Tug Hill and the High Peaks have decent cover and lower temps coming late in the weekend, plus some possible snowfall on Sunday, promise a recovery to better skiing. This post is about conditions for Feb. 1, 2023, and forecast for the next few days. See jump links to Conditions and Forecast. Conditions Hopes for …
XC ski conditions Nov. 28 and forecast
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary A couple of places have opened, albeit with some closures early in the week due to wet snow. Adirondacks and the Tug Hill plateau will likely be the best spots for the week. Conditions Hit up 'State of the touring centers' or in the menu …
Clarifying cues
Anyone whose looked for advice about how to ski cross-country will have heard: "If you can walk, you can ski". This makes skiing sound accessible to all. Many ski instructors have a rejoinder of: "if you can walk, you can walk on skis", because skiing requires movement skills that are different than walking. The lack …
Snow over time
This New York Time article "Why the West Got Buried in Snow, While the East Got Little" prompted me to take a the National Weather Service's 'National Gridded Snowfall Analysis'. Out governmental climate nerds have a wealth of information, some with graphic presentation. I took the total snowfall accumulation maps for fifteen years, zoomed in …
And then there were.. just a few
It's mud season again, and it's about time to prep he skis for storage. The groomers are moving on to whatever job they do in spring. Here's a couple of images off the inter webs to give a last look: At Green Woodlands (see Facebook): "One last groom for spring skiing.We still have about a …
