Hunter Conditions

[Harvey]

I'm connected to Jamie, actually "spoke" (txt) to him yesterday. I think he is still in SoVT, but not sure.

 

[rfreeman]

Looks good to me.

Are conditions being run out of CO?

This is the first year all the formerly Peak resorts adopted Vail's format for conditions reporting which provides no narrative or qualitative description whatsoever - instead only a list of open trails and lifts. And when that list is fundamentally off in a way that would impact decisions by many as to whether to come that day (i.e. - is a non black run available, are there 1 or 2 TTB runs acailable) I find that worth calling attention to. Would not have occurred with Hunter's older more informative reporting approach.

 

[rfreeman]

Bummer Hunter announced they are staying closed this weekend. With snow making temps weekday evenings and snow forecast for Saturday they definitely could have re-opened by Sunday

Of course with Vail's policy of it only being for pass holders til Dec 8 - and very few buying food - they would have lost money by being open.

Perhaps a short sighted business decision however - as it will upset the pass holders who are their best customers. And with there being a decent chance of Covid surges ending this season early, it would be real nice to be able to get some more skiing in now.

 

[Harvey]

Hunter forecast for 2100 feet:

Marginal tonight and then nothing much at all for at least a week. Sunday night another small window.

Bites for sure.

 

[rfreeman]

Oh well - maybe not such an unreasonable decision then. Is that base elevation?

Just wanting to get some skiing in while I can. And the way they announced "closed til Dec 8" seemed a little suspect when Dec 8 is the day they start selling tix to non Epic Pass peeps.

Would be nice for them to see how it unfolds and seize the day if possible rather than foreclosing weekend now - probably made the call because today is the day they would have accepted reservations. But I would have been glad to make a reservation "weather permitting".

Took off from work the week of Dec 14 to ski. Sure hope there is somewhere worth skiing by then.

 

[MarzNC]

Oh well - maybe not such an unreasonable decision then. Is that base elevation?

Just wanting to get some skiing in while I can. And the way they announced "closed til Dec 8" seemed a little suspect when Dec 8 is the day they start selling tix to non Epic Pass peeps.

The Dec. 8 date for starting to sell day tickets was set long ago. I would hope the decision by Hunter ops was made because they wanted more time to be able to blast the snowguns without worrying about folks on the slopes. Goal has to be to build as much base on as many trails as possible before mid-Dec. On weekends I would guess that some folks who ski Hunter are the type who complain about skiing under active snowguns.

Ideally for snowmaking, first a big snow whale is allowed to build up right on the trail, then it has to sit and "cure" for a day or two, finally the pile is spread out on the slope. Can't really do that to build base on core trails when lifts are running and there is limited terrain.

The Hunter snowmaking team was one of the finalists for the SAM I AM A SNOWMAKER contest for 2020. They are one of the best in the country, partially because they have a long history that goes back well before VR branched out beyond Vail and Beaver Creek.

 

[XTski]

Hunter mountain the former snowmaking capital of the world filled up State street in Albany with snow to have intercity kids ski, they could have pumped out enough to ski, skiing while they are blowing snow is usually the best time to ski sans fresh powder

 

[Harvey]

Oh well - maybe not such an unreasonable decision then. Is that base elevation?

Base at Hunter is 1600.

On our weather pages (ehem have you checked them out? )I use the NWS point forecasts for the highest elevation I can get. You can never get the summit elevation but if you click on the summit you can usually get mid-mountain. I like using mid-mountain because I PERSONALLY always want to know if there is a CHANCE for snow.

If you are showing even a mix at mid mountain, there a chance for magic.

FYI Hunter is covered on our NWS Albany (ALY) page. There you find links for:

• Hunter Conditions
• Hunter Webcams
• NWS Hunter Point Forecast

...and all kind of other regional goodies. Check it out:

NWS Albany Weather Forecasts, Radar and Maps

NYSkiBlog's Albany weather page: point forecasts, radar, temp and precip reports, webcams and ski reports from the Eastern NY and Southern VT.

nyskiblog.com

Also we have upped our game on MANY of our ski area directory pages, check that out too:

Hunter Mountain Trail Map, Vertical, Stats and Profile

Our guide to the ski resort in Hunter, NY.

nyskiblog.com

And then come back here and tell me how awesome it is, if you think it is. Other suggestions on how to improve also welcome.

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[rfreeman]

Base at Hunter is 1600.

On our weather pages (ehem have you checked them out? )I use the NWS point forecasts for the highest elevation I can get. You can never get the summit elevation but if you click on the summit you can usually get mid-mountain. I like using mid-mountain because I PERSONALLY always want to know if there is a CHANCE for snow.

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If you are showing even a mix at mid mountain, there a chance for magic.

FYI Hunter is covered on our NWS Albany (ALY) page. There you find links for:

• Hunter Conditions
• Hunter Webcams
• NWS Hunter Point Forecast

...and all kind of other regional goodies. Check it out:

NWS Albany Weather Forecasts, Radar and Maps

NYSkiBlog's Albany weather page: point forecasts, radar, temp and precip reports, webcams and ski reports from the Eastern NY and Southern VT.

nyskiblog.com

Also we have upped our game on MANY of our ski area directory pages, check that out too:

Hunter Mountain Trail Map, Vertical, Stats and Profile

Our guide to the ski resort in Hunter, NY.

nyskiblog.com

And then come back here and tell me how awesome it is, if you think it is. Other suggestions on how to improve also welcome.

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Wow - that is awesome, thanks for the tour of your site - I had never checked out any of those resources. I will go back for sure.

 

[Harvey]

This site was originally designer as a place for a flatlander (me) to make his plans.

We try to be as welcoming to all skiers as possible.