Belleayre Conditions

[G.ski]

Tongora is sweet. Some of those bumps can get bigger than an SUV up top : )

Tongora was sweet there is the usual ice patch down near the first water bar I saw it get 2 patrollers who skied down before us we avoided that it was nasty.

 

[DomB]

Tongora was sweet there is the usual ice patch down near the first water bar I saw it get 2 patrollers who skied down before us we avoided that it was nasty.

When that trail is tough, I think it is the hardest thing to ski at Belle (insert jokes from the forum). The combination of the pitch in the top, the narrowness, and the situation where the bumps become ice burgs, pretty tricky.

 

[billyb3]

Great day! 100% open including (thin) glades. Pic is on Winnisook Glade.

Lift 8 was off for a while, then back on, then ran on backup power to offload people. Hopefully they get that sorted out.

 

[Low Angle Life]

Today was kind of a sleeper. Got up to the parking lot around 10 expecting nothing special. Dipped into the trees off Peekamoose and got bit by a snow snake. Thought it might be too thin after that but I ventured into Dreamcatcher and had a blast. Lots of untouched, wind affected pockets if ya knew where to look. Groomers rode pretty good all day too with no freeze thaw. Praying to Ullr that it stays cold this week, trees will be something special if it does.

 

[cerv1]

It’s been quiet here, so perhaps I’m the first forum member to venture up to Belle since the rain / ice storm…?

Sadly, all the beautiful packed powder and corduroy that was there as recently as Wednesday was frozen over. I don’t think they got any snow accumulation from the storm - just rain and sleet. Everything was glistening in a sheet of ice!

The groomers were out in full force Friday night. They did a good job breaking up the ice and converting it to a granular surface. The snow guns were blowing at full force too. Seneca, Deer Run, Belleayre Run all had fresh deposits, and there was action on Tongora, Winnisook, and on one of the blue trails around Lift 7.

Conditions were decent (all things considered) and very edgeable, with only a few major ice patches mid mountain. Trees were off limits - pure ice crust.

It wasn’t too busy for a Saturday, but felt colder than the thermometer showed.

Anyway, a day skiing is always better than not skiing. And Belle continues to do an outstanding job with each hand they’ve been dealt by Mother Nature this season.

 

[Bandit]

Drove up to Lake George Thursday night during the storm and skied Gore Friday and Saturday. That was a great decision! I considered staying for Sunday but in order to maintain the domestic tranquility index I headed home.

Wasn’t even going to bother with Belleayre Sunday after the ice storm but my friends said it was decent Saturday so I said why not. I was happily impressed with how good their recovery effort was! They had made snow on the top section of every trail since Friday!

Yahoo, Mohawk and Algonquin were the runs of the day with soft gun powder and nice bumps. The bumps on lower Wanatuska also got dusted and were really nice.

 

[G.ski]

Bumps were awesome at Belle on 2/12.

 

[Harvey]

domestic tranquility index

ROFL

 

[Bandit]

Bumps were awesome at Belle on 2/12.

Yes they were! Saturday was a good one!! I skipped it Sunday after the freeze but heard the 3” up top made it at least OK.

 

[G.ski]

Yes they were! Saturday was a good one!! I skipped it Sunday after the freeze but heard the 3” up top made it at least OK.

I skipped the 13th as well.

I'll be back at Belle this weekend. A day or two at Plattekill as well.