Did our burning of incense and ritual sacrifice of hard-wax tins fail to appease the weather gods? Olaf is disappointed Snow during the previous week plus cold frigid weather allowed touring centers and skiers alike to enjoy the best skiing of the year overall. Near-zero daytime temps in parts of the northeast on Saturday curtailed …
Expect the unexpected: XC skiing for the week of Jan. 22 2024
Summary: local XC skiing is alive for the NYC metro; 'rock skis' advisory in effect. High Point is open with grooming but no tracks. Minnewaska groomed 1/20 and is regrooming some trails today. Mohonk has all trails open and rolled but no tracks. SNSA says the River-to-Ridge trail is surprisingly decent, but cover is a …
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Squeaky snow, then rain on the parade: cold and breezy gives way to warm and wet.
This is the best skiing of the season. Minnewaska is still managing to keep trails groomed, and may get a sklight boost from a system tomorrow. This post is about conditions for Jan. 18 2024, and forecast for the next few days. See jump links to Conditions and Forecast. Conditions It's going to be cold …
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Winter arriving: MLK weekend part 2
The saying goes: if you don't like the weather, just wait a minute. People in the north country for the weekend are in luck as long as they packed their cold-temperature waxes. After a week with rain and warm weather, temperatures will take a dip and a downward-dipping jet stream will pick up moisture from …
MLK weekend 2024- decent conditions to come
Despite what looked like a wipeout from rain, several touring centers look to be open later in the week or for the weekend, including Prospect Mountain, Lapland Lake, Trapp, Jackson and Great Glen. Garnet Hill is open, as is Craftsbury Notchview, Minnewaska, and Highpoint might be able to open by the weekend, if a bit of …
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Across the Snow Line 