tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86085485367773844952024-10-24T05:29:52.678-04:00Accurate and up-to-date snow conditions.Gino Del Guerciohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00774249341987978709noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8608548536777384495.post-90258375072118314872008-02-28T17:59:00.004-05:002008-02-28T18:07:45.122-05:00

Mt. Snow reports they're closing the books on the snowiest February since 2001. They got a total of 50 inches this past month and a total of 11 feet for the season."We've had an unbelievable February. Conditions are about as good as they get right now," said Kelly Pawlak, Mount Snow's General Manager. "And the best part is that March is typically our snowiest month of the year. So it's only going

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February was quite a roller-coaster of a month, swinging from five stars to two stars and back again. Fortunately, it's ending on a good note. Yesterday's snow storm brought up to a foot and a half of snow to the north country and conditions are now excellent with more snow predicted for Friday night.T.S. Elliot must have been a skier when he wrote "April is the cruelest month," because March is

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That rain on Monday really did a lot of damage to the conditions in the North Country, all the way up to the Canadian border. Right after the rain the temps dropped to sub zero and surfaces are rock hard. Plus the large crowds of President's Day vacation week are quickly scraping off anything that's soft. The groomed runs are loud and scratchy but skiable. The glades unfortunately are still

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There is still great skiing to be had, but you're going to have to travel for it. Wednesday's storm delivered plenty of rain in Massachusetts, lots of ice across south/central Vermont and New Hampshire and good snow along the northernmost sections of New England.Places I'd recommend for this weekend are Mad River Glen, Stowe, Jay Peak, Sunday River and Sugarloaf.Don't forget, it's President's Day

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It's hard to imagine how the conditions could get any better up north. The Snow Detective stayed at the Mt. Washington Hotel with Mrs. Snow Detective last weekend and had a great time. We skied both days at Bretton Woods and the snow was just fabulous.On Saturday there was a few inches of fresh powder and then three more overnight to make excellent morning conditions Sunday with sunny skies. Then

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This time last week the New England Ski Detective was feeling pretty glum. He had downgraded conditions to a mere two stars (in early February!) and forecasts were calling for a lot of rain.What's worse, he had booked a room at the Mt. Washington Hotel for a romantic ski weekend with his wife for this weekend.Well, I must have been doing something right, because that rain turned into snow, lots

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Warm temps have brought a mixture of rain, sleet and snow to the north country in the last few days. This has made for difficult skiing. Several inches of sleet covered by several inches of powder do not make for a good mix.Sorry folks. I advise you wait for better conditions.

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I'd always heard good things about Mad River Glen--about how it's a skiers mountain and a throwback to the good old days. But I'd never gotten around to getting up there. Boy what I've been missing.My wife Carolyn and I skied there on Sunday and had a GREAT time. It's a haul from Boston; about half an hour past Killington, but in my opinion worth it. Tickets cost $25 less and the terrain is

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Reports from North Country are that the skiing is very good right now. They've been getting small batches of snow every other day or so, which is making for some sweet conditions.For instance, Jay Peak has gotten a total of 25 inches during the past week: 1/18 6", 1/20 6", 1/22 3", 1/23 8".Conditions have improved enough that the glades are now skiable on most mountains.Now is the time to go, as

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This just in from Jr. Snow Detective Jonathan Acosta:North Country definitely 4 stars..... Saturday at Bretton Woods was busy, but snow great. Good amount of pow in the woods and trails. First chair made it better. Throughout the day conditions were constant.Sunday, new day even better conditions, like 1.5 inches of powder snow just seemed better. Both days 4 stars all the

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North Country has improved dramatically over the last week and conditions are now quite good. Today, Friday, it's been snowing all morning and they're expected to get five to eight inches. Consistently cold temps have also allowed the mountains to blow more snow.The weather is unstable and may get quite cold and windy, so keep your eye on the weather forecasts. But the snow is good, at least on

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Hi all,The Snow Detective has a new banner. We're going high end now.What do you think?The banner was created for me by my friend John Liebler of Connecticut, who as you can see is a really great illustrator. He's also created some awesome animations for some of my documentary films.Thanks again John.

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Conditions up north are beginning to improve. Monday's storm brought 5-6 inches to most parts of the north country and forecasters are calling for small snow squalls continuing the rest of the week.Surprisingly, conditions last weekend were not as bad as they looked. My wife and daughter went on a school trip to Cranmore and said the conditions weren't bad, at least on the groomers. The snow cats

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After an epic first third of the ski season, the north country has been hammered over the past few days by record warmth. On Tuesday the temperature on Mt. Mansfield in northern Vermont broke the previous record set in 1998 by 6 degrees, rising to a spring-like high of 48 degrees!Snow depths at the Mt. Mansfield stake dropped from 64 inches to 42 inches in three days. The tiny bit of hope here is

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After a brief patch of less than ideal conditions, the 07-08 ski season is roaring again.Much of the north country has gotten up to two feet of new snow since Monday. The stake at Mt. Mansfield in Vt is recording 64 inches on the ground, that's twice as deep as the average depths this time of year.Mad River Glen says it has 103 percent of its trails open (it's dropped the rope on cliff sections

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Jr. Snow Detective Wally Baloo reports: Skied Sunday River Saturday. After 4 inches of good snow overnight the temperatures remained around freezing. Fortunately there was no rain and the skiing was excellent. At the close of the day the skies were clearing and the prospects looked good for another great ski day.Killington & Snow BowlTalk about night and day. The Snow Detective went to the

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This update from assistant snow detective Keith Canniff:Rode at Sunapee yesterday (Wednesday). Conditions were good for late December. Good snow coverage, mostly loose granular, a little more hardpack/ice as the day went on, but still good right up until 4:00. Not as crowded as I expected, only a couple of waits in line more than 5 minutes. It was warm and sunny too - too warm actually, unopened/

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(Photo: Killington, Dec. 25) Despite the recent rain, the conditions are still good and the snow deeper than usual. However, the ungroomed glade skiing is a problem since the snow is now covered with a heavy crust.Go now, because it's unclear how long our better than average conditions will continue. Warm temps and good snow are likely to hold through the holiday weekend, with even some light

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After five feet of snow in December a little rain finally fell on the parade. Well, a lot of rain in fact Sunday night. However, because the snow on the ground was so light and fluffy it did a very good job of absorbing the water.The skiing is not quite as good as it has been but still well worth while.The Snow Detective went skiing at Sunday River on Saturday and it was the best conditions he's

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(December 19, 2007 at Attitash)I kid you not. That's what they're saying up at Mad River Glen, and they're not prone to the usual ski industry hyperbole. MRG got 3" last night with more coming today. They got 16"-20" from the Northeaster last weekend and they've gotten five feet in the past two weeks.And it's not just Mad River Glenn. All of northern New England has been getting pounded with lots

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Christmas has arrived early. This weekend's storm has worked out well for everyone. All the northern New England ski areas got a good dumping on top of their already significant base. In most places the precip came down as sleet for a time in the middle, but turned to snow again. Very northern Vermont, which has just been having an amazing early season, got the most with Stowe getting 18-25, Jay

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Parts of northern New England got a sweet new layer of fresh powder on Tuesday and Wednesday, although there was a small bit of rain on the lower elevations at the start. Snow depths at high elevations are now up at 39 inches.Here's how the latest snow showers played out:Cannon 2-4"Jay Peak 9"Mad River 3-5"Smuggler's 6"Stowe 5-7"Sugarbush 8"More To ComeBut this is just the beginning. This current

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It just keeps coming. Northern New England got 2-6 inches on Tuesday Dec. 11. In some places it got wet for a while, but it's cooling down now and everyone is looking forward to more snow. (photo credit: Attitash)New Snow ReportKids ski instructor extraordinare Gary Vanasse reports he went to Attitash on Sunday with fellow instructor Jodie Swider: "Skiing was very good. It was typical early

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Rich Higgins of Easton, Mass., skied Jay on Friday and reports the conditions are amazing. Waste deep powder in the woods. The groomers were a bit skied off in places and it was pretty cold. But overall he had a blast.

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