Harvey
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- Jul 15, 2020
Ski Day 20: 67 inches of snow in the last month, without a real thaw or NCP event, is starting to add up in the southern Adirondacks. Precip over the last 30 hours included 5 inches of snow yesterday afternoon, a half an inch of thunder sleet, and another 3 inches to finish the event.
The sleet, and the electrical storm, delayed lift openings. The Gondola started running late, and the result was the longest line I have ever seen, or waited in, at Gore. Our first ride on the Gondola, led to the top of Bear, where no upper mountain lifts were running. After a few laps on the Sunway double, we faced the line and waited about 20 minutes...
By 10 am most of the lifts were running. Tree runs, that had been already tracked, had the best skiing. The submerged crusty layer, wasn't really a problem if you weren't the first one through. Straightbrook trees opened first and offered some good skiing.
Straightbrook
Dark Side ultimately had the best coverage. I was first in after patrol and had to take one for the team. My plan was to head back to the more heavily trafficked Straightbrook side, but I ran into Patrolman Kirby and we stayed on the Dark Side to finish out the morning.
Dark Side
I'm one of those guys who thinks that until bases are ridiculously deep, all frozen precip is good. Last night's event took some of the packed powder softness out of the groomers, but the trees will benefit from the extra depth. As always, it's time for some more snow.
The sleet, and the electrical storm, delayed lift openings. The Gondola started running late, and the result was the longest line I have ever seen, or waited in, at Gore. Our first ride on the Gondola, led to the top of Bear, where no upper mountain lifts were running. After a few laps on the Sunway double, we faced the line and waited about 20 minutes...
By 10 am most of the lifts were running. Tree runs, that had been already tracked, had the best skiing. The submerged crusty layer, wasn't really a problem if you weren't the first one through. Straightbrook trees opened first and offered some good skiing.
Straightbrook
Dark Side ultimately had the best coverage. I was first in after patrol and had to take one for the team. My plan was to head back to the more heavily trafficked Straightbrook side, but I ran into Patrolman Kirby and we stayed on the Dark Side to finish out the morning.
Dark Side
I'm one of those guys who thinks that until bases are ridiculously deep, all frozen precip is good. Last night's event took some of the packed powder softness out of the groomers, but the trees will benefit from the extra depth. As always, it's time for some more snow.
