Note that there are two hours of gusts off the chart. I assume that the spot on the hour is the maximum for the entire hour, so there were two hours with high gusts between 7-9.
Yes, they close the top lifts in high winds. The lifts at the base usually stay operational since they are down in the trees. I was there over the weekend and returned on Monday afternoon. The upper lifts were running but not taking skiers until about 10 am on Monday. Then they stopped letting people on around 11 am (when I was on my way up for the last time). I also was there in December when they only had 5 base lifts operational under high winds.
They say that there usually is a 6-week cycle up there, so I planned my trip accordingly.
