Mohonk Mountain House up in New Paltz is basically a more secret, east coast Yellowstone club during the winter so you should be able to take a cab up there and get some goods. Total hidden gem basically nobody knows about it. If you're lucky you might see Stephen King zipping through the trees, the guy rips.

Flight to Geneva, bus to Chamonix. They don't know how to control avalanches in Europe so make sure you bring your dynamite to make the routes safe. They don't shred the gnar though, so all the runs are easier than Tuckerman Ravine. In fact to answer your question, fly to Geneva, then fly back to Boston, and get a Taxi to Pinkham Notch 

Take the train to boston and then the red line and a bus to the blue hills in Quincy

Take a bus to Butternut, then punch the boss in the face

In all seriousness, this can actually be done.

If you go through Downtown Brooklyn to get to Manhattan, take the 2, A, or C subway line to Penn Station.

If you go through Williamsburg to get to Manhattan, take the M and then walk the couple blocks to Penn Station, or take the L and transfer.

Then, ride the Vermonter Amtrak train from Penn Station to the Waterbury-Stowe Station.

Next, ride the Rural Community Transportation (RCT) Route 100 Commuter bus from the Waterbury-Stowe Amtrak Station to the Stowe Town Hall stop.

Lastly, hop on the Green Mountain Transit (GMT) Route 108 Mountain Road Shuttle from Stowe Town Hall. Get off at the Gale Farm Center stop.

Take the short walk to the von Trapp Family Lodge and Resort, which has a bunch of nordic trails that lead to backcountry areas.

Alternatively, keep riding the Mountain Road Shuttle until you get to the Spruce Peak Base at Stowe.

Ride the Meadows Quad and then the Sensation Quad up to the top of Spruce Peak.

From there, hike up to the Smugglers Notch crossover (which gets you between Stowe and Smuggs). Plenty of backcountry there, including the Back Bowls.

Big Snow is it for metro area summertime riding. Other than that there is no place near NYC where you can snowboard in June. Late season on the East Coast can push into May but even that’s still a several hour drive and a few states away from New York. The catskills had a nice push until April this year. I left Brooklyn after 2 years because I just wanted to snowboard too much, and New York is not it.

JFK to PDX to mt hood.

Big Snow if you’re ready for monster kickers and thousands of feet of vertical in one of America’s most beautiful states.

You’re gonna head to LaGuardia and hop on a southwest flight to Denver or Reno

Big Snow in NJ

Snowbird.

I’ve found that while a little more expensive, I get a lot more out of flying somewhere with good skiing than trying to find powder on the east coast.

A 5 hr flight to skiing vs a 5 hr drive to Killington gets you so much more.

The best “close” mountain in my opinion is Mt Tremblant outside Montreal. New England folks seem to love Mad River Glen. Stowe and Killington are both sizable mountains as well.

Honestly, there’s nothing remotely decent within 2 hours. That’s the Poconos, which means 400 feet vertical. Southern vermont is decent but more like 4 hours each way. On the other hand flights to utah and colorado are frequent and decently priced.

Poconos has decent skiing but nothing like you’ve seen in west coast. But it’s convenient and cheaper. Vermont has pretty good mountains and views but further drive.

Come to /r/icecoast

We're also from the west coast and moved to NYC a couple years ago. My sister recently went skiing out here in the catskills, its driveable from NYC and she said of course wasn't a comparison to the mountains we are used to (whistler, steamboat) but was really nice all the same! and much more affordable. I believe its about a 2 hour drive.

I picked up skiing at a later age after being terrified of it in my adult life. Whiteface bear den is a good spot to learn for a day or two, and if you are feeling good, the newer notch lift opens up a little bit more terrain for beginner to intermediate skiers/snowboarders, and it operates out of the same lodge/parking area.

Gore Mountain. The lower trails are pretty wide groomers that will build your confidence..

Whiteface’s bear den area is a great leaning area and allows you to progress up the mountain as you get more comfortable

Mt. Pisgah in Saranac Lake is a pretty friendly beginner mountain.

Mt Ellen at Sugarbush and Pico at Killington are also great

Killington, Loaf and Bush are the good ones. Sunday River is next best but is more like five small hills side by side versus a big mountain. It's good for old people and families. Loon ok. Stratton meh and Windham sucks for multiple reasons. Unfortunate for those from NYC that the closest Ikon option is a dud that requires reservations.

If you're willing to drive to Maine, do Sunday River

I love the European vibe at Tremblant

Mont Sutton

Mountain Creek is probably the closest. You'll get down the mountain in about five minutes but if it's not crowded you can just spam runs.

I like Belleayre, a little over 2 hours. Pretty cheap tickets compared to neighboring Hunter and Windham

Thunder Ridge

If you have a car, Catamount

Check out ovrride, they do day trips to Vermont (4am pick up though :/)

Mountain Creek. Also try Hunter Mountain.

I went to mount Peter couple weeks ago, they have very good and free beginner lesson if you buy the whole day lift package

American dream mall....

Thunder mountain is reachable by train from Nyc and has multiple really good beginner areas as well as very easy green trails. It may be closed for the season already but good to note for next yr

Jerry with the GoPro, no avy gear or education and a splitboard daily driver on resort.

The trifecta of a perfect touring partner!

I love wearing sunglasses under my goggles

Get it buddy! I believe in you!

Just don’t be an idiot about it. Go with a guide, get the proper tools (shovel, beacon, probe) and know how to use them. Take an avalanche education class. Practice rescues as much as you can. Have fun and make good decisions!

Did you check the website? Chairs might not be running right now.