Summary The last week was pretty good (at least where there were skiable conditions), and the next couple of days should be even better, with some light snow showers forecast. The weekend will be rainless, but daytime temperatures will rise to well above freezing in many parts of the northeast. Minnewaska could get a couple …
Continue reading Feb. 17 ski conditions and forecast for the week
This post contains sections and links to Summary, and Forecast Summary Viking Nordic trails, morning of Feb. 14 (via Viking Nordic ski center) If you go just a wee bit further than standard daytrip distance, you can find some pretty nice skiing, including Pineridge. FYI, rooms available at Canterbury Lodge and Stump Sprouts. Much of …
Section links to Summary and Forecast Mohonk trails are open for skiing, with 4" of wet snow; no grooming. Someone took a short ski at Minnewaska and reported in the MHVXCS group: "About 4 inches of wet snow and 37 degrees. The old fish scale skis were still gliding ok with the the liquid glide …
Update 2/9: SNSA has cancelled the XC ski clinic at Mohonk for lack of adequate snowfall. Not a surprise. 'State of the Touring Centers' is slightly updated with reports from Lapland Lake and Waterville Valley. Timber Creek and Northfield Mountain still no report since the storm. Summary: Good news for people taking a cross-country ski …
Continue reading Saturday Feb. 8 conditions + forecast for the week
Summary: Skiable snow has now been transformed to 'klister conditions' (for those who still wax for classic skiing), and the Ginzu-groomed frozen granular composition means fast skate skiing. However, snow and wintry mix in the forecast will change the waxing conditions considerably, so hold off on prepping those skis or figure on taking the wax …
Across the Snow Line 