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’
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 …
This is so disappointing! The Sciene Friday podcast just released a segment titled "Scientists Predict Loss Of Deep Snow In Most Of U.S." Some takeaways from the transcript below. Sophie Bushwick, senior news editor at New Scientist: “There's a lot of parts of the US such as New England and the Midwest where winter means snow …
Luck for skiers in the late season- Prospect Mountain is open, with limited grooming on some trails. A bit of hard luck for some areas where the power went out: https://vtdigger.org/2024/03/10/heavy-snow-knocks-out-power-in-vermont-as-another-storm-approaches According to the National Weather Service, Warren received 12 inches overnight. About 12.5 inches of snow dropped in Braintree, 11.5 inches in Rochester and …
Across the Snow Line 