Monday 12/4 post thaw report

Temperatures in the valleys remained above freezing for most of the past weekend, so all that fell at the lower elevations was rain. The higher summits, however, remained just below freezing, so the 1-1/2 - 3 feet of snow starting at 2,500 feet is still there in case anyone is planning on hiking any of the higher peaks.  On Sunday night, areas to the north of the Lake Placid/High Peaks did receive some new snow, and that includes the Whiteface Highway.  So again, we're back to that as about the only skiing except for the man-made snow in the Mt. Van Hoevenberg stadium.  Likely the snow on the Newcomb Lake Road has survived this thaw, but that's about it for the moment.

Looking ahead, temperatures will cool down mid-week with some chance of a few inches of new snow.  Unfortunately, the forecast for next weekend features temperatures in the 40s and rain. We'll post an update later this week while keeping our fingers crossed that the forecasters are wrong on this forecast.