Late March in the North East

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Jorlofsky

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I am planning a family ski trip in the Northeast the last week in March. I'm worried about snow. A few years ago we did Sugarbush (great place) but the snow about melted the day we left. Is it more reliable farther north in places such as Jay's Peak or even Mont Tremblant? Where is the most reliable snow for late season with a good sized resort? Thanks for any help.
 
Thats an easy one! <BR> <BR>Go for Le Massif, it has very reliable late season snow and its not uncommon to get a foot of fresh snow... but be warned, the bottom half of the mountain can go above freezing at times since its relatively close to the sea level.
 
Late March is honestly a crap shoot, even that far north (Le Massif). You could get pow, you could get rain. Just go into it with that understanding and expectation, and you could have either a good time or a great time. It's all good.
 
I hate to be the party pooper here, but the snow conditions advantage is decisively with the West from mid-March onwards. There's a long list of mountains still enjoying midwinter conditions at that time. It's actually the most reliable part of the season at Mammoth, Mt. Bachelor and in much of Colorado. <BR> <BR>Weather records show that rain and thaw incidence in the Northeast increases sharply in March/April. Fresh snowfall often does stay strong through the end of March, as memorialized on this site in 2001. So the probability of excellent conditions is not that different from midwinter. But the chance of really crappy conditions is much higher. <BR> <BR>I have often noted that the East vs. West equation does vary by time of year, and this season is a good example of the East being favored over many western regions in early season due to colder weather and more comprehensive snowmaking. But in the late season the odds are stacked very much the other way. <BR> <BR>Ironically my first extensive ski trip east will be this upcoming March 16-23 for a ski journalist convention in Quebec.
 
If you are talking strictly reliable snow coverage in the northeast...it can only be the beast... Killington. Hands down the biggest and best snow of any resort in the northeastincluding canada's Tremblant.
 
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