All manner of people come out during and just after a big snowstorm to play in it, but if you ask most people what they think of winter, they'll say they hate it or wish they could get away from it. I'm sure even dedicated skiers dislike the mundane winter tedium of clearing snow, wet …
Continue reading Storm goeth, groundhog cometh: conditions and forecast through Feb 1, 2026
(12/22/25: this post will be updated as information available justifies.) Interior NY west of the Hudson Valley and up through the Adirondacks, and New England north of I-90 or the VT-NH/MA border could have a white Christmas Eve! 5-10" of snow could fall in the High Peaks and mountains of northern Vermont, and coastal Maine …
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 …
Continue reading So classically northeast: conditions for Dec. 20 2025
Well heck yeah, that's the way to start winter - High Point, Minnewaska, and Mohonk are all either still open or were able to reopen after a surprising refresh of snow last Sunday. Bonus - NYC got enough snow to make people watch and wonder: Photo: Janice Chung for The New York Times By now …
Continue reading Easy come, easy go: forecast for Dce. 19 2025
Kind of amazing that eighty-four years have passed since the Pearl Harbor attack on a Sunday morning of the same date. As much room as there is for a nostalgic callback, we should also acknowledge that the day and the war that followed took place four generations ago. Maybe lives and events since then - …
Continue reading Rockin’ the rock skis: conditions for the week of Dec. 7 2025
Across the Snow Line 