The Salmon Hills XC Center in Northern NY will be auctioned for a bank on July 14th. See www.michaelfox.com for details. I have never skied there, but I see...
I understand that Hans, who ran the High Point SP XC Center in New Jersey has purchased Salmon Hills in upstate New York. I guess he got tired of fighting the...
There is a ton of cross-country ski equipment currently available on Ebay (search: cross country ski). I bought a couple pairs of boots there last winter with...
Buying stuff from Ebay may be great. But, don't forget to check out the used sporting good stores. I bought a great pair skis and boots (only a couple of...
Hello everyone, How about ski swaps? There are a number of swaps in the area over Thanksgiving weekend. Two I know of are at the Ski Haus stores in Brewster ...
I been on this ski weekend for the last couple years. Due to some publicity mix-ups the word did not get out to the usual places. Thus I can offer the trip...
Prospect Mountain will opening this weekend www.prospectmountain.com This is our closest reliable skiing (in Southern Vermont). Craftsbury is open in Northern...
I ventured up to Prospect Mountain this Saturday for their opening day. They could definitely use MUCH more snow, but since this was my first ski of the...
Since Steve's message on the Prospect Mountain's answering machine was that conditions were marginal, I decided to take advantage of an early start and drive...
Mark, I haven't skied the Laurentians, only Mt. Sainte Anne and Camp Mercier. How do they compare? Do you think the Laurentians offer better skiing? I saw...
Ralph, I choose to ski in the Laurentians because they are close to Montreal which is a fun city to hang out in with nonskiers. I plan to first stop off at...
Skied Craftsbury, VT today. A couple inches new snow, thin but very nice skiing. Possible rain by Saturday though. One of the best early season ski areas in...
Ralph I'm planning to go to Mount. Saint Anne in Quebec this week if conditions are good. The website currently says the touring center is about 80% open up ...
Ed, When I visited Mont St. Anne I found their conditions report very reliable. It was a bad snow New Year's and only about 35% of the center was open. When...
Best ever conditions for under a foot of snow at Notchview today. Four inches of packed powder on top of five inches of frozen granular. All trails were...
Skied to Greeley Ponds today, somewhat thin, but pretty nice. Most of the XC center is closed, but the portion that is open has been gone over with a Pisten...
Pineridge in East Poestenkill NY (6 miles W of Rte 22 due west of Greylock) was suprisingly good today. 5 inches of new packed powder in cold conditions...
Believe it or not, Leon Ripley and his sons laid out twenty bales of hay on the trails to cover wet and dirt spots. The hay provided an excellent soft base for...
I skied there today. It was excellent! They did a great job. Hopefully, more snow will fall before next weekend. ... From: mrpupski...
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Hello everyone, We skied at Craftsbury Outdoor Center this weekend on surprisingly good conditions. The base was several inches of solid ice but they were...
Canterbury in Becket MA is reporting good to very good conditions. Has anyone had the opportunity to ski there this week and find the conditions to be this? ...
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I noticed that report also and I'm thinking that Canterbury Farms might be a good option for this weekend. I've ski there only once, a year or two ago, but I...
I was there last Sunday and conditions were pretty good considering the meltdown last week. There was good coverage, but a few ice patches in low areas that...
I plan to ski in lower Fairfield County tomorrow, possibly the New Canaan CC, which is excellent (or right in Stamford or Darien if driving is really...
Please be ready to leave the Pent Road parking lot at 12 Noon sharp. Devil's Den rarely has the snow coverage needed for good XC skiing, today should be the...
Devil's Den was nice, but a little thin today. I may get out this mid-week to ski the New Canaan CC and will post here. Please post your condition reports....
Huntington was nice. A little thin. Extremely windy and cold at 3:30pm Should be nice until it warms up. There is no snow on the new dam. Totally wind blown....
I didn't go online this morning and realize that a trip was organized to the Den. Prior skiers, I guess Ralph Scotts group, went out on Perry Trail back on...
