Annual Eastern Ski Closing Thread 2024

[Patrick]

Hi,
I normally start prior to the first weekend of April, but as April 1st was a Monday, I did a prelude last week.

Here are the links so far. All written very fast, but information should be fairly accurate.

Prelude to the Eastern Closing Thread 2024 – Part 0.5

I normally post my list of open areas/closing date prior to the 1st weekend in April. April 1st being on a Monday, Easter Monday and day off for some, here is a previous of those that might open in…

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Skiing into the Eclipse Storm – Totally 2024 – Part 1a

It wasn’t an easy season in the East; little snow and record warm weather. It would seem that Winter weather didn’t make an appearance until mid-March. Of course it was too late financially for mos…

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Total Solar Eclipse skiing rundown – Part 1b

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE SKIING Besides the storm, a solar eclipse will pass occur on Monday. A number of ski areas are planning festivities around this rare astronomical event. Although not all locatio…

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[Patrick]

This week's update.

Post-Eclipse Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 2

Terrible winter weather wise until Spring came with cold temperature and snow to put a freeze and snow on the premature closing dates. Normally the Easter weekend is a goal to reach for many ski ar…

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[Patrick]

The list of options is washing away...

Raining down the season – Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 3

** Update, April 19, 9pm: Raining again today. Vallée-Bleue and Val St-Côme are throwing in the towel. Sugarbush is skipping their daily operations 2 days next week. * Update, April 18, 5pm: Mont É…

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[Patrick]

Last weekend of April: down to 6 ski areas.

Raining down the season – Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 3

** Update, April 19, 9pm: Raining again today. Vallée-Bleue and Val St-Côme are throwing in the towel. Sugarbush is skipping their daily operations 2 days next week. * Update, April 18, 5pm: Mont É…

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[Patrick]

No tail wagging bs...
I've skied in May in the East for every year except one since 1984, that's 40 times out of 41 years.

May is a ski month – Eastern Closing Week 5

People are always amazed that I’m still skiing in April, let alone May. There is always one Eastern ski area open in the East, unless there is a continent wide pandemic shutdown. In my case, I&#821…

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[Patrick]

And then there were three...

Skiing on Mothers’ Day Tradition – Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 6

Last Sunday under the rain, Sugarloaf and Sugarbush shutdown their lifts one last time this season. Two down, three continues. For the first time this Spring, no one ski area will be open midweek. …

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[Patrick]

And two... the end is near.

Victoria Day Ski Traditions – Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 7

Down to two “outdoor” lift served ski options for this weekend, the same last season players: St-Sauveur and Killington. The end is near, hopefully there are a couple weekends of skiing…

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[Patrick]

One chairlift still spinning, but for how long? June seems really far now.

Skiing Memorial Day weekend : Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 8

Temperatures in the high 20s prior to the last weekend has really affected the remaining two trails from the only two remaining ski areas in the East. St-Sauveur loaded it’s last chair of the…

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[Patrick]

June?

Crawling into June – Eastern Closing 2024 – Week 9

Will there be skiing in June? The answer, is generally, Yes. Not at Snowbird. Not at Palisades or Mammoth either. But they are a few holdouts; Timberline Lodge as usual. Not much of a surprise for …

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