links or articles more generally related to weather and winter. Acronym can stand for ‘Wonder of Winter’ or ‘Windows on Winter’, or even ‘WTF of Winter’
City folk sick of snow; Celebration by XC skiers; Can we commiserate over broken shovels? 19+" of snow recorded in Central Park, with higher amounts right at the coastlines. Unlike the other big snofall in January, this one delivered heavy wet snow, the kind that breaks backs and shovels. Given the amount of snow and …
Continue reading A big-a** nor’easter: conditions and forecast for Feb. 24 2026
'A potentially historic winter storm will impact the Tri-State area today into Monday' - National Weather Service Upton office, 6:31am Sunday 2/22/26 [Update Sunday morning 2/22] Timing of the storm is now a bit slower, with the track shifting slightly westward, resulting in increased impacts for New Jersey and the NYC metro area as well …
Continue reading Sunday surprise: stupendous snowstorm expected to slather solid surfaces
All manner of people come out during and just after a big snowstorm to play in it, but if you ask most people what they think of winter, they'll say they hate it or wish they could get away from it. I'm sure even dedicated skiers dislike the mundane winter tedium of clearing snow, wet …
Continue reading Storm goeth, groundhog cometh: conditions and forecast through Feb 1, 2026
Well heck yeah, that's the way to start winter - High Point, Minnewaska, and Mohonk are all either still open or were able to reopen after a surprising refresh of snow last Sunday. Bonus - NYC got enough snow to make people watch and wonder: Photo: Janice Chung for The New York Times By now …
Continue reading Easy come, easy go: forecast for Dce. 19 2025
Before closing out the season, a post that's not about ski conditions and meteorology. The topic for this is nominally about how drone photography has changed the way the outdoors is represented, using a Hollywood tool to express niche or quirky viewpoints related to the outdoors and, of course, cross-country skiing. Recently this blog picked …
Across the Snow Line 