Southshorewx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 1 hour ago, sankaty said: I'm in nearby Reading now (planning to ski Okemo or Stratton tomorrow if winds allow the lifts to run). I don't expect much rain. It's already near freezing. I'll post observations during the day. That would be great thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sankaty Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 6 hours ago, Southshorewx said: That would be great thanks. 29F with heavy snow in Reading. 4" so far. 29F, so not particularly wet snow. Expect Okemo has been similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southshorewx Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just now, sankaty said: 29F with heavy snow in Reading. 4" so far. 29F, so not particularly wet snow. Expect Okemo has been similar. That's great news. I did see your post in the other thread. Going to nap before my next shift so I can get up there tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skivt2 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Killington just getting hours of snow with this so far. Better than I expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Nuking at Smuggs!Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Magic has 8-10" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmorninglight Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Gotta be over a foot here at mt snow. Really fun boarding on the trails that you need to hike a little bit to get to. Some totally untouched lines and they are dropping ropes. Pretty busy here too. Upper mountain closed due to winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnmov Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Going to Stratton tomorrow - hoping the winds die down. They are at 12" new now and still going strong. Maybe one last bonus weekend of tree skiing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Dawn patrol to plattekill. Gonna get me some snow. I do wish I was going up to vt for 3 feet there, that would be days of fun, but Platty is good for a day of fresh deep powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I'm heading up to Magic Mtn on Sunday, should be good skiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 7 hours ago, shawnmov said: Going to Stratton tomorrow - hoping the winds die down. They are at 12" new now and still going strong. Maybe one last bonus weekend of tree skiing! Enjoy! Today was pretty epic. Total of 14” as of when I left at 3 and still snowing. The powder is pretty dense and there will not be much fresh left so get on it as early as possible. upper mountain was open all day despite obvious high winds. Even the gondola ran in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sankaty Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Stratton today: Great day. Wind and fresh snow kept filling in tracks all day. And while I'm posting photos, the wife on Triple Treat at Copper a couple of weeks ago. Another great trip: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I went to Smuggs yesterday and it was nice to see a brief heavy burst that resulted in 3 inches of new snow. With that said Madonna Mountain was in poor shape to say the least with bare spots in the woods and thin/very icy cover on the groomers. There were patches of solid ice in many areas. They need a lot of help and fast. Sterling was in better shape but still had its issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, eyewall said: I went to Smuggs yesterday They need a lot of help and fast. So, my niece has reservations at Smuggs for end of month and needs to cancel reservation today for full refund, she called and asked my opinion about what to do...although I feel pretty good about the month ahead in ski country weather wise, my risk adverse nature says cancel. Any dissenting opinions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, Angus said: So, my niece has reservations at Smuggs for end of month and needs to cancel reservation today for full refund, she called and asked my opinion about what to do...although I feel pretty good about the month ahead in ski country weather wise, my risk adverse nature says cancel. Any dissenting opinions? Well it depends on your tolerance for more marginal conditions. Unfortunately this would normally be peak time to be out there but obviously not this season. We will see what they can pull from this next system if it materializes. If that goes belly up I am not sure what it will look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j24vt Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 2 hours ago, Angus said: So, my niece has reservations at Smuggs for end of month and needs to cancel reservation today for full refund, she called and asked my opinion about what to do...although I feel pretty good about the month ahead in ski country weather wise, my risk adverse nature says cancel. Any dissenting opinions? I would cancel. Nothing will be sold out at the end of the month so it can always be rebooked if conditions warrant it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 So apparently the whole world got the memo that Stratton had 15” yesterday. As packed as it gets with extremely long lift lines. Also, the giant crowds pushed all the new snow off and into moguls exposing glare ice. There were allot of injury’s as a result. I took a good spill myself. At least I scored yesterday or I would be pissed right now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmorninglight Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 3 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: So apparently the whole world got the memo that Stratton had 15” yesterday. As packed as it gets with extremely long lift lines. Also, the giant crowds pushed all the new snow off and into moguls exposing glare ice. There were allot of injury’s as a result. I took a good spill myself. At least I scored yesterday or I would be pissed right now!! Mt Snow was jammed today but we got on the lift at 8 am and went right over to the north face and rode in the woods literally all day until 2 pm and called it a day. Those first few runs through fresh snow were incredible. No lunch, just water breaks. The triple chair had a wait of 10 minutes only from 10-11 am and thereafter nothing. At 2:15 when we returned to main base area it was a total zoo. Felt like we beat the system. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Redmorninglight said: Mt Snow was jammed today but we got on the lift at 8 am and went right over to the north face and rode in the woods literally all day until 2 pm and called it a day. Those first few runs through fresh snow were incredible. No lunch, just water breaks. The triple chair had a wait of 10 minutes only from 10-11 am and thereafter nothing. At 2:15 when we returned to main base area it was a total zoo. Felt like we beat the system. Lol. Mt. Snow is a much more spread out mountain so on those super busy days it probably handles the volume better. Stratton is very condensed. I’m getting on it super early tomorrow morning should be great when fresh groomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 I'm heading up to Magic Mtn on Sunday, the Black Chair broke down today so I hope the line won't be outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 47 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: I'm heading up to Magic Mtn on Sunday, the Black Chair broke down today so I hope the line won't be outrageous. The black chair is running with a tractor engine because someone stole the real engine. That’s magic for you! Great mountain regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 59 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: The black chair is running with a tractor engine because someone stole the real engine. That’s magic for you! Great mountain regardless lol That can't be true, come on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 9 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: The black chair is running with a tractor engine because someone stole the real engine. That’s magic for you! Great mountain regardless Actually the black chair was running on horse-cart power, but the horses escaped. It's all pretty sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Skied plattekill yesterday. 2-3’ Of dense silky cream cheese. It was somewhat wind blown and drifted but not as bad as anticipated considering the winds. While the skiing was good, the mtn operations were a **** show. Hunter and bellayre had no power and were closed. Platty communication was down so cash only. Took my son almost an hour to get a lift ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Butter soft groomed snow today at Magic with no line for the Red Chair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnmov Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 22 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: So apparently the whole world got the memo that Stratton had 15” yesterday. As packed as it gets with extremely long lift lines. Also, the giant crowds pushed all the new snow off and into moguls exposing glare ice. There were allot of injury’s as a result. I took a good spill myself. At least I scored yesterday or I would be pissed right now!! It was a weird day at Stratton. The lines were long in the AM, but the afternoon seemed pretty quiet. There were times when I went to the base of Sunrise and there was nobody in line - at around 12:30 or so. The snow was nice in the AM, but I don't think they did a very good job at packing down and grooming the trails out. I have no idea how you can be on ice the day after having 16+ of snow. The trees were nice in the AM through early afternoon for the most part. Deep in some areas, but the steeper stuff was a bit rough still. Squirrel's nest was impossible with the steepness and some newly fallen trees down. Hoping this next storm gets the Whites a bit more as the season winds down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 17 hours ago, radarman said: lol That can't be true, come on Yes it’s 100% true! All seriousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 2 hours ago, shawnmov said: It was a weird day at Stratton. The lines were long in the AM, but the afternoon seemed pretty quiet. There were times when I went to the base of Sunrise and there was nobody in line - at around 12:30 or so. The snow was nice in the AM, but I don't think they did a very good job at packing down and grooming the trails out. I have no idea how you can be on ice the day after having 16+ of snow. The trees were nice in the AM through early afternoon for the most part. Deep in some areas, but the steeper stuff was a bit rough still. Squirrel's nest was impossible with the steepness and some newly fallen trees down. Hoping this next storm gets the Whites a bit more as the season winds down. Today? I thought today was amazing. Some of the best conditions of the winter of if you like packed powder. Light years better then yesterday and not nearly as crowded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnmov Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 28 minutes ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Today? I thought today was amazing. Some of the best conditions of the winter of if you like packed powder. Light years better then yesterday and not nearly as crowded. No, I meant yesterday. Sorry for the confusion. Glad it was better today. They must have got the groomers out last night and fixed things. Good to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, LongBeachSurfFreak said: Yes it’s 100% true! All seriousness. That place is just weird enough that I can sort of believe it, as unbelievable as it sounds. Great little hill but man it's always something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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