I dissuaded a questioner on another thread from hitting Mt. Baldy after last weekend's storm, questioning both whether there would be enough snow and how fast they would get things open.
Garry was up there yesterday, and I get a 50% score for predictions.
He was quite impressed with coverage. Baldy probably did actually get the 6-10 inches of cement mixed in with the rain Friday night. And Garry thinks the 3 feet of coverage for Thunder is accurate too.
The actual skiing was pretty tough. He said there was a breakable crust layer over the fresh snow that was a lot of work. Garry's a strong skier and he was on Volk Explosiv's (118 tip, 90 underfoot). The sun broke down the crust in the lower parts of Holcumac and Eric's. Skiers broke down the crust on Bentley's early on, and he said that it skied great the rest of the day.
I was right about the openings. The Friday night rain mix froze ice on the lift cables, so it took until 2:30PM to get Thunder running. Chair 4 never opened and chair 2 was also down with a mechanical problem.
If chairs 3 and 4 are running, I'd recommend Baldy for this weekend based upon Garry's report. Skiers should break up the crust on Thunder today. I will not make it because I'll be at Whistler with NASJA
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It's also quite clear from this report that Mt. Waterman should have adequate snow. If they don't open, it will be for management reasons.
Garry was up there yesterday, and I get a 50% score for predictions.
He was quite impressed with coverage. Baldy probably did actually get the 6-10 inches of cement mixed in with the rain Friday night. And Garry thinks the 3 feet of coverage for Thunder is accurate too.
The actual skiing was pretty tough. He said there was a breakable crust layer over the fresh snow that was a lot of work. Garry's a strong skier and he was on Volk Explosiv's (118 tip, 90 underfoot). The sun broke down the crust in the lower parts of Holcumac and Eric's. Skiers broke down the crust on Bentley's early on, and he said that it skied great the rest of the day.
I was right about the openings. The Friday night rain mix froze ice on the lift cables, so it took until 2:30PM to get Thunder running. Chair 4 never opened and chair 2 was also down with a mechanical problem.
If chairs 3 and 4 are running, I'd recommend Baldy for this weekend based upon Garry's report. Skiers should break up the crust on Thunder today. I will not make it because I'll be at Whistler with NASJA
.It's also quite clear from this report that Mt. Waterman should have adequate snow. If they don't open, it will be for management reasons.
