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 …
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Saturday Feb. 8 conditions + forecast for the week
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 …
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Feb. 8 weekend forecast- pack the wax box
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 …
Palindrome day ski conditions and forecast
Groundhog Day 02-02-2020, and one of only 12 palindrome dates this century. Bonus: it's a palindrome whether you follow MM-DD-YYYY or DD-MM-YYYY format. It's also a day to view the movie 'Groundhog Day', in which the main character repeats the same experiences day after day, and only by observing the smallest details over and over …
Feb. 1 weekend ski conditions and forecast
Summary: Go north! Or North by Northeast. Good conditions still to be found most places north of Albany and the MA-VT/NH border, including Lapland Lake, Garnet Hill, the always-reliable Prospect Mountain, and at never-say-die Notchview. If you really want great conditions, head to the Tug Hill plateau or the White Mountains. As usual, hit up …
Across the Snow Line 