worth the trip??

[MidnightCarving]

worth the trip? i'm thinking about making the trip from school tomorrow, ski sat and sun.... but i'm not convinced its worth my time/money.... did we get enough so the woods will hold up all weekend?

[Harvey44]

MC - I'm guessing no, but I'll let you know tonight if someone doesn't chime in first.

[mattchuck2]

According to Accuweather, they're supposed to get 3 to 6 inches on Saturday night and another 1-3 on Sunday.

I'd say it's definitely worth the trip.

[Harvey44]

MC - From Schroon Lake it would surely be worth it. I have a feeling you are coming from farther than that.

The mountain was pretty good today. I'll put up some more tonight.

Summit was definitely the place to be. Not sure if you are a groomer or tree skier. Summit groomers were very good. Trees were good in spots.

If tomorrow is really crowded as it may well be, and there is no new snow...trees will be hammered by the end of the day.

My two cents.

[takeahike46er]

Saturday will be ok, but Sunday should make it worth the trip. Gore will pick up at least 6 inches Saturday night into Sunday morning.

[Harvey44]

Finally...the NWS is coming around:



to what Accuweather has been calling:




If NWS thinks we'll get 6 inches...they'll post a winter weather advisory by 5am tomorrow.

If they think more than 7+" they'll post winter storm watch or warning.

By the way...I REALLY want to see how those two storms do that without dumping on us.

[Harvey44]

Some pics of today:

http://harvey44.blogspot.com/2009/02...-ny-22009.html

[takeahike46er]

Nice pics!


I am a little less optimistic about Sunday. I looked at the NAM and I'm guess that Gore pics up 3 inches Saturday night into Sunday morning. The mountains south and west of Gore could see a bit more due to terrain enhancement.

[Harvey44]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
407 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN ADIRONDACKS...THE LAKE GEORGE SARATOGA
REGION...SOUTHERN VERMONT...THE BERKSHIRES...AND TACONICS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXISTS FROM SUNDAY THROUGHMONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE WATCH AREA. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES SUNDAY AFTERNOON
INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD THEN TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDDAY MONDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR 7 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

THE SNOW WILL BE THE RESULT OF TWO LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS...ONE TRACKING ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES SUNDAY...AS ANOTHER DEVELOPS NEAR LONG ISLAND...AND THEN HEADS NORTHEAST ALONG OR JUST
OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. THIS COMBINATION OF SYSTEMS WILL SPREAD A SWATH OF POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE WATCH AREA.

[Harvey44]

Midnight...Did you ski today? I say you owe us a report. Was it worth it?

My report: Maybe an inch overnight, and enough wind to load it into certain spots, without blowing it away. It wasn't the pukefest going on over in the Greens, but I'll take it. Conditions this morning were significantly better than end of day yesterday. It's amazing what a few inches can do for early am surfaces.

Gondi went green again at 8:05. I was still booting up so I skipped breakfast.

The Bottom was WAY better than yesterday. Foxlair, Sunway, Fairview and Twister all had soft loose snow on them. I'm with Jimmer now...I LIKE Fairview. He's right... the snow can pile up from the wind.

Pine Knot and Uncas were getting snowmaking. I got first tracks on Chatiemac, Straightbrook Trees, and Double Barrel below the chair. And good stuff in Chatiemac Glade.

Today was a better for skiing than it was for picture taking. For some reason, half of all my photos were washed out. I can't explain it. The best photos of the day were the above runs and they were a bust.

I went into Tahawas trees after a quick lunch in the Saddle. Snow was much softer and quieter than yesterday. And it was getting pounded. I saw more skiers in one run today than I have all season. there must have been 15 skiers come through in direct succession.

The deadliest run of the day was the bump field on Lower Steilhang.

One thing...for the first time in my career...I actually zippered about 7 bumps in a row. Not my usual schmere..where I take one line of bumps and go OVER each bump. Actually taking a line in between two rows of bumps and slapping my skis on alternating bump backs.

A good day really.

Just a few pics here:

http://harvey44.blogspot.com/2009/02...-ny-22109.html