How's the skiing going to be? Today's weather might just be enough for Minnewaska trails to be skiable, but not to reopen trails at Fahnestock or High Point. However, things are ooking up for the skiability of trails at all three following the storm due to come through on Saturday night. The weekend weather will …
Continue reading Downstate weather for weekend of Feb. 8 2025
Downstaters, there's hope for a bit of snow to enliven the weekend. How much will be snow, vs wintry mix or rain? Up north, light snow has already begun. Backstory: on February. 3, Minnewaska State Park reported: "We were down to crusty ice and gravel on the trails, but we received about two inches of …
Continue reading Mom’s making a layer cake: ski conditions Feb. 5 2025
It feels like we have some more winter to go. Don't give up hope downstaters. Stay under cover tonight, groundhog! Light rain converted to snow in most places up north. With a slight to moderate base remianing and new snow on top, it made Saturday a fine day to ski despite the wind. Tonight will …
It won't be a historic storm, but it's the first winter nor-easterr to hit NYC in about two years. The storm will drop several inches across the NYC metro and southern New England, with higher amounts just inland. Looks encouraging for Minnewaska Sate Park to groom trails, and possibly enough for Fahnestock Winter Park. Check …
Continue reading Hey hey for MLK, get your skis prepped right away
Forecasts are predicting a significant winter storm across a swath of the north country and higher elevations starting Friday night and lasting through most of Saturday. This will be heavy wet snow. Some areas of freezing rain or ice in the region between I-90 and the Green Mountains, with heavy rain expected in the flat …
Across the Snow Line 