Yes, it was warm; yes, The wind blew

BRIEF THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE:
We have picked up 1-2" of new snow over the past 24 hours. The forecast calls for perhaps another 1-2" Friday. Then it is just quite cold over the weekend with highs around 10 degrees. The temperatures moderate into next week to a high around freezing by Christmas day.  Unfortunately, no more new snow to go with the cold temps. The only good news is that this cold snap, with not much snow on the ground, might just freeze up all the little seeps that can ruin the conditions on even a trail with adequate snow.  More complete report tomorrow, Friday, when the ski area operators can report what they can open with this limited new snow.

Monday night into Tuesday was temperatures in the low to mid 40s with significant winds to accelerate the melt.  Not all areas are totally bare, but much less snow than over this past weekend. None of the groomed centers report any skiing, although Tupper Lake should have survived with a good base. Likewise, so far we can't recommend any section of the Jackrabbit Trail. While we will be checking as temperatures cool and we even pick up an inch or so of snow, the only skiing we can, at the moment, promise for the coming weekend will be the Whiteface Highway, which still has a good base right from the Toll House.
And for anyone contemplating a High Peak, there will still be enough snow above 2,500 feet to require snowshoes. As of this past weekend, Avalanche Lake ice was being crossed, but no one should assume that it is still safe - especially at the outlet where it's advisable to go right 50+ yards from the outlet, gain the hiking trail, and cross the outlet on the bridge.
​Stay tuned, we'll have a hopefully more optimistic report by Thursday.