After a bit of snow last week that made the Whiteface Highway skiable (reports of about 100 skiers on Saturday), we are now looking at a storm that will produce at least six inches and perhaps as much as 12 inches by Tuesday afternoon. The weather will continue cold through the week with additional chances for more snow, so the coming weekend will likely have many new possible places to ski.
The downside of all this early snow is that the ground is not yet frozen. Thus, whatever snow falls will be melting from the ground up as well as the top down. Additionally, this early snow could prevent the frost from ever going very deep, resulting in all the little seeps continuing to spread water across the trails. Every season is different, so we will just have to wait and see how this current weather pattern affects the rest of the ski season.
The downside of all this early snow is that the ground is not yet frozen. Thus, whatever snow falls will be melting from the ground up as well as the top down. Additionally, this early snow could prevent the frost from ever going very deep, resulting in all the little seeps continuing to spread water across the trails. Every season is different, so we will just have to wait and see how this current weather pattern affects the rest of the ski season.
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