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Originally Posted by riverc0il  Where are you planning on skiing? Most Northern New England mountains will not close for lack of snow. A lot of mountains up here are still at or near 100% open with a huge base depth. There would be plenty of skiing well into May if ski areas continued to operate lifts. This rain will not have much of an impact on number of trails open next weekend, IMO. |
Maybe a little hijack - looking at Monday 4/7 (my weekend is blocked) for a quick trip to either Mt Snow or if I can really make some mileage to Mad River or Sugarbush. Coming from northern NY burbs its a lot of mileage for a daytrip, but I think the Catskills are near done; might drive Sunday night to gain some time.
SO question for Rivercoil or others who've spent time in VT recently:
1 - what should I expect at MRG or Sugarbush this coming Monday, following rain predicted Fri/Sat, and then warmish temps Sun/Mon.
2 - worth the extra drive time to MRG/SB? (Purely for the conditions - from a terrain perspective I'd much prefer SB (Castlerock / Steins) or MRG (anywhere) over Mt Snow but it's a LOT more driving.
Both northern and southern VT weather predictions now are for rain Fri/Sat followed by lows at or above freezing (32/34 deg), highs in the high 40s low 50s for Sun/Mon. If that translates to good bump skiing, great. OTOH if it's just going to be pushing mashed potatoes around, not so great.