PowderBeard

"The Bumps" area was a bit thin. Needle's Eye and Schuss looked like base damage central earlier in the week but I imagine they have gotten 3-4" since then maybe more.

Base is there but A LOT of trees are down on the trail above 2000' after some big freezing rain events.

Pack is back lol

Yea like someone ripped open a pillow in front of a fan. Some of the heaviest of the winter, almost 1/2" down.

Light/mod snow now. Probably the 5/6th time this week we have gotten covered white in a 10-15 minute window. Then its gone. Days and days...

Kind of like summer thunderstorms. Sun was out 30 minutes ago, now getting dark and some spots on radar. Edit: Graupel pounding and covered again

Anytime there are flakes falling and covering is a good time.

We coated up.

Got a graupel pounding. Truck, yard, and deck covered in less than 5 minutes.

Hmmmm...I can guess which one is shredding LOL

One day we will get you back on skis.

Nuking at Magic. Good 7-9" of paste.

Always thought the Hoosac Range played a role in blocking it out too.

That 600' base and 1,500' summit always bite them. Upper half of the Thunderbolt should be great.

As someone who has torn their groin twice, this pains me deeply lol Tash and Meow Pow used to share snowmaking crews under Peaks but not grooming. The lack of snowmaking seems Wildcat specific since Crotched and its limited water supply is almost completely open.

Nice winter morning. Roads and everything white again.

Saw some summer program requirements for programs at my uni and this will be the case. Plus continuing testing 3 times per week or you will not have building access since we have gone all electronic. UMass's testing program has been top-notch. Can schedule a day or two before, in and out of the Mullins Center within 15 minutes even if there are 20 people in line before you, get test results that night or early the next morning, even for non-students.

Light/mod pixie dust. Everything covered including roads. Nice winter morning.

Oooooof. How long before they are selling it? Awesome. With Kitz and Liftline open yesterday I figured a lot of places (i.e., Timbuktu, Canyonland, etc) were close to, if not already, skiable

I enjoyed working at UMass Medical and being around Worcester, not sure about living around there. Maybe outside the city in the hills of Rutland or Barre.

Norfolk, the snow capital of CT.

Yea a couple rumors floating around, all seem to do with employees/patrol. Whatever the cause tweeting your closed an hour after scheduled opening time is some solid communication.

NH has some little gems for sure. I hope Granite Gorge can return one day. Have you ever hit Whaleback? I wish that place got more snow, it has some seriously fun and challenging terrain. Their intermediate trails are steeper than most advanced runs at Stratton, Mount Snow, or Okemo. There is a reason why the Whaleback freeride kids do so well at Ski the East and other comps.

Rookie question, looking at the big picture is the current system that exited yesterday and it's slow departure (still in Newfoundland Fri/Sat) along with the high way too far north in Quebec forcing the next system offshore? I imagine if the high was a bit further south it would force yesterday's system to exit quicker to the east and set things up for SNE later in the week.

It always appeared to me this is the practice of most smaller areas in CT, Mass, and southern NH. I know for a fact it is Sundown's. A couple years ago they had the biggest whales I had ever seen, probably 14-16' high, just as wide, and just below some lifts around New Year's. Sooner places can end snowmaking the sooner they can lay people off. No point making snow in Feb or March when the mountain will be shut down in a month or so. In the years I was a passholder at Peak's and skiing Crotched, I never remember a gun going after MLK weekend. They would bury early and ride it out until the first week of April. Whereas the larger areas up north can still draw well later in the year, plus passholders would riot if the were not skiing soft bumps in April and May.