Session 17 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mt

Highlights:  Another good day with grippy soft groomers and 1-2 inches of fresh snow. Found some good natural ramps for the 180 backsides. Many good runs through the untrack gladed areas

Temperatures:   mid 20s
Sky:   steady cloud cover with a lite snow falling
Conditions:    Some 2-4 inches of freshies with generally  soft groomers
Duration:    9:00- 12:00 (3 hours)
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Daily Vertical:  6143
Vertical to date: 113,025

Session 16 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mt

Highlights:  Good day with grippy soft groomers, made great carving conditions and forgiving spins.
Some good runs through the untrack glades

Temperatures:   lower 20s
Sky:   steady cloud cover
Conditions:    Some 2-4 inches of freshies with generally  soft groomers
Duration:    9:30-1:15 (3 hours 45 minutes)
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Daily Vertical:  8308
Vertical to date: 106,882

Session 15 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mountain perfect groomers

Highlights: A Monday morning noon start with excellent soft groomers

Temperatures:  mid-20s
Sky:    partly cloudy
Conditions:     Soft groomers
Duration:   2.5 hours (noon - 2:30)
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Daily Vertical: 5661
Vertical to date: 98,574

Session 14 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mountain - Happy MLK weekend to all !

Highlights: A quickie session with many skiers out early. Happy MLK weekend to all!

Temperatures:  0-20  degrees
Sky:    Early-morning bluebird
Conditions:     Soft groomers
Duration:   About an hour (9:00-10:15)
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Daily Vertical: 3,730
Vertical to date: 92,913

The start of a bluebird. cold and crisp morning

Session 13 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mt - fresh cold powder

Highlights:  another fresh powder day with 4-6 inches of fluff

Temperatures:    mid -20s
Sky:   thick clouds
Conditions:     powder, packed powder, groomed powder
Duration:   almost 3 hours from 9 - 12
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 89,183

The glades with fresh snow

Session 12 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mt quickie icy session

Typical boiler plate conditions after warm temperatures and rain.

Highlights: first day in 6 without fresh snow

Temperatures:   30 degrees
Sky:   thick clouds
Conditions:    After yesterday's warmth and rain - conditions were groomed hard pack to icy
Duration:  a quickie 1  hour session due to icy conditions
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 80,253

Session 11 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mt

Highlights: another fresh powder day, that's 6 in a row with fresh snow

Temperatures:   30 and climbing
Sky:   Snow clouds with moderate snow falling
Conditions:    2-5 inches of fresh wet/heavy snow
Duration:  a quickie 1.5  hour session due to rain starting 
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 77,867

Session 10 of the 2017 season: Crystal Mt

Highlights: Surprise powder up to 7 inches worth on top of groomed surfaces

Temperatures:  finally warming up  to 22-25 degrees
Sky:   snow clouds and a constant lite snow
Conditions:  powder, packed powder 
Duration:  3.0 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 73,701

Early morning webcam at Crystal Mt

Session 9 of the 2017 season: Knub's Knob

Highlights: Mainly packed powder and groomers

Temperatures:  8-15 degrees
Sky:   mostly clouds with the sun poking out for 1 downhill run
Conditions:  powder and packed powder 
Duration:  4.5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 66,697

Session 8 of the 2017 season: Boyne Highlands

Highlights: Fresh powder up to 12 inches plus

Temperatures:  8-15 degrees
Sky:   snow clouds with a on/off LE snowfall
Conditions:  powder and packed powder 
Duration:  5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 57,144

Session 7 of the 2017 season: Boyne Highlands

Highlights: Fresh powder 6-10 inches

Temperatures:  8-15 degrees
Sky:   snow clouds with a nearly constant LE snowfall
Conditions:  powder and packed powder 
Duration:  5 hours
Gear:  Burton Hero Board

Vertical to date: 45,088