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Old school would have meant the Bears taking the field goals a few times rather than the 4th down attempts that ended good drives with nothing. Those points would have been the difference.

Still coming down lightly. Temp finally goes below 32 as the snow ends. 31.7. going to be very icy out there now. All the slushy snow on the roads will freeze solid. Terrible night to be on the roads. 1” this morning, 1.5” this evening. 2.5” for the day, 3.0” for the weekend. 18” on the year. More than the last 3 years?

Well everyone is saying the AI models performed the best so that's the side I'm leaning ... For now ...but subject to change

Better not to take any side till we get closer!

Gonna be brutal if you have to be outside for any length of time tomorrow night.

Icon didn't kick the Baja low...more pieces came thru. Precip shield would be more on the north side than shown looking at upper air moisture. Waves riding may be a better outcome than a full send of the Baja low.

4.25” + Only had 0.5” still during the Patriots game, as it Would Not Accumulate.

Nice snow squall moving through. Vis down to about a half mile, and 45mph winds hitting as well.

Yep

same here... even with the radar fairly meh looking its snowing pretty good

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I want my power, Jeff. LOL. I can't watch Tenn lose heartbreaking basketball games without it!

1.7” here as of 10:15.

guess i did luck out.

that ruler is perfect for your location.. never above 6?

I kind of feel the same way but that's probably due to cynicism more than any real intuition about the pattern, just being used to stronger storms always trending north. We haven't had an ice storm in my 4 winters in Knoxville (minus a minor ZR event in Jan 2024) and it would be nice to keep it that way

these seahawk and patriot teams are likable, unlike the ones of the past.

ICON + CMC + GFS combo vs Euro + Euro AI + GFS AI combo i think i know which side i'm taking for now.

100%

2025-2026 winter now matches 2024-2025 winter for only 5 named winter storms by the weather channel thus far. Tied for record low number; highlighting the inactivity across the US aside from Midwest and northeast. They’ve been naming since 2012-2013 winter.

Overnight we picked up another 2-3” of snow in the valley, and ski conditions have been respectable enough in my past couple of outings that I decided to head out for more turns today. My older son had the day off, so the two of us went for a tour on the Bolton Valley Nordic and Backcountry Network. With decent conditions, comfortable temperatures in the 20s F, and a holiday weekend, we weren’t surprised to find the Village parking lots filling up by mid-morning. We arrived just about the time when people had to start parking down at Timberline, but we were able to dig ourselves a parking spot in the northwest corner of the Village lots and start our tour from there. Today we toured in the 2,000’-3,200’ elevation range, topping out on the Network by the Catamount Trail Glades. The skiing was generally good throughout that elevation range, but at least in the Bolton Valley area, there’s a definite shift in conditions at 2,500’. Above that point, the powder depths are sufficient for bottomless turns, with 12”+ around 3,000’. Below 2,500’, you’re looking at roughly 4-6” of settled powder, and there’s just not enough liquid equivalent in it yet to avoid touching down on the subsurface at times. So, the powder skiing is still fine, but you’re occasionally hitting that subsurface, and it’s soft enough to be breakable if you’re carving with enough force. In some respects, it’s nice that it’s not a rock-hard subsurface, but you do need to be on your guard in case you break through to the softer layers below. There’s some excellent skiing out there above 2,500’ though, and on our ascent of the Bryant Trail we saw a group that was just finishing a run in some of the glades near the Bryant Cabin and putting their skins back on for another lap. They were starting right around that 2,500’ mark, which probably wasn’t just coincidence. Although there aren’t any huge storms coming in the immediate future based on what the weather models are showing, it looks like we’ve got another couple of moderate systems in the queue for this week, so with no big warm-ups in sight, those storms should continue to keep the conditions good and add to that liquid equivalent above the subsurface.

Everyone get fired up! Sleep is for old people (which I’m one of—LOL). It’s almost our favorite time though. No, not the early bird special at the local Jewish deli (though damn I could use a knish and matzoh ball soup), but it’s…..

0z ICON with a Winter Storm for mainly North Carolina on this run.