You know the first part of the story already: snow arriving Tuesday! Yay! Parts of the North Country could see up to 13" by the end of Wednesday. The downstate region could receive 5" of new snow. Shawangunks might get 7". But (and you probably know there was a 'but' coming)- daytime temps will go …
Month: February 2019
Reefs under stress
How does this: In Northern Minnesota, 'Snow Farmers' Make Sure A Ski-Racing Tradition Endures Volunteer Don Olson walks past a mound of artificial snow created by a snow gun on Tuesday at the Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center in Mora, Minn. Christine T. Nguyen /MPR News Relate to this: Both involve water within a particular range …
The TBD weekend
Here's a moment of bliss from Lapland Lake, in the lower Adirondacks: Morning at Lapland Lake The temps and rain have left wet trails and less snow (Grafton Trails must be grooming with a butter knife). A drizzle continues to fall across the north country from Osceola on the Tug Hill plateau to Jackson NH …
Forecast: klister
Believe it or not, Notchview still had skiable trails today, and Prospect Mountain was looking good. Lucky retirees and freelancers with a very flexible schedule might be able to get in another day of skiing on hard wax. I downgraded a number of areas to 'skiable' b/c so many reported 'soft and wet' snow, which …
Groundhog’s eve
Fahnestock has 8k open. Should stay that way through Saturday. [update 2/3: Fahnestock ski trails are closed] Minnewaska reported this on 1/31: Good Morning! The following ski trails are open: Lake Minnewaska (Red) 3.2 km, Upper Awosting (Green) 5.0 km Castle Point (Blue) 7.4 km, Hamilton Point (Yellow "H" ) 4.7 km, Millbrook Mountain (Yellow) …
Across the Snow Line 