Category: ski conditions report

Outlook: Considering how things looked back in February, the season really turned around late, and there’s still skiing yet to be done, right into April! The fat guy is coming around to sing, but it’s still possible to do a day trip in from NYC. I’m tempted to take a day off from work just … Continue reading Weekend of March 31

Outlook: Welcome to springtime! Snow might be going fast, but there’s plenty of skiing out there. Get out and get some. Ski center conditions Day trip range*: Fahnestock Winter Park, Carmel NY 1 hr 15′ drive (mid-Hudson region) The winter park called it for the season- the ‘fat lady’ (or fat guy) has sung for … Continue reading Weekend of March 24 predictions

Outlook: Conditions are spectacularly good in the northern areas, and much better than usual for this time of the season in the day-trip drive radius. The mid-week Nor’easter freshened up the trails in various places up the Hudson valley, and dumped a fair amount in VT and MA. Many centers VT and western MA are … Continue reading Weekend of March 17 predictions

Outlook: A few inches in NY, with greater amounts eastward toward MA and RI through Tuesday morning. The storm will hug the NE coastline bringing potentially 7 – 8″ of snow to Boston and Maine. See the infographic below. The places that were open this weekend will likely be open midweek, and it just depends … Continue reading March 13 forecast

Outlook: Given the forecast for significant snowfall (see the infographic below) across the area, it’s safe to start making some predictions for the weekend. Unfortunately the utility companies seem to have been caught a bit flat-footed last weekend, and many in the downstate suburbs are still without power and may remain so till this coming … Continue reading Weekend of March 10 predictions

Friday night: Fahnestock received 10 – 12” of snow! Yay- the bad news is there’s a lot of debris and the power is out at the park buildings. They may be able to open tomorrow afternoon. High Point has received six inches of snow and will be open Saturday. Mohonk ski trails are open Mountain Trails … Continue reading March 3 weekend (update)

Summary: Hold on, we’re not quite ready to sing the end of the season for downstaters; a storm coming from the west will dump anywhere from a couple of inches of rain/snow mix to over a foot of snow, from the lower Hudson valley up through upstate New York from the Great Lakes to Albany, … Continue reading March 3 weekend conditions outlook