Summary Although the metro NYC area is still lacking, there's skiing in them hills! Prospect Mountain is the closest, followed by Brattleboro Outing Club. Everything north of that in NY and VT is open. Oscela, the usual champ in snowfall got beaten this weekend by Wild Wings which got 13" of new snow. Temps in …
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The Article Every four years it's the same thing- people notice that there's a set of Nordic sports (cross-country skiing, Biathlon, Nordic combined, ski jumping) and the intense focus and discipline required. The result is the usual spate of pieces about how much work it is, how demanding cross-country skiing and biathlon are, and how watching them …
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Summary Daytime temps will be above freezing throughout much of the Northeast on Thursday before dropping to the 20's and even teens on Friday and Saturday. The groomers will have to make a granular surface out of the refrozen snow they have. There's no major snowstorms in the forecast, but even a bit of white …
Summary Daytime temps are above freezing across the entire region and will stay that way through the weekend. Everything south of Albany has closed their trails. There's a chance that Mt. van Hoevenburg will still have some trails open this weekend, and Osceola Tug Hill may actually get some new (wet) snow. As of midweek …
Summary Get your skiing in while you can! Variable amounts of snow in mid-Hudson and areas northwest of NYC mean some areas were able to re-open and others not. Warming temps make the weekend days precious for skiing, and the forecast for next week could go any which way (see infographic below). Snocountry.com reworked their …
Across the Snow Line 