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April 2 | Skiing is great today. Temp at 10am is 45 degrees and it’s a mix of sun and clouds out there. We groomed 10km yesterday including World Cup, Broadway, Maple Loop (top 1/2) and Spruce Run. It looks like today is the day to ski this week and don’t forget some maxi glide… it’s sticky out there.
The backcountry still has at least 150cm of snow… Pat Weaver, UVM Ski Coach, skied on the Catamount Trail this morning and reported being able to sink his poles all the way in the snowpack.
April 1| Good Morning. At 8am the temperature is 30degrees, there is a light wind and the sun is shining. We will be out grooming about 10km this morning, so please check back for a grooming report. The snow that fell Monday afternoon was quite saturated and is a little crusty this morning. We expect that it might be better at higher elevations. Today’s forecast is for a cold front to move in and increasing clouds.
March 31 | Monday afternoon about 1pm the rain turned to heavy wet snow. The temperature was right around freezing, then sometime in the evening the temperature dropped even more. And by this morning we have 4″ of new snow on the ground in the bast area and 6″ – 8″ on the top of the mountain. It is still pretty thin underneath this snow, so we will not have any new grooming today.
March 29 | We recommend our backcountry trails today. Skiing is great on Bryant, Gardners, Birch Glades, Birch Loop, etc. At 9am it is 40 degrees and moderate wind. We have 15km of groomed trails open and it is spring conditions.
March 28 | Birds are chirping this morning and it is 40 degrees at 8am. It’s going to be a great day calm winds, sunny and warm! Larry is out grooming now and we will have 15km groomed. We have been pushing snow with the groomer to make the best trail surface possible. There is still tons of snow on the backcountry trails and it’s fun spring skiing out there.
Today our best recommendation for groomed trails is Broadway, World Cup, Maple Loop (top 1/2) Spruce Run, Picnic, Valley and Pond Loop.
See our Good Questions post for more info about the end of the season.
March 27 | With warm temps and a little rain overnight it is too soft to groom this morning. But skiing is still pretty good, especially in the higher elevation backcountry trails. At 8:30am it is 35 degrees.
The afternoon forecast is for clearing sky and sun. It should be a great afternoon for some skiing or a snowshoe hike.
We will be working on trails today to move some snow around and get things set for the weekend.
March 25 | They Eye on the Sky reported this morning’s temps as crisp. It was about 10 degrees overnight, but has warmed up to 30 degrees in the sun at 9am. The new snow from the weekend is great and we are going to groom trails this morning. Picnic, Valley, World Cup, Broadway, Maple (top 1/2) and Spruce. We recommend both classic or skate skiing today. Wax is extra blue and as things warm up it might change to violet.
March 24 | Spring is official and the skiing remains with winter like conditions. We are nearly 100% open and the snow cover is really good. No trails were groomed today, but we groomed in the later afternoon yesterday. Grooming of Broadway, Maple, Spruce, Deer Run, Beaver Pond, World Cup, Picnic, and Valley was done. Both classic and skate are recommended and the weather is going to be warming up into the mid 40’s for the rest of the week. So put on your t-shirts and get ready for some fun spring skiing.
March 23 | After a surprise 6″ of snow yesterday we are back to beautiful blue sky. Temps were cold last night in the single digits. At 9am it has warmed up to 10 degrees. Conditions are powder and packed powder on frozen granular today. We have 20km skate groomed and classic tracked. Wax is blue. In the backcountry reports are good, especially on trails and glades that were not skied last week while it was warm.
March 20-22 | click here for weekend report
March 19 | Another beautiful day. Temps are warming up quickly it is already 40 degrees at 10am. Yesterday we groomed World Cup and Broadway for skate. Please look at yesterday’s report for more information on conditions. It’s a klister day out there. Snow is pretty transformed at this point and it’s fast icy conditions. Great skate skiing out there.
March 18 | Spring and warm temps are starting to take a toll on our snow. On the groomed trails conditions are frozen granular and spring conditions. Trails are still covered well, but some ground is showing in some south facing trails. Broadway, World Cup, Maple, Spruce and Deer Run are all skiing very well. In the backcountry there is still plenty of snow, but please be aware of stream crossings and thin cover.
Sale! We have a sale going in our ski shop. 30% off Hats, Gloves and Socks!
March 16 | There is still lots of snow on the trails and skiing is good!!! Wow what a spectacular day. At 9am the temps was already up to 30 degrees and now at 10:30 it’s warmed up to almost 30. Plan to wax with klister or bring your waxless skis today. It’s also a perfect day to do some skate skiing.
The snow in the base area is getting a little dirty, but once you are out on World Cup, Maple Loop or Beaver Pond it is nice and firm granular snow.
We groomed everything over the weekend and the plan is to not groom anything today.
March 13-15 | Perfect spring skiing weekend! click here for the full report.
March 12 | Yesterday turned into great ski afternoon. It warmed up and the sky cleared and most importantly the rain stopped later morning. Last night temps were in the high single digits and this made a pretty solid base.
This morning we will groom with an alpine groomer. This will really chew up the surface and make things good again. We will not set tracks on Thursday, but once this base sets up we will work to set tracks on Friday and through the weekend. (Broadway, World Cup, Maple Loop-top 1/2, Spruce Run, Picnic and Valley)
Forecast for the afternoon is sun and clear sky should be pretty nice out there. We still have a ton of snow, come on up and check it out.
Please call ahead to check conditions.
March 11| This morning the temperature is holding right around 33 degrees. It is raining and there is some icing on the trees. The forecast is for rain this morning and clearing skys this afternoon. We groomed 12km Wednesday morning and have stayed off the trails last night to preserve the best conditions possible.
Maple Loop, Broadway, World Cup, Spruce Run… also groomed Monday afternoon Picnic and Valley Loops.
Trail surfaces on both groomed and backcountry is granular and because of today’s rain it’s an ice crust on top. It’s a good day for waxless skis or skate skiing. As temperatures rise in the afternoon and the precipitation subsides it could be a pretty nice day of skiing.
March 9| After a sunny warm weekend we are back to winter weather this morning. Temps in the low 20s, a couple inches of new snow in the early morning and lots of wind. And as of 10 am snow flurries are continuing and we should get a couple more inches through the day.
This morning we have 10km freshly groomed. Trail surface are granular mixed with packed powder…. also some wind blown snow. Today we are grooming World Cup, Maple Loop, Spruce Run, Broadway and Picnic loop.
March 4| It’s another chilly morning. 10 degrees at 8am. But the sun is out and the forecast is for warming into the 20s later in the day. Wax is Green now, but will most likely move into the blue realm later in the morning.
Trails were groomed yesterday morning and are still in great condition.Here’s a list of tall skate and classic tracked: Picnic Loop, Broadway, World Cup, Pond Loop, the whole length of Maple Loop, Spruce Run, Deer Run and Beaver Pond. There is a nice hard track. Trail surface conditions are packed powder mixed with frozen granular.
March 3| Wax of the day: Green! It’s cold out this morning – negative two degrees Fahrenheit with highs in the single digits. Here’s a list of the freshly groomed trails – all skate and tracked: Picnic Loop, Broadway, World Cup, Pond Loop, the whole length of Maple Loop, Spruce Run, Deer Run and Beaver Pond. 6″ of fresh snow fell last night making the backcountry much softer.
March 2| Interested in the Backcountry? Now is not the time, but we think tomorrow might be the time.
March 1 | Today is sunny and cold, temps in low 20’s. Trails have been groomed and are packed granular. Skiing is terrific!
February 27 |PM update. It did rain here this afternoon and temps are forecast to drop to about 20 tonight. We will groom everything in the morning and skiing on groomed trails should be quite good. A group of staff skied this afternoon and it was fun skate skiing.
At 8am there is a brilliant sun and blue sky. Temp is about 40 degrees and it didn’t get below freezing last night. Larry has been grooming this morning and we have about 20km skate and classic tracked.
Wax is violet and it might get into universal klister or red later in the day.
February 26 | New snow overnight! There is a coupe more new inches of snow from last night and it is still snowing lightly. No wind and nice big flakes… it’s beautiful and very light.
At 8am the temperature is 23 degrees. Today we have 17km groomed classic and skate. We will reset a classic track and the skating will be a layer of light powder on top of groomed trails as it continues to snow through the day.
February 24 | It is a sunny and warm Tuesday morning with 28 degrees forecasted for today’s high. 12 degrees F now at 8am. Wax of the day: Blue. 12km groomed and being tracked this morning.
February 23 | More new snow overnight and it is a blizzard here this morning. It is going to take us some time today to get things groomed… there is 12″ new inches overnight and it is dense fine crystals. And it should be great for skiing.
February 19 | We had new snow overnight and it is still snowing. 5″-7″ of fresh powder in the last 24 hours. In open places the snow is quite windblown, but once you get into the woods the trails are more protected. The snow is a little dense, but should make for great skiing on groomed and backcountry trails. Temperature is 28 degrees. We will be grooming this morning with classic tracks and a skate lane. Wax is extra blue.
February 18 | It’s another blue sky day and temps are forecast to warm up nicely through the day. We have 25km groomed for classic and skate. Trail surface conditions are frozen granular mixed with some powder. At 9am temp is 20 degrees. It is getting a little icy in some places on our groomed trails and we are looking forward to the snow that is forecast for tonight and Thursday.
February 7 | We have 99% of trails groomed and it is great skiing today. At 8am it is 12 degrees and warming up nicely. The sun out and the powder is abundant. Trails groomed for classic and skate- Picnic Loop, Valley Loop, World Cup, Broadway, Maple Loop, Bobcat, Telemark, Deer Run, Beaver Pond
In the backcountry conditions are good even 8 days after our last big storm the powder is abundant. All the up-trails are skied in and getting to Bryant Cabin is almost easy because it’s nice and packed out. The down trails and glades have nice powder.
February 6 | The groomers were out last evening to take advantage of the cold nights ability to firm up the snow. The trails that were groomed are all in great shape and ready for a weekend of use. Groomed Trails include; Picnic, Tear Drop, Pond Loop, Broadway, Maple Run, World Cup, Spruce Run, Valley Loop, and Beaver Pond. To accompany the wonderful snow conditions the sun is out in full force this morning and the temperature is above 10°.
January 31 | Today is your last opportunity to ski in January. We have had a great week with lots of fresh snow and even 4-6″ last night. The snow that fell last night is light and powdery. It makes a great layer on top of t he heavier snow that fell on Wednesday. We have 25km groomed skate and classic today. Wax is blue and tracks are awesome.
Try parking in the parking lot behind and below the sports center today.
January22 | Temps are on the rise today. At 8am it is 13 degrees. We picked up another dusting of snow early this morning and it is still snowing. Trail Conditions are powder on packed powder. We plan to groom this morning and will have 20km skate and classic tracked. Wax for today is blue.
8am -I just got in from a skate ski and conditions are very nice… the little bit of powder on the hard packed groomed surface makes for some fun skiing. It is a little bit of work on the uphills, but near perfect conditions.
1pm Update. Lets review… today the forecast was for no precipitation. And in typical Bolton Valley fashion it has been snowing steady all day. We are totally socked in with clouds and it seems like it will snow the rest of the day. We have received 2-4″ today. So we are skiing on 100% powder today… the grooming that we did is now totally covered with snow. It is great light powder and the glide is amazing.
January 21 | Great skiing today. At 8am it is 3 degrees and once the sun rises over the mountains the temps should rise into the low teens. The sky is generally clear with some hight clouds… the reflection of the rising sun on the clouds and snow covered trees is making everything glow pink. It’s beautiful.
Grooming report. We groomed 20km on Sunday for both skate and classic. The trails received a couple inches of snow since then. Monday night Harold groomed Picnic, Valley and World Cup for Skate. And this morning I am planning on setting tracks on about 7km. Please give a call if you would like more details about grooming.
Wax of the day is green and it might change to blue later in the day.
January 17 | It’s going to be quite a day up here on the mountain. At 8am it is just a couple degrees below zero. The forecast is for warming through the day to about 10 degrees. Don’t forget to grab a balaklava, buff, scarf, turtle fur… something to keep your face warm and your lungs happy.
We are grooming 22km today for skate and 17 kclassic. The tracks are deep and firm. Wax of the day is green.
Backcountry conditions are fantastic. Skier reports are that it’s heaven up there… lots of snow on the trails,snow in the trees and great views.
January 16 ↑ It’s warmer up here that it is down there. A wonderful thing about really cold weather here in the Green Mountain State is that on these chilling days the higher terrain is actually many degrees warmer. This morning the Winooski Valley-mountain top difference was 15 °!
Sunny, -10 and hoping to reach 0°. The packed power trails are lightly covered in some places with drifted snow – wide, beautiful, crisp, white – no new grooming today. A Polar wax day.
January 14 | It’s a chilly morning at Bolton. -12 degrees at 8am, but the sun is out and the forecast is for temps rising through the day to -3. We did have a dusting of new snow yesterday. Skiing is great and we have 20km skate groomed and 5km classic tracked. Please be aware of skin exposure today and stay warm. The wax of the day is Green and it’s all packed powder and powder out on the trails. Backcountry is skiing AWESOME with midwinter conditions!!!
January 10 | It doesn’t get any better than this. Wow! Perfectly clear blue sky and sun. It is a bit cold- 0 degrees at 10am, but should feel a little warmer with the sun. We will groom as much as we can today for classic and skate. Picnic and Valley Loop, World Cup, Broadway, Maple Loop (top 1/2) Spruce Run, Beaver Pond and Pond Loop.
The new snow we picked up on Wednesday night make for great skiing on groomed trails and backcountry. There is definitely lots of powder to be found out there.
As winter weekends start to heat up and get busy remember to get here early for parking and be prepared to park at Timberline Lodge and take the shuttle bus to the base area. There are sometimes spaces available in the lower tennis court lots.
January 8 | After a very windy day at Bolton yesterday (alpine lifts were on wind hold most of the day) the storm changed during the night and we got more snow. Yesterday it never rained at Bolton and only sleeted a little midday. We have 6-8″ new snow in the last 24 hours. At 11am it is 25 degrees and snowing lightly. Wax of the day is Blue /Extra Blue.
Harold is working on grooming this morning and grooming Picnic, Valley, Broadway and World Cup for Skate. The snow that fell last night is pretty heavy and should pack down well and fill in lots of places in the Backcountry. Backcountry should be great today with lots of powder stashes.
January 4 | It’s going to ber a beautiful day, clear, sunny and great snow. Today we have 15km groomed- Broadway, World Cup, Teardrop, Picnic and Pond are groomed for classic and skate. Spruce Run and Maple Loop are groomed, but still need more snow to fill in low spots.
At 8am it is 5 degrees and wax of the day is green. The forecast is for warming through the day and we expect it to be nice once the sun rises over the mountains from the east.
January 3 | 7:30am. We have 10-12″ of fresh powder from last night and it is still snowing hard. Larry will be out grooming today and it looks like it will be pretty soft snow. The plan is to groom Broadway, World Cup, Spruce Run, Maple Loop, Teardrop, Pond Loop. It is 10 degrees and temps are forecast to rise through the morning to high teens/low 20s.
January 2 | Today we have World Cup, Broadway, Teardrop and Pond Loop groomed for skate and there is a classic track set on World Cup and Broadway. There is some unevenness on World Cup around waterbars that have snow coverage, but still need more snow. At 9am it is 15 degrees – the wax of the day is blue.
1pm update. Jake and I had a wonderful skate ski this morning on World Cup and Broadway. Although we were not classic skiing we looked at the tracks with envy. And once we got back to the Nordic Center it started snowing!! Yahoo. I have heard mixed reports for accumulation tonight, but we are really hoping for a couple inches.
December 30 | Winter is back. At 8am it is 20 degrees and very windy. (all alpine lifts are currently on wind hold) We received 2-3″ of new s now last night. Today we will groom and till Broadway and it should turn out pretty nice. Stay tuned it looks good for new snow almost every day this week. read the forecast
In the backcountry this new snow will really help and higher elevations did receive 3-5″ last night.
December 26 | It is a beautiful blue sky day today. The sun is just up over the mountains and it is starting to warm up. Snow is granular as a result of a weather event on Wednesday night. It is great fast skate skiing and should be pretty nice classic skiing. Temp at 9am is 10 degrees and the forecast is for warming thought the day. It should feel warm out there with limited wind and loads of sun.
In the backcountry we have had reports that there is still good coverage, but we did loose some of the deep powder we had earlier in the week.
December 20 | It’s the first real powder day of the season. Backcountry is in great shape and reports from skiers were good even before this latest 8″…. so come on up for fresh tracks.
At 9am it is 5 degrees and snowing lightly. But the snow is well worth getting bundled up for the temps. We have groomed Broadway, Picnic Loop and World Cup. On groomed trails it’s soft packed powder.
December 18 | With grooming in progress at 8am things are looking pretty good here… We have 10km groomed today and are looking forward to opening more trails for the weekend.
I just got in from at ski at 10am and there are definitely water bars still open on World Cup and some of the other trails we groomed today. But Broadway is your best bet for the day. It is snowing lightly again and it looks like we might get another inch today. The forecast is for cold temps and more snow in the next couple days, so it should be great skiing once again.
Reports from the backcountry are good… it is still early conditions with some open water bars but skiers just back from Bryant and Birch Loop said it was nice skiing.
December 15 | We are back to spring conditions today…. warm and temps in the mid 40s. There is skiing on soft saturated snow. We have not groomed today because things are so soft. But Picnic, World Cup, Broadway and Teardrop were groomed Sunday and are holding up ok.
But it looks like cold and more snow later in the week, so we will keep our fingers crossed. Monday-Friday this week Nordic tickets are just $5 as part of our mountain wide Happy Holiday Tickets… alpine are just $14. So you could come up and Nordic ski, then alpine ski for just $19.
December 11 | Winter is back on. After some rain yesterday morning that changed to snow just before noon things are back to seasonal at Bolton. We did not groom last night– but with a new 1-2″ of snow on top of the groomed surface skating is pretty good. Today we have 5km open and it looks like after tonight’s storm we will get much more back on line for Friday and through the weekend. 8am temp is 17 and we are in a cloud
December 10 | In an amazing turn of events temps this week have gone from -9 to 42 at Bolton… We have not groomed anything new today, there is still skiing and things that were packed yesterday like Broadway and World Cup should hold up ok. It is quite windy today and it sounds like all the Alpine Lifts are on wind hold at 9am.
Eye on the Sky Forecast—Today: Accumulations 1 to 4 inches north by evening. Early highs in the 40s to low 50s will be falling in the morning north and afternoon south. Temperatures remaining in the upper 20s in the St. Lawrence Valley. Winds southwest shifting to the west and then northwest 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight: Snow and snow showers north tapering off, additional accumulations of 1 to 2 inches. Any rain changes to snow showers south, less than an inch. Lows in the 20s through NH, northern MA, and southern VT, teens to near 20 farther northwest, except single numbers in the St. Lawrence Valley and Adirondacks. Winds north 5 to 15 mph, diminishing after midnight.
December 9 | We are officially Open!! 17km rolled and skate groomed. It is still thin in some places, so not everything is open. But the skiing is great on the groomed trails and in the backcountry. Harold groomed Picnic, Valley, World Cup, Broadway, Beaver Pond, Spruce Run, Upper Maple Loop, Teardrop…. not bad for the first day. There are still some wet spots, so be aware.
December 3 | We have had some warmer weather up here early this week and with today’s colder temps things are really firm and a little icy/crusty. We still have a nice base of snow, but there is some open water and drainage challenges. Please stay tuned about open day and conditions.
November 25 | It snowed more last night and there is 3″-5″ of new snow this morning. It was quite windy last night, so things are pretty wind blown. This morning the change over from rain to snow happed just below the S-Curve on the access road at 1400′. It looks like the low clouds will be around most of the day as it continues to snow. It is 30 degrees. Currently no grooming, but a track has been skied in.
November 18 | It snowed a dusting last night and there are flurries today, but the ground is just barely covered and it’s not enough to ski. At 10 am it is still snowing and about 20deg.
this will be the new home of the conditions reports. check back soon.
10/21/08
noaa.org is reporting snow in the forecast.
Tuesday Afternoon: Showers. High near 39. South wind between 3 and 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 3am. Low around 30. North wind between 11 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Wednesday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 34. North wind between 13 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Mark Breen, eotsweb.org is reporting snow in the forecast.
SIGNIFICANT/HAZARDOUS WEATHER:
Rain will mix and change to snow over the higher terrain late today in the Adirondacks, and overnight through most areas above 1500 feet. Accumu-lations near 1 inch at 1500 feet, and 2 to 4 inches above 2000 feet by mid-morning Wednesday.
