Summary: From the perspective of most cross-country skiers living in the valleys, the weekend looked disastrous. However, last night and this morning snow showers have significantly improved the outlook of some touring centers. It tended to do the most good at Osceola and the southern Adirondacks, as well as the White Mountains. A few places …
Category: ski conditions report
‘Year of the rat’ weekend forecast
January 25 marks the beginning of the 'metal rat' year, which sounds like an idea for a Jeff Koons sculpture or something the machinist's union would set up outside a non-union factory. And from that digression, on to the regular business. Summary: If you want to get some weekend skiing act fast. Saturday early is …
Midweek miscellany
Today has a mixed bag of items: conditions and forecast, a podcast shout-out, and a new page I've added to the site. The usual business Snow depth indicates the White Mountains got the best out of the last storm, which wasn't as big as we might have hoped for. But it was good enough to …
Sunday 1/19 snow report
Summary: There's no doubt that conditions are thin on the trails closest to NYC, but there is skiing to be had. Best bets are Mohonk and High Point: "After checking in with the staff they felt that the Upper Awosting trail (Green) held the most snow. The rest of the trails that they attempted to …
Take a day for MLK
Summary: call in sick next week, because you should go skiing. This update includes current as well as forecast ski conditions and weather for next week. Best days to ski: Sunday and through next Thursday(!), because a storm will arrive Saturday afternoon and temperatures favor keeping snow around through all of next week. For today …
Across the Snow Line 