It all depends on the weather. In the big picture, the past 2 winters in the northeast have been bad, last year was really bad. As far north as Maine, they stopped grooming mid February, and riding was done shortly after, normally can ride well into March up there, even first week of April. I remember seeing a post on Facebook that a club in Maine groomed 280hrs in 23/24. Their average is 780hrs per year.
If we see a slammer of a winter this year(which forecasts are saying) prices will come back up a bit and stay put. There are a lot of sleds out there that people have been sitting on for a while, hence the price drop.Not to mention dealers have a good amount of new with the crap season and high interest rates. This month and next are normally some of the best sled prices for used, guys have new sleds coming and need the cash to put towards them. Hopes were high at the end of the season, but now they are resorting to just getting the thing sold.