Open, 13º at 6am. 12.9 inches of snow, storm total. Woodcock, Snow Goose, Turkey, Grouse, Peregrine, open, packed and tracked. Upper and Middle Blue Jay, Chickadee/Loon a work in progress. Classic skiing will be better today.

Yesterday’s snow was wet. Marie and Bob skied yesterday, thanks for the photo! (I am always looking for photos, if you get one you’d like to share.)

Ian could do some packing yesterday, but waiting for the snow to dry out overnight makes for the best skiing in the long term.

This morning:

Ian is in the snow cat, Jonathan is on the snow mobile.

The lower trails, Ian is packing and tracking with the snow cat. Jonathan will be on the snow mobile on the upper trails. Day 1 after a storm is always a work in progress. If you want to ski on a harder trail, check when you get here to see what has been groomed.

Open, 4.2 inches of snow as of 6:30am, and 22º. Snow expected (may mix with sleet and or freezing rain) all day. We will do minimal grooming today on the lower trails. Woodcock, Snow Goose, Turkey, Grouse, and Peregrine. Please drive safely.

This new snow will help. But, it doesn’t fall ready to ski. And given the forecast we can’t pack it down tight today. We will do minimal grooming, so tomorrow morning it will groom out with a beautiful track and a nice firm skating lane. At least that is our goal, God willing and the creek don’t rise.

Today’s high forecast is 34º, tonight’s low 10º and tomorrow’s high 13º.

Yesterday’s skiing was fine, and Todd told me it was actually better than fine.

We had a busy kid day, and they are at a good age! Skied many kilometers, some on trails and many, many trips up and down the hill.

Open, -13º at 6:30am, blue sky. Very cold wind chill this morning, warmest in the afternoon. Fair to good skiing, with thin snow cover under the hemlocks. 1-3” of base.

10 km open, Turkey, Woodcock, Snow Goose, and Peregrine open.

FYI, the warming room will remain closed and rentals (with a mask) in the open room of the barn.

The forecast is, according the National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning, 8-14 inches of snow. Falling between 10pm tonight and 10pm Monday night, heavy snow, strong winds, could mix with sleet and freezing rain. We will do a minimal amount of grooming on Monday. We will start grooming on Tuesday morning and I’ll let you know what’s up.

Open, -13 and windy. Wind chill advisory until noon. Layers, layers, layers. (See end of post for tips on dressing for cold weather.)

Ok to good skiing. The skiing could be better, or could be worse. Woodcock, Snow Goose, Turkey, Grouse, and Peregrine. About 10 km.

Photo above is from Friday, and is thanks to Zach Caldwell. Amy and Zach own West Hill Shop in Putney, VT. We all either buy skis or bikes there. There has been a shortage of skis this year. They told us they have skis in and if you want a good selection, get there sooner than later.

We have swag here, ask Mindy or Heather.

Sweatshirts, t-shirts, Yeti mugs and a couple stickers. Again shop sooner than later.

Dressing for success:

Dry layers. You will sweat in the car. Start dry. No cotton. Stick with poly, or wool.

Neck gaiter, Buff, or Skida ‘Tour.’ Each brand seems to think they need a cool name for a neck gaiter. Put something around your neck, chin and cheeks.

Hand warmers.

Mittens instead of gloves.

Wind proof layers, even on your legs.

When you are done skiing a dry shirt for the ride home will feel really good. It will be the last thing you want to do. But it really, really helps you not get too chilled.

If you have any questions, ask.