Several mountain areas across the northeast picked up 5-15″+ of fresh snow Sunday night and Monday (3/15). (The higher peaks of New York’s Adirondacks and New Hampshire’s White Mountains made out best.) In the higher ravines of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington area, the avalanche danger has been upgraded to considerable and high, due to persistent E/NE winds loading and cross loading many slopes. And skiers in the Green Mountains enjoyed a nice creamy coating of fresh snow above 3000′ today. (We skied several laps above the mid-station on Mad River Glen’s Single Chair this morning with great! results.)
Sun and springlike temps are in the forecast for much of this week. This will take a toll on our lower elevation snowpack, but cool nights should help to minimize melting in the mountains. Skiers heading for the highest reaches of the northeast will likely enjoy some rather creamy and untracked snow conditions on sheltered aspects in the alpine, some crust where the wind’s been howling, and perhaps a bit of corn snow on the solar aspects. Tree skiers might get lucky with some cream-coated crust cruising in the higher elevation woods during the morning hours, but watch out for rotten snow as the day warms. The spring skiing at ski areas throughout the northeast will be in its prime this week, so get out there and have fun!
