Conditions for 1/21/21 and forecast. This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary Snowfall on MLK weekend refreshed and restored the base on trails and at touring centers across the region. Snowfall today and tomorrow is making conditions the best they've been at some areas. Pineridge is the closest touring center to us …
Wallflowers: beware the shark
I'm referencing 'jumping the shark' to signal that Nordic skiing's fifteen minutes of fame may be over. The harbinger is New York Magazine, the snakier, trend-obsessed neighbor of The New Yorker, which just published a buying guide for Manhattanites (and Manhattan-adjacents) on the best gear to get started cross-country skiing. Couldn't have anything to do …
1/18 conditions + forecast
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast. Summary The conditions at most places are as good as they'll be for the week. Lake effect plus a bit of additional moisture from westerly winds will bring some additional snow to the Tug Hill plateau and parts of the Adirondacks in midweek. Backcountry skiing should …
Conditions 1/17
Summary A welcome refresh of snowfrom Lake Ontario across the middle portion of Vermont dropped anywhere from 2" to about a foot of snow so far. Expect good skiing on MLK day, BUT it also looks like some touring centers have capacity restrictions in effect. Check the area's website for more details and contact before …
Conditions + MLK weekend forecast
This post contains section links to Conditions and Forecast (Updated Saturday Jan. 16 with significant change to weather expected in north country Saturday-Sunday). Summary Although some light snow has helped keep bare spots at bay in some mountain areas, many places now calling 'hard and fast conditions' due to frozen granular snow and icy spots. …
Across the Snow Line 