Marigee
Angel Diva
I am headed up to Roundtop tomorrow.
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Mid-Atlantic/SE skiing (PA, NJ, DC, MD, VA, WV, NC) for 2016-17
- Thread starter marzNC
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I am headed up to Roundtop tomorrow.
marzNC
Angel Diva
Have fun!
Perhaps after this weekend, some people who normally only ski at Liberty and Whitetail will come to appreciate Roundtop more.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
Sugar Mountain, NC is expecting 12 inches of the real stuff over the next three days! 
marzNC
Angel Diva
Wow! That's a lot at one time for the NC mountains. Too bad almost everyone has decided the season is over in the southeast.Sugar Mountain, NC is expecting 12 inches of the real stuff over the next three days!
Massanutten missed out on any snow today but the snow guns are on full blast tonight.
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
1" Saturday, 4" Sunday 7 " Monday It'll help them get to the end of the month as planned...
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
From Cataloochee, NC:
What a Difference a Night Makes
With last night's snowmaking push, we are open today from the top of the mountain on Upper Omigosh and a total of 7 slopes. We have 3 aerial lifts and 1 conveyor lift operating and our base today is 16-30" with a groomed surface. We have some natural snow in the forecast, too!
Three sessions of skiing are available today: Day skiing from 8:30am-4:30pm, twilight skiing from 1pm until 10pm and night skiing from 6pm until 10pm. We also offer a morning or afternoon half day rate..
Please note that tonight will be our last night of night skiing for the season. Tomorrow we begin day skiing only through our planned closing date of March 26. Also, all season passes are valid everyday, including weekends, for the rest of the season!
What a Difference a Night Makes
With last night's snowmaking push, we are open today from the top of the mountain on Upper Omigosh and a total of 7 slopes. We have 3 aerial lifts and 1 conveyor lift operating and our base today is 16-30" with a groomed surface. We have some natural snow in the forecast, too!
Three sessions of skiing are available today: Day skiing from 8:30am-4:30pm, twilight skiing from 1pm until 10pm and night skiing from 6pm until 10pm. We also offer a morning or afternoon half day rate..
Please note that tonight will be our last night of night skiing for the season. Tomorrow we begin day skiing only through our planned closing date of March 26. Also, all season passes are valid everyday, including weekends, for the rest of the season!
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
Wolf Ridge, NC
Friday, March 10. 2017
CLOSED: For The Season
The Wolf Will be Closed Today and for the Season. Unfortunately we just discovered last night that our Quad Lift ( the main lift for the slopes ) was damaged by the electrical storm we had on Thursday morning. Though we were so excited about getting open tomorrow, just in time for the 5 days of snow being forecast for our area, the lift damage is too extensive for us to get repaired before next weekend. Therefore we have made the decision to go ahead and close the slopes for the season. Thank you again for your support and making the Wolf the Great slopes they are!!!
SAD with the snow just coming in!
Friday, March 10. 2017
CLOSED: For The Season
The Wolf Will be Closed Today and for the Season. Unfortunately we just discovered last night that our Quad Lift ( the main lift for the slopes ) was damaged by the electrical storm we had on Thursday morning. Though we were so excited about getting open tomorrow, just in time for the 5 days of snow being forecast for our area, the lift damage is too extensive for us to get repaired before next weekend. Therefore we have made the decision to go ahead and close the slopes for the season. Thank you again for your support and making the Wolf the Great slopes they are!!!
SAD with the snow just coming in!
marzNC
Angel Diva
Gee, wished this snowstorm had come a few weeks ago. 3+ inches in some places the NC mountains last night! It's snowing in Raleigh now.
https://www.skisoutheast.com/2-3-snow-fell-overnight-see-way-anyone-see-hour-went-overnight/
https://www.skisoutheast.com/2-3-snow-fell-overnight-see-way-anyone-see-hour-went-overnight/
artistinsuburbia
Angel Diva
Seven Springs and Hidden Valley are still making snow. Hubby and son are there today and said conditions are actually pretty decent. I'm impressed. Hopefully the 12" hits as planned and I'll be skiing this weekend.
SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
So I'll have Tuesday off school when this big storm comes, and I'm wondering if it's worth it to go to Blue Mountain that day and enjoy the fresh snow. I've never experienced an east coast "powder" day, and have rarely skied on fresh snow.
I could get a hotel room near the mountain Monday night so I wouldn't have to drive far (and the drive wouldn't have any hills).
What I'm wondering is: what's the snow like? Is it really as awesome as everyone raves about? Will I be missing something special if I stay home Tuesday and just go after work Wednesday?
Thanks for any advice!
I could get a hotel room near the mountain Monday night so I wouldn't have to drive far (and the drive wouldn't have any hills).
What I'm wondering is: what's the snow like? Is it really as awesome as everyone raves about? Will I be missing something special if I stay home Tuesday and just go after work Wednesday?
Thanks for any advice!
Jen
Certified Ski Diva
I'm crossing my fingers that the storm is bad enough that we have off Wednesday as well! (My district is prone to power outages). I would be worried about driving on Tuesday, even just down the road. I did a day trip to Blue on a day it snowed 5" and found the roads around the mountain to be in bad shape. If we get over a foot it's going to take them some time to clear all the roads. If you're really eager to ski on fresh powder you could drive up to Camelback and stay at their hotel on the mountain. I've never skied on fresh powder like this so I can't answer what it's like!
snow cat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
@SallyCat I heard that the snow is going to be good for snowman making since it'll be the wet kind according to the weather person here in VA. In this case, you won't really be skiing "pow". Wet snow will be dense and heavy, not like fluffy (aka pow/powder) snow. While I think skiing in general is more fun than not skiing, wet snow isn't as much fun as skiing the real powder. So even though initially I had the same thought as you about getting trapped on a mountain when I heard about all that snow coming our way, but when I heard that the snow is going to be a wet one (rather than dry, fluffy kind) I no longer really wanted to be trapped on the mountain (disclaimer: I'm flying out to SLC Wednesday to ski and I've had pow days out west already this season). So IMHO I don't think you will miss out much by staying home if it's wet snow, but I do understand how you feel about missing out because I feel that every time there's a blizzard or snow storm coming into our area. Maybe you just need to do it once to get it out of your system.
SallyCat
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Oh, me TOO! We have a very late spring break this year (April 10) and have only had one snow day so far. Our whole campus is sick, exhausted, and cranky. A two-day snow break would do absolute wonders for morale.
Great idea about Camelback! Alas, the lodge is booked (and expensive).
@snow cat Thanks for that. I still haven't decided what to do, but I won't feel so bad staying at home.
vanhoskier
Angel Diva
I don't think anyone will want to be on the roads on Tuesday...blizzard warning from this evening till 6pm on Tuesday. PA may declare a state of emergency. And it's not worth risking life and limb.
My school is closed tomorrow, and I'm thinking my school will also be closed on Wednesday due to the blowing and drifting snow that is forecast. In that case, I'll try to get up to ski somewhere, but the roads around here will be very bad. The snow drifts on my road regularly get to about 10-12 feet high.
I agree, skiing in heavier snow is not as fun...it can be work. I once had a powder night at Bear Creek,, a small area near here...I drove over there in the evening in the midst of a storm. Fluffy, dry snow...it was heavenly. Driving home was an adventure. But that storm didn't have the intensity of this one.
@SallyCat , everyone in my school is also sick. SO many cases of pneumonia and bronchitis this year! We need a few days away from that building, and each other!!
My school is closed tomorrow, and I'm thinking my school will also be closed on Wednesday due to the blowing and drifting snow that is forecast. In that case, I'll try to get up to ski somewhere, but the roads around here will be very bad. The snow drifts on my road regularly get to about 10-12 feet high.
I agree, skiing in heavier snow is not as fun...it can be work. I once had a powder night at Bear Creek,, a small area near here...I drove over there in the evening in the midst of a storm. Fluffy, dry snow...it was heavenly. Driving home was an adventure. But that storm didn't have the intensity of this one.
@SallyCat , everyone in my school is also sick. SO many cases of pneumonia and bronchitis this year! We need a few days away from that building, and each other!!
snowski/swimmouse
Angel Diva
@vanhoskier : Stay safe ~and~ healthy!!!
artistinsuburbia
Angel Diva
I have skied in these exact conditions before and it is totally not worth it. Got dumped on, 36" of heavy wet snow back in 2009. The wind/blizzard conditions made it impossible to ski in, it was so heavy to "push" through the piles of wet snow that formed VERY quickly despite few skiers. If it's snowman snow and you don't have wider boards to leverage a push through it and that can float over the really heavy chop or if you don't have REALLY strong legs, my advice is definitely no. Wait for the groomers in the am.
