Okemo Mountain Resort, VT, Trip Report: Early Season Skiing Monday, November, 27 2023 Early-season skiing is something that everyone looks forward to but there are not that many resorts out there that are capable of pulling it off correctly. Of course, snow conditions are important but you have to think about how many trails are open, how many lifts are open, and what food options are available. Opening day for […] Trip Report Gregg Frantz | December 1, 2023 0 Comments
Okemo and Stowe Resort, VT, Both Opening This Friday, November 17 Two more Northeast ski resorts announced that their opening days for this season will be this Friday, November, 17. Okemo and Stowe are located in Vermont and will join Killington as being the second and third resorts open in the state for the 2023/24 season. Both Okemo and Stowe are owned by Vail Resorts. [PRESS RELEASE] STOWE MOUNTAIN RESORT Stowe […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | November 14, 2023 0 Comments
Catastrophic Rain Event Causes Major Damage Across Vermont “It’s Irene all over again.” NOAA reports that Northern Vermont has gotten just under 7 inches of rain over just a few days. Bridges, roads, vehicles, and houses have been washed out as rivers have been overflowing. The state is practically fractured in two as most east-west links through the spine of the Green Mountains are closed. View this post […] Spencer McLaughlin | July 12, 2023 0 Comments
Closing Dates at East Coast Ski Resorts With 75º temperatures and up across much of the Northeast today, spring is certainly here. Regardless, there is still plenty of great skiing to be had before the snow melts out. Go grab what you’d bring to the beach and go enjoy what is consistently the most relaxed part of every ski year. Related: Closing Dates at Utah Ski Resorts […] Industry News Spencer McLaughlin | April 14, 2023 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 2 Feet of Snow Possible For The Interior Northeast Through The Weekend 7:30 pm MST, 12/14/2022 Forecast By SnowBrains Chief Meteorologist – Eric McNamee Forecast Summary: A trough will move through the Northeast this weekend and bring upwards of two FEET of snow. Snow starts midday Thursday over northern portions of Pennsylvania and will spread north. By Friday, snow will be widespread across interior portions of the Northeast. The main build of […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 14, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 4-8” Snow on Tap for the East This Week This forecast was written by SnowBrains forecaster Clay Malott Sunday, November 13th, 3:30 pm PST After weeks of high pressure and snow-less weather, significant snowfall will finally hit the East Coast this week, bringing 4-8″ to ski areas in New York, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. Specifics remain uncertain, so stay tuned for updated forecasts this week as the models […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 13, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 6-18″ of Snow for Portions of the Northeast Through Sunday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 7:40 PM MST 3/11/2022 Forecast Summary: This weekend, a system will cross through the Northeastern US and bring 6-18″ of snow to ski resorts in the Northeast. Snow will start Friday night/Thursday morning and fill in from west to east. Snow will continue into Sunday before tapering off Sunday afternoon. Resorts likely to […] Weather Eric McNamee | March 11, 2022 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: 10-20″ of Snow For The Northeast US Through Friday Forecast By SnowBrains Meteorologist – Eric McNamee 5:20 PM MST 2/2/2022 Forecast Summary: A system will cross through the eastern US to end the work week and bring 10-20″ of snow to ski resorts in the Northeast. Snow will get started Wednesday night/Thursday morning and fill in from west to east. Snow will continue through Friday before tapering off Friday […] Weather Eric McNamee | February 2, 2022 0 Comments