antman12 Posted December 28, 2018 Report Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) Hello all, just got back from another great day at Hunter Mountain. Rolled outta my place a bit after 5am, made really good time and was in the lift corral by 825. I could tell that it was going to be busy by the amount of people already in the lot and lift corral. I originally planned on going tomorrow (Friday), but the weather is looking terrible so I decided today was the day. 32 and sunny all day, perfect! snow conditions were varied with a lot of really really nice man made snow but unfortunately many spots on the mountain were scrapped off and icy. First run was down "Jimmie Heuga Express" so I could duct into the woods for a quick safety break, then down "drop off" which was my first time since its been previously closed. Second run was "Belt Parkway" to the brand new, recently opened "Hunter North", the largest east coast terrain expansion in 15+ years! First run was down a blue "Overlook", LMAO this was not a typical blue. It cleared up the term "a hunter blue". I doubt the picture will do it justice. I took 5-7 runs over at Hunter North thru out the day, definitely very fun trails. Oh by the way the new 6 chairlift "Northern Express brings you 1000' of vertical in 3 minutes and 40 seconds! Thru out the rest of the day I pretty much hit the whole mountain, The main face, Hunter West and Hunter North. Obviously not all trails were opened but I covered the mountain. Oh! They fully opened the summit lodge! Not just bathrooms and first aid anymore, but a full Cafe/Restaurant serving anything from coffee to ribs! I saw my Nazareth friends again, this time at the lodge and sorta ate lunch with them. Ill get a picture next time but this place was pretty cool. Thanks for reading and some pics below. Coffee/safety break... Top of Hunter North and the new lift from the existing trail "Belt Parkway" Bottom of the new lift at Hunter North... Idk if the picture will do it justice, but this is not a blue! lol And finally my total "stats" for the day. Edited December 28, 2018 by antman12 6 Quote
toast21602 Posted December 28, 2018 Report Posted December 28, 2018 You’re having a great season so far. That peak pass is doing you well. 1 Quote
antman12 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Posted December 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, toast21602 said: You’re having a great season so far. That peak pass is doing you well. For sure and thanks! Haha, Remember sitting on the lift opening day at BB and me saying how Hunter was one of the big factors in getting this pass? At that time I would have never expected to ride here this much. Doing well for me indeed. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 28, 2018 Report Posted December 28, 2018 So what exactly is a hunter blue? You should see the blues at Jackson hole. Steeper than razors and the double blues are steep Quote
RootDKJ Posted December 28, 2018 Report Posted December 28, 2018 Damn ant, you’re gonna get the high mileage award this season. oh wait, no you won’t, because your stats are completely missing. 2 Quote
antman12 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Posted December 28, 2018 9 hours ago, RootDKJ said: Damn ant, you’re gonna get the high mileage award this season. oh wait, no you won’t, because your stats are completely missing. Ill enter my total number of days at the end of the year. Id currently be in second place with 19 days, but Ill be quickly passed now that a lot of you ride nights at Blue. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted December 28, 2018 Report Posted December 28, 2018 1 hour ago, antman12 said: Ill enter my total number of days at the end of the year. Id currently be in second place with 19 days, but Ill be quickly passed now that a lot of you ride nights at Blue. Why don’t you enter them as you go. Quote
antman12 Posted December 28, 2018 Author Report Posted December 28, 2018 15 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Why don’t you enter them as you go. I don't have a "good" reason other than like I previously said: Ill enter them at the end of the year. Quote
antman12 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Posted January 4, 2019 On 12/27/2018 at 8:42 PM, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: So what exactly is a hunter blue? You should see the blues at Jackson hole. Steeper than razors and the double blues are steep Just today Hunter updated a few trails on their trail map to blues with diamonds in them. Including "Overlook", the trail I mentioned in OP. 1 Quote
antman12 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Shadows said: That's a pretty cool idea I think Agreed. Quote
Schif Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a double blue square? Which I think a few mountains used to use. Quote
antman12 Posted January 4, 2019 Author Report Posted January 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, Schif said: Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a double blue square? Which I think a few mountains used to use. You would think. Ive seen double Blues but never a Blue/Diamond. Lol. Quote
NMSKI Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 Isn't Blue Diamond a brand of almonds? Subliminal advertising at its finest. I could go for some almonds now. 1 Quote
Mess Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) Jimminy Peak in the Berkshires has a few Blue diamond trails. https://www.jiminypeak.com/The-Mountain/Mountain-Information/Trail-Map Edited January 4, 2019 by Mess added link Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Schif said: Wouldn't that be the equivalent of a double blue square? Which I think a few mountains used to use. Plenty of ski areas use double blues. I know camelback did and Jackson hike uses double blues. In Europe they use reds as an in between intermediate and advanced. Quote
Shadows Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 gotta give those design guys something to do. 1 Quote
enjoralas Posted January 5, 2019 Report Posted January 5, 2019 Steamboat uses blue with diamonds in em Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2019 Report Posted January 5, 2019 10 minutes ago, enjoralas said: Steamboat uses blue with diamonds in em These are the only signs I have. 1 1 Quote
Barb Posted January 5, 2019 Report Posted January 5, 2019 Winter Park has the diamonds in the blue squares also. Quote
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