plenty of snow in the catskills, though it is at least 2 feet below the levels it was 2 weeks ago so it's melting fast. The flood warnings in the catskills can attest to the melting snow. And we lost a friend of a friend of mine last weekend on Blackhead Mtn, due to hyperthermia. Rest in Peace Seth.....
I spent the first night of spring at a beautiful leanto I helped build on the SW flank of Hunter Mtn (yes, the same one that the skiers ski down). A friend and I pulled sleds loaded with creature comforts (I pulled a camp chair up to the leanto!) from the trailhead to the leanto and enjoyed the warm sunny day saturday, took a nap at the viewpoint and just enjoyed the fabulous weekend and first night of spring.