Plattekill, Sunday, April 12, 2015

Even as we head into mid-April, choosing the right day to get some spring skiing in is important. Saturday was cloudy with light snow and temps in the low 30s at Plattekill. Sunday was sunny and cloudless with predicted temps in the mid 60s. Guess which day I chose.......


White gold in a sea of brown

By 8:30 it was already a cloudless 52 degrees. It did reach the mid 60s.


Blockbuster and the Sunshine Triple going up the Face

The snowmaking trails were groomed and in beautiful shape


Northface double going up a mostly groomed Plunge and Giant Slalom


Soft corn groomed into velvet cord at the Top of North Face


North Face


Plunge. The winding trail on the other side is the green Powder Puff. It was still open and had excellent coverage.


A high percentage of skiers were on teles today

I ran into ML at lunch - I was coming in and he was going back out. We never ran into each other on the trail.


There was a ton of snow coverage all over the mountain


Freefall was not groomed - it was the best afternoon trail


Shorts and Hawaiian shirts were popular attire


The classic view with Bearpen in the distance


Shadows are long at 4:30

I was the last to load the double before the ski patrol. I slowly savored the last run down. On the deck I was greeted by ML holding out a beer for me. We hung out on the deck with a few friends and basked in the warm sun. Laz was enjoying a frozen margarita with us.  It was a nice cap to a great day.

Looks awesome!  Miss Plattekill so much!

Impressive coverage for 4/12.  Looks deserted in your photos, were there many skiers for Platty's closing day? Gotta make it down to Platty one of these years...

Adk Jeff wrote

Impressive coverage for 4/12.  Looks deserted in your photos, were there many skiers for Platty's closing day? Gotta make it down to Platty one of these years...

The lot was about 1/3 of "normal". As usually, it was ski right on and trails to yourself. It is truly a gem. The coverage was impressive.

Looks it too! Sad that we couldn't get back there this season but, for sure we will be there again next....