After Freeze-Thaw Cycle, the East Gets Some Essential Powder Days

The past two weeks have not been kind to New England skiing. Multiple rainstorms and freeze-thaw cycles have led to some abysmal conditions and the complete destruction of the region’s snowpack. That was until Thursday night into Friday when the area saw some decent snowfall ranging from half a foot to just over a foot of powder. The big winners were out of Vermont, with many mountains getting over a foot of snow. And then on Sunday, a snow squall delivered another a couple of inches of snow to most mountains, with Whiteface being the big winner with eight inches from the squall. Here are the snow totals from Friday and Sunday, based on which mountains saw six inches of snow or more:

New York:

• Whiteface: 10″ inches on Friday, 8″ on Sunday (18″ inches total).
• McCauley Mountain Ski Area: 10″ inches on Friday, 6″ inches on Sunday(16″ total).
• Titus: 11″ inches on Friday, 4″ on Sunday (15″ total).
• Gore: 11″ inches, 2.5″ inches on Sunday (13.5″ total).
• West Mountain: 12″ inches on Friday.
• Hunter Mountain: 10″ inches on Friday.
• Oak Mountain: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Platekill: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Windham: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Belleayre: 6″ inches on Friday.

Vermont:

• Smugglers Notch: 20″ inches of new snow in the last five days.
• Mad River Glen: 14-15″ inches on Friday. 5-6 on Sunday(19-21″ total).
• Jay Peak: 13-15″ inches on Friday, 4-6″ inches on Sunday(17-21″ total).
• Killington and Pico: 17″ inches of new snow since Friday.
• Stowe: 10″ inches on Friday, 7″ inches on Sunday (17″ storm total, 19″ in the past week).
• Sugarbush: 10-12″ inches, 5″ inches on Sunday (15-17″ total).
• Burke: 14″ inches total from the last seven days.
• Bolton Valley: 10″ inches on Friday, 5-6″ inches on Sunday. (15-16″ total)
• Middlebury Snow Bowl: 12″ inches on Friday.
• Quechee Club: 12″ inches on Friday.
• Suicide Six: 11″ inches on Friday.
• Bromley: 6-10″ inches on Friday.
• Mount Snow: 9″ inches on Friday.
• Stratton: 9″ inches on Friday.
• Magic Mountain: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Okemo: 7″ inches on Friday, 1″ on Sunday(8″ total).

New Hampshire:

• Wildcat: 13″ inches on Friday, 1″ inch on Sunday (14″ total).
• Attitash: 11″ inches on Friday.
• Gunstock: 10″ inches on Friday.
• Ragged: 10″ inches on Friday.
• Whaleback: 10″ inches on Friday.
• Cannon: 10-11″ inches in the last 72 hours.
• Waterville Valley: 7″ inches on Friday, 2-3″ inches on Sunday(9-10″ total).
• Black Mountain: 8″ inches on Friday, 1″ inch on Sunday (9″ total).
• Loon: 6″ inches on Friday, 2″ on Sunday(8″ total).
• Mount Sunapee: 7″ inches on Friday, 1″ inch on Sunday(8″ total).
• Pats’ Peak: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Bretton Woods: 6″ inches on Friday, 1″ inch on Sunday (7″ total)

Maine:

• Saddleback: 9″ inches on Friday, 4″ on Sunday (13″ total).
• Shawnee Peak: 9″ inches on Friday.
• Black Mountain: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Sunday River: 8″ inches on Friday.
• Sugarloaf: 6″ inches on Friday.

Massachusetts: 

• Berkshire East: 10″ inches on Friday.
• Wachusett: 6″ inches on Friday, 2″ on Sunday (8″ total).
• Ski Ward: 7″ inches on Friday.
• Jiminy Peak: 6″ inches on Friday.

Image Credits: Sugarbush Resort, Middlebury Snow Bowl, Whaleback Mountain