Minnewaska and Mohonk trails are open for skiing, although rock skis are recommended. Shawangunk Nordic Ski Association intends to have River-to-Ridge trail packed as well. One area in southern Vermont barely got the 'No Skiing' sign taken up and hadn't yet put trail markers out, but got the priorities right: How's the skiing in general? …
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Grumbles heard: forecast for week of Dec. 1 2025
This is when you see the ski touring center operators start waking up. They dust off their keyboards and start up the snow groomers, make an update on the site about opening or why they're not open, and sometimes start grooming a bit. As a result, about half the sites have updates from a today …
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Wintry conditions: weekend of November 15 2025
Snow. And rain, And possibly freezing rain. Yay - it's winter in the northeast again! Cross-country skiing is not happening, although there's a bit of downhill skiing going on in the Northeast Kingdom, and maybe a couple of other spots of the far north. Forecast Cool weather is persisting over the next couple of days, …
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First snow for 2025-26
A teeny bit of snow on bare ground in the NY's Tug Hill and Adirondack High Peaks, and New Hampshire's White Mountains, plus cool weather for the first part of the week. A tantalizing taste of what we hope will be plenty more: Snow depth (Nov. 10 2025) - NWS NERFC Stay tuned for the …
Weak La Niña forecast for 2025-26 winter
Too early to break out in song, but the NOAA Climate Prediction Center has issued an advisory that oceanic conditions met the criteria for a 'weak' La Niña effect on winter weather this season. See article at the Weather Chabnnel site with the unreasonably long title La Niña Has Developed In The Pacific Ocean And …
Across the Snow Line 