It’s that time of the year already, the start to the Closing Thread prior to the first weekend in April.
This ski season was great for snow conservation (ie. cold and less thaws). The first few weeks of the season was definitely subpar, above freezing temps and little snow made for a slow start to the Eastern ski season. It wasn’t after the Holidays that temperatures started dipping and snowmaking really started pumping massive amount of snow. Although the little amount of snow in the month of January, the cold weather was definitely a saviour for snowmaking. The cold weather continued for most of the winter.
It wasn’t until late February that the first warm wave would have impact of the snowpack. This season wasn’t a great snow year in most of the North America. Western Canada and Eastern Quebec were probably the only region that had a stellar snow season.
Now that Spring has official started, freezing temps have returned which might permit a few areas to stay open for one extra weekend. The late Easter weekend is definitely a goal for some resorts to reach.
There are 121* ski areas hoping to be open across the East this weekend, definitely not a bad start to April. Snow accumulation and snow depth are definitely below average in most of the East, but the cold Winter has definitely been beneficial.
Source: Mount Mansfield Summit Station
Numbers from previous seasons: Total / Eastern US
2022 : 120 / 45
2021 : 89 / 40
2020: 1* / 0
2019: 137 / 61
2018: 158 / 78
2017 : 153 / 70
2016 : 76 / 19
2015^: 82 / 38 (2nd weekend of April)
2014^: : 89 / 35 (2nd weekend of April)
2013 : 107 / 48
2012 : 29 / 11
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LIST OF 117*** 120 SKI AREAS TENTATIVELY OFFERING SKIING INTO APRIL
QUEBEC : 52 53 ***
Western 27 28 ***
Vorlage- April 3 (weekend only)
Edelweiss – April 3 (weekend only)
Ste-Marie – TBD* April 3 (Friday-Sunday only)**
Gabriel – April 3 (closed Monday-Tuesday)
Olympia – April 3 (closed Tuesday-Wednesday)
Morin Heights – April 3 (weekend only)
Rigaud – April 3
Kanasuta – April 10 (weekend only)
Cascades – April 10 (after April 3, weekend only)
Fortune – April 10 (after April 3, Friday-Sunday only)
Chanteclerc – April 10 (weekend only)
Val St-Côme – April 10 (tentative – daily til April 3 then weekend only)
Garceau – April 10 (daily til April 3 then weekend only)
La Réserve – April 10 (closed on April 2, weekend only)
Montcalm – April 10 (Friday-Sunday only then one last weekend)
Avila – April 10 (daily til April 3 then weekend only)
Avalanche – April 10
Bromont – April 10
Tremblant – April 18
Vidéo – April 24 (Friday-Sunday only)
St-Sauveur – May 8 (daily until April 24)
Blanc – TBD
Habitant – NA
Vallée Bleue – April ? (closed Tuesday-Wednesday)Belle-Neige – TBD (daily til April 3 then weekend only) ***
Owl’s Head – TBD
Orford – TBD
Sutton – TBD
Centre and East – 25*
La Tuque – April 3 or more
Pin Rouge – April 3 (Friday-Sunday only)
Adstock – April 3 (weekend only)
Grand Fonds – April 3
Fortin – April 3
Tobo-ski – April 3
Gleason – April 10 (tentative – Friday-Sunday only)
Berchevaise – April 10 (Friday-Sunday only)
Stoneham – April 10 (tentative)
Vallée du Parc – April 10 (tentative – daily til April 3 then weekend only)
Le Relais – April 16
Chalco – April 16 (weekend only)
St-Mathieu – April 17 (weekend only + Good Friday)
Ti-Basse – April 17 (Friday-Sunday only)
Castor – April 17 (Wednesday + Friday-Sunday only)
Le Massif – April 17
Édouard – April 18 (Friday-Sunday only + Easter Monday)
Orignal – April 18 (weekend only + Good Friday and Easter Monday)*
Val d’Irène – April 24 (Friday-Sunday only and Easter Monday)
Massif du Sud – April 24 (tentative Friday-Monday until April 18 then weekend only)
Ste-Anne – April 24 (daily until April 18)
Le Valinouet – April 29
Lac Vert – TBD
Miller – TBD
Comi – TBD (Wednesday-Sunday)
ONTARIO : 14
Dufour – open (weekend only)
Georgian Peaks – NA (weekend only)
Osler Bluff – NA
Dryden – April 2 (Saturday only)
Baldy – April 3 (weekend only)
Searchmont – April 3 (Friday-Sunday only)
Blue – April 10
Devil’s Glen – April 17 (weekend only + Good Friday)
Loch Lomond – April 17 (after this weekend Friday-Sunday then Easter weekend only)
Alpine Ski Club – TBD (weekend only)
Trestle Ridge – TBD (weekend only)
Craigleith – TBD
Jamieson – TBD (Wednesday-Sunday only)
Calabogie Peaks – TBD (Friday-Sunday only)*
NEW BRUNSWICK : 3
Crabbe – April 3 (Wednesday-Sunday only)
Sugarloaf – April 3 (Thursday-Sunday only)
Farlagne – April 10 (Friday-Sunday only)
NOVA SCOTIA: 1
Tuonela – TBD
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND : 1
Mark Arendz Provincial Ski Park at Brookvale – TBD
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR : 3
Marble – TBD April ?
White Hills – April 17 (tentative – Wednesday-Sunday only)
Smokey – TBD (Wednesday-Sunday only)
NEW YORK : 14
Royal – April 3 2 (Saturday weekend only) **
Thunder Bridge – April 3 (tentative – weekend only)
Song – April 3 (weekend only)
Woods Valley – April 3 (Friday-Sunday only)
Bristol – April 3
Windham – April 3
West Mountain – April 10 (tentative – weekend only)
Belleayre – April 10 (tentative)
Holiday – April 10 (tentative)
Gore – April 10
Hunter – April 10
Whiteface – April 10
Greek Peak – April 2 TBD ***
Holimont – TBD
VERMONT : 12 13**Mad River Glen – April 3 (tentative – weekend only) **
Bromley – April 2 3 **
Middlebury – April 3
Bolton – April 10 (daily until April 3 then weekend only)
Burke – April 10
Smugglers – April 10
Okemo – April 17
Stowe – April 17
Stratton – April 17
Snow – April 24
Sugarbush – May 1 (tentative – daily until April 24 then weekend only)
Jay – TBD (daily until April 24)
Killington – TBD (tentative- daily until May then Friday-Sunday only)
NEW HAMPSHIRE : 9
Attitash – April 3
Gunstock – April 3
Ragged – April 3
Sunapee – April 3
Waterville – April 10 3*
Bretton Woods – April 10
Cannon – April 10
Wildcat – April 10
Loon – April 17
MAINE : 5 6*
Black – April 3 (weekend only)Shawnee Peak – April 3 (weekend only) *
Big Rock- April 3 (Friday-Sunday only)
Saddleback – April 16
Sunday River – April 24
Sugarloaf – May 1 (tentative)
MASSACHUSETTS : 1
Wachusett – April 2
WEST VIRGINIA : 1
White Grass – TBD
NEW JERSEY : 1
American Dream (if you want to include indoor skiing)
* Update, March 31, 11:40pm: Omitted Mont Orignal QC from the list + Ste-Marie QC and Calabogie ON mentions “not having a determined closing date”.
* Update, April 1, 1:20am: Waterville closing date is April 10th. Shawnee ME is done for the season.
** Update, April 1, 9pm: Mad River Glen VT is done. Bromley VT last day will be Saturday. Royal NY will be open Saturday and Sunday. Ste-Marie QC mentions that this weekend will be it.
*** Update, April 2, 5pm: Belle Neige QC: closed for the season due to a mechanical lift failure. Greek Peak NY announce Saturday was their last day.
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