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http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/sports ... levoix.php Article published last month stating that the total sales of tickets last year was 170,000 . Not much considering a season of a least 120 days . Have taken 3 vacations at this area over the last 10 years and have noticed that there have...

As always, good assessment of the snow conditions and weather for Northern Vermont . For north east skiing , would agree probably the best place to camp out waiting for powder days as you have to be there when it happens and chances are it will happen more often than not in this area but don't...

Thanks for the link. There was talk about this last winter among the hiker/skiers but I did not think anythng would come of it. Full admiration to the organizers of this plan. Maybe there is a chance to save some excellant terrain.

Well not a ski report in August but took part in the 100 mile century bike ride that started at Mount Pisgah (makes in skiing related ) NY for charity . Temps on Saturday mourning were down to 32 F under clear conditions with the sun out temps rebounded for a great day in the ADK'S

Not a ski report , but at least some snow . Our oldest kid as a university science student moved to Jasper to work this summer in the National Park . My guess it will be for good in the near future . So what the heck we jumped on the via train with 50% off tickets and road coach to Jasper...

Thanks for the report , all those lost hills bring back memories as a kid . A real bygone era.

Wow , Vallee Bleue also for sale and you are correct same family. When the kids were young we used both areas ,one for the lessons and one for the adventure. As a kid my home base was long gone Christie (currently carved up for housing ). Who knows what the future will be for the Laurentian ski...

Our family home base for skiing did not open last season and now the area is for sale to developers to subdivide into residential and commercial lots. There goes the best 500' of wild unrestricted ungroomed vertical that I can think of. Does not come as a surprise as last season the chair did...

Hey Patrick , thanks for taking over the Laurentian post . First time checking in as my bike team has canceled the ride today along the border due to rain and yes snow in the higher elevations of NY /VT . Not like us skiers who go out in everything :-D . Heard that snow was accumulating above...

IF you define spring skiing as lots of sun , corn and temps in the 50's with no north winds then you are out of luck this year. The April weekends in the Laurentians have been overcast , windy with temps below normal . Today , we have snow/sleet combo with strong winds to keep the pattern...

The end of the lift served ski season is fast approaching ( aside from MSS which hangs in there until May ) . Tremblant is closed this week but will open for the weekend and then close for the season . Most of the small centres are already closed for the season . The closures are not from...

I would say this is a good March based on the last 20 years . The east is made up of various regions when you look at Eastern Canada and North East US . For example at my home base in the Laurentians of Quebec the snowpack is still at 3 feet at a elevation just under 2000' while in NH...

Found myself in NH this weekend so tried out two hills that were new to me but routine to most. Skied Attitash on Friday under a mixed bag of weather with sun , wind , sleet, snow and rain at all different intervals during the day . Temps were on the mild side by the time we arrived around...

Sounds like good discounts . What did you do for Whiteface as they have their spring discount but sounds like you did better. Usually only go there in the spring as regular season price is too high .

Know the place my old home mountain , will see how long it lasts as a hike and ski place . Still hoping beyond hope that they open next year . The village of Val David banned parking at the base of Plante this year cutting off the easy access to another popular hike and ski place.

On my Laurentian snow report post I lamented how it never snows in March anymore ! Man , was I wrong as the kids tell me when a major storm on Tuesday dumped almost 2 feet of dry snow . Working in Montreal all week was concerned the snow would transform or develop a crust before getting...

Great video,this place has always been on my " go to" list. Now just have to get over there.

My ski days are actually going down as the 3 kids no longer need assistance ( 2 are weekend instructors and 1 thinks he is ready for " ski the east :-). Combine this with the unpredictable weather and price of lift tickets leads to not a good combo . Spend more time driving around to ski...

With the warm air , the transition of the snow into granular from dry powder is complete . Once again early cross over as March appears to be the new April and December is the new November . This all leads to a compressed winter season of dry snow . Snow conditions are in their spring cycle ...

Made a last minute decision to ski Jay today as it was a toss up between MRG and Jay . Decided on Jay due to a deeper season snow pack, however more expensive lift tickets even with discounts. Arrived in the Jay area Tuesday afternoon where the valley locations already have the spring...