Ski season continues at many resorts as April vacation begins

Sunday River is among the areas still open for skiing in mid-April.

The kids may be playing baseball and lacrosse, but that doesn’t mean that ski season is over yet.

The late-season snow that fell in March and early April has left many northern New England ski resorts in position to stay open another weekend. With school vacation for many schools starting on Monday, that gives some the opportunity to ski during both February and April breaks this year.

At least 17 ski areas will be open for spring skiing this weekend, with many of the mountains saying this will be their final operating days of the season.

Just last weekend, a nor’easter dropped as much as 2 feet of snow in high elevations around northern New England.

Weather in ski country looks to be gray and wet with temperatures in the 40s in the first half of the weekend, with clearing coming in the second half of the weekend.

Resorts that are open this weekend include

• Jay Peak
• Killington
• Mad River Glen
• Mount Snow
• Okemo
• Stowe
• Sugarbush
• Sugarloaf
• Sunday River
• Waterville Valley
• Wildcat

More resorts that are open this weekend but intend to close after Sunday:

• Bolton Valley
• Saddleback
• Smugglers’ Notch
• Stratton

Closing Monday

Two resorts will extend their season another day to stay open for Patriots Day, which is a holiday in Massachusetts.

• Bretton Woods
• Loon