I went to Whitetail today 1/14/19. Very healthy crowd for a Monday because every school district in the region was off due to about 6-12" of new snow that fell on Sunday throughout the Wash-Balt area. Federal Govt in Wash DC was also closed due to the storm (only about 20% of the Fed Govt has been in shutdown mode over the budget for last three weeks, but today the other 80% got the day off too - due to snow).
I arrived about 1015 AM and the parking lots were already about 65% full. By the time I left at 345 PM the lots were about 85% full. There was a ton of people around the base lodge, but fortunately the lift lines weren't as bad as I feared. Heaviest lines were on the main lift at the resort, the Whitetail Express Quad, as expected. I used the singles line a lot there and never waited more than about 5 mins all day. I skied for about 5 hours with a 45 min lunch break and spent about half that time skiing Exhibition Run off the Experts Choice quad, which always had a small to medium size line, again which I never waited more than 3 or 4 mins because I was taking singles line.
They only got about 5 or 6 inches of natural up there, but they had made a lot of snow and the guns were running across much of the mtn until noon-1PM. Only Exhibition was open off Experts Choice chair, but Bold Decision looked fairly close to opening. All the blue square runs off the Whitetail Express were open. I took a couple runs on the Easy Rider Quad and only Sidewinder was open there, but they were making a ton of snow under the chair and that terrain should be ready in a couple days. I did not get over to the never-ever beg area to far lookers left of resort.
The trail conditions were quite good with fresh if slightly grabby manmade snow everywhere. Exhibition bumped up a bit as the day went on and was a good workout. Although trail traffic was fairly heavy, I was glad I went. Jan 14 is pretty late for me to record my first ski day of the winter
It was a pretty day, 32 degs and sunny with no wind.
I qualified for a 4 hr, midweek senior rate of $32, not bad.
View of the slopes approaching from access road, 1015AM. This photo's a little fuzzy, but there were a lot of snow guns going all over the mtn at this time.
Base crowd at noon
Whitetail Express
Experts Choice chair at 1215pm
Exhibition Run
Jib Junction Terrain Park and base area with distant lots nearly full of cars. 330PM
Park action
Base area at 345pm
I arrived about 1015 AM and the parking lots were already about 65% full. By the time I left at 345 PM the lots were about 85% full. There was a ton of people around the base lodge, but fortunately the lift lines weren't as bad as I feared. Heaviest lines were on the main lift at the resort, the Whitetail Express Quad, as expected. I used the singles line a lot there and never waited more than about 5 mins all day. I skied for about 5 hours with a 45 min lunch break and spent about half that time skiing Exhibition Run off the Experts Choice quad, which always had a small to medium size line, again which I never waited more than 3 or 4 mins because I was taking singles line.
They only got about 5 or 6 inches of natural up there, but they had made a lot of snow and the guns were running across much of the mtn until noon-1PM. Only Exhibition was open off Experts Choice chair, but Bold Decision looked fairly close to opening. All the blue square runs off the Whitetail Express were open. I took a couple runs on the Easy Rider Quad and only Sidewinder was open there, but they were making a ton of snow under the chair and that terrain should be ready in a couple days. I did not get over to the never-ever beg area to far lookers left of resort.
The trail conditions were quite good with fresh if slightly grabby manmade snow everywhere. Exhibition bumped up a bit as the day went on and was a good workout. Although trail traffic was fairly heavy, I was glad I went. Jan 14 is pretty late for me to record my first ski day of the winter
It was a pretty day, 32 degs and sunny with no wind.
I qualified for a 4 hr, midweek senior rate of $32, not bad.
View of the slopes approaching from access road, 1015AM. This photo's a little fuzzy, but there were a lot of snow guns going all over the mtn at this time.
Base crowd at noon
Whitetail Express
Experts Choice chair at 1215pm
Exhibition Run
Jib Junction Terrain Park and base area with distant lots nearly full of cars. 330PM
Park action
Base area at 345pm
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