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Nice blog. Gotta agree with you and DT that the remainder of February starting next week and likely into early March is mild. I think there may possibly be a return to colder come mid-March, but at that point, I’d want to be in central and northern New England. Once you get to 3/15, you are fighting climo, sun angle and length of day and it only gets worse from there on out. That would still work for central and northern New England, but south of there, not so much…..minus some highly anomalous, freak snow event. Just to be clear, I’m not (NOT) saying it can’t snow after 3/15 south of central New England, that would be ridiculous, but there certainly are a whole bunch of limiting factors working against snowstorms at that latitude, at that point in time…..

ICANT

ICON is a whiff

Downslope dandy today....might tickle 40.

4.25 here, didn't think I'd get that much looking at radar, but we got what was predicted.

What is your definition of “winter is over”? I read this often from various people as if it’s a black and white thing but without them explaining what they mean. Thanks.

says who?

Left was Saturday morning after the last snow. It compacted down a bit after this but I didn’t take a pic to confirm depth. Right is this morning after the snow.

Didn’t you hear? They canceled winter back in December.

I would glady take a rain or snow storm at this point.

Anything can be done with a black sharpie. It is time for Scott to create a snowstorm.

Popped up to 38, dropping and snowing now Nah can't be, winter's over Lol

Its a more steady very light snow now.

We're gettin torched

Very apt-nailed it. It really helps to maintain a somewhat more grounded approach throughout the periods of modeling chaos.

Not a bad approach. It's probably a very easy metaphor but is still useful: can't paint without a canvas

Yep, 37 and snowing now. Fun weather day

This winter will be as memorable as 2010 IMHO. I've had an absolute blast ever since December.

February 11 1932: Mizpah picks up 13 inches of snow in a storm. For Wednesday, February 11, 2026 1899 - Perhaps the greatest of all arctic outbreaks commenced on this date. The temperature plunged to 61 degrees below zero in Montana. At the same time a "Great Eastern Blizzard" left a blanket of snow from Georgia to New Hampshire. The state of Virginia took the brunt of the storm, with snowfall totals averaging 30 to 40 inches. (David Ludlum) 1983 - The Middle Atlantic Coast States and southern New England were in the midst of a major snowstorm. In Pennsylvania, the storm produced 21 inches at Philadelphia, 24 inches at Harrisburg, and 25 inches at Allentown, establishing record 24 hour totals and single storm totals for those locations. New York City received 22 inches of snow, and 35 inches was reported at Glen Gary, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia. Windsor Locks CT received a record 19 inches of snow in 12 hours. The storm resulted in forty-six deaths, thirty-three of which occurred when a freighter capsized and sank off the Maryland/Virginia coast. Heavy snow was reported from northeastern Georgia to eastern Maine. (10th-12th) (Storm Data) (The Weather Channel) 1987 - Denver, CO, reported only their third occurrence of record of a thunderstorm in February. Ten cities in the north central U.S. reported record high temperatures for the date. Huron SD reported February temperatures averaging 19 degrees above normal. Williston ND reported readings averaging 24 degrees above normal for the month. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1988 - Bitter cold air gripped the north central U.S. Morning lows of 35 degrees below zero at Aberdeen SD, Bismarck ND and International Falls MN were records for the date. Bemidji MN was, officially, the cold spot in the nation with a low of 39 degrees below zero, however, a reading of 42 degrees below zero was reported at Gettysburg SD. In the Northern High Plains Region, Baker MT warmed from 27 degrees below zero to 40 above. (The National Weather Summary) 1989 - While much of the continental U.S. enjoyed sunshine and seasonable temperatures, a strong weather system over the Hawaiian Islands deluged Honolulu with 2.5 inches of rain. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990 - A winter storm produced up to ten inches of snow in Vermont, and up to nine inches of snow in Aroostook County of northeastern Maine. A three day snowstorm began to overspread Oregon, and the winter storm produced 29 inches of snow at Bennett Pass. Mild weather continued in the central U.S. La Crosse WI reported a record forty-seven consecutive days with temperatures above normal. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 2004 - North Dakota Governor John Hoeven declares a snow emergency as winds gusting over 70 mph along with heavy snow produces low visibilities and drifts up to 20 feet in northwestern North Dakota. Amtrak train service is interrupted in the region. <a href="http://islandnet.com/~see/weather/almanac/diaryfeb.htm">The Weather Doctor</a> 2006 - Snowfall records fell in Philadelphia and Allentown, Pennsylvania, Bridgeport and Hartford, Connecticut, Newark, New Jersey, and Worchester and Boston, Massachusetts. The highest total reported was 30.2 inches at Fairfield, CT. New York City set a record one-day snowfall record of 26.9 inches in Central Park.

(Source: CWG WaPo) This winter deserves high marks just for this reason alone. I know I know, frustrating tracking season and tons of teeth gnashing over near misses… but the snow/ice cover and duration of cold is impressive. With how much I have on the ground now, still 4-5”, I’m making a run for 21 days

Spring like today. It’s coming.

(Source: CWG WaPo) This winter deserves high marks just for this reason alone. I know I know, frustrating tracking season and tons of teeth gnashing over near misses… but the snow/ice cover and duration of cold is impressive.

ICON won't get you there

I have lots of opinions about LV but I don't fault her. She skied just fine a few days earlier. Her line was too high, she got caught in the gate, got twisted around and blown up. She had plenty of medical advice & care. They need to get medical clearance but there is definitely a tension there between medical staff and skiers. I've skied a bunch of these WC and Olympic DH courses- making many, many turns - they are all insane when you consider the skiers are basically straight lining.