Weather
Wind and temperature swings matter more than snowfall for most Northeast resorts through Wednesday evening, April 1. After a few light snow showers and winter-feeling temperatures today, the pattern turns steadily milder, then sharply windier, with most Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine mountains seeing more spring-soft turns than fresh snow while Mont Sainte-Anne is the one clear exception with a modest midweek refresh.
Saturday, March 28, brings only scattered snow showers, and the individual models are tightly converged on minimal accumulation, cold summit temperatures, and a fairly quick return to dry weather by tonight. Expect firm surfaces early, with many summits starting in the single digits and teens before moderating Sunday and Monday. By Monday afternoon, most mountains are back into the 30s and 40s, so coverage should be limited and ski quality will hinge more on the daily freeze-thaw cycle than on new snow.
Confidence is highest from Saturday morning through Wednesday evening because the individual models stay closely aligned on a dry-to-milder trend through Monday, then a strong southwest wind surge and major warming Tuesday into Wednesday. For most New England resorts, any Tuesday-Wednesday precipitation falls with snow levels roughly 8,000 to 10,000 feet at peak warmth while exposed summits push gusts into the 50 to 70 mph range, with a few ridgelines locally near 80 to 95 mph, so wind holds and sloppy spring snow are more likely than powder. As colder air returns Wednesday, any backside snow is limited for most areas, but Mont Sainte-Anne should do better with moderate-density snow around 11-13:1.
After Wednesday, the pattern stays active but forecast confidence drops quickly, with late Thursday into Friday still looking capable of a 4-10″ type refresh somewhere in northern New England if colder timing wins out. That part of the forecast is not locked in: the individual models diverge sharply on timing, intensity, snow levels, and wind, ranging from a minor backside coating to a much healthier storm, and the more realistic read right now is to stay conservative. Farther out, the larger-scale signal still favors an active but generally mild stretch, so expect spring conditions to dominate between any short-lived snow windows.
Resort Forecast Totals (Sat Mar 28 – Wed Apr 01)
- Mont Sainte-Anne – 6-10″
- Mt. Bohemia – 2-4″
- Stowe – 1-2″
- Jay Peak – 1-2″
- Sugarloaf – 1-2″
- Smugglers’ Notch – 1-2″
- Sugarbush – 1″
- Cannon Mountain – 1″
- Wildcat – 1″
- Killington – 0-1″
- Bretton Woods – 0-1″
- Loon Mountain – 0″
- Sunday River – 0″
