ripitz]

 

[MarzNC]

@Ripitz : how old is your Peanut? I bet she won't be needing the tip clips for much longer.

I started my daughter at age 4. She was tiny. Only needed the help on the tips for a couple days during her first long weekend ski trip that included two days of ski school. Massanutten ski school leant us one so I didn't have to buy one.

 

[Ripitz]

@Ripitz : how old is your Peanut? I bet she won't be needing the tip clips for much longer.

I started my daughter at age 4. She was tiny. Only needed the help on the tips for a couple days during her first long weekend ski trip that included two days of ski school. Massanutten ski school leant us one so I didn't have to buy one.

Peanut is 3 turning 4 next week. It doesn’t make sense but this will be her fourth season. We’ll keep the jumper cables on for now.