Moving east is where much of the unexpected snow came from. Early last week the long range models suggested that there could be a major storm or two barreling down on the New England ski resorts; however, the cold front that was in place gave way to more mild temperatures causing mixed precipitations events early on in the week. It seemed as if that was going to be the case and maybe by the end of the weekend the resorts would luck out with a few inches of white stuff, or at the very least, not lose what little man-made snow they had been able to produce. Turns out they got an early Christmas gift. Resorts like +Sugarloaf received upwards of 3 feet by midweek and other resorts across New England able to receive minor accumulations here and there. The real gifts for much of Vermont came over the weekend. I was lucky enough to hedge my bets and head north to Vermont for the weekend. +Sugarbush Resort picked up over 2ft of snow and allowed for some get natural snow terrain to open. Also made a stop at +Killington which picked up 17inches of fresh dry snow from Friday to Sunday.
The Snow that much of New England received over the weekend greatly helped many of the resorts that had struggled early on this season due to the unusually dry season we have had so far coupled with minor thaws here and there.
Looking ahead it seems like New England of going to get another storm Wednesday into Thursday, which will bring over a foot of snow to much of the area. The Tahoe area is in the midst of another storm that could add another 20inches to their season totals. Jackson and Wolf Creek could pick up another 10+ inches between now and Thursday, as well as another 6 inches for Aspen.
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