The past 3 days the skiing was as good as its been in a long time...at least that's our excuse for not posting an update since Friday. We didn't quite get the blast of snow that was forecast for New Year's Eve, but the skiing was fantastic regardless. The Jackrabbit Trail and most other major ski routes have almost 100% coverage and good ski tracks. Whiteface Landing, Hayes Brook, Fish Pond and Deer Pond trails are all in good condition. In the Eastern High Peaks skiing is fantastic above Marcy Dam. Avalanche Pass Ski Trail is in great condition with 8-10 inches of powder outside the ski tracks. Mt. Marcy has been skied in reportably good conditions. The hiking trails from Heart Lake are finally in good condition for ski touring. Whales Tail could use more snow. Mr. Van Ski Trail conditions are variable and several large trees are down (will hopefully get cleared this week).
However this is the Adirondacks so there must be a "BUT" in there somewhere, right? Yup. Another rain event is upon us, and this morning (Tuesday) we found a thin glaze of ice on the car windshields. Temperatures have spiked to near 40F today and the National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory until Wednesday morning. Wednesday night the temperature will drop again to the teens. We may see some snow Wedneday night and Thursday.
This afternoon and tomorrow skiers are likely to encounter wet and slushy conditions with a possible freezing rain crust. Hopefully the warm-up is short enough and the rain light enough for us to preserve most of the current snowpack, which is now deep enough to cover most rocks and obstacles on the ski trails.
A brief update will be posted tomorrow night after we assess the conditions after the rain tonight.
However this is the Adirondacks so there must be a "BUT" in there somewhere, right? Yup. Another rain event is upon us, and this morning (Tuesday) we found a thin glaze of ice on the car windshields. Temperatures have spiked to near 40F today and the National Weather Service has issued a freezing rain advisory until Wednesday morning. Wednesday night the temperature will drop again to the teens. We may see some snow Wedneday night and Thursday.
This afternoon and tomorrow skiers are likely to encounter wet and slushy conditions with a possible freezing rain crust. Hopefully the warm-up is short enough and the rain light enough for us to preserve most of the current snowpack, which is now deep enough to cover most rocks and obstacles on the ski trails.
A brief update will be posted tomorrow night after we assess the conditions after the rain tonight.
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