Whilst ski areas in the US Rockies and on North America's West Coast are enduring one of their worst season starts in many years, with some still unable to open due to warm wet weather, New England ski resorts on the East Coast are enjoying a historic start thanks to early, abundant snowfall.
Loon Mountain in New Hampshire opened on 21 November and has already unlocked more than 60% of its terrain, its best early‑season coverage in decades, according to president Brian Norton.
Across Vermont, resorts are smashing records. Jay Peak (pictured above on Friday) dubbed November "a November to Remember" after receiving 123 inches, the most in its 70‑year history. The mountain has now surpassed 177 inches—nearly 15 feet—and is closing in on 200 before year's end, a milestone last reached in 2003. Stowe Mountain has logged 97 inches, with Mount Mansfield setting a record for earliest 50‑inch snow depth. Smugglers' Notch joined the celebration after crossing into triple‑digit totals, reporting 101 inches so far.