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As mentioned, Belleayre doesn't alway run the Hawk Quad midweek. Windham doesn't run the Baker Double and sometimes even the Wonderama Express Quad. Mohawk doesn't run the Boulder Summit Triple. I've been to Killington when the Canyon Quad is not running. And just two weeks ago at Stratton the...

Killington Friday

I'd like to hit Whiteface this season, but seems like Killington will be a better bet Friday.

I headed up to Stratton on Tuesday where they received about 3". The wind forecast wasn't great and the gondola never ran, but South American and Ursa never had any lines and the trails were mostly empty. . Full-on return to winter with a firm but edgeable base covered with fresh snow. Very...

Anybody thinking of skiing or riding this week? My options are Tuesday or Friday. Holding out for Belleayre or Gore on Friday looks dicey due to rain in the forecast (and Belleayre looked rough on Sunday), so I'm leaning towards Vermont. But it also looks cold and windy Tuesday. Could also do VT...

Snowing now...

Yes, they made snow:

I got four days in at Mohawk and continue to be impressed by their operations and ability to get terrain open. Very good snowmaking and grooming. It's too bad the last two years have been marked with late season rain and warming periods; they went from close to 100% to closing day in about a week.

It's too bad the weekend weather was so warm and wet, because conditions were very good on Thursday (and I assume Friday). new entranceway...plenty of of parking spots in the lot closest to the lodge (this is valet on weekends): lower mountain in good shape including one of the parks: Lower...

$550 midweek. I went that way with an eye on Plattekill for the weekends.

new snowmaking news: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1317990399314159

Started a bit firm, but Windham is very good today. Original plan was to bounce to Belleayre around 1pm for the $10 special, but there’s no reason to leave. Minimal crowd. I’ll post some photos later.

Sugarloaf and Jay Peak made snow: