rovinchick t1_j5tpw95 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:36 PM

As a skier this makes me so sad. It's not just Philly, but most of the northeast, sadly.

Pittman247 t1_j5tsz4d wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:58 PM

Fellow skier here. I completely concur.

I have family that lives not far from the Italian Alps and they say it isn’t much better IN THE ALPS…

But then you see pix of Mammoth (in CA) and they get like a foot of fresh every day. 🫤

Character_Macaron133 t1_j5tt36p wrote on January 25, 2023 at 2:58 PM

The New England area, and even the Catskills, are getting dumped on right now. Late January through Mid March is usually the best time for New England skiing as well as snowfall. Also to note the cold we had in early November helped those areas open early and make snow, but post Christmas its been too warm to blow snow and the mountains need to focus on maintaining the runs they had open versus expanding the ski able terrain. Consequently, it is a little bit of damper though that Blue is struggling cause it is probably the only MT worth going to in PA that is a good day drive from the city.

trashtrucktoot t1_j5u7dma wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:31 PM

This is what I use to gauge the snow in New England. VT Traffic Cameras are the best. I'm a camper, not a skier. I like a good snow storm at home w/ the family.
https://vtrans.vermont.gov/operations/rwis/camera?id=09

[deleted] t1_j5ws24c wrote on January 26, 2023 at 2:30 AM

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TheIronAdmiral t1_j5u3s08 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:08 PM

SAME. I’m getting reverse seasonal depression from the lack of snow. If it’s going to be cold it may as well snow. Cold winter rain sucks

joebacca121 t1_j5vwkcz wrote on January 25, 2023 at 10:47 PM

I was supposed to go to Vermont this weekend for a pond hockey tournament. It got cancelled because it's been too warm IN VERMONT for the pond to have frozen enough.

Pittman247 t1_j5ymnmc wrote on January 26, 2023 at 1:58 PM

Damn! Sigh, I was JUST looking up lift/hotel packages at Stowe….