As good as it gets? It’s on: conditions and forecast for weekend of Jan. 24 2026

[Updated afternoon of Saturday Jan. 23] Big storm with lots of snow coming for much of the northeast! Some sleet or freezing rain possible for NYC and LI Sunday afternoon. See Forecast for the latest. First the good news: All the groomed trails closest to NYC are still open, and conditions are commparable to the …

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Carpe Ski’em: conditions for Dec. 27 2025

Get it while it's here! [Updated 10am 12/28] As of 8:30am Dec. 27: High Point is open with limited skiing. They received about 3" new snow, and had gotten a few inches last Tuesday. Mohonk Mountain House trails are open for skiing, packed and tracked 12/27 Minnewaska State Park received 10" new snow. Trails regroomed …

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Ho Ho Ho, let’s have some Snow! Forecast for Dec. 25 2025

[Update 2025-1225 1300h] It's time for downstate NY skiers to get some winter love from Mother Nature. For the holiday weekend your ski window extends from now till sometime late Sunday 12/28 or early Monday 12/29. The ideal ski outing window is from Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon before rain starts in earnest. See additional …

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So classically northeast: conditions for Dec. 20 2025

It's a quick-turn reversal in weather so well known in the region - warming trend, a low that brings rain/wintry mix, followed by dip in termperatures back below reezing. This is clearly not the stocking stuffer we were hoping for. The aftermath has left us with no XC skiing within at least four hours of …

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