Clare

I'm planning to to fly into New York city for Xmas and would love to have a white xmas somewhere close to NYC. Can anyone recommend somewhere where I will be guaranteed snow? I would also love some suggestions on accomodations (ie rent a house or apartment or a flash hotel somewhere).

Philip

Over the last few years, it's been hard to guarantee snow in December. You will probably find it about 2 hours north of New York in the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson Valley area. Look at towns like Rhinebeck, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Woodstock, Saugerties, and even smaller towns further up in the mountains like Phoenica.

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North Pole - South Pole

If you want a winter vacation with snow do not come to the northeast US, it could be 60 deg F. Try Montreal.

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Vermont.

sandy

As someone who grew up in the Hudson valley (Poughkeepsie area), there's no gaurantee that there will be snow. I'd say there's a 50/50 chance that there will be snow on the ground. It's likely that it will have snowed sometime in December, but you'll see more piles of half melted brown slush than a nice fresh coating. If you want snow for sure, you'll have to go up into the ski areas in the Catskills, Berkshires or Vermont.

John

Hi Clare:

No guarantee on snow in NYC! But I know you can "see Snow" at Hunter Mountain in the Catskills!. They start making "man-Made" stuff starting in November...but I guess it is not quite the same as the real thing!! But for skiers, we take what we can get!!

JOHN

Daniel Williams

You'd think Montreal would be a guarantee for white Xmas but not even! Christmas 1999, the only Christmas I ever spent in Montreal, there was no snow on the ground! Boxing Day the snow came in...what luck!