Today was day 40 of my ski season. It was an odd day on the mountain.

The last week or so has been pretty cold here in the northern reaches of the Northeast, especially at higher elevations, and today we finally got a break from it.

It’s not often you get to ski amongst towering whales like this!

Oak Mountain is located in the Adirondacks, in Speculator, New York.

Temperatures at the base were in the single digits.

For the first time this year, I skied at the East’s greatest vertical ski area!

For the first ski day of 2026, I headed to Mount Pisgah in northern New York.

To celebrate the dawning of a new year, I headed to Beartown Ski Area to lap the T-Bar.

Any day can be a T-Bar day, the only requirement is that you go to a small ski hill and lap the T-Bar.

I haven’t skied Madonna Mountain in nearly two years, and I’ve been itching to get back up there. It was a great day!