Reposting to keep advice current with forecasted weather. This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary With a dusting of snow across the north country, and way more than that downstate and in the Tug Hill region, conditions are nicely set up for the week to come. Thank the wandering Polar Vortex for …
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Living in the NYC area means watching for skiable conditions.
For people interested in backcountry skiing
If you desire that artisanal ungroomed trail experience but don't have the experience yet, here's a way to get a hint, courtesy of the AMC NH ski chapter. It's free as in beer, so the price couldn't be any better. Repost from AMC-SKI NY/NoJ Google group: For those of you who might not have been …
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This is really as good as it gets
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary The weather looks iffy and damp in the NYC metro today (Friday), but even a short ways north the precipitation today is more snow than rain. Expect the close-by areas to hold up well for the weekend. Every place I check has 'skiable' conditions or …
Groundhog Day edition
To be honest, I don't know if I'd want to repeat the same snowstorm of Monday day after day, but having a good one where the snow will stay awhile is nice. This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary Fahnestock will be open tomorrow (Wednesday), as will High Point. Minnewaska is digging …
Luck happens: 1/30 conditions + forecast
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. [Update Sunday 1/31]: The mid-December storm fizzled for those of us hoping for a major snowfall at Fahnestock and High Point, but late Saturday NWS issued warnings for the downstate area, with snowfall totals of 20+ inches in some parts. As of today the storm looks …
Across the Snow Line 