Fairfield County, CT · Winter 2026–27

Winter HQ

Everything our family needs for the season in one place: the live forecast, snow at the mountains, where to teach a kid to ski without spending a fortune, our snow-removal plan, and warm dinners for snow days.

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Winter startsDec 1Meteorological winter
Next snow at homeChecking…16-day model forecast
This winter's outlookLess snow, wetter stormsStrong El Niño · details
Snow management

Our snow plan

Last winter we shoveled about 40 inches by hand. This is the battery-powered setup we chose: a Ryobi 40V shovel and 18" blower for $708, running on the batteries we already own.

See the plan →
Ryobi 40V 18-inch snow blower

Forecast

Live conditions, 16-day outlook, storm alerts and snow at nearby mountains. Search any town, like a vacation spot, and save it.

Check the weather →

Learn to ski

16 mountains on a map, from $30 local hills to Vermont and Colorado trips, with prices, kids-ski-free deals, live snow and a first-day checklist.

Plan the first ski day →

Winter recipes

Chili, stew, soup and cocoa, built for a phone in the kitchen. Tap ingredients into one shopping list grouped by aisle.

What's for dinner →

Storm & outage kit

A live storm watch for home, checklists for 48 hours out and the night before, and what to do when the power goes.

Get storm-ready →
Next up

Ideas for the next sections

Sledding & skatingThe best local sledding hills and rinks, with hours and what to bring.
Winter events nearbyTree lightings, ice rinks, First Night and sledding hills around Fairfield County.
House winterizingPipes, gutters, furnace filter and the garage batteries, with a reminder date for each.
Ski progress logHer runs, lessons and "firsts" over the season, with photos.