SPRING IS BACK AT WHITEFACE
After a cold start to the week, and even a powder day on Tuesday, spring returned to Whiteface today. It was warm, with temperatures in the 50s, and sunny. In my mind it was a bluebird day, but there are in fact clouds in my pictures. It’s funny how that works!
Upper Skyward.
Fox seen from the gondola.
Upper Mackenzie.
Easy Street.
There were five lifts spinning providing access to 57 runs. The Bear Den Learning Center closed for the season yesterday, so the lifts out of there were all closed, including The Notch, though some of the terrain is still skiable. Prior to today, I’d only been on the new Little Whiteface Double two or three times, but that is no longer the case. It was a nice day to ride that lift, so I spent quite a bit of time lapping it off the mid-station.
Lower Skyward seen from the Summit Quad.
Looking down Upper Parkway and Upper Thruway.
Upper Mackenzie.
Victoria.
With all the sun and warm temperatures, the snow was very soft everywhere. Despite being soft, it wasn’t super sloppy. It was, however, a little sticky in places, especially in areas that hadn’t seen a lot of traffic, so that was something to be wary of around the mountain.
Mountain Run.
Moguls on Draper’s Drop.
Base of the mountain.
Exposed rock on Upper Skyward.
Aside from the base of the mountain, which is pretty rough, coverage is still decent to pretty good on most open trails, but the bare spots are there on a lot of them and they’re growing by the day. Some trails are rougher than others, such as Boreen and Paron’s Run. Upper Skyward is still basically edge to edge in coverage, but there were a few spots today where there was some rock poking through, and that will definitely be something to watch out for as the snow continues to melt.
Never Quit Skiing,
Lincoln