Storm Skiing or Day After?

Looking at the forecast, it looks like miserable driving conditions to the mountain tomorrow, but a really nice day on Thursday. I'm thinking of skipping the "day of" powder tomorrow to go for the "day after" powder on Thursday.

Obviously the correct choice is to ski both days, but if you can only ski one day, would you prefer to ski the day of the storm or the day after? Obviously, this question assumes that the storm sets up like this one where it's going to be snowing all day tomorrow and clear all day the day after. Let's assume no wind holds on either day, but visibility is obviously affected by falling and blowing snow.

Do you prefer to ski

The day that the snow comes

The day after the snow comes

Neither, I hate skiing

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If the roads are real bad, I wait it out or ski local. I've drove up to Gore before when the roads were bad, but now, to me, it's not worth risking a crash/injury/death. I can go anytime so what's the loss ?

Neither, I hate skiing

Storm skiing days here never have lines. The day after the storm, half of SLC calls into work with the Alta fever and the Wildcat and Collins lines merge into one.

Then again, my "commute" is walking upstairs. Get some good snow tires!

If it means driving in the storm, I'll take day after.  Not worth the risk.

Now if I could drive up tonight and stay near the mountain.....day of, following 6 inches overnight, would be very nice.  A powder day that keeps refreshing all day long.  Alas, the doghouse would await if I were to beat feet tonight and ski tomorrow while the fam is home alone in the storm.

Me thinks Thursday will be an opportune time for my first visit to Plattekill.  If they aren't open tomorrow then all 12 to 18 inches will be awaitin' on Thursday morning.

The day after, live to ski another day !

tBatt wrote

Get some good snow tires!

I have good snow tires. Noah insisted in an endless debate. That guy loves him some snow tires.

Storm skiing!

- Free refills
- Generally less skiers
- (and in the east) Groomers can't ruin the limited acres of fresh snow

This type of storm is absolutely a "ski the day of the storm" powder day. Everything will be packed down by Thursday for sure, especially considering northeast skiers are powder starved and really hungry right now. Nine times out of ten, I usually say go the day after. But there isn't going to be much fresh snow falling after closing bell, this type of timing is best to get at it ASAP. Wednesday should be a day which will get better with every run but Thursday is going to be a one powder run and done type of day.

My solution? Wait until mid-afternoon tomorrow and earn a run off piste. Best of both worlds and a tour to boot.

During the storm cause that is when school is closed.

Definitely the day after, because I have to work the day of.

I gotta feeling that Hunter will be pretty sweet on Thursday. Alas, I am a wage slave.

Unless there's a race on, I prefer to ski the day after.  Give the pow a chance to settle and the groomers can get out.  Occupational hazard of xc.  Skied ultra local this afternoon.

See you tomorrow

Blowing off work to ski Greek tomorrow. I'm on vacation after that, hoping a week will help madame president forget my transgression. Hey, I haven't taken a powder day off in a loooong time. As for the pole, I like both, love a bluebird day after a storm, continuous refills don't suck either. Expecting the latter at GP tomorrow morning, anyone else going to be there?

riverc0il wrote

My solution? Wait until mid-afternoon tomorrow and earn a run off piste. Best of both worlds and a tour to boot.

Yep, that's what I'm gonna do.

Normally, I would say day of. In this case, I think it's better to wait a day as there was very little base in the woods.

Day after, with the day of goods untouched.  Powder Daize at Platty tomorrow, the best of both worlds.

On 2nd thought, there still may not be enough snow up there to really get into the woods.

Benny Profane wrote

I gotta feeling that Hunter will be pretty sweet on Thursday. Alas, I am a wage slave.

Heading out after this conference call...  :)
Lots of snow....

mattchuck2 wrote

Yep, that's what I'm gonna do.

Hope you enjoyed it. I had to bail. Foiled by work. Maybe try again before the weekend. If not, Monday is all mine if things go our way.