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Still no joy for the Tristate/NYC metro, but excellent conditions still to be had before rain arrives Sunday. Prospect Mountain and Notchveiew are closest, with conditions status quo ante from Christmas Day.

This post is about conditions for Dec. 27, 2024, and forecast for the next few days. See jump links to Conditions and Forecast.

How’s the skiing in general?

Conditions are even better with groomers back at work, and there are skiable to marginal conditions on some of the backcountry trails. Check your local territory for details.

Hit up ‘State of the touring centers‘ or in the menu above for reported conditions as of today.

Forecast

Lesser chances for decent skiing next week. Warming trend through the weekend, with a modertate chance of showers arriving Saturday. The northeast will have rain by Sunday, lasting through Monday.

A bit of clearing for Tuesday before another system brings rain and mixed precipitation Tuesday night and Wednesday. But as temperatures begin cooling in the midweek, some of that rain could turn to snow for late Wednesday and Thursday.

Winds will be very light Friday and Saturday, strngthenting to 10-15 mph and coming out of the south for Sunday and Monday as the first system of the week arrives. Gusts of 15-20mph. Winds become mild in the midweek before stengthening once again to 15-20mph from the west for Wednesday into Thursday, with gusts in excess of 25mph in parts.

Daytime temps	Friday 12/27	Saturday 3/4	Sunday 3/5	Monday 3/6	Tuesday 3/7	Wednesday 3/8	Thursday 3/9
Northern NY, VT, NH	Mid 20s to high 30s	Mid 30s to low 40s	High 30s to high 40s	Mid 40s to low 50s	40s	40s	30s
NYC metro and coastal New England	High 30s to low 40s	Low 40s to low 50s	50s	50s	High 40s to low 50s	High 40s to low 50s	High 30s to low 40s

If the snow cover survives the rain midweek, and we get some snowfall late in the week, The touring centers could bounce back for the first weekend of the new year. Stay tuned.