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For an example of what can happen in WV, here's the forecast for Pres. Day week last season. Brad Panovich has been doing video forecasts for SkiSoutheast for years. Doesn't get to ski much in NC, but does take a ski vacation out west at least once a season. Brad is the chief meteorologist at...

Did you ever ski Plattekill on a powder day? Or compare snowfall from a major snowstorm between Plattekill and nearby ski resorts? I finished a ski safari in mid-February with a few hours at Windham (using Ikon) and stayed overnight as close to Plattekill as practical. Snowed overnight...

As of early October, Sugarbush is worried about low water levels. October 8, 2025 https://seniorsskiing.com/will-the-drought-in-the-northeast-curtail-snowmaking-this-fall-winter/ " . . . Sugarbush Resort has noted its pond levels are currently lower than normal, and its usual source (the Mad...

Just drove back from the Berkshires and a couple days around Albany. This is not a good year for fall colors. Too dry and too warm in recent weeks. Still plenty of people around for the fall festivals held by towns and ski resorts. I was in the Berkshires the same week last year so have a...

That attitude about trees has shifted more in recent years under Alterra ownership. Still better tree skiing in the Canaan Valley between Timberline and CV, but there are official glades at Snowshoe now. The Sawmill Glades opened up by 2009 under Intrawest. Intrawest bought Snowshoe from a...

West Virginia can get lake effect snow. More likely at the three ski hills in northern WV: Canaan Valley, Timberline, and White Grass (nordic trails). A really big push can mean natural snow NC and TN, but that's pretty rare. The ski resorts are happy enough with cold temps for snowmaking...

What's different between myself and @Harvey is that I like to travel, whether driving or flying. If I only cared about powder turns, I wouldn't have bothered with ski safaris in New England, New York, or Michigan in the last decade. Planning to use Indy in the northeast next March, partially...

Really depends on the relationship. My husband of almost 35 years is a non-skier for assorted reasons. I retired early to be a more relaxed older parent and to have time to spend with my parents, who were over 75 by then. My father was a professor who would travel and work internationally...

While people drive to Snowshoe from Pittsburgh, DC, northern VA, and NC, it's not an easy drive. Especially if it's snowing. From my house near Raleigh, it's essentially 7 hours on the road. The last couple hours on 2-lane WV highway that is likely to be snow covered during and after a...

SMI is the other big company that sells and installs snowmaking equipment in the USA. The original patents were not created by the founder of SMI. They were created by Everett Kircher, the founder of Boyne Resorts. Kircher decided his was more interested in developing resorts than sticking...

They call it a "family cooperative." Built by a bunch of GE engineers. Have more than enough interest so that there is a waiting list in the fall. One of the best videos about an "old school" ski hill I've ever seen.

So Panorama developed initially in the 1960s with local ownership. Then Intrawest built out the base. Back to local ownership in 2010. https://www.panoramaresort.com/planning/history-of-panorama Reminds me of the evolution of Snowshoe and Silver Creek. Intrawest made a difference for a...

Apples and oranges. The history of skiing in PA state parks versus in the NY Adirondacks and Catskills have very little in common when it comes to management and financial resources. PA has another state park that used to have skiing because it averaged 100 inches of snow. Seems unlikely to...

That's a key factor for all the southeast ski hills that survived into the 21st century. They all only exist because of 100% snowmaking coverage that began over 60 years ago. Once snowmaking equipment was commercially available starting in the 1950s, folks in the southern Appalachians were...

Listened to it during the summer. :) Folks in the DC/NoVA area wish the Perfect family would take over Blue Knob. Like Timberline, it has cool terrain for the region but needs much more snowmaking and lift upgrades. The complication is that it's in a PA state park. There used to be an annual...

Stuart grew up skiing in the midwest. He's been based in New York City and skiing in the northeast for a while. While he can appreciate what destination resorts provide he clearly likes the vibe of independent, family-owned ski areas more. The cost difference for a family ski vacation during...

For Massanutten, it was just a matter of time before the big money would be spent to improve the snowmaking infrastructure significantly. I started skiing at Mnut as the indoor/outdoor waterpark was being built. A year or two after that, two of the original lifts were replaced. Assorted major...

Does Mammoth continue snowmaking after late December? Any idea if the snowmaking staff transition to other jobs at Mammoth? Or if any come from Australia or New Zealand?

I'd say that was true in VT and NH as well.

Presumably a decision based on money. The problem lately if that those quads are not holding up. I read complaints on the SkiSoutheast Discord. The bigger issue as a parent taking a couple of tweens to Wintergreen was that getting between Highlands and the Acorn pod takes quite a while on a...