Whiteface Conditions (2017 - 2018)

With Gores closing, the inevitable wandering starts.  It's that time of the year when desperation sets in, this morning, I got all worked up when out of nowhere it just started puking snow, what a rush for April 30th.  This time of year, those who can't live without skiing begin to wander further and further from home in search of snow, and strange plans on how to execute freaky long distance run away's like Jay Peak begin to take shape.  

Saturday we ventured up to Whiteface, our primer for reaching deeper and deeper into the remnants of the season.

Skiing was fantastic!  We expected rain, but what we received was the summit rising into a mix of sun and clouds rolling over the high peaks to make a perfect ski day.  There was a lot of really great cover and unlike spring days of the past (as with Gore last week) we skied at will on steeps, narrows and broad cruisers, harvesting the spring corn crop.  I was really pumped up reading the reports coming from the mountain yesterday and today.  If we didn't have to close out our camp yesterday we would have been on mountain.


Karen on Whiteface summit April 28th


April 30th snow in the Adirondacks

There was a solid 3" by 3:00 yesterday.  It was pounding snow all day.

any chance these guys are opening this weekend? I didn't see any "thanks for s great season" messages from them

Yes. A decent chance I think. The man is on vacation so not sure how to confirm. Don't really know ML.

What you thinkin Broski?

I'm thinking about Sunday but it's too soon to say for sure

I was of the understanding they would only open Saturday.

MikePom wrote

I was of the understanding they would only open Saturday.

Me too.

Saturday doesn't help me

Bristol opened for 4 hours yesterday just so they could lay claim to May. Whiteface HAS to open at least Saturday just to save FACE.

That being said I just looked at the weather forecast and man they might be cooked by Saturday.

Danzilla wrote

Bristol opened for 4 hours yesterday just so they could lay claim to May.

Bristol had good coverage on that open run.

Cats aside, I think closing out NY would be very cool.

Whiteface open 1 more day!!
http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2018/05/whiteface-will-break-record-with-one-more-day-of-skiing/

What do we think for terrain? Rather not bother A on vacay.

They are only going to run Facelift and Little Whiteface.  Doesn't make a lot of sense because the Skyward had better coverage than anything on Little Whiteface.  Mountain Run area is toast although Wilderness may be poachable by walking.  Other than that, just Excelsior and it's variations.  Not really exciting except for the fact that it's May.  I really thought it would be possible to shovel Skyward.  You need pitch for good spring skiing and they won't have anything steep open, so I doubt many people will show up.

Excelsior, Summit Express, and Upper Valley are a given.  Probably Lower Valley and Fox.  That’s 5 of 9.  Did Boreen survive?  Maybe Danny’s Bridge to Brookside if the park stayed viable?  Maybe Essex or Northway?

Question is....is the lack of Summit Quad a $$ issue or a coverage issue?  I’ve got no problem skinning up and booting it down the head wall if I gotta!

I’d have to convince the wife that we should miss our friend’s Sac-o-de-Mayo party (as in cul-de-sac) on Saturday.  Any par-tay named that has gotta suck balls, so hopefully I make it up on Saturday.  Heck, even if I gotta do the day trip....lift served in May just may be worth it!

Who else is going?

I know Sno will be there.  He may have his bitch on (as usual ) but he’ll be there!

Boreen was done last weekend.  Brookside was open but no way it made it through the week.

I'm thinking if we bitch enough they might open the summit.  Skyward had by far the best coverage last weekend.

I'm hoping they might open Wilderness with walking required.

snoloco wrote

 
I'm thinking if we bitch enough they might open the summit.  

Good gawd

I know I don’t post much, but my thought based on last week is MAYBE Upper Northway (knock on wood) could hold up through the week, being a north-facing slope. I poached Cloudsplitter and it had an unbelievable amount of snow. It’s a stretch, but maybe. I think Victoria has a good shot. Pretty well covered outside of the upper skiers left. If Lower Skyward is still covered Saturday and the Blazers runout is still skiable, a poach to L. Skyward could be decent.

It was 85 at noon today.  If you like walking and slush go for it.

I’m playing golf this weekend