Wednesday outlook: The big melt is on with temps in the 50's and 60's all the way to upstate NY and VT. Hope rides on fumes again for Thursday and Friday, as somewhat colder temps return along with a possible snow squall. See infographic below. Prospect Mountain, Timber Creek, Garnet Hill, Wild Wings are closed. …
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President’s Day weekend ski conditions
Summary: Hope rides on fumes this weekend for a couple of small snow squalls (see infographic below). In the meantime there's spring skiing in southern VT and southern Adirondacks. Lapland Lake and Osceola are reporting good snow base so those are the best bets based on drive time. Gore, Okemo, Garnet Hill, the Lake Placid …
Galoshes and crampons in NYC, VT beautiful as usual
Summary: (updated Friday Feb 9) New York winter- the classic snow/sleet/rain that freezes overnight. Fantastic. But there's skiing within a 2-hour drive and conditions should be nice at least through Saturday, despite warming temps. Meanwhile, envy the Vermonters and Osceola, who got all the nice stuff from the sky. State of the touring centers Day …
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Monday February 5: advance bets for the week
Summary Although the metro NYC area is still lacking, there's skiing in them hills! Prospect Mountain is the closest, followed by Brattleboro Outing Club. Everything north of that in NY and VT is open. Oscela, the usual champ in snowfall got beaten this weekend by Wild Wings which got 13" of new snow. Temps in …
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Wednesday January 31 ski conditions
Summary Daytime temps will be above freezing throughout much of the Northeast on Thursday before dropping to the 20's and even teens on Friday and Saturday. The groomers will have to make a granular surface out of the refrozen snow they have. There's no major snowstorms in the forecast, but even a bit of white …