It feels like we have some more winter to go. Don't give up hope downstaters. Stay under cover tonight, groundhog! Light rain converted to snow in most places up north. With a slight to moderate base remianing and new snow on top, it made Saturday a fine day to ski despite the wind. Tonight will …
Feng shui the day: Jan. 29, 2025
Welcome to the year of the Snake - Good skiing is happening pretty much everywhere except for the lower Hudson Valley, but High Point is still open although trails haven't been groomed for several days. Minnewaska trails are TBD with thin cover and bare spots, and likewise no grooming since the weekend. The Tug Hill …
Authentically frozen: conditions for Jan. 22 2025
High Point got 8" last weekend and opened trails for skate and classic skiing. The Shawangunks got a decent amount as well. Today High Point is open and skiable, Minnewaska reports decent skiing, and Mohonk repots all trails are open for skii ng, although no tracks are set. Unfortunately Fahnestock got only 4" of snow, …
Continue reading Authentically frozen: conditions for Jan. 22 2025
Hey hey for MLK, get your skis prepped right away
It won't be a historic storm, but it's the first winter nor-easterr to hit NYC in about two years. The storm will drop several inches across the NYC metro and southern New England, with higher amounts just inland. Looks encouraging for Minnewaska Sate Park to groom trails, and possibly enough for Fahnestock Winter Park. Check …
Continue reading Hey hey for MLK, get your skis prepped right away
Do it for MLK: put your skis on for the day – forecast for holiday weekend of Jan. 19 2025
Not much joy in store for the downstate XC skier, but we may get some snow flurries to spark the imagination and wax those rock skis! Rock ski advisory in some parts Don't like the sound of gravel and mulch on P-tex? Head to Prospect Mountain or one of the Osceolas. Conditions in some parts …
Across the Snow Line 