Of the ski touring centers close to NYC, only High Point reports trails are open for skiing. High Point: Open. Grooming in progress to break up frozen snow/ice and clear debris. Fahnestock: No skiing due to insufficient snow cover. Mohonk: No skiing due to high winds and icy trees. Minnewaska: The park is closed Monday …
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Typical northeast weather: President’s Day weekend 2025
So yeah, we got punk'd down south. But the High Peaks, Northeast Kingdom, and White Mountains made out pretty well. If you're already up north, you will proobably find some decent conditions by Monday afternoon. Further south, keep smiling, and hope for some snow on Thursday. Positive attitude, Olaf! This post is about conditions for …
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Bluebirds and President’s Day weekend: forecast for Feb. 13 and the weekend
Everything's open and skiing is decent to very good. The bluebird of happiness arrived today. A bluebird day Fahnestock Winter Park is skiable, and Canopus lake trails are open for the first time in four years. Great for skate. Minnewaska, Mohonk, and High Point are also open and skiable. The bluebird might fly off for …
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Happy days: XC ski conditions for the week of Feb. 10, 2025
This is about as good as it gets - the only thing that could have made it better was a bigger dump of snow on the downstate region. But there's more hope in the coming week. Fahnestock is skiable, although with some thin cover in the woods, but Canopus lake is open for skiing and …
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Downstate NY XC conditions Sunday morning
How's the skiing? 4-6" wet snow, which makes for some sloppy mashed-potato snow, but definitely skiable. Enjoy the West Coast-style skiing for a day or two. Snow might be much drier further north. Fahnestock is not open for skiing Sunday, but will be on Monday. High Point is open for skiing, as are Mohonk Mountain …
Across the Snow Line 