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There’s some heavier bursts coming through, but generally it’s just a steady light snow with occasional white out conditions during gusts. Wind is really kickin. I’m shocked Jay still has the Bonnie and jet running. The chairs were def rocking. You had your choice of pow or boiler plate on the groomers depending on where you skied. The woods were really good tho, with all the snow being deposited and being out of the gusts. Weird feeling in there where it feels almost calm, but yet you can hear the roar of the wind. I think we’ll get a decent heavier burst of snow later today, but id say as expected so far up here. Picture doesn’t do the wind blown conditions justice… .

It has turned from that arctic mist to a more steady light snow in the last hour. Can tell the increase in moisture. Still not at the real good stuff yet, but this is accumulating. .

Probably some flakes tnrw afternoon. I would guess enough to maybe freshen things up a bit, but I wouldn’t expect terrain changing snow south of sugarbush. I’m far from an expert though. .

Def lower expectations than the last cycle..looks like some decent bursts into thurs and the gfs has decent liquid. I think it’ll add up to a foot by the time it’s done, but would take the under compared to last time. .

Upslope has commenced…almost like a freezing mist with the finest flakes possible. Guessing it the moisture feed starting to hit the mountain. .

Just a damn good, deep winter ski day. Lots of packed powder, cold, but not as windy. Powder stashed to be had, but by now, have to hunt… .

Currently 5 at the base..wind has died down considerably, but still face numbing on the flyer. Roads are arctic snow pack, flakes in the air most of the day (though not currently) and a deep squeaky pack. Winter of yore that you would draw up. .

A lot of liquid into the peaks! .

Nah, it’s not a poking the bear thing; just a discussion. In the main thread, it might have lead to restraining orders, but when the conversation is 1 1/2 vs 2/12’ it’s a little more civilized in here. I get the science part of knowing exactly what the measurements are. I would enjoy being able to really document it because I think most outside of the northern greens don’t really believe the numbers and the sheer frequency of snow falling from the air here. For a second I thought about going to the garbage can with a sharpie, but that spot is def a wind alley and subject to plowing, shoveling etc. the woods behind my house would probably work if I can get a camera and board there, but being up here part time, the “recently fallen” number mist crave is impossible. I could get a depth number though, which could give an idea. And don’t think this is a stowe vs. Jay thing. My son asked me the other day my favorite eastern spot outside of jay and without question, it was Stowe (though when sugarbush is on, that’s pretty sick too) I just think there’s a lot of anti jay (they just slant stick everything) out there and that 18 really stood out that way. No doubt there’s been some generous “range” measurements in the past, but from a skiers perspective, it really doesn’t make that much of a difference if the number was 22 or 25 etc. they def nickel and dime their way above everyone else most times and that addd up over the season. .

It really is such a splitting hairs argument, but I’m glad someone else is seeing what I am. I have a real hard time with that 18 number for this one anywhere from the dip on up. It’s a real tough one too with so much wind, settling over time, and where do you really stop and start the counting, as there’s really only been a few actual breaks in the snow since the cycle started. Curious to see what j-spin saw at Bolton. .

You did it right by heading there instead of sitting on a lift. It got cold real fast once you stopped moving. .

Stowe reporting 22 in the last 7 days, which means all of that is from the cycle that started on weds, right? Sat-tues was the torch. I’d say this cycle was close to 30 here, which is whipped all over the place. I know you absolutely hate “close to”…could you convince me it was 24, sure. Could you convince me it was 30, absolutely. 32 in the last 48 hours…i dunno..probably not. But when does that 48 hours start? 7am sat going back to 7am thurs? I guess my point is we are kind of splitting hairs for the average skier. It’s a lot of powder all over the place. I was a definitive “no way” on that one report earlier this year, but I call bs on only 18 out there. I still think this was an over performer up here. I’m hoping at some point to be able to do an accurate snow board in a wind protected area for an entire winter one year, but for now, it’s all kind of a guesstimate. .

Yeah, not very jay like…but they have the jet running now and there’s zero lines at the Bonnie..Hope you hung out because as you said, it’s really good… .

Deep winter day..temp about zero, wind is kickin, blowing snow and occasion light snow. Wind has drifts everywhere… .

Ha..Would be much easier if I just figured out a snow stake in the backyard. .

Same here..looks like there might be a moderate period into the morning for a few inches. .

Yeah, understood. I was referring to DIT comment about skiing. The upslope areas are the ones loaded.

I agree with you that people seeing their backyard white increase ski visits, but Vermont is loaded with snow right now and with social media, I think seeing a backyard of snow has less influence then it used to. People see the powder shots from their favorite ski resort and go regardless of their backyard.

Over-performer…heading back up today, but the reports of 2 feet look accurate…should pick up some scraps all weekend. Before… After… .

Dumping snow again in the last couple hours..lull right now, but still snowing and blowing all over. .

Snowing good here and wind has def picked up. .

Take the over on the upslope..great cycle incoming I think. .

Temp dropped much more than I would have thought above 2500’. Everything firmed up so we have hard pack and granular piles til tmrw. .

There’s some at jay that look similar, but I also skied the top half of Derrick, which is natural, at 3pm in the rain and it was more than skiable…but def quad burning. .

I’ve been all in on this upcoming thurs-sun period so might as well ride it…I think we get a lot back by the weekend…but didn’t think about your holiday week point. Maybe next week if it was a random January tues lay off most of it because it’s not going to firm much…perfect example tho of why you know mountain ops and I’m just a skier. .