Why March is the Best Month for Skiing and Riding in Vermont

Savvy Vermont skiers and snowboarders have preached patience when it comes to the season's best skiing. No matter how conditions are in early winter - and this year, they've been phenomenal - Mother Nature seems to often save her very best for March.

Abundant natural snowfall and longer days with friendlier temperatures combine to make March the prime time to get out on the slopes of Vermont. This year, the website Wicked Local is shining a spotlight on the month that "comes in like a lion," and why March 2019 is poised to deliver another brilliant chapter to what has already been a ski and snowboard season for the ages:

Why March is the Best Month to Ski in Vermont

 A skier blasts through heavenly deep powder at Stowe Mountain Resort in the aftermath of Winter Storm Stella in March 2017. (Photo courtesy Scott Braaten/Stowe Mountain resort)