Looks like Snowshoe Mountain West Virginia is going to have the best ski conditions for Thanksgiving 2008. Snowshoe WV has received 29 inches of snow and a total for the year to date of 38.5, It’s only November 17 and the weather pattern does not seam to be changing very fast. Lake affect snows have blown accross the great lakes and dropped south into Appalachian Mountains as far south as Myrtle Beach. Another system following the same pattern as the weekend approaches. Lake affect Snow as also been helping Stowe Vermont  and J Peak with snow pack aswell.

Snowshoe Mountain will be opening this Friday, November 21! They hope to have open 6 runs and 2 chairlifts. Open trails will be Skidder, Crosscut, Spruce Glades, Whiffletree, Heisler Way and a portion of Whistlepunk. The cost of a ticket $29.00

Though Killington MT in Vermont opened for a few days 11/02/08 along with Sunday River in Maine on Halloween neither remained open for long. Killington plans on opening for the season 11/19/2008 and most resorts in New England are planning on being open for the Thanksgiving Holiday.

As a contrast the temps in Eagle County Colorado where in the upper 60’s today. Vail Mt. is opening Nov. 21 and Beaver Creek on the 26TH. Resorts like A Basin and Breckenridge are open now with varying conditions.

Vail and Beaver Creek have been getting Snow ! Over the last 2 days the weather has turned cold and snowy.

In Avon were I am we have had consistent flurries and a accumulations of snow. The locals have reported Knee deep snow on top of Beaver Creek and the snow guns are cranking on Birds Of Prey World Cup and Strawberry Park Express areas.

Skiers and Snowboarders have been riding Arapahoe Basin and Loveland ski areas for more than a week know. After talking to some riders over the last couple days the conditions sound good but temperatures are where warm up on top of the Rockies. One Snowboarder told me he didn’t weir gloves all day.

Today it’s only 20 degree’s and this east coaster is freezing. According to local weather erports temps will rise to the 50’s and 60’s by the weekend.

Welcome to the newest part of The Northeast Ski Zone.  We hope to bring updated authoritative information about the world of skiing, Snowboarding and mountain life. The upcoming 2008 / 2009 season is just around the corner. Sunday River in Bathel ME was the first to open the 07 / 08 season in New England.  Halloween was the day, but SR had to close afterwards and reopened a couple weekends before there official opening date.

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