As of today (Monday) Mt van Hoevenberg is hanging tough with their 5k's of the New Competition, Bobcat, and Mini loops. They say 'Ski it while you can' and advise "frozen granular base groomed this morning", and "Spring Conditions will likely return this afternoon." Barkeater Trails Alliance's final message for the season: And unless something …
Category: ski conditions report
Closing the curtain on the 20/21 season
The final fizzled snowstorm up north was our April Fool's joke coming right at the end of the season. I didn't want to make light of the season by posting yesterday- that would have felt cruel. Quick retrospective The Coronavirus pandemic created a stampede on purchase of outdoors equipment, including cross-country skis. Prospects that this …
Ostersonntag kommt 4/4
Summary Easter is this Sunday and the Waterville Valley Ski Touring Center director's note says: 'Stick a fork in it' for this season. If you really want it you can ski in a couple of places- for groomed trails only Mt. van Hoevenberg is still up, with its 5k manmade loop. State parks and other …
Finale for 20-21 season
Summary A number of touring centers decided on Wednesday or Thursday that the combination of warm temperatures and some rain expected didn't warrant trying to stay open for one last weekend. There's still a wee bit of groomed trail skiing to eke out at places like Mt van Hoevenberg, Craftsbury, Jackson, and Prospect Mountain. Nonetheless …
Skiability update 3/24
It's a bad sign when you hit a '404- page not found' instead of getting the ski conditions page at touring center website. You think it's a sign they're offseason? Did a quick update to skiability conditions, and it's as bad as I thought- warm weather and some rain this late in March pretty much …
Across the Snow Line 