Summary: From the perspective of most cross-country skiers living in the valleys, the weekend looked disastrous. However, last night and this morning snow showers have significantly improved the outlook of some touring centers. It tended to do the most good at Osceola and the southern Adirondacks, as well as the White Mountains. A few places …
Author: cfski
Living in the NYC area means watching for skiable conditions.
‘Year of the rat’ weekend forecast
January 25 marks the beginning of the 'metal rat' year, which sounds like an idea for a Jeff Koons sculpture or something the machinist's union would set up outside a non-union factory. And from that digression, on to the regular business. Summary: If you want to get some weekend skiing act fast. Saturday early is …
Midweek miscellany
Today has a mixed bag of items: conditions and forecast, a podcast shout-out, and a new page I've added to the site. The usual business Snow depth indicates the White Mountains got the best out of the last storm, which wasn't as big as we might have hoped for. But it was good enough to …
Thin but solid cover
Mohonk Jan. 20 Beautiful day today- cool but sunny, and a slight breeze. Mohonk groomed but the base was too thin for making tracks. You could sometimes feel solid ground with pole tips but not with the ski bases unless you took a digger or went off-piste. I suspect it was much the same on …
Sunday 1/19 snow report
Summary: There's no doubt that conditions are thin on the trails closest to NYC, but there is skiing to be had. Best bets are Mohonk and High Point: "After checking in with the staff they felt that the Upper Awosting trail (Green) held the most snow. The rest of the trails that they attempted to …
Across the Snow Line 