East Ski Season Extended
Huge Snowfalls Keep Ski Resorts Open
Ski resorts across the northeast are extending the ski season thanks to the Nor’easter that blew through the region Sunday and Monday.
Among the reports:
Whiteface & Gore
"The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) has announced that Whiteface and Gore Mountains have extended the 2006-07 skiing and riding season one more weekend.
"Whiteface, located in Wilmington, and Gore, located in North Creek, are closed during through Thursday but will re-open Friday, April 20 and run through April 22. Both mountains will be open from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Whiteface will have the outdoor barbeque fired up as well.
"Whiteface has received over two feet of new snow in the past week, while Gore has received over a foot of fresh snow with more snow on the way. "
Belleayre
The Catskills, too have benefitted, as indicated by a new closing date of April 22 at Belleayre.
Jay Peak
"With the first of two back to back storms just winding down (having left 18"+ on the ground) and yet another classic Nor’easter forecasted to hit Sunday/Monday, Jay Peak will be the only resort in the East with 100 percent of its terrain open for the weekend.
"Originally slated to close April 22, resort officials are considering extending the resort’s winter operations daily through at least April 29, thanks to nearly 400 inches of natural snowfall this season and counting. Jay Peak will be one of only a handful of major resorts still open.
"In the past week alone, Jay Peak has received more than three and a half feet of snow and is poised to break the April snowfall record, set in 1996 with 88 inches of snow. At press time, Jay’s snow total for this month was 64 inches. All of Jay Peak’s 76 trails and glades will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday this weekend."
Stowe
Stowe Mountain Resort has decided to officially extend winter until the end of April. Up to 89 inches of snow has fallen on Vermont's highest peak in the past two weeks. That's a record-breaker for April, if you're keeping score, and forecasts predict that the snowstorms aren't over yet.
After an uninspiring beginning to winter that was highlighted by sixty degree temperatures in early January, snowfall amounts at Stowe Mountain Resort have since skyrocketed to over 374" inches. That amount already exceeds Stowe's annual average of 333".
Killington
The East’s beast always runs well into spring. The new snow will keep Killington going strong until at least May 1, if not longer.
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