First off I want to apologize about the late start to the coverage and in particular this storm. I been hit with a business and personal emergency over the last 72 hours. Given the current state of the ski season this storm unfortunately isn't actionable though the cold that comes with it will be. I have been working incredibly hard for weeks and weeks on end on many incredible things that I will soon be sharing with you all including a little bit of this work here for our subscribers.
While the internets have filled with chatter about a monster storm for over a week, and don't even get me going about the deluge of AI slop, I want to remind everyone that Snowology doesn't get paid by clicks, we get paid by people who love to ski and ride. You need accurate forecasts because taking days off from work, driving hundreds of miles in some cases, and finding the best days or the best conditions while avoiding operational and travel issues is why what we do is valuable. I may be de-focusing social media weather coverage as a result of how bad the environment has become, as well as how these companies operate and favor slop over quality, but I have to see how things go first.
Here's the reality for this storm; this is a moderate impact elevation storm primarily in the Catskills, ADKs, and Southern Greens, and it unfortunately won't help very much in getting a bunch of ski areas open for the season, though it certainly won't hurt of course! Let's jump into the broad view from the latest GFS:
I'll cover for subscribers the impacts of this storm for ski areas (and beyond), and then I'll cover the snowmaking outlook for openings as well!
