Desperados: conditions and forecast for March 26, 2025

Chin up, Olaf! So there's almost no skiing left, but a few inches have kept a handful of centers going. And there's more luck to come. This post is about conditions for March 26, 2025, and forecast for the next few days. See jump links to Conditions and Forecast. [Updated 3/27]: Changed the title just …

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Half-baked: conditions for weekend of March 22, 2025

It's not quite done yet - if you're hoping to get a Cross-country ski outing this weekend, a few areas keeping it going for the weekend. Plus there's the added (small) hope for some snow early next week. If not for that, things might look like the Bowdooin College XC ski team's preseason practice: https://bowdoinorient.com/2017/11/17/nordic-skiing-preseason/

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Arias of regret and soliloquies of foreboding: the week of Mar. 17 2025

But here, upon this bank and shoal of time, we'd jump the life to come. 'Macbeth', William Shakespeare Also the fat guy is getting ready to sing Prespect Mountin is hanging on, and that's closest to the NYC metro. I'll be checking again midweek after the expected rain. How's the skiing in general? If you're looking forward to …

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