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I can see how it can happen when it gets so deep. People (myself included) forget the dangers of the mountains in deep winter sometimes. So much respect for the rescuers and patrol for what they do.

I saw a bunch of sleds out last night down near either 105 or 118 (maybe Richford). Not sure the towns around here or the trails, but conditions looked solid. There does trail system in that area along the hi-way, as I see the crossings in a bunch of spots. Looks like tons of fun but I think my wife will leave me if I pick up another hobby.

Awesome conditions out there today, but def snot freezing cold! Freezer was on wind hold all day, but if you knew your way around the mountain and didn’t mind walking a little bit, that whole side was empty and untouched. Winds were getting stronger throughout the day, so I called it quits around 3.

You would know better what is epic and what is not up here...how about “epic” recovery? Don’t think we go from zero to hero better than we did this week throughout 2020-2021.

Valid point...showing I’m a nne rookie...I’ll venture out into the backyard in the morning with snow pants.

Snowing moderately again..prob another 3”. I think I would classify this week as epic here. Just an amazing amount of snow. Yard stick won’t even touch the ground.

Probably a lot of instinct and experience to forecast the whites and greens. I bet it’s an advantage if you grow up in that area and can get a feel for how the mountain behaves under certain conditions.

Yeah, it’s fun learning as a kid in the mid Atlantic and Poconos on hills that average 30” a year and freeze/thaw every weekend. It’s all man made ice pellets. But I loved it until I started skiing New England and became a snow snob.

Any of you guys not happy with conditions should take the ride to jay this year. Getting dumped on with fifty percent less people than a normal year. I’ll be back out there this weekend and it looks like more powder til Sunday. The woods are incredible right now. I had planned on checking out cannon and wildcat this year (never been) but it really doesn’t make sense to leave jay and Stowe because the conditions are so good right now.

My youngest daughter wanted to snowboard instead of ski. It’s def taking longer for her to get comfortable compared to her brothers that wanted to ski. Once kids learn a wedge, they can stop and are good to go and progressively get better. Figuring out a toe edge on a snow board takes more time it seems. I am a skier, who learned to board because my wife did so we could go together. It’s much harder to learn in my opinion.

And looking out, there’s really no significant breaks without snow. I’m sure it can change, but maybe a day or two and then it looks like there’s at least some upslope back. The perfect nne winter pattern you guys promised. I guess the difference up here is don’t be scared of red anomalies or cutters that don’t occur around Christmas. Really enjoying being up here so much more this year.

To steal a line from sne “you guys tried to tell us”

Looks like snow almost everyday between now and the middle of next week on some models with some decent cold...and a substantial pack starting to build...It has turned into the deep winter I think @PhineasC and I envisioned when we decided decided to leave the mid Atlantic dumpster fire and come north this winter. Really looking forward to getting out there and skiing it this weekend and next week.

4 seems to be the age where they had the attention span. My 9 year old is obsessed. He memorizes trails throughout New England at all the resorts and collects the trail maps. He will be like “dad, did Stowe open Christie glades yet?” And I’m like, where the f is that.

Mine are 5, 7, 9...7 and 9 year olds really starting to get good. My daughter is taking a little longer, but she wanted to snow board instead of ski, which I feel is harder to pick up. We almost had 4 kids..I think after 2 you are outnumbered so why not.

Big fan of that orange dot in northern vt.

Pack!!!

Another 5-6 last night...really adding up this week. Looks good through Sunday.

with all the natural terrain open and no big washouts in the future, conditions should be great all week. Its def lift capacity. You can tell by the way the trails are holding up midweek like last week after 3-4". Normally, by afternoon that is all skied off. I forget who posted it last week but 100 percent on point; this strom and the upslope after was a game changer in the Greens.

you have to...skiing, riding, snow and the mountains in general are my stress relief. It should be something that makes you feel excitement and that getting away from all the bs feeling. When it starts causing stress and anxiety, find something else that doesn't. Like 1am Euro runs.

So many people bitching online about liftlines this weekend. My favorite was the person on the Jay Peak facebook page bitching about wind holds on sat and the resort not caring about social distancing. As if they have any idea what the wind at the summit was like. It was MLK weekend, prob the second busiest weekend of the year and lifts are running at half capacity. Throw in the first major snow dump for many resorts and I saw lines that were pretty typical of any other year. All in all, I think most resorts with a couple exceptions have done an outstanding job at giving us a fairly normal ski season compared to what's going on in the rest of the world.

Same thing everywhere...When Mt. Snow has the Grand Summit spinning, you can cut your wait for the Bluebird in half and literally see the the chair following the same line one trail over. Its amazing. People always flock to the newest, shiniest lift and "ohhh it has a bubble"

Friday night/Saturday has been looking promising for a few runs on the gfs too. Can’t tell (and admittedly don’t know enough) but looks like maybe some lake enhancement, as the steam seems to go all the way through northern ny state.

I’m not that familiar with Stratton, but I remember a couple years ago riding on of the lifts on the left side of the mountain in a more beginner area and seeing some ridiculous houses along the trail. They looked like giant single families and had to be million dollar houses. Most had ridiculous fire pits and hot tubs outside too if a remember.

NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 936 PM EST Saturday...Have replaced Winter Storm Warnings with Winter Weather Advisories with this update as remaining snowfall rates will generally be light away from the higher terrain. We continue to watch as closed mid- upper level low translates newd from central NY across VT. As vertically- stacked system shifts newd, will see a gradual increase in low- level westerly flow, with snowfall becoming more orographic in character after midnight and into Sunday morning. Also noting from the BTV- 4kmWRF that Froude numbers increase above 1 after 08Z. That should signal a tapering off of any remaining accumulating snow around BTV after 08Z, and will see snowfall increasingly confined to the immediate western slopes/summits and some downwind areas of central/nrn VT as we head toward daybreak and beyond on Sunday. The Winter Weather Advisories run through 4PM Sunday, and will see some continued accumulating snow across the Adirondacks and spine of the central/nrn Green Mtns through late afternoon on Sunday. We`ve seen some rain/snow mix at times this evening at PBG/RUT, but should see 1C or so of PBL cooling to result in nearly all snow thru the remainder of the event. In terms of additional snowfall amounts, expecting 1-3" in the immediate Champlain and St. Lawrence Valleys, with generally 2-5" across the Adirondacks, and 3-5" across central/nrn VT. The orographics will help from Mt. Mansfield to Jay Peak with localized totals up to 12" are expected near summit elevations. Road temperatures may fall a degree or two overnight, so untreated roads may become icy for those that need to travel. Almost like one of the btv lurkers heard our discussion a few days ago...it’s not quite a “pf and the picnic tables” but really appreciate the details.