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Thank you, JSpin, for this lengthy and informative discussion of the meteorological vagaries of snowfall in the northern Green Mountains. As anyone who lives in New England knows, winter weather patterns can be quite varied in the different sections of the six states (although not separated by...

I drove up to Montreal yesterday, from western Mass, up I-87 (the Northway) through the Adirondacks. There was no snow along the highway all the way up (completely bare ground) and there looked to be just a dusting of snow at the highest elevations. And there was no snow on the ground in...

Yea, my small local ski hill, for many years, would recruit many of their seasonal workers - cafeteria, liftties, rental shop, etc. - from various South American countries; mostly college kids down there who are on their "Summer vacation" and jumped at the opportunity to come live and work in...

I have always wondered about the financials for some of the smaller, individually-owned ski areas, especially in southern New England and lower NY state. I realize they do take in a fair amount of money pre-season from season ticket sales, race programs sales, etc. I did once ask an acquaintance...

Imagine the athlete genes that their kids would have had, if they had started a family!

She reminds me a little of Tiger Woods, in his prime, on the pro golf tour, although Mikeala is even more dominant than Tiger was. Just a superior talent and has all of her fellow competitors psyched out.

53 degrees (F) here this morning in southern New England with heavy rain and very high winds. Yesterday, it looked the frozen arctic around here with completely snow-covered ground and now this morning, we have green grass in our back yard and much of the snow has melted away overnight. UGH...

Unfortunately, we are getting a major warm up tonight (Thursday, Dec. 18) into tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 19 , in the northeast. It may spike into the low 50's in southern NE into the 40's in northern NE and Eastern Quebec, with a lot of rain and flood watches have been posted. It may not wipe out...

The tram at Jackson Hole is now open, along with the upper two chairlifts - Sublette and Thunder. Looks like still a limited amount of skiable terrain open, though. There is a winter storm warning for the next two days, with up to 2 to 3 feet at elevation. Unfortunately, the prediction is that...

Bode?? He's not back racing, is he?

Definitely need the fat skis at Jay, if skiing in the woods.

Interesting story in yesterday's NY Times (Saturday, Dec. 13) about the proposed $3 billion base development at Killington. We'll see if the development company can get all of the necessary approvals from local authorities and the state of Vermont to build out such a huge new base area.

Looks more like the white "highway" of death. Pretty good coverage from side to side on those trails and the skier density doesn't look too bad. When I broke my back skiing several years ago, on the last ski day of the season, I was on a true WROD, about 10 ft. wide that connected two larger...

Lindsay finished second today in the second St. Moritz downhill, .24 seconds behind the 22-year old German skier, Emma Aicher. Obviously, not as good as another win, but still a great run for Lindsay. Maybe she CAN dominate in the speed races this season.

Yea, it's a remarkable athletic achievement, especially in a sport where most athletes are completely banged up and finished with competitive skiing in their late 20's to early 30's. Let's hope she doesn't suffer any injuries and can continue to ski well. I'd be rooting for her to win the gold...

I watched the replay on YouTube. Fantastic run and she looked great skiing. Quite amazing considering her age (41) and the fact she has been out of competitive ski racing for 5 years and has had numerous surgeries, including a complete re-build of her knee. It would be unbelievable if she could...

What brand of heated gloves do you own? As I have gotten older, my hands (fingers, especially) get cold much faster and I'm considering buyting heated gloves (I don't like mittens). I've read reviews of many different gloves but it seems like there are always mixed reviews on almost all of the...

Quite a bit of natural snow in northern VT and Quebec. Very localized but a good start to the season, so far.

As someone who has, more or less, given up on skiing in the Northeast, I (sort of) hope for an easy, warmer, and snowless Winter. I know that is sacrilege on this board but it's how I feel.

ALWAYS a risk in the Northeast. Cold and snow this early in the season is often a cruel tease and, many times, the weather pattern changes, and warmer temps and rain appear. I sort of hope so - I did not finish my Fall clean-up, thinking that I would still have time, based on past years. My bad.