Updates You promised we'd go skiing! [Feb. 16]: Conditions 'poor' at Minnewaska. Antelope4455 said groomers went through "Millbrook Mountain and Hamilton Point, with hope that they may provide some decent skiing... There are many thin sections and some bare stretches and the condition of the snow is chunky, from the icy crust. Those two trails …
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Living in the NYC area means watching for skiable conditions.
President’s day weekend
Hi, old man sister winter- we remember you! Bring the magic, Elsa! [Feb. 14]: Mohonk was reported as very skiable today, so it's likely Minnewaska is doing alright too. At Minnewaska Park, Antelope4455 reports their groomers had to break up lots of ice, so "Upper/Castle loop and Lake Minnewaska may be all that gets groomed". …
The tease
You know the first part of the story already: snow arriving Tuesday! Yay! Parts of the North Country could see up to 13" by the end of Wednesday. The downstate region could receive 5" of new snow. Shawangunks might get 7". But (and you probably know there was a 'but' coming)- daytime temps will go …
Reefs under stress
How does this: In Northern Minnesota, 'Snow Farmers' Make Sure A Ski-Racing Tradition Endures Volunteer Don Olson walks past a mound of artificial snow created by a snow gun on Tuesday at the Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center in Mora, Minn. Christine T. Nguyen /MPR News Relate to this: Both involve water within a particular range …
The TBD weekend
Here's a moment of bliss from Lapland Lake, in the lower Adirondacks: Morning at Lapland Lake The temps and rain have left wet trails and less snow (Grafton Trails must be grooming with a butter knife). A drizzle continues to fall across the north country from Osceola on the Tug Hill plateau to Jackson NH …
Across the Snow Line 