- INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
- After two warm days, we have picked up another 1-2" of new snow on Wednesday night and Thursday will remain below freezing. The new snow will make for better conditions as the packed out areas would have been icy after the two warm days and then below freezing. Thursday night will be in the single digits, but Friday will warm to the 30s and Saturday will be upper 30s to lower 40s with a chance of rain or some wet snow. Sunday a bit cooler with nothing but light snow predicted.
- Some obvious melting has occurred in the open areas, but wooded areas lost very little snow during the warm days. We still expect our snow cover to last for several more weeks, but the rule will now be SPRING CONDITIONS, i.e. potentially hard and icy when temperatures are below freezing and soft and slow when they are above freezing. Any new snow will, of course, change that equation for a short time, but from now on it's watching the thermometer or skiing at the groomed centers as long as they are open.
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- JACKRABBIT TRAIL CONDITIONS:
- Base Depth - 12-16" Surface Conditions - Powder
- Remarks - Entire trail broken out with good ski tracks on all sections. The first mile of the trail up from the Keene end at Rock and River suffered some damage on Sunday when two horses from houses down the road got loose and were chased up to the first beaver ponds before being retrieved. It is still a bit rough, but new snow Sunday night and Wednesday night plus some strategic shoveling have mitigated most of the damage.
- BACKCOUNTRY CONDITIONS:
Snow Depth at Lake Colden: 42"
Snow Depth at 4,000 feet: 5-6'
Surface Conditions: Powder - All popular routes including Marcy and Wright Peak in excellent condition.
- Whiteface Highway skiable from the Toll House, but the upper part is icy due to the high winds we have experienced blowing the snow off.
- Keene Valley/Garden Parking to JBL is skiable with caution, but much improved from a month ago thanks to the continuous small additions of snow. Good cover for skiing beyond JBL.
- Lake Road to Lower Ausable Lake packed by snowmobiles and skiable.
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- X-C SKI CENTER CONDITIONS: (Groomed, trail fee required)
- Mt. Van Hoevenberg X-C Ski Center:
- 50km of trails, open daily, rentals, lessons, 518-523-2811, www.whiteface.com/activities/cross-country-skiing
Base Depth (packed) - 16" - Off track snow depth - 30"
Inches New Snow - 1
Surface Conditions - Powder
Km Open - 50
Km Tracked - 50 - Remarks - NCAA college national championships Wednesday and Friday on X-C side.
- Cascade X-C Ski Center:
- 20 km of trails with connection to 50km at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, open daily, rentals, lessons, restaurant, bar. 518-523-9605, www.cascadeski.com
Base Depth(packed) - 14" - Off track snow depth - 26"
Inches New Snow - 1
Surface Conditions - Powder
Km Open -20
Km Tracked - 15
Remarks - - Whiteface Club Nordic Center:
- 10 km of trails, open Wed-Sun. Rentals, 518-523-2551,
- www.whitefaceclubresort.com
- Base Depth (packed) -
Inches New Snow - 1 - Surface Conditions - Powder
Km Open - 10
Km Tracked - 10
Remarks -
20 km of trails, open daily, rentals, 518-327-6241, www.adirondackvic.org
Base Depth (packed) - 12-14"- Off track snow depth: 26"
Inches New Snow - 1
Surface Conditions - Powder
Km Open - 20
Km Tracked - 10
Remarks - All trails open and packed.- Dewey Mountain - Saranac Lake
13 km of trails, open daily (including nights until 7PM Tue. - Fri.), rentals, 891-2697 http://www.deweymountain.com
Base Depth (packed) - 8-10"
Inches New Snow - 1
Surface conditions - Powder
Km Open -13- Km Tracked - 8
Remarks - Good skiing with track set on the lower trails. Upper trails open with good cover but still ungroomed.
Tupper Lake free x-c ski trails
10 km of groomed trails starting from Tupper Lake Golf Course
http://www.skitupperlake.blogspot.com- All trails groomed with track set -the good conditions continue.
- Km Open - 50 km
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