Ski day of or day after the snowfall?

[Jersey Skier]

So assuming the forecast stays the same, Catskills is calling to 8-12" starting Tuesday AM through Wednesday AM. Temp of around 30 on Tuesday but high of 9 and falling all day Wednesday. (So should keep some people away).

So ski Tuesday or Wednesday?

 

[Scrundy]

Dude what you thinking? I’ll drive in total crap to ski when it’s snowing. The harder the better

 

[Johnny V.]

Why not both? Although we did pass on last Monday after the big Saturday night/Sunday storm as highs were in the single digits, it was MLK day and winds were about 30-40 MPH.

 

[Jersey Skier]

Why not both? .

I guess you didn't catch my other recent post. I'm not getting away for two days.

 

[Josh Matta]

wedneday. The snow is mostly falling after the lifts close on tuesday.

 

[Johnny V.]

I guess you didn't catch my other recent post. I'm not getting away for two days.

Sorry, guess I missed it. Given those options I'd choose Wed. as you may have the most snow, but freeze your butt off. I've got a Wed night beer league race I'm not really looking forward to.......................

 

[Talisman]

Why not both?.

Free refills day of.

 

[Sibhusky]

I'm partial to single digits. The cold day. Fewer people=always better

 

[Chef23]

If most of the snow is coming after lifts close on Tuesday I would go,with Wednesday. My only concern would be is that sometimes on the backside of a storm it is really windy. 9* with wind is not fun.

 

[James]

In general, get it before the winds and or liquid come.

 

[Paul Lutes]

Old eyes: day after
Young eyes: day of

 

[Ogg]

In this case I'd say bundle up and hit it the day after.

 

[mister moose]

Day after - temps lower, and will dry the snow out some. The bulk of the snow will fall after the lifts close Tuesday. The winds will be down. Since you only have a day, brave the drive and go a little further to VT. Deeper snow, lighter snow, better terrain.

*Edit:
Looking further into the forecast, the wind will be very strong out of the South for the bulk of Tuesday night. Temps will be 28º or so and will fall to 12º by dawn. I've seen this movie before, and the snow will be drifted and firmly wind-packed. Sheltered areas will be better, but at these windspeeds the effect will penetrate the woods. Current winds are forecast to be high 40s gusting to low 60s. Those early NOAA wind forecasts are almost always overly high, but still.... that's a lotta wind. Winds will veer to the west as the temps drop, snow stops, and the winds will ease to the mid 20s. This is a storm with wind slab, big drifting and highly changeable snow. A perfect New England recipe for the fattest skis you can lay your hands on. Stay away from southern exposures and wide trails. Not a blower powder day, more like an adventure powder day. Protected glades facing Northish might be the money.

Note: Those temps are for upper mountain Killington. MRG is 2º cooler, Jay is 4º cooler. Jay's snow will be the best, if you can find where it went.

 

[Bad Bob]

Go Tuesday; the roads will be too bad for you to come home until late Wednesday afternoon.

 

[RJS]

When I first saw the thread I thought you were posing the more general question of whether or not people prefer skiing the day of or the day after a storm. Considering your situation though, I'm checking the forecast for Belleayre, and they're supposed to get 2-4" during the day on Tuesday, and then 5-9" on Wednesday. To me, the clear choice is to ski on Wednesday. @mister moose has a great analysis. Have fun!

 

[Uncle-A]

I skied on Tuesday at Blue and it snowed lightly all day only an inch when I cleaned the truck off at three PM. The conditions were great and would do it again. Only one down side was the ride home, an extra hour at least to the trip.

 

[CalG]

In perspective.

It sort of snowed yesterday during the day. The skiing was OK, I suppose, a bit crunchy.

It SNOWED last night, but the wind came along with. The skiing today was a kings reward!

Now , with the coming night, the thermometer is dropping a degree every 15 minutes. The wind is up big time. Tomorrow will ski OK, but it's going to pale in comparison to today.

I'll be there anyway ;-)

 

[Jersey Skier]

Today was the day. Belleayre was empty because of the cold. 12" when I got there. Bluebird till 1PM then it started dumping again.

 

[BS Slarver]

Sweet !
Question is 95s or 107s

 

[Uncle-A]

I don't think that the cold scares off many of us here on this community. Unless you are JAFO most of us are hardy individuals or just a bit crazy enough not to be stopped by lower temperature.