Hunter Conditions
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jasonwx
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Smart move getting belt open
Helps with crowd dispersement
snoloco
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I never understood why Peak Resorts did away with opening Belt first, but I'm glad Vail brought it back.
Low Angle Life
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So much for Hunter being the "early season" spot in the Cats. Hunter used to be better than any other mountain in the area at laying down a fat base of blown snow when other mountains were looking sparse. I know the weather hasn't cooperated but if I was an Epic pass holder and Hunter was my local, I would certainly be thinking twice if I drove up for that.A very grassy Hunter today, Dec 19,2021, at 11:41am - big kudos to Vail for making Hunter a shadow of its former self.
I have never seen so little snow at Hunter a few days away from Christmas.
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x10003q
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Hunter was known for never skimping on snowmaking. Peak Resorts made a good attempt to continue with the monster snowmaking effort. There were seasons were Hunter was able to have more open than VT. People would drive south from Albany for Hunter.
Now? Vail with a big FU to Hunter skiers.
Low Angle Life
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Fortunately based on the webcam it looks like a relatively slow day. Belt Parkway being that thin little death ribbon would be an absolute disaster with a standard Hunter weekend crowd, collisions and people skiing off trail into the rocks walls or snow fencing would be inevitable with coverage like that. Last year there were some significant staffing issues at Hunter and some very unhappy ski patrollers, I wonder if any of that has rolled into this year. The New York metro probably has more Epic Pass holders per square mile than most other parts of the country, you would think they would put a better effort into the local hill for the masses.
I skied Hunter the last two weeks and there was prodigious snowmaking given the weather and lack of cold, they had opened way more than I thought they could.This week had two rain storms and it got up to 55 degrees for a day or two, you can't blame that on Vail.
Low Angle Life
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If the "DMV" of ski mountains managed to lay down more snow I can and will blame that on Vail. Based on the webcam shots x10003q posted it's pretty clear there was some natural snow that fell at elevation. I've seen the snow makers at Hunter lay it down fast and heavy when they feel like it.
Sorry my kids were up there yesterday and said any natural snow was mixed in with rain and even that only lasted for an hour or two when it turned into all rain, I skied two days this December at Hunter and both were good. In fact a week ago Friday they were still blowing even with a really poor forecast for the weekend and upcoming week. Looking at the weather for this past week I decided to skip and my kids said I did the right thing, I have skied Hunter for years and there is always bitching no matter who owns it, the Slutskeys, Peaks, or Vail, it's a Tri State tradition.
