q has free lodging from a friend in Phillipsburg. I'm one who is enough of a variety junkie to never have a whole season concentrated at one area. However, on my short list of top uncrowded areas, only Castle Mt. has better terrain quality than Discovery IMHO.
The Northern Rockies were very dry after mid-March. On-The-Snow shows Discovery's last big dump of 21 inches March 13-14. Then zero through March 26 and 13 scattered inches (no more than 3 on any one day) from March 27 - April 7.
However, Discovery is a cold mountain. My day there in early March was calm and sunny but I wore my heavier mid-layer all day. The best terrain on Granite and Limelight faces north, and I have little doubt that the steep lines on Limelight retained winter snow through that dry spell and up to closing day.
Most of the Interior Northwest areas and western Canadian areas with varied exposure and modest altitude would have had heavy spring conditions after mid-March.
The Northern Rockies were very dry after mid-March. On-The-Snow shows Discovery's last big dump of 21 inches March 13-14. Then zero through March 26 and 13 scattered inches (no more than 3 on any one day) from March 27 - April 7.
However, Discovery is a cold mountain. My day there in early March was calm and sunny but I wore my heavier mid-layer all day. The best terrain on Granite and Limelight faces north, and I have little doubt that the steep lines on Limelight retained winter snow through that dry spell and up to closing day.
Most of the Interior Northwest areas and western Canadian areas with varied exposure and modest altitude would have had heavy spring conditions after mid-March.