IS THIS THE FIRST WEEKEND, THE SECOND WEEKEND IN APRIL, OR IS IT STILL WINTER?
A nice -11c in Ottawa on Thursday morning, snow on Tuesday and more on the way tonight.
We are crossing date off the calendar, but conditions are still excellent considering that we are starting off the second weekend in April. Seasonal below average temps with was preceding by March Miracle storms have going us great hopes for an extended ski season…. as long as people still show up at the hill. Now that we passed Easter, the motivation for manager to pull the plug/turn off the lifts is greater than ever. Since last weekend, we’ve lost about one third of the opened areas. There are another a good number of areas that will shutdown in the next two weekends regardless of the amount of snow and much trails will open. There are some areas in Quebec that are still 100% open.
It’s not all bad, a few ski areas have decided to give us an extra bonus weekend passed their initial closing date. Now its time to take advantage of it. I’ve had a crazy week, but after this weekend I’m definitely planning to take advantage of what is offered.
I’ll try to post next week thread as I’m chasing to use my vouchers across the East.
Numbers from previous seasons: Total / Eastern US
2018: 117 / 52
2017 : 92 / 36
2016 : 46 / 11
2015 : 82 / 38
2014 : 89 / 35
2013 : 47 / 25
2012 : 20 / 11
Remember, the ski season is never over, it just moves elsewhere.
An important note to remember, this list can change at any moment. Even if there is snow, call ahead, some might not bothering spinning if the weather doesn’t compare with the notion of Spring skiing.
LIST OF 117 SKI AREAS TENTATIVELY OPEN THIS WEEKEND
Sorted regional by closing date
QUEBEC 50
Laurentians and Launaudière
Avalanche – April 8 (weekend only)
Avila – April 8 (weekend only)
Blanc – April 8 (weekend only)
Chanteclerc – April 8 (weekend only)
Garceau – April 8 (weekend only)
La Réserve – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Montcalm – April 8 (weekend only)
Belle-Neige – April 15 (weekend only)
Val St-Côme – April 15 (tentative – weekend only)
Tremblant – April 15
Belle-Neige – April 15 (weekend only)
Vallée Bleue – TBD April (weekend only)
Habitant – April 8*
St-Sauveur – mid-May
Monteregie and Eastern Townships:
Rigaud – April 8 (weekend only)
Bromont – April 8
Owl’s Head – April 15 (tentative – weekend only)
Orford – April 15 (Friday-Sunday only)
Sutton – TBD – April 15 or more (tentative)
Quebec City area and north of St.Lawrence from Mauricie to the North Shore
Vallée du Parc – April 8 (weekend only)
Gleason – April 8 (weekend only)
Orignal – April 8 (weekend only)
Stoneham – April 8 (weekend only)
St-Raymond – April 8 (weekend only)
Tobo-Ski – April 8 (weekend only)
Ti-Basse – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Édouard – April 15 (Friday-Sunday only)
Gallix – April 15 (Friday-Sunday only)
Le Relais – April 15
Le Massif – April 15
Chalco – April 22 (tentative – weekend only)
Ste-Anne – April 22
Massif du Sud – April 29 (tentative Friday-Monday only)
Le Valinouet – April 29 (tentative)
Lac Vert – April 30 (tentative)
Gaspé Peninsula
Cap Chat – April 7 (Saturday only)
Val Neigette – April 8 (weekend only)
Béchervaise – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Castor – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Val d’Irène – April 15 (Friday-Sunday only)
St-Mathieu – April 21 (weekends only)
Comi – TBD (tentative Wednesday-Sunday until April 15 then weekend only)
Miller – TBD (weekend only)
Outaouais and Abitibi
Cascades – April 8 (weekend only)
Edelweiss – April 8 (weekend only)
Ste-Marie – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Chilly – April 8 or more (weekend only)
Kanasuta – April 14 (weekend only)
Camp Fortune – April 22 (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
Vidéo – April 22 (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
ONTARIO : 9
Calabogie Peaks – April 6
Laurentian – April 7 (Saturday only)
Baldy – April 8 (weekend only)
Boler – April 8 (weekend only)
Dufour – April 8 (weekend only)
Searchmont – April 8 (weekend only)
Loch Lomond – April 15 (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
Trestle Ridge – TBD (tentative weekend only)
Blue – TBD – Daily until April 8
NEW BRUNSWICK : 1
Crabbe – April 15 (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR : 3
Marble – April 8
Smokey – April 8 or more (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
White Hills – April 15 (Friday-Sunday only)
NEW YORK : 15
Snow Ridge – April 7 (Saturday only)
Titus – April 7 (Saturday only)
Swain – April 8 (weekend only)
West Mountain – April 8 (weekend only)
Woods Valley – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Bristol – April 8
Holimont – April 8
Plattekill – April 8 or more (tentative – weekend only)
Song – April 8 or more (tentative – weekend only)
Greek Peak – April 15 (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
Holiday Valley – April 15 (tentative)
Hunter – April 15
Belleayre – April 15 or more TBD (tentative)
Gore – April 15 or more TBD (tentative)
Whiteface – April 15
VERMONT : 15
Magic – April 8 (weekend only)
Pico – April 8 (weekend only)
Bromley – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Middlebury – April 8 (Friday-Sunday only)
Bolton – April 8
Mad River Glen – April 15 (tentative)
Burke – April 15 (weekend only)
Stratton – April 15 (Friday-Sunday only)
Stowe – April 15
Smugglers – April 15
Snow – April 15 or more (tentative)
Okemo – April 22
Jay – late April/May TBD
Sugarbush – May 6 (tentative)
Killington – June (tentative)
NEW HAMPSHIRE : 7
Attitash – April 8 (weekend only)
Waterville – April 15 (weekend only)
Loon – April 15
Sunapee – April 15
Bretton Woods – April 16
Cannon – April 16
Wildcat – May (tentative)
MAINE : 5
Abram – April 8 (weekend only)
Bigrock – April 8 (weekend only)
Black – April 8 (weekend only)
Sunday River – April 29
Sugarloaf – TBD
MASSACHUSETTS : 4
Blue Hills – April 8 (Sunday only)
Berkshire East – April 8 (weekend only)
Jimmy Peak – April 8
Wachusett – April 8, maybe 15? (Friday-Sunday only)
PENNSYLVANIA : 6
Montage – April 7 (Saturday only)
Blue – April 8 (weekend only)
Hidden Valley – April 8 (weekend only)
Camelback – April 8
Seven Springs – April 8 or more TBD (weekend only)
Big Boulder – April TDB (weekend only)
NEW JERSEY : 2
Campgaw – April 8
Mountain Creek – April 8 (weekend only)
Ski Mad World’s weekly Eastern Closing 2018 post:
Eastern Closing Thread 2018 …No fooling with Easter skiing – Part 1
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