Latest local ski conditions

12:00AM / Wednesday, November 22, 2006Print Story | Email Story

Latest skiing conditions information as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports as of Wednesday, Nov 22 2006. Alpine Skiing/Riding conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. Northeast CONNECTICUT Mohawk Mountain - Plan to Open 11/25 Mt Southington - Plan to Open 12/09 Woodbury - Tue 10:41p packed powder machine groomed 10 - 20 base 2 trails, 13% open, 2 lifts MAINE Big Rock - Plan to Open 12/09 Black Mountain - Plan to Open 12/26 Lost Valley - Plan to Open 12/15 Mt Abram - Plan to Open 12/16 Saddleback - Plan to Open 12/16 Shawnee Peak - Plan to Open 12/16 Sugarloaf/USA - Tue 6:57a variable machine groomed 4 - 20 base 3 trails, 3 miles, 21 acres, 2% open, 1 lift Sunday River - Tue 5:23p variable 6 - 24 base 3 trails, 1 mile , 9 acres, 2% open, 2 lifts Nov 22: 7 trails, 2 lifts, MASSACHUSETTS Blandford - Plan to Open 12/16 Catamount - Plan to Open 12/01 Jiminy Peak - Plan to Open 11/24 w/ 7 trails, 3 lifts Pine Ridge - Plan to Open 12/15 Ski Butternut - Plan to Open 12/01 Wachusett - Plan to Open 11/25 NEW HAMPSHIRE Attitash - Plan to Open 11/24 Bretton Woods - Plan to Open 11/24 Cog Railway Ski Trains - Plan to Open 11/24 Cranmore - Plan to Open 12/09 Granite Gorge - Plan to Open 11/25 w/ tubing and a terrain park Gunstock - Plan to Open 12/08 King Pine - Plan to Open 12/16 Loon Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24 Mount Sunapee - Plan to Open 12/01 Ragged Mountain - Plan to Open 12/02 Waterville Valley - Plan to Open 12/02 Whaleback - Plan to Open 12/16 Wildcat - Plan to Open 12/01 w/ 2 lifts, 3 trails NEW JERSEY Campgaw Mtn - Plan to Open 12/16 NEW YORK Belleayre - Plan to Open 11/24 Bristol Mountain - Plan to Open 12/01 Gore Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24 Greek Peak - Plan to Open 12/02 Holiday Mountain - Plan to Open 12/18 Labrador Mountain - Plan to Open 12/01 Mt Peter - Plan to Open 12/02 Plattekill - Plan to Open 12/09 Snow Ridge - Plan to Open 11/24 Swain - Plan to Open 11/24 Titus Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24 Toggenburg - Plan to Open 12/01 Whiteface - Plan to Open 11/24 RHODE ISLAND Yawgoo Valley - Plan to Open 12/01 VERMONT Bolton Valley - Plan to Open 11/24 Bromley Mountain - Plan to Open 12/02 Burke Mountain - Plan to Open 12/09 Jay Peak - Plan to Open 11/25 Killington - Plan to Open 11/23 w/ t2b on K-1 gondola Mount Snow - Plan to Open 11/23 Okemo Mountain - Plan to Open 11/23 Pico - Plan to Open 12/15 Smugglers' Notch - Plan to Open 11/24 Stowe - Plan to Open 11/24 Stratton Mountain - Plan to Open 11/24 Sugarbush - Plan to Open 11/23 Latest Cross Country Skiing Conditions Northeast MAINE Bethel Inn XC Plan to Open 12/15 MASSACHUSETTS Canterbury Farm XC Plan to Open 12/15 Northfield Mtn XC Plan to Open 12/15 NEW HAMPSHIRE Jackson XC Plan to Open 12/10 Windblown XC Plan to Open 12/03 NEW YORK Fahnestock Winter Park XC Plan to Open 12/01 Lapland Lake XC Plan to Open 11/24 Mohonk Mt House XC Plan to Open 12/15 Oak Hill Farms XC Plan to Open 12/17 Salmon Hills XC Plan to Open 11/25 VERMONT Craftsbury Outdoor Center XC Plan to Open 12/15 Trapp Family Lodge XC Plan to Open 12/01 Snow Condition Definitions & Terms This glossary of terms is used by all ski areas when they report to SCR. The code allows for communication with skiers in a universal language. NOTE: The standard abbreviations next to each definition reflect the way ski reports are communicated in print (newspapers). New Snow: Natural snowfall which has fallen in the past 24 hours or continuously for more than one day. An average accumulation from summit to base is reported. Average Base Depth: An average of the high and low amounts of snow over the entire ski area. Machine made and natural snow amounts are combined. Primary Surface Condition: The type of snow condition which covers at least 70 percent of the terrain open to skiers. Secondary Surface Condition: The next most prevalent snow conditions, covering at least 20% of the skiing terrain open to skiers. Powder-PDR: Cold, new, loose, fluffy, flaky and dry snow which has not been compacted. Packed Powder-PP: Powder snow, either natural or machine made, that has been packed down by skier traffic or grooming machines. The snow is no longer fluffy, but is not so extremely compacted that it is hard. Hard Pack-HP: When natural or machine made snow becomes very firmly packed. The snow has never melted and re-crystallized, but it's been tightly compressed through grooming and continuous wind exposure. You can plant a pole in hard packed snow, but it takes more effort than packed powder. Machine Groomed Snow-MGS: Loose granular snow that has been repeatedly groomed by power tillers so that the texture is halfway between LSGR & PP. Some of the snow is granular & has been so pulverized that the crystals are like powder sugar. It's neither LSGR or PP. Wet Snow-WETSN: Powder or packed powder snow that has become moist due to a thaw or rainfall, or snow which was moist when it fell. Wet packed Snow-WPS: Natural or machine made snow that has been previously packed and becomes wet usually because of rainfall. Loose Granular-LSGR: This surface results after powder or packed powder thaws, then refreezes and recrystalizes, or from an accumulation of sleet. This is also created by machine grooming of frozen or icy snow. Frozen Granular-FRGR: This is undoubtedly the most misunderstood surface condition in ski reporting. It is defined as a hard surface of old snow formed by granules freezing together after rain or warm temperatures. Frozen granular will support a ski pole stuck into its surface while ice will chip away and not support a pole. Wet Granular-WETGR: Loose or frozen granular snow which becomes wet after rainfall or high temperatures. Icy-ICE: Not to be confused with frozen granular, ice is a hard, glazed surface created either by freezing rain, ground water seeping up into the snow and freezing or by the rapid freezing of snow saturated with water from rain or melting. Ice will chip away and not support a ski pole when stuck into it. Variable Conditions-VC: When no primary surface (70%) can be determined, variable conditions describe a range of surfaces that a skier may encounter. Parts of trails can be Loose Granular, partly Packed Powder, and parts Frozen Granular, for example. Corn Snow-CORN: Usually found in the spring, Corn Snow is characterized by large, loose granules during the day, which freeze together at night, then warm up again and loosen during the day. Spring Conditions-SC: This is the spring version of Variable Conditions. It is used when no one surface can describe 70% or more of the terrain open for skiers. Windblown Snow-WBLN: Powder or granular snow which has been blown by wind into forming a base.

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Dalton Finance Makes Reserve Fund Transfers

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
02:24PM / Tuesday, December 16, 2025

DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee made two reserve fund transfers last Wednesday night.

The reserve fund balance is currently $60,000. This is the first reserve fund transfer the town has made this fiscal year, committee clerk Karen Schmidt said.

A transfer to the vocational education tuition account for $16,000 was approved. The original appropriation was $605,020 and the present balance is $4,527.

It had been previously demonstrated that setting the budget for this account can be challenging due to the uncertainty about how many students will choose to attend vocational education programs.

The vocational education account was reduced by $90,000 during a September special town meeting; however, a spot opened up at a vocational program, so a student decided to transfer after the start of the second quarter.

A transfer for the employee fringe benefits account was approved for $10,000. The original appropriation was $64,180.

The present balance is $4,412.77 and is not sufficient to cover the vacation payouts and sick buy backs of the six employees who left this year.

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