Your ski forecast from coast to coast for Dec. 6-8

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Wondering where the best weather for skiing or snowboarding will be in the coming days? AccuWeather's Kristina Shalhoup has you covered.

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00:00 Skiers are enjoying a fresh batch of snow on the slopes in upstate New York.

00:06 And there could be more on the way this week.

00:09 Christina Schellhoop shows us what to expect in tonight's ski forecast.

00:13 A little bad news, a little good news in today's ski forecast.

00:17 Let's dig into it here.

00:19 Mount Hood Meadows, you've got some problems.

00:21 We've been talking about how soaking wet the rain has been and will be across the Pacific Northwest.

00:27 Well, Wednesday brings more of that soaking rainfall and that plus a milder air.

00:31 Look at the temperature, 45 degrees.

00:33 It's going to lead to some snow melts, which unfortunately means bad news for skiers and snowboarders.

00:38 And hey, even traveling around this area really late tonight and into Wednesday, I think we have some concerns.

00:43 So really take it easy and stay tuned to the forecast.

00:46 If there's any good news here, it's that by Friday we do switch over to some more snow.

00:50 And it's a similar situation as we head to Washington into White Pass.

00:54 Now the snow arrives a little bit earlier in the Cascades of Washington.

00:57 You can see that Thursday brings more in the way of snowfall and temperatures back to the 30s and 20s.

01:02 But Wednesday, that rain is going to be no good for the Mountain Pass.

01:06 All right, let's talk about what happens on the East Coast.

01:08 White Face looking pretty good so far this year.

01:11 We've had a pretty solid season and it's really early.

01:14 Wednesday, in the mid-20s, it's not too bad.

01:16 A couple of snowflakes as we get to Thursday.

01:18 And you'll notice we're a little bit warmer with our storms starting to move in,

01:21 starting to push some rain and snow, a bit of a mix with the upper 30s in White Face.

01:25 Now let's talk about what happens.

01:27 We're going to go to West Virginia.

01:29 Snowshoe, one of my favorite mountains. I absolutely love it here.

01:32 And we actually have, I told you, good news.

01:34 Someone's got to have good news. And here you go.

01:36 Let's talk about your AccuWeather Wintercast.

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01:44 And Snowshoe, you're going to get an extra 1 to 3 inches of snow all the way through 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

01:49 So a little fresh powder if you're looking to get out to West Virginia.

01:53 Thank you, Christina.

01:56 With ski season underway, AccuWeather's long-range experts say this season

02:00 will see temperatures run warmer than historical averages for many in the east.

02:04 This is due to El Nino conditions in the Pacific Ocean,

02:07 which will also create a southern storm track across the U.S. throughout the winter.

02:11 Despite this, snowfall is still generally expected to be near historical averages

02:16 to even slightly above historical averages for many ski areas in the eastern U.S.

02:22 The problem I have is rain events.

02:25 Do we get rain events coming in in the middle part of the season?

02:28 That's the bad thing. And that could be a problem.

02:31 Most conditions I think should be good.

02:33 I don't see excellent at this point, but I see good conditions for the northeast and mid-Atlantic.

02:37 All right, we'll take that. Thanks, Paul.

02:40 While December and January are forecast to be warmer than normal in the east when compared to historical averages,

02:46 Pastelok says the month of February will be much colder than February of last winter.

02:51 Just how much colder will depend on the snow cover.

02:54 cover.

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