The skiing remains good...

So compared the dynamic 2010-2011 ski season, the 2011-2012 winter has been pretty uneventful. Berkshire East (and the rest of New England ski areas) opened a little late, we made a lot of snow, it warmed up, cooled off, warmed up again, but by mid January, the ski area was in great shape. 

Late January, and the first half of February have been dominated by a high pressure system that have kept the temps steady at about a midday high of 38 deg F, and a night cool of 20 deg. F. Its generally been sunny. We continued to make snow and freshen up the hill when temps and conditions dictated. 

As a result, the skiing was awesome (outside of a couple stormy days) every, single, day. 

So for somebody trying to gin up excitement on the blogs and social media sites, this has not been easy. I am starting to get push back from folks online saying that "OK, the skiing can't be that good." 

But think about it, folks, for pretty much for the last month its been sunny, with a high of 38-40 deg. F, and the skiing IS fantastic. I am completely incapable of putting any other spin on this story. 

Yet, for some reason, people haven't been skiing and its not just Berkshire East, its everywhere... Business is down at every resort in New England. 

Lots of people have had theories why, the economy (skiing numbers where up the past three winters when the economy was worse), the warm weather (most mountains are close to 100% open), the decline of the sport (skiing numbers have been high the past three years). 

I've got my own idea. New Englanders are suckers for punishment. In a way its tied to the warm winter theory, but its different. The warm winter guy would say that people are consciously deciding not to ski because its too warm and that the warmth is keeping people away. The sucker for punishment guy (me) says that people ski because of the cold, and this season people haven't been going out because its not cold and or stormy and that as hardy people, our juices for the slopes don't get flowing until its nasty out. 

Either way, the seasons running and there is no better time to have a great day on the slopes than this weekend. 

Oh yeah, whats the weather this weekend at the B-east?

Today: High of 40 deg. F, sunny, a little snow this evening (approx 1 inch). 

Tomorrow: High of 33 deg. F, sunny. 

Monday: Sunny High of 34. 

Trust me folks, stop waiting for winters ugly side, it may not show up this year. The mountain is primed, the weather IS great, so come get it while the gettin's good.