Yet another 'no news is bad news' report

SUNDAY, 12/31 UPDATE:
Maybe an inch of new snow in Lake Placid, but no more anywhere else. As always, there was hope that Newcomb would have more, but not the case.  Photos above and below tells the story. Still no significant snow in sight. Next update when we actually have something good to report.​

SATURDAY. 12/30 UPDATE:
Thanks to a few snow showers as the temperature cooled down, the ground in now white in the Lake Placid area. No report so far whether Newcomb picked up enough to make the Newcomb Lake Road skiable, but that ski would not take much to be again skiable. Otherwise, we are finally in a cooling trend, but after today's bit of snow not much else in the extended forecast. So, the 4 km of skiing on man-made snow at Mt. Van Hoevenberg is still the best we have to offer to x-c skiers.

As of Thursday, 12/28, we have had multiple days of above freezing temperatures. It will cool down on Friday. Precipitation will start as rain, grade to snow; but still only 1-2" will fall. Cooler through the weekend and into next week, but no real chance of accumulating snow.

Meanwhile, due to earlier, elevation-dependent snows, there is still significant snow above 3,500 feet. Trails that have received good use, don't need anything except good traction. Unbroken trails definitely need snowshoes as the snow is rotten and still 2-3 feet deep.

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