Belleayre 12-27-12
A belated Christmas gift
Conditions: powder, crud, mashed potatoes
Temp on arrival: 24
Sorry for the delay but I've been busy with visiting family.
The predicted snow storm brought me up on Wed night; however, when the plow dude failed to arrive on time Thurs a.m. to clear the huge berm at the end of the driveway I lost time digging out. Arrived at the lodge at 9:45 & got on the fresh 14" of snow just after 10 (which added to the 8" received a few days earlier). There already were lots of tracks but I found plenty of untracked. Skied the entire opened upper mountain from Cathedral Brook to Esopus, including some glades. The snow continued into the p.m. Hardly any lift lines all day- Merry Christmas to me.
They say a picture's worth a thousand words so here goes-
12-27 Esopus skiers.JPG
Random skiers on Esopus
12-27 Wini boarders.JPG
Boarders catching air off Winisook whales
12-27 lwr Wini.JPG
Tracks on lowest Winisook
12-27 Algonq pow.JPG
Upper Algonquin...I think
Since these pics, the website says they picked up another 8" & are almost 100% open now. What a shot in the arm this storm provided!
Conditions: powder, crud, mashed potatoes
Temp on arrival: 24
Sorry for the delay but I've been busy with visiting family.
The predicted snow storm brought me up on Wed night; however, when the plow dude failed to arrive on time Thurs a.m. to clear the huge berm at the end of the driveway I lost time digging out. Arrived at the lodge at 9:45 & got on the fresh 14" of snow just after 10 (which added to the 8" received a few days earlier). There already were lots of tracks but I found plenty of untracked. Skied the entire opened upper mountain from Cathedral Brook to Esopus, including some glades. The snow continued into the p.m. Hardly any lift lines all day- Merry Christmas to me.
They say a picture's worth a thousand words so here goes-
12-27 Esopus skiers.JPG
Random skiers on Esopus
12-27 Wini boarders.JPG
Boarders catching air off Winisook whales
12-27 lwr Wini.JPG
Tracks on lowest Winisook
12-27 Algonq pow.JPG
Upper Algonquin...I think
Since these pics, the website says they picked up another 8" & are almost 100% open now. What a shot in the arm this storm provided!