As a whole, the conditions are not encouraging for a good skiing week end. Pinkham Notch and Wildcat Trails: 10" of heavy wet snow, covered with hard crust. Need more snow: Mt. Mansfield: Stew, Vt.; four to six inches of snow with a few bare spots on the practice slopes. Up to 36" of snow on Mountain Tow rd. Nose Dive slide is patched with icy surfaces. Suicide to try this. Lesser trails better than Nose Dive but still bad: Mt. Cardigan; Alexandria N. H.; six and one half inches of old snow on practice slopes, '12" on Duke's trail. Main slides fair in spots. Some slopes still skiable, but lower temperatures mean hard crusts.

General temperature; between 30 and 35, always hovering around freezing. Few snow flurries at Mansfield yesterday.

Update Vermont: Best conditions in New England around Rutland. Rest of territory, pretty poor. Hesitate before leaving. Make sure there's something to ski on.