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2025-2026 winter now matches 2024-2025 winter for only 5 named winter storms by the weather channel thus far. Tied for record low number; highlighting the inactivity across the US aside from Midwest and northeast. They’ve been naming since 2012-2013 winter.

Overnight we picked up another 2-3” of snow in the valley, and ski conditions have been respectable enough in my past couple of outings that I decided to head out for more turns today. My older son had the day off, so the two of us went for a tour on the Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry Network. With decent conditions, comfortable temperatures in the 20s F, and a holiday weekend, we weren’t surprised to find the Village parking lots filling up by mid-morning. We arrived just about the time when people had to start parking down at Timberline, but we were able to dig ourselves a parking spot in the northwest corner of the Village lots and start our tour from there. Today we toured in the 2,000’-3,200’ elevation range, topping out on the Network by the Catamount Trail Glades. The skiing was generally good throughout that elevation range, but at least in the Bolton Valley area, there’s a definite shift in conditions at 2,500’. Above that point, the powder depths are sufficient for bottomless turns, with 12”+ around 3,000’. Below 2,500’, you’re looking at roughly 4-6” of settled powder, and there’s just not enough liquid equivalent in it yet to avoid touching down on the subsurface at times. So, the powder skiing is still fine, but you’re occasionally hitting that subsurface, and it’s soft enough to be breakable if you’re carving with enough force. In some respects, it’s nice that it’s not a rock-hard subsurface, but you do need to be on your guard in case you break through to the softer layers below. There’s some excellent skiing out there above 2,500’ though, and on our ascent of the Bryant Trail we saw a group that was just finishing a run in some of the glades near the Bryant Cabin and putting their skins back on for another lap. They were starting right around that 2,500’ mark, which probably wasn’t just coincidence. Although there aren’t any huge storms coming in the immediate future based on what the weather models are showing, it looks like we’ve got another couple of moderate systems in the queue for this week, so with no big warm-ups in sight, those storms should continue to keep the conditions good and add to that liquid equivalent above the subsurface.

Everyone get fired up! Sleep is for old people (which I’m one of—LOL). It’s almost our favorite time though. No, not the early bird special at the local Jewish deli (though damn I could use a knish and matzoh ball soup), but it’s…..

0z ICON with a Winter Storm for mainly North Carolina on this run.

18Z Roundup. GFS is a nice moderate snow in a couple pieces of energy. Euro remains a crippling ice storm. No Canadian at 18Z but 12Z was ice. Ensembles just blend out everything. We either have a beautiful snow or a Ukraine winter without power.

Slider w/ no warm nose. Need that storm a little to our south - I think.

Seeing how the system wasn’t even on the 12z run it’s a start.

Biggest take away from ICON is it didn't try cutting anything

Ha. I get the concern because suppression is VERY possible...I'd give it 50/50 tbh...but nobody should be panicking this early. Hes solid

It’s all paste still at 32.2

Winds might hit 40 tomorrow and the night.

MS getting nailed with ice

Poor Terpeast is going to get spooked hopefully he's asleep

Anyway....on to the sort of Varsity GFS

Good hit?

ICON looking decent so far .

Well, it's the ICON so there's that...but it's a NC weenie dream so far

2.1 yesterday 2.0 this morning 1.8 tonight Nice.

Next few weeks look cold. Hopefully we can get something juiced riding into the cold dome but we are certainly primed to have some epic pond ice. I know how that tickles so many fancies.

I really hope your right

0z Icon is on board!

2.1 yesterday 2.0 this morning 1.8 tonight Nice

Weymouth looks to be getting in on some heavy stuff now. Make up some ground. I still maintain they’ll likely end up with 5-6”

ICON is developing the moisture down south, but kinda looks suppressed so far..but it's coming