Welcome to Northeast Snow’s Vermont Ski Report for December 8th
… Always check with the resorts for latest information and conditions
Bolton Valley – open with 5 Trails and 3 Lifts
Bromley Mountain – Will reopen December 10th
Burke Mountain – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 11th
Cochran’s Ski Area – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 18th
Jay Peak – open with 19 Trails and 4 Lifts
The Bonaventure Quad is expected to make its season debut today expanding the trail count. We’ll be back a bit later with the exact number of open trails once Patrol has had a chance to get out on the hill, but expect a dozen or more.
Killington – open with 34 Trails and 5 Lifts
With winterlike temps continuing through the week, our snowmakers are eager to add more terrain, Beast fans. Overnight, they laid down more fresh snow on Ramshead and Snowshed and are working hard to get Snowshed open by the end of the week.
Mad River Glen – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 11th
Magic Mountain – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 18th
Middlebury Snow Bowl – will reopen soon
Mount Snow – open with 17 Trails and 4 Lifts
For Wednesday, the Bluebird Express, Heavy Metal, Challenger, and Discovery Shuttle are scheduled with first chair at 9 and last chair at 4.
Plan to be making turns on 17 trails with fresh corduroy, including The Gulch with 16 features.
Wednesday’s forecast is calling for snow showers and a high of 27 degrees with calm southeast wind.
Okemo Mountain – open with 20 Trails and 5 Lifts
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Pico Mountain – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 11th
Ski Quechee – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 23rd
Smugglers’ Notch – open with 7 Trails and 1 Lifts
Stowe Mountain – open with 27 Trails and 5 Lifts
Stratton Mountain – open with 30 Trails and 5 Lifts
Sugarbush – open with 18 Trails and 4 Lifts
Suicide Six Ski Area – is currently closed with anticipated opening day of December 22nd
Weather forecast for next several Days
Today: Light snow. High near 26. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight: Light snow, mainly before midnight, then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Low around 20. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 8 to 14 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night: Snow and sleet likely before 4am, then freezing rain and sleet likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch
possible.
