Loon 2024-25

snowphoenix

Sunday 2/23/25

https://newenglandskiconditions.com/viewreport.php?reportid=3868

Pretty nice day at Loon yesterday, even if a bit crowded. The only closed trail was Undercut on South Peak (felled trees on the upper portion have yet to be cleared). Conditions were quite good with nice corduroy and packed powder in the morning, with some trails transitioning to fine loose granular later in the day. Boilerplate ice appeared in small patches on many of the trails although it wasn't too bad, apart from the upper headwall of Big Dipper. Some of my favorite trails from the day included Triple Trouble, Cruiser, Sunset, and Coolidge Street after the race training on it concluded.

All lifts were open except the Little Sister Double. The Kanc 8 and East Basin Double had waits of a few chairs at most, same for the gondola and the North Peak Express although I didn't ride those lifts during peak hours. The longest lines I waited in were at the Lincoln Express at midmorning, which were about 5-7 minutes or so.

Temperatures were in the 20s and very comfortable, there was a bit of sunshine in the morning, and it was snowing very lightly throughout much of the day. Not too much wind to speak of. Overall it was a fun day and great to be skiing again after being busy and/or sick for the past couple weeks.

Upper Picked Rock

Brookway

Big Dipper

Triple Trouble

Angel Street

Cruiser

Ripsaw

Missing Link

Bucksaw

Upper Walking Boss Woods

Sunset

Mike's Way

Picaroon

Lower Picked Rock

ski_it

Thanks for the reports. Looks pretty darn good

ciscokid

Excellent !

snowphoenix

Saturday 3/8/25

https://newenglandskiconditions.com/viewreport.php?reportid=3911

Firm and fast conditions yesterday with loose granular or frozen granular snow over a hardpack base. There were also some boilerplate patches, ice flows, and small thin spots on some trails but all were easily avoidable. Despite the mediocre conditions the mountain was quite busy, with day tickets being sold out and all parking filling up except at the Escape Route lot. Lines were generally around 5 minutes for the main lifts during the busy hours of the day, although as usual the East Basin Double never had a line longer than a few chairs.

Weather was a mixed bag with a few breaks of sun but just as many on-and-off snow showers throughout the day. Temperatures were in the 20s but it felt colder due to the high winds. Noticed that some the detachable lifts were running slower than usual yesterday, with North Peak Express closing about an hour early probably due to the wind. I also got stuck on the Lincoln Express for about 15 minutes starting just before 10:00 due to a mechanical issue, though the lift reopened after they got everyone off and resolved the issue.

While not as good as some other days I've had at Loon, it was still good to be skiing and I had fun spending much of the day ripping down groomers on South Peak.

Riding to Loon Peak on the Tote Road Quad

Flying Fox

Lower Ripsaw

Cruiser

Upper Flume

Riding up the North Peak Express during a snow shower

Summit Loop

Upper Twitcher

ciscokid

Seems you are the only one doing Loon reports.
With all the parking lots full the trails look empty.
Always enjoy your reports SP!

snowphoenix

ciscokid;c-67776 wroteSeems you are the only one doing Loon reports.
With all the parking lots full the trails look empty.
Always enjoy your reports SP!

Most of the trails weren't too crowded and it helped that quite a lot was open. Some of the more popular trails and intersections were a bit more busy though.

Glad you like the reports! I do enjoy documenting and sharing my ski days on this site. Unfortunately this may be one of my last reports of the season as I'll be doing some traveling over the next few weeks.

Sully

3/16- Had a good day on the mountain today despite some crazy fog. Up top of North Peak it was at best 25ft visibility at points. This weather kept the crowds at home, didn’t wait longer than 3 minutes for the Gondi and everything else was a walk on most of the day. Upper Speakeasy and Ripcord were the runs of the day, nice and soft with minimal icing.

This incoming rain will be brutal on the mountain, Exodus is already looking grim right around the junction with Flying Fox. There’s still a ton of snow all around so I’m sure they’ll get creative pushing around to get another month or so.