Weather
A mostly quiet Northeast pattern through Friday gives way to a light weekend refresh, with most open mountains picking up 1″-3″ from Saturday into Sunday before colder air locks in. Winds will be the bigger operational factor first, especially on exposed lifts Friday night into Saturday, and then snow quality improves markedly by Sunday as colder air deepens and ratios climb.
Through Friday, individual guidance is largely converging on quiet weather, then a brief warm and windy push Friday night into Saturday. The timing signal is tight, with the main wind uptick centered on Saturday morning and afternoon; gusts commonly reach 35-50 mph at many elevations, with higher exposed ridges possible. Intensity agreement on precipitation is weaker than timing agreement, but most guidance keeps this first pulse light. Snow levels generally rise into the 2,000-3,300 feet range during the warm sector, so lower elevations can mix with rain while upper elevations pick up only a modest coating to light accumulation. Snow quality in this window is not great, with SLRs often around 5-9:1 where precipitation is falling, so any new snow tends dense before colder air arrives.
Saturday night through Sunday, guidance converges better on a colder light-snow wave, while still showing moderate spread on exact intensity. Timing agreement is strongest from late Saturday night into Sunday afternoon, and snow levels drop back to near valley floors as colder air settles in. The most realistic outcome for this window is a broad but modest refresh, generally in the 1″-3″ range at most mountains, with some spots closer to 0″-1″. Snow quality improves substantially versus Saturday, with SLRs mostly in the 16-19:1 range, so Sunday turns should ski drier and lighter than the prior day. All listed resorts are operating, so even these lighter totals should help surface quality for Sunday laps.
After a cold and mostly dry Monday, confidence drops as guidance diverges on timing, intensity, snow levels, and wind impacts for the Tuesday night through next weekend period. The larger-scale signal favors a shift toward a wetter pattern across the Northeast, but the details remain unsettled: some solutions bring a stronger snowfall-focused wave by midweek, while others delay the most meaningful precipitation and introduce warmer air with higher snow levels first.
Resort Forecast Totals (Sat Feb 28 – Mon Mar 02)
- Mont Sainte-Anne – 2″-3″
- Cannon Mountain – 2″-3″
- Stowe – 2″
- Bretton Woods – 1″-2″
- Killington – 1″-2″
- Sugarbush – 1″-2″
- Jay Peak – 1″-2″
- Wildcat – 1″
- Loon Mountain – 1″
- Sugarloaf – 1″
- Mt. Bohemia – 1″
- Sunday River – 0″-1″
