Are you saying that the higher the elevation, the more chances of snow?
Is that because it's supposed to be colder there ?
But we are talking about XC skiing there, not alpine...
So we need a plateau with high elevation.

In this case, how about the Prospect Mountain?
On their web site they claim that they have snow when nobody has it,
although they are a way to the south from Stowe.
Is that a good place to stay and ski with the family for 4-5 days ?

OK, suppose it's warm before Christmas.
Any good places in Canada which are not too far (Quebec, Ontario) ?

Thank you,
Oleg.

P.S.: All that might be an empty precaution, it was snowing in Princeton
this night ;-)
But I would like to have a backup plan just in case.


"Lew Lasher" wrote in message
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Gary S. wrote:

Higher up in the nearby notches would be Bretton Woods Ski Touring, on
the grounds of the Mt. Washington Hotel (in Crawford Notch), and Great
Glen Ski Touring, at the base of the Mt. Washington Auto Road (Pinkham
Notch). Both over 2K above sea level.

Great Glen is at a relatively high elevation and gets good early season
snow. But Bretton Woods is not and does not. According to their trail
map, their main trail system (on the north side of US 302) covers
elevations from 1700 to about 1980 feet above sea level. Only a few of
the more advanced trails in the "Stickney" trail system (on the south side
of US 302) go above 2000'.

Lew Lasher
Cambridge, Massachusetts and Stowe, Vermont