October 30, 2024 – Upstate Snow, one of NY’s largest snowmobile websites for over a decade, is announcing changes to its leadership and future development. Zachary Lupia, 21 years of age, has been chosen to take over Upstate Snow and its operations effective today. This means myself, Rich Lupia, whom has held this role

Today is 10/24/24. This is a definite remembrance day for me because 19 years ago today, in 2005, I took my first job that I truly wanted beyond Meteorology. That started three years with them, followed by 1-4 years with each step afterwards basically until my stroke in 2022. I have been sitting dormant since

Did you enjoy the last few days we just went through? Did you enjoy the first snow of the year? The first trace in many locations in New York? The first few inches particularly above 1500 to 2000 feet? Are you enjoying the 20s this morning? Why am I asking you all of these questions?

Well, I have had so many late season snowfall maps over the last several years. From 2019-20 to now I seem to have way more spring snowfall maps than fall snowfall maps. Especially April and May snowfall maps. Not this time and not this year! Although the amounts are very small (no more than a

Good morning Upstate Snow Nation! Did you think I went away permanently? Well NO! Yes, Major Hurricanes tend to take most of my attention this time of year and I apologize for the delayed response on this. But now that Milton is out of the way, we have a lot of weather to talk about

Good morning Upstate Snow Nation! Well September has been… well… September! It has been the last two weeks about the best weather we have had all summer and all year. Temps in the 70s and 80s each day. No rain. Getting bone dry out there, especially with today being day 12 with zero rainfall. But

It is September 8, 2024. Welcome to Upstate Snow! This website, now in it’s 13th winter season, seeks to give you all everything we can for snow forecasts and riding in Upstate NY all throughout the season. Whether it is early season, or it is late season, or anything in between, we have it. Like

Good morning! After two weeks I am back, ready for more punishment, because, why else would I be here? It’s late March and with the exception of minor snowfalls downwind of the Great Lakes, and about 4-8 inches worth up on the Tug Hill and in the Adirondacks, the rest of Upstate NY is bare

Good afternoon Upstate Snow Nation! The snow has melted pretty much everywhere, even across the higher elevations of the Tug Hill and the Adirondacks. With temperatures there in the 40s and 50s this afternoon and ZERO SNOW on the ground, even at the higher elevations, I don’t think this forecast lives up to a March