Ski in the present, go with the flow, Hope for the best. 'be water'. If you can only do a short trip, ski Upper Awosting at Minnewaska Otherwise head to Prospect Mountain, Garnet Hill, and maybe Osceola Ski and Sport. This post is about conditions for Feb. 8, 2023, and forecast for the next few …
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Enter the wet snow dragon: XC conditions for Feb. 5-12 2024
Klister and rock skis recommneded for Minnewaska, where selected trails were groomed Sunday. Elsewhere, decent to good skiing, so get it while it's there. Year of the Wood Dragon starts Feb. 10, and this weekend we'll see rain followed by wet snow or mixed precipitation. Early in the following week, snow for the north country …
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Dust on damp: Groundhog Day 2024
The Whistlepig persistence award goes to Minnewaska State Park, where the park employees take a few lucky inches of snow and groom the trails up. Not Punxsutawney Phil, but better looking Beyond Minnewaska, Notchview has good skiing, as do areas in Vermont at higher elevations. Areas in the southern Adirondacks are doing well, and it …
Waiting for the Groundhog: Jan. 29 2024
Wet snow this weekend means XC skiing from the Berkshires to Tug Hill in the west and the White Mountains in the east, Great Glen in the White Mountains has packed powder because elevation is their friend. Stay tuned for later in the week, as the westher gets cooler and two systems will bring some …
Warm and wet conditions: Jan. 25 2024
Did our burning of incense and ritual sacrifice of hard-wax tins fail to appease the weather gods? Olaf is disappointed Snow during the previous week plus cold frigid weather allowed touring centers and skiers alike to enjoy the best skiing of the year overall. Near-zero daytime temps in parts of the northeast on Saturday curtailed …
Across the Snow Line 