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Opening of the Wilmington trail has now been pushed back to Saturday due to high winds at the top of the run. The trail opened late last year in part because of the winds. They should have known not to route the trail through a fir wave. Fir waves indicate the presence of persistently high winds.

Bridget posted this a few hours ago on facebook: " It is a huge day at the mountain......our crews began cutting the Sugar Valley Glades exit today! Aaron Kellet of our famed Park and Pipe department is claiming these glades are going to be epic!!!!"

...was awesome today. Lots of untracked powder in there.

Not only was Cirque Glades added to the trail map, but Pipeline Trail was added as well. Pipeline Trail is the existing trail that leads from the North Quad to the Ski Bowl. On the trail map it states that there is "no return lift service". Looks like the first step is being made in...

Looks like the mountain is picking up some snow this evening. The temps seem right and the radar is lit up. Can anyone confirm?

From a recent ORDA press release: ...Lookout Mountain will open in December 2008 with a 1,600 vertical foot expert run, a 2,200 vertical foot intermediate trail, a new triple chair starting just below the first pitch on Easy Street, snowmaking and another 55 acres of glades. This will increase...

From: http://www.wnbz.com/main.htm ORDA SECURES LOAN FOR WHITEFACE, GORE PROJECTS The Olympic Regional Development Authority has secured a multi-million dollar loan to cover major capital upgrades at Whiteface and Gore Mountain Ski Centers. ORDA President and CEO Ted Blazer told the...

While not surprising, there are some cool pics of the aftermath of an avalanche that happened a few days ago in the Trap Dyke. Check it: http://www.adkforum.com/showthread.php?t=5893

I recently ordered the Adirondack Slide Guide by Drew Haas. Anyone else pick this up? I know of most of the slides, but the pictures will give me something to drool over. Check out www.dacksdescents.com for info and his blog. Drew did a piece recently on the Dix slides that intercept the...

Chatiemac Darby Woods Rumor Summit Darkside Darby Woods Twister Glade

This was posted in Snowjournal a while ago. It's an old aerial from a few decades ago. Check out the summit pod. Also note the run where the TIP will be located.

Hypothetical: It's the year 2015. The Tree-Island Pod is complete. Whiteface has reached the 25 mile limit that the ski area is constitutionally allowed. Whiteface tries unsuccessfully to raise the ceiling to 30 miles of trails. The ski area wants to add new terrain, but the only way to do...

It now features "Ruby Way", a beginner trail from the summit of Bear Mountain.

The trail map has been updated for this season to reflect the new trail "John's Bypass". While that isn't too exciting, I thought it was great that the map now features the Tree Island Pod as future terrain. Check it out: http://www.whiteface.com/newsite/onmtn/trail_map.pdf

WF.com says the The Slides are open today! Wish I was there. They stipulate that you need an avalanche beacon and shovel to ski them.

The forecast Wed-->Fri. has been revised. Not looking good. The forecast had been calling for snow with a minor threat of mixed precip. NOW... Take a look. Rain. Followed by a high of -3 on Saturday.

It looks like conditions are recovering in the High Peaks for any backcountry endeavors (Bennies B?!) Lake Colden picked up nearly 20'' inches over 3 days. While the snowpack above 4000 ft. is below the usual 5-6 ft for this time of year, it has piled up to a healthy 4 ft. in the west/central...

Light Snow is in the forecast for the next couple of days. Complimented with snowmaking, surfaces should be nice going into the weekend. While nothing big is in the forecast, it looks like we might be getting frequent flurries to freshen the slopes and build up base.

Does anyone know the history of Marble Mountain and Whiteface? What was the impetus for closing the old hill and moving to Whiteface? What were the original runs that were cut on WF?