After the rain a sad status report Dec. 18

'Twas the week before Christmas, and across our region, The pounding rain masked the sound of weepin', Ski trails are closed, too wet or icy; and fuggedabout Alpine skiing, it's way too pricey. With Mother Naure and Saint Nick we've a bone to pick it's likely; The holiday forecast implies skiing to be dicey. But …

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Conditions for the 12/9 weekend, maybe ending with a good snowfall

For skiers, unlucky weather conditions for the Tug Hill and Adirondacks reagion are balanced by some decent skiing in the far northern areas of Vermont and higher elevations of the White Mountains. Rain for Sunday will change over to snow for the north country Sunday night. Accumulations could be signfificant in the hgher elevations. This …

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12/4 wet snow update

The good news: a storm did go through the northeast (USA) and drop as much as 8" of snow on the northern higher elevated areas. The bad news: it was heavy wet snow, and the weather turned warmer, with some rain for those northern areas as well. Result: touring centers that had been open late …

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