Summary: Get some skiing in before rain arrives Friday. Glide wax for warm slow conditions, as it's a dense, moisture-laden snow/sleet surface. Caution advised on hills as the new snow may obscure an icy base. Details and forecast As expected, the storm made for varying amounts of every type of precipitation. Stump Sprouts got some …
Category: ski conditions report
Forecast and conditions 12/29/19
See it and weep (just a bit). Snow cover is getting pretty thin, so unless the coming storm delivers some real replenishment, there might not be great snow to ring in the New Year with. Here's the current state of snow depth: As usual, 'State of the touring centers' is updated. It's what you'd expect …
Boxing day ski conditions
Summary: slight attrition from above-freezing temps continue. Good skiing still out there, but getting a bit far for day trips. Just like last year, Notchview is getting the tenacity award for maintaining skiable trail; Prospect Mountain is still the lucky dog of snow retention; Timber Creek is hanging in there; Lapland Lake and Garnet Hill …
Ski conditions and forecast 12/24
Summary: Snow cover deteriorated due to warming temps on Monday, so trails in some areas are no longer open for skiing. We are gradually going to lose additional trails as the week goes on, and any refreezing at night is only making the woods icier. Carpe diem. Grooming heroes: Notchview, Prospect Mountain, Brattleboro Outing Club. …
The curve
The ski areas that are able to mount an effort to groom for the holiday week have done so. 'State of the touring centers' is updated and I'm grading just a wee bit on the curve because some of the kilometers reported as open have thin cover. The thin cover is reflected in the spottiness …
Across the Snow Line 