What a fantastic storm!  Mount Snow is reporting 17″ new snow over the last couple of days! We’re fully booked for the holiday weekend, but have plenty of availability for the next few weekends and President’s week vacation also.  Give us a call or send us an email if you’re thinking about a Mount Snow vacation and we’d be happy to quote availability and pricing for you.  Or if you’re thinking about purchasing a condo, townhouse, house or land we’re here to answer your questions, tour properties with you and help you along the purchasing process.  Interest rates are phenomenally low and there are many great properties listed at amazing values on the market right now.  We look forward to working with you!

Mount Snow has received over 3″ of fluffy white snow overnight and the valley is alive with sparkling lights and good cheer just in time for 2 straight weeks of holiday fun.  If you haven’t already booked your lodging for a Vermont getaway, give us a call.  We have availability in both 2 and & 3 bedroom condos at Seasons Trailside community and we are now accepting 2 night bookings over both the Christmas and New Year’s Eve weekends.  Each Seasons condo has a beautiful fieldstone fireplace and fully functional kitchen, everything you need for a festive holiday meal after a full day on the slopes.

Did anyone see Cordelia on Outside TV today?  She was there talking about the great properties SkiHome Realty has listed for sale including Seasons on Mount Snow Trailside Condominiums as well as the spectacularly designed and built Haystack Highlands townhomes.  Cordelia is in the SkiHome Realty office all weekend.  Stop in to see her and she’ll talk with you about condos, land, single family homes…whatever you are interested in purchasing for Mount Snow Real Estate.  Interest Rates are way down and the prices are good.  Give us a call or stop by today or tomorrow to talk about purchasing your new Vermont home.

Tuesday is a great day to buy Real Estate in the Mount Snow Valley.  Actually every day is a great day to buy Real Estate here, but if you come on Tuesdays, you can also check out Mount Snow’s Bluebird express promotion for a couple of hours before checking out the slopeside condominiums we have currently listed for sale starting at $165,000 for a 1 bedroom/1 bath unit at Seasons on Mount Snow.  2 bedroom units start at $209,000 and 3 bedroom units are listed from $319,000.  We also have a highly sought after Seasons 4 bedroom townhouse with convenient ski-in/ski-out access right on the ski trail listed for $749,000.

Details for the Tuesday Blue Promotion: For the next two Tuesdays in December, Mount Snow is offering $39 lift tickets to anybody wearing the color BLUE! So deck yourselves out in blue and come ride the Bluebird Express on Tuesday 12/13 and 12/20! 

Stop by our office at SkiHome Realty at the base of Seasons on Mount Snow wearing any color on any day and we’ll help you find the right property for you whether it be a slopeside condominium, single family home, or building lot.  We are here for you!

We currently have availability in 2 & 3 bedroom trailside units at Seasons on Mount Snow for Dec 23-29.  Call us to book your lodging today and enjoy the holidays in Vermont style.   Or if you’d prefer to ring in the New Year on the Mountain give us a call about arriving on Dec 30 for a 3 night holiday weekend get away.  802-464-2366 or info@skihomerealty.com.

Winter 2011 – 2012 Weather                                       By: John Redd, Realtor, 11/9/2011

First, let’s look at last winter’s results…

Predicted: SNOWY… Check!

My training was actually in Forest Management at UVM, but like many people, weather is my obsession.

Even though I’m not a climatologist, my theory of cycles seems to hold up.

• An active tropical storm season often gives us more snow storms.  However, it’s important to note that the Gulf of Mexico has been relatively quiet, resulting in warmer waters, which may enhance the moisture content of Nor’easters.
• La Nina, albeit less strong than last year, continues (cold surface temps in the eastern tropical Pacific).
• The North Atlantic Oscillation is currently negative, which is good for snow.
• The Arctic Oscillation is also negative, which locks in cold air across the northern tier.
• Solar storm cycle, per NASA ‘Low solar activity has a profound effect on Earth’s atmosphere, allowing it to cool and contract.’
• Volcanic activity from several years ago will enhance our chances for snow storms.
• New to me this year is the LRC, Lezak’s Recurring Cycle. The LRC states that between October 1st and November 10th each year, storms that occur in this time frame have potential to re-occur in the next 40-50 days after the original storm happens.  We’ll see what happens in mid December!

NOAA Climate Prediction Center

• NE shows a better chance of below normal temp’s and above normal precipitation.
• Reading the details, their greatest confidence is in lots of snow for the mid-west.

LongRangeWeather.com has been the one of the most accurate for the last several winters.   For this winter they are predicting 1 to 2 feet more snow than average.

Accuweather.com has better graphics, although more conservative.   Nonetheless; snowfall is still forecast to be slightly above normal.  Most of that snow is predicted to fall from December into January.  The interior Northeast is predicted to be colder and snowier than areas closer to the coast. An early, heavy lake-effect snow season can be significant this year.

TheWeatherCentre.com is out of Plymouth State, and while it’s a new source of inspiration, it is well respected among its peers.  They are showing heavier snow to our north and west, but it still confirms that our snowfall will be above normal.

Consensus rules the forecast!

Once again, it will be a snowy winter at Mount Snow this season.