Saturday after the deluge - Jan 13 . . .

[MrsG]

Surface was actually better than expected!! We certainly did not get the snow forecasted, and it is bluebird sky now. Took shuttle to Rams and headed to Snowdon - couple runs there - snow was soft, but there were some sections of "wet ice looking" sections. At least K opened Bunny to public instead of closing for KMS. Then off to North Ridge where Reason/East Fall had the best snow. Took lower East Fall to check on K1 - was still closed, but learned it must have opened after we decided to take another run . . . big mistake - all lifts from K1 to Triple to Quad to Rams to Snowshed had at least half hour lift lines - should have stayed in the North Ridge/Canyon area. Have not seen such long lines at the ticket windows since the late 80s/early 90s - absolutely crazy out there . . . not big on waiting in half hour lift lines, so headed to the shuttle!! Saw Sup opened as we were heading home - even the shuttles going up to K1 had hideous lines . . . hope all are safe out there!!!

[skiadikt]

glad to hear the mtn is skiing better than expected and happy to hear to hear the crowds came out despite the crappy weather.

[random1]

Agree with the above - way better surface than we had any right to expect. And held up well all day - didn’t come across anything really unskiable except a bit of skyeburst that really probably shouldn’t have been open. Lack of Skye Peak quad was brutal - might be the worst line I’ve ever seen at Bear Mtn Quad. Rest of the lines were long but manageable, really glad I didn’t bail on the day!


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[ME2VTSkier]

Agree with the above - way better surface than we had any right to expect. And held up well all day - didn’t come across anything really unskiable except a bit of skyeburst that really probably shouldn’t have been open. Lack of Skye Peak quad was brutal - might be the worst line I’ve ever seen at Bear Mtn Quad. Rest of the lines were long but manageable, really glad I didn’t bail on the day!


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Soooo.... would have been a good day to have a South Ridge lift?

[RustyK]

Jay Peak Report. 4-5 on top of the coral reef. Groomed stuff good. Nats were variable. Trees ok on lower elevation. No lift lines as most people here are for kids hockey. Skiergirl likes lower Jet woods.
Tomorrow's temps should be interesting on the Fridge chair.

[Skiwarrior]

K posted that they were going to put a fresh coat on OL, Ovation, and lower Skyeburst. Wish they took advantage of the temps to improve the surface. 5:30 and still no guns going.

[K42]

Lower skyeburst was treacherous towards the end of the day. Other than that the other trails held up ok even though most trails had a fair amount of ice

[skiadikt]

K posted that they were going to put a fresh coat on OL, Ovation, and lower Skyeburst. Wish they took advantage of the temps to improve the surface. 5:30 and still no guns going.

surprised no snowmaking today. maybe it was the wind. also not sure my priority with the holiday crowd would be ol & ovation.

Jay Peak Report. 4-5 on top of the coral reef. Groomed stuff good. Nats were variable. Trees ok on lower elevation. No lift lines as most people here are for kids hockey.

good call. less crowded and new snow. nats & trees gone at k.

[GSKI]

so is there some base left on the nats and trees?

[snoloco]

What lifts didn't open for all or most of today? Hoping that was the reason the lines were unreasonable rather than just the sheer number of people. Considering going tomorrow.

[brownman]

Jay Peak Report. 4-5 on top of the coral reef. Groomed stuff good. Nats were variable. Trees ok on lower elevation. No lift lines as most people here are for kids hockey. Skiergirl likes lower Jet woods.
Tomorrow's temps should be interesting on the Fridge chair.

Nice !
.. Jet Rocks

Sounds and looks like Beast went from near full to half strength over nite.
Time to burn another pair of wood core
This too .. will pass

[random1]

What lifts didn't open for all or most of today? Hoping that was the reason the lines were unreasonable rather than just the sheer number of people. Considering going tomorrow.

I don’t believe SPQ or needles ever opened.


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[snoloco]

And as mentioned here, Superstar and K1 opened late, and I noticed that Skyeship 2 didn't open till afternoon. That's a lot of very important lifts down. And there was no way to Skye Peak or between Bear and the rest of the mountain until either K1, Skyeship 2, or Superstar opened. So that's definitely going to make lines unreasonable. I've been on K on other holiday weekends and while it was always crowded, I managed to largely avoid lines by using the lesser lifts when possible.

[Big Bob]

And as mentioned here, Superstar and K1 opened late, and I noticed that Skyeship 2 didn't open till afternoon. That's a lot of very important lifts down. And there was no way to Skye Peak or between Bear and the rest of the mountain until either K1, Skyeship 2, or Superstar opened. So that's definitely going to make lines unreasonable. I've been on K on other holiday weekends and while it was always crowded, I managed to largely avoid lines by using the lesser lifts when possible.

If they opened the Snowshed crossover you could get from Bear back to the rest of the mnt. And you could get from the top to Bear through south ridge

[throbster]

so is there some base left on the nats and trees?

Yes, one good dump and they will be fine. We now have a bullet proof layer to build on.