Hickory Conditions

Saw two general comments on FB that Hickory was pretty good. Would love to hear from anyone who was there.

If the NWS 8-10 verifies, Hickory could be fully open.

Hickory is opening this weekend.

I plan to attend this epic event.

Just pulled the plug on skiing today. Besides the redonculous arctic freeze, my right foot is still hurting from yesterday and I think I'd rather let it heal than risk hurting it further. I hope *someone* gets up there and reports back on the conditions.

Sorry I missed you GA, rest up!

Hickory was what you'd expect. Great family vibe, lots of excitement and nice thick new snow on top of a funky crust. Val called it dust on crust, except that the dust was a foot thick.

Poma 1 was awesome until it went down late morning. Honey Run, Lower Beatnik everything.


Sneaking over to schralp Honey Run

The entire mountain was ungroomed  and it was the right call.

I guess it's the Sugarbush effect.  Great skiing does not require constant grooming.

Winfall required some careful picking your way through the blow off headwall down to the good goods below.  I was looking at it saying no way when Don convinced me it was worth it.

Ridge Run got cutup by noon, but the snow was still totally sliceable.  I lapped it until I thought I could ski no more and headed down. Still I ended up doing multiple laps on the tbar.

Great day I am whipped.

Harv,

Great shot.  At most hills, Honey-Run would a Blue/Black, at Hickory, it'd be Green.

Just sayin'.

Woo hoo hoo!

You must have had a fantastic day.

Looks like fun!

E-mail from HickoryMartha this morning reports 11" from this week's storm so it's totally game on for the weekend!

I'll be easy to spot on Saturday: the old, slow guy gasping for breath mid-run...

GetAmped wrote

E-mail from HickoryMartha this morning reports 11" from this week's storm so it's totally game on for the weekend!

I'll be easy to spot on Saturday: the old, slow guy gasping for breath mid-run...

LOL. I was talking to KVV and he thinks the 11" is underreported.  In any case should be good, afterparty too.

Can't stay for the afterparty. Going to the Indie Music Fest at The Linda that evening. But really looking forward to skiing my favorite hill.

I'll be there too!

i'll be there also

i'll be there. maybe we should all wear our NY ski blog arm patches so we can spot each other

sig wrote

i'll be there. maybe we should all wear our NY ski blog arm patches so we can spot each other

NYSB Floaties ?

Snowballs wrote

sig wrote

i'll be there. maybe we should all wear our NY ski blog arm patches so we can spot each other

NYSB Floaties ?

Heck yes!

What if the fresh pow-pow on the Hare Coulier breaks free and cascades down on NYSB'ers?  You can't outrun an avalanche, but you can surf it with the aid of these slick PFDs.  "Safety first Marshall, that us every time."

Go get it.

Anyone know what time Hickory opens?  

They usually try to begin sending people up poma 1 at 9am. Then poma 2 opens (hopefully) before 10am.

Thanks