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Record heat continues to hammer the region. We have a summer boat tour operator offering rides on the unfrozen lakes in the centre of the Laurentian snow belt. We have had years with little snow but never this prolonged stretch of warm air day after day. All kinds of high temperature records...

Another season and another slow start . This one is as bad as it gets. Temps have not changed since october . There has been no cold air , no freeze up ,no frozen lakes , no ice and you can forget about snow. Did 100 km 's this weekend with my road bike team in the middle of December with temps...

Found myself in Quebec City on non skiing affairs but brought my skis just in case. The forecast for today was for rain and cool temps ,not ideal for skiing but by mid morning the filtered sunshine thru high clouds began to warm up the air. Decided to head out to Ste. Anne to check out the...

Skied Whiteface today with new snow and clear skies . About 4 to 5 inches of new snow fell over the last few days in the ADK'S so we decided on Whiteface which is the closest direct drive US hill from our West of Montreal house ( 2 hours D/D) . Coverage up on the Mountain was good with...

Correct ,not saying the Laurentians are a powder destination and agree with Tony on snow fall rates. Our plan is to make the best of what is in the backyard which means avoiding commercial ski areas . The powder is out there but you will not find it from a chairlift. Snow preservation is key and...

How far a drive is this area from the Tapenzee Bridge over the Hudson? Have family in this area so you never know.

Interesting year as there has been no major storms yet the snowpack is almost 4 feet since late December when it was at zero. The constant cold temps have preserved the small snowfalls that have occurred over the last 60 days leaving us with a base almost 4 feet deep. This amount is under...

The Quebec Townships ski areas ,except for Bromont are a extension of the Appalachians but just don't have the elevation so have lower snowfalls than Northern Vermont. However, they are having a decent last 30 days after a bad start. MRG Feb. 13 - Today, the thermometer was at 22 below F...

Currently down at MRG to check out the reported 4 feet of new snow and the clipper ahead of the cold front. After driving thru snow and wind for 3 hours made it out on the mountain just before noon. Have to say ,very good conditions with packed powder and new snow. Skied all the regular blacks...

Snowpack out in the hills is now averaging about 3 feet so all natural trails are open with caution as another foot would be ideal as the odd stump is still out there. Last weekend was prime with another 4 inches yesterday. The constant cold temps is helping maintain the dry snow. Snow base is...

While at Whistler ,we skied the Blackcomb Glacier located within the Provincial Park but can be accessed from Whistler and is managed under a park use permit for the purpose of snow and avalanche control. Highly recommend this area even if it just for the scenery.

6 Hours on the aircraft to Vancouver, 30 minutes in the terminal followed by a 2 hour bus ride. On the return 5 hours in the air. Add the usual wait time sitting in the air terminal waiting for departure.

OK,back from the west and back to looking at our natural 500' vertical natural snow trails. Whatever,skiing is skiing as long as it is steep and deep. Conditions are improving as it hasn't rained in a few weeks so the snow pack is building up. Tremblant Park is reporting a base of 43cm while...

Back home after a quick trip to the west. Overall decent trip ,wish we had more time as with only 3 days of skiing only had time to scratch the surface of what Whistler has to offer with their over 8000 acres of skiing. Yes,Whistler is commercial but the village can be avoided and you can loose...

JAN. 16 -Day Three on the mountain and a game saver . Started out in the village this morning under grey skies and drizzle and thoughts of a great day seamed absurd . Report said six inches up on the mountain but no sign of this in the village. Loaded up on the lift and headed up as skies...

The oldest kid in the family is working as a instructor at Whistler so we decided to pay a visit .Now we know booking skiing advance is a roll of the dice so did not have our hopes up. Before leaving , received the news that it rained top to bottom just last week after a snowfall,sound familiar...

Down in the Jay Peak area where the valleys are devoid of snow with the winds stirring up the dust on the bare fields . Up on the mountain things have frozen over since the rains. The Jay official report today lists 21 runs open which means a handful of options. Skiing is as expected , frozen...

CONDITION STATE Snow latest 24h 0 cm Snow latest 48h 0 cm Snow on the ground 0 cm Tremblant Park snow stake is now at zero. Heading into January with just the artificial trails and that is it .

Back for another year as delayed in starting this because wanted to start with some good news, so the good news is it can't get any worse. Before the rain over the last two days we had about 6 inches of snow on the ground and now we have none so it can't get any worse as we are back to the...

After a summer spent staring at the back tire of a bike while cycling with my club over what appeared to be every country road in the east it was time to head back into the Mountains. Hiked up Mount Marcy last week from the ADK LOJ. This is the shortest route but at 15 miles (not km !) round...