Although the much anticipated winter storm Juno in the Eastern US has not yet delivered the catastrophic conditions forecast, and seems to have tracked south of the main destination ski areas in New England, it has led to several ski areas in the region shutting down for various reasons, leading local media to up that there was a fear of "too much snow for skiing."
So far resorts in the region have reported only a few inches of the "up to two feet" of snow expected in the Berkshire mountains, but the storm is ongoing and overnight measurements are not yet in.
The main reasons for closure appear to have been fears of strong winds forecast with the snow making lift operations problematic, and of travel bans, with fines for those found to be driving yesterday is Massachusetts due to the state of emergency.
Catamount Ski Area's website stated, "Although winter storm Juno is bearing down on us with up to two feet of snow, we will remain closed Tuesday with travel bans in NY, CT and MA. Think about coming out on Wednesday for lots of powder."
Ski Butternut was also closed.
Further north larger resorts in Vermont were mostly open yesterday but were not in the direct track of the storm.