Summary: Snow cover deteriorated due to warming temps on Monday, so trails in some areas are no longer open for skiing. We are gradually going to lose additional trails as the week goes on, and any refreezing at night is only making the woods icier. Carpe diem. Grooming heroes: Notchview, Prospect Mountain, Brattleboro Outing Club. …
Month: December 2019
The curve
The ski areas that are able to mount an effort to groom for the holiday week have done so. 'State of the touring centers' is updated and I'm grading just a wee bit on the curve because some of the kilometers reported as open have thin cover. The thin cover is reflected in the spottiness …
Calibrating the thermometer
Temperatures in the 40's are refreshing, 30's are brisk, 20's are cool, teens are chilly. Welcome to winter- the NYC region is chilly this morning, becoming moderately cool by lunchtime. Making an exception for a cute dog picture Ski conditions From the mhvxcs Google Group, a skier's account of Minnewaska conditions yesterday has good descriptive …
Short snow report
Because the weather front hasn't finished with us, I'm not updating in full and 'State of the touring centers' is not updated. There is good, albeit brief, good news: a few places got just enough to open today and others will be open tomorrow. The list of places with skiable trail includes: Notchview (2" and …
Across the Snow Line 