Dispatches about Nordic skiing and living in four seasons
The Shawangunks and associated area is gorgeous Tour the area by car or do a walk/hike to take in the views: By car: take a trip on the Shawangunk Mountain Scenic Byway Suggested route: 299 west out of New Paltz; take 44/55 up through the Shawangunks to Wawarsing and the Rondout valley; left onto 209 … Continue reading Hudson Valley’s worst-kept secret
Winter’s run out and spring is running late this year. Sakura Matsuri at the Brooklyn Botannic Garden will be the weekend of April 28: Continue reading Mud season arrives
The fat guy is belting out the end of the season, and snow cover’s fast disappearing, but a fresh snowfall means there’s a Frank Sinatra song I’m hearing. Continue reading Got it under my skin
Outlook: Considering how things looked back in February, the season really turned around late, and there’s still skiing yet to be done, right into April! The fat guy is coming around to sing, but it’s still possible to do a day trip in from NYC. I’m tempted to take a day off from work just … Continue reading Weekend of March 31
Outlook: Welcome to springtime! Snow might be going fast, but there’s plenty of skiing out there. Get out and get some. Ski center conditions Day trip range*: Fahnestock Winter Park, Carmel NY 1 hr 15′ drive (mid-Hudson region) The winter park called it for the season- the ‘fat lady’ (or fat guy) has sung for … Continue reading Weekend of March 24 predictions
Outlook: Conditions are spectacularly good in the northern areas, and much better than usual for this time of the season in the day-trip drive radius. The mid-week Nor’easter freshened up the trails in various places up the Hudson valley, and dumped a fair amount in VT and MA. Many centers VT and western MA are … Continue reading Weekend of March 17 predictions
Outlook: A few inches in NY, with greater amounts eastward toward MA and RI through Tuesday morning. The storm will hug the NE coastline bringing potentially 7 – 8″ of snow to Boston and Maine. See the infographic below. The places that were open this weekend will likely be open midweek, and it just depends … Continue reading March 13 forecast
