it's looking like we'll get another foot o' fresh pow-pow in time for the weekend. ya hoo!



yo homies. update on the update... we got a lotta snow down here by the wallkill... a little bit wet tho. up on the ridge it's gonna be a lot more like powda.

Chris, or anyone else, do you know if the Jenny Lane parking area is plowed at the moment?

any update on the snow from here to the catskills after the rain we got down here?

Another foot between now and the weekend? At the Gunks? I think phlan you are reading optimisticweather.com again. Not that there's anything wrong with that... sorta.

Friends from up at Plattekill and Hunter mtn ski areas report powder early on Wed morning, then the same as throughout the valley, sleet, freezing rain, then just rain. Parking lot to summit. There is now a thick layer of ice over powder. Fun, fun, fun. Breakable crust or unbreakable boiler plate. It's going to take a couple of passes of the groomer to fix this around Minne and Mohonk. RC

Folks - I found a Mid Hudson x-c skiing group on Yahoo, and they frequently correspond about skiing conditions at the various places in the area.
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/mhxcss/

Jannette

yep, gonna be fantastic for skating. at mohonk. classical may not be so bad too. more update tomorrow as I will be out skiing all day. =p

An update would be much appreciated. RC

well, it was interesting today. a little icier than I had thought, but pretty good for skating. the downhills were a bit weird. as the day went on it got better, due to the grooming equipment being run over the same trails several times. this eventually got things milled up pretty well. the result is a mix of icy granular and powder. like I said, best for skating. don't even try minnewaska right now, it's probably pretty bad. I parked at the mohonk gatehouse and skied all afternoon on the hotel side and did not go out the other way, but it should be good out the bonticou loop and spring farm area as well.

Thanks for the heads up phlan. RC