If you’re itchy because you haven’t gotten enough winter this season, hope you haven’t stripped the wax and prepped the skis for storage yet. Old Man Winter might not be done yet.
Conditions
What’s there to say? I think the Nordic Director at Waterville Valley said it best in the Director’s Diary entry for March 20, ‘CANDLE IS STILL BURNING’:
This week mother nature has been flirting with us a bit, dropping an inch or so out there. Wednesday night there’s a chance for another 1-3” of snow, which might make a few trails ski-able, but not groom-able.
Ian Cullison, Nordic Director at Waterville Valley resort
Hit up ‘State of the touring centers‘ or in the menu above for reported conditions as of today. Snow depth graphic below:
Forecast
In addition to cooler and blustery weather for the weekdays, multiple systems from different directions will conmbine to bring several inches of wet snow in the Adireondacks and central to northern Vermont. The White mountains could get some as well. Chances of all snow are greater for higher elevations, while the valleys could see some rain at times.
A preliminary snowfall total through 8 AM Saturday does show widespread 5 to 7 inches across
Area Forecast Discussion by NWS Burlington, VT, Mar. 20 2024
northern New York, with similar values possible farther east by the time precipitation winds down midday.
The storm will be over sometime Saturday. Sunday should be drier, and weather will begin to warm for the beginning of next week.
Regarding the expected system, another slice from the Waterville Valley Nordic Director:
If all goes well, we might have something snowmobile groomed by Sunday/Monday. I don’t usually like to prophesize this many days out, but it’s more fun than storage waxing skis!
Ian Cullison, ‘CANDLE IS STILL BURNING”
Forecast highs:
| Daytime temps | Thursday 3/21 | Friday 3/22 | Saturday 3/23 | Sunday 3/24 | Monday 3/25 | Tuesday 3/26 |
| Northern NY, VT, NH | High 20s to low-30s | 30s | Mid 30s to low 40s | Mid 30s to low 40s | 40s | 40s |
| NYC metro and coastal New England | High 30s to low 40s | Mid 40s | 40s to low 50s | 40s | High 40s to low 50s | High 40s to low 50 |
And lows:
| Low temps (early AM on date) | 3/21 | 3/22 | 3/23 | 3/24 | 3/25 | 3/26 |
| Northern NY, VT, NH | Low- to mid-20s | Teens | Teens to mid 20s | Teen s to mid 20s | Teens to mid 20s | 20s |
| NYC metro and coastal New England | Mid 20s to low 30s | 20s | Low 30s to low 40s | High 30s to low 40s | 30s | Low 30s to low 40s |
Across the Snow Line 