Welcome Winter: It's Good To Have You Back!

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Finally, winter has returned! Today’s temps will hit a high of 18 – compared to 38 degrees just a few short days ago. There is a thin layer of ice forming on Schroon Lake. And there is some white stuff in the forecast, just a sprinkling, but every inch counts for those winter sports lovers: sledders, skiers and those who snow shoe.

Here is you extended forecast, courtesy of the National Weather Service:

Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow showers after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 3pm. mostly cloudy, with a high near 23. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Wind chill values as low as -2. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

New Year's Day: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

More Gore, Needs More Cooler Temperatures

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Picture above: Allen and Lyn Hughes, visitors from Sydney, Australia, at the top of Cloud

Good riddance to those balmy temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s – those are the sediments of the folks at Gore Mountain, where the high temps have driven the groomers, trail makers and those in charge of snow blowing efforts, slightly batty over the last few days. Now, with the forecast calling for very chilly and more seasonal like temperatures, snowmaking is going to a be 24/7 operation.

"It's like Springtime skiing in Australia," said visitor Allen Hughes, on holiday from Sydney, Australia, with his wife Lynne and their three teenaged sons. "Despite not having a lot of snow, we had a lot of fun." When Mr. Hughes left Sydney just before Christmas, temperatures were in the low 90s. Mr Hughes skies in Australia in southern New South Wales, at the Perisher Valley resort.

The groomers have done an amazing job over the last few days, having managed for the most part to give skiers and boarders the best experience they can. Today, Monday, there will be 42 trails open with 10 lifts. Enjoy!

More on Iris Civalier

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Iris Civalier, a Schroon Laker known to many, with a devotion to the Schroon lake Library, died at her home on December  22, 2014 at her home.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Donations in Iris’ memory may be made to United Methodist Women, attention Martha Knight, 475 Riverside Drive, Room 1503, New York, NY 10115; Schroon Lake Public Library; Wesley Health Care; or High Peaks Hospice. To offer condolences please visit Iris’s tribute page, here. Read her official obit,  Feel free to leave your memories in our comments section below.