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Snow Before You Go: Where to Find the Best Snow This Week

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Your Perfect Ski Trip Awaits in Lake Placid, New York

Sponsored by the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism Lake Placid Lake Placid, which has hosted two Winter Olympics, is one of America’s most iconic winter destinations. Olympic history, one of America’s most renowned ski resorts, and small-town mountain charm combine for a winter experience that you’ll find nowhere else. It has been an incredible winter

Powder Days Hit Different in Taos

Sponsored by Taos Ski Valley There is no better place to be than Taos as winter snowstorms roll in. The combination of Taos’ high desert setting, light, dry powder, leg-burning steeps, and immaculate groomers all make for an unmatched ski experience. Once the snow starts stacking up, it simply doesn’t get better than a powder

Where to Get First Tracks

Mornings are prime time at ski resorts, delivering smooth corduroy and, when conditions align, fresh powder before the crowds arrive. It’s a window that appeals to everyone from casual cruisers to die-hard skiers willing to wake up early for first chair. But at some resorts, those early laps can be even more exclusive. First tracks

How to Ski for Free in North America

To no one’s surprise, skiing isn’t exactly an affordable sport. Even the cost of a ski weekend, let alone regular participation, can add up after you factor in travel, lodging, rentals, lift tickets, and food and drinks. Nevertheless, there are ways that you can ski affordably, and in some cases, you can even ski for

First Hand Reports

Owl's Head

Great mini pow day. Great terrain, tons of fun and lots of fresh snow.

6 hours ago

Smugglers' Notch Resort

Amazing dry powder! It snowed all day!

8 hours ago

Big Sky

Great day mostly sun. Moonlight side rocky and thus avoid w new skis. Great groomers and tree runs off ramcharger. Lizette clear favorite. Snow very good!

9 hours ago

Deer Valley Resort

Less than half the mountain is open. Greens are running pretty good. Blues are a mixed bag - icy in some spots. This place desperately needs snow! If you’re looking for powder or bumps you’ll be disapponted but the groomers are just about hanging on.

9 hours ago

Fernie Alpine

18-22 Jan was icy, patroller signage (correctly) stated only groomed skiable which ruled out nearly all black runs upward and most of the mountain. Official snow report described upper mtn as ‘variable.’ Dusting of snow on 22 Jan started to improve conditions.

9 hours ago

Blue Hills Ski Area

Rope drop on Lower Chute, first tracks!

10 hours ago

Breckenridge

Peak 9. Accumulation in the last three days has helped a lot. Great day today.

10 hours ago

Mt. Bachelor

Awesome considering what we were expecting. Little ice….,just packed snow.

11 hours ago

Lake Louise

Good day. Snow ok even though been 10 days since last snowfall

11 hours ago

Stowe Mountain

100% powder in the trees, waist deep. Powder on-top of a great base on the open trails. Best snow day ever!!

13 hours ago

Sugar Bowl Resort

Conditions better than expected. Some lovely groomed slopes and glorious sunshine. View from the impressive new Village Lodge deck

14 hours ago

Liberty

Nice conditions post winter storm.

15 hours ago

Hunter Mountain

Hot Hunter West Annapurna for the first time in many may years and it was stellar. Conditions were powder everywhere!

16 hours ago

Liberty

New snow, plus snow making going on, good condition, lift waiting line is short.

16 hours ago

Park City

Skinny and hard 90% fake snow

17 hours ago

Elk Mountain Ski Resort

Powder day but top layer wet an thick. Never skip leg day. Good times.

17 hours ago

Ragged Mountain Resort

Tons of pow. easy 12 inches, some places feel deeper. Most trails have plenty of snow. A few Black Diamonds were developing moguls and scraping to the base ice layer. Monster jumps in the terrain park. Once groomed, they place is set until spring.

18 hours ago

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Snowshoe Mountain

WEST VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

Snowshoe Mountain sits atop the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, offering a high-elevation ski experience that’s rare in the Southeast. With 257 acres of skiable terrain, 61 trails, and 14 lifts, it’s the largest winter resort in the...

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