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Other than that, Off and on snow bands will come through the area, With highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. See the NWS point location forecast.


>>This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

>>Tonight: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind between 6 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

>>Monday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind between 13 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.


Temperatures this week look to be right around average- Highs in the low 50s, with lows in the lower 30s.

Good Ol' Snowshoe

Cold temperatures have once again returned to the mountain allowing our snowmakers to get out and fire up the guns. With the forecast in store for the next five days, it looks good for around the clock snowmaking. This means that Snowshoe Mountain will be opening for the winter season on Thursday, November 23. When we open on November 23, it looks like we'll open with Skidder and Grabhammer lifts along the the following trails: Skidder, Crosscut, Spruce Glades, Powder Monkey, Heisler Way and Whistlepunk. Stayed tuned to this report for further updates about opening day.

And while temps here might not bode well for snowmaking currently, A possible (note italics) run may occur Monday night, with a low of 24- (Along with some natural snow Monday). Good to have it back.

No Snowmaking For Now.

If there were a 'Snowmaking Office' here, This is what it would be like today.




A large piece of information is missing in between this update, and the October 23rd update. Will piece together an 'event' packed article when time is found. Includes a rail jam, 17" of manmade snow, First hiked turns (Oct 25), and First lift-serviced turns (Nov 5). Now wheres that time...