Snow on groomers was something close to corn snow today at Blue Mountain, Ontario. Its been cycling above freezing daytime and below freezing nights for most of the last week.
Northeastern U.S. Weather & Conditions
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berkshireskier
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Drove up to Montreal today for my flight tomorrow to Calgary. Just a small amount of snow along the side of the highway in the far northern stretch of the Adirondack’s. But looked to be more snow on the higher peaks. No snow on the ground in Montreal.
ChrisC
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Lol. Early closing for Killington. The Superstar Glacier formed a crevasse and is moving down the mountain.
At least snowfields - like Timberline Lodge - don't move, likely due to south-facing yearly melt and not being very steep.
Switching to Canyon Quad with no snow base for late season.
Wow, good timing for my visit last week.
ChrisC
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No one gets a break from Winter 2025/26 insanity:
As of April 1, 2026, Killington Resort reported a significant 8–10 foot deep crevasse forming on the "Superstar Glacier" due to heavy rainfall and extreme snowpack depths exceeding 30 feet. The Superstar trail and lift are closed until further notice for safety, with potential for continued closures as mountain operations monitor the instability.
Key Details on the 2026 Crevasse Incident:
As of April 1, 2026, Killington Resort reported a significant 8–10 foot deep crevasse forming on the "Superstar Glacier" due to heavy rainfall and extreme snowpack depths exceeding 30 feet. The Superstar trail and lift are closed until further notice for safety, with potential for continued closures as mountain operations monitor the instability.
Key Details on the 2026 Crevasse Incident:
- Location: Superstar trail, a major late-season run known for its high-volume man-made snow.
- Cause: Water saturation from heavy rain combined with a 30+ foot deep, man-made snowpack created structural instability, leading to the crack formation around 1:00 a.m..
- Status: The crevasse is 8–10 feet deep, with reported ongoing movement and structural concerns.
- Operation Impact: The Superstar Express Quad is closed, and the resort is evaluating shifting remaining spring skiing to the Canyon Quad area.
ChrisC
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This happened to us at Alyeska in 2015 (pre-Valdez warmup).
Its North Face developed a similar crevasse (about 10 ft) near the upper Tram Terminal which closed that terrain down.
It was the most insane powder day (12" new on top) but lifts did not open until 11 am in April!
Better a crevasse than runnels! 
takeahike46er
Member
Note the date. This was a bad April Fools joke.
Didn't know Killington had such a long history for April Fools.
April 1, 2026
vtdigger.org
April 1, 2026
A parking ‘dragnet’ turns out to be a sweet surprise - VTDigger
“We’re looking to have a good time and not take things too seriously,” a Killington Resort spokesperson said of an annual tradition.
vtdigger.org
jasoncapecod
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In my opinion, that was a stupid joke because it is plausible
Many people believe that the more people are fooled by an April Fool’s joke, the better it is!
The Black Mountain April Fool's definitely was believed for a while by some people. Apparently there was more than one story related to Mad River Glen in VT. Took me a few paragraphs to start laughing at Stuart's story.
New England stories, April 3, 2026
www.masslive.com
New England stories, April 3, 2026
Ski areas make announcements for April (Fools’)
Every April Fools’ Day, resort staff try to top each other with the best joke, confirming the belief ski areas are really run by third-grade boys.
www.masslive.com
MassLive is paywalled. Here's Stuart's Mad River story.
Interesting. I'm not a subscriber to MassLive and just found it from a general search. The first view I could read the entire article.