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Since jay isn’t opening until Friday, anyone who may or may not be at Stowe daily (pf) have a guess what they might open with on Wednesday?

They were back at it this afternoon.

Great stats...So helpful in trying to learn about this region.

Those frequent little events are what makes the northern ski areas so great. Two 15 inch storms a month and nothing else in between means about 4-5 great ski days and the rest skied off hard pack without snow guns. But give me 20 days of 3-5 inch little snow events once a decent base is established and you have a great month of skiing. For me, I just love the idea of cold (not brutal) days with snow in the air and a decent pack around. It just makes it feel like winter and seasons in seasons. The synoptic monsters are fun to track, but as far as winter appeal, i'd rather the frequency and retention. What you guys who are veterans of this area pointed out seems to be true so far. If you add up the totals for the year so far, we are actually doing pretty good. My spot has probably seen around 20" so far and that's October and half of November. I think the difference is it is too early to expect it to build a pack. But if its Jan, there's still a solid foot around I bet. And while the pattern doesn't look great, I could see another decent up-slope event with some of those troughs digging in and a couple of those systems out near the gulf of Maine. What I've learned up here is that even above normal temps can work sometimes up here, especially with elevation.

Killington wins the Vermont race opening Friday..no surprise there. Mt. Snow says they are shooting for weds.

Probably about the same...nice little event. Deep winter again for a few days.

About 4” at earlier check. Dog had fun today..that’s his happy face, as well as his “stay out of the banter thread unless you want to argue about covid” face.

Whats the advantage of the fan guns for that price tag? Do they just pump out that much more snow or is it that they don't need the compressed air line?

A lot of selling stay at home plays that aren't going anywhere...covid accelerated a lot of these companies, but the shift was going on long before. Yes, some got ahead of themselves, but why buy a dying trend and sell something that is the future because of vaccine news...Best in breed and the forward looking companies, without knee jerk reactions. Otherwise, may as well use draft kings...just my two cents.

Still snowing on and off with a couple decent bursts...awesome winter feel out there.

Good stuff, thanks. So flow looks good and 850s drop to decent ratio levels, but not a ton of moisture?

We have a condo on the mountain. We are about a half mile in from 242, at about 1850‘ or so. When you are from NJ winters looking for snow, go big or go home.

3k Nam looks like its trying for a decent burst up here too Monday Night...maybe 3-5 on the mountain. Where do you find the Froude number data? That's my new weather toy I'm trying to figure out with these upslope snows.

Little over a half inch today...just enough to whiten it up...guns should be blasting again starting Monday.

Almost a decade after graduating law school, I'm studying for the Feb bar right now...Should be interesting at 40...but I'm burnt out in my current career and I need it to get ready to start something new...You have to take chances in life and like you said, if you want it, go get it. That's the difference between mediocrity and success. And I don't mean just financial success; it's more about working toward something and succeeding, whatever it may be.

Having kids was the best decision I ever made. My oldest is 8 now and its funny how much they turn out like you. His biggest passions are weather and skiing (specifically, hurricane tracking). Its so funny when he shows me an "area of interest" on his weather app and gets exited like when I hear about a -epo.. I never pushed him into anything, but its like at that age, they just want to be like you. Coolest feeling in the world and I know a time will come when they go through that age where they want nothing to do with me, but I'll soak it all up for now. Don't get me wrong, the three of them can be little assholes at time, and the parents that say their kids aren't are lying, but cant we all. You can live the life you want without the suit and tie, picket fence and all the bs that goes along with it and still have kids. You just have to make time for the important stuff...and you have to be ready. I def was not in my later 20s.

I bet that county map would have many in-state counties higher than the neighboring state's counties due to population ratios in the next couple weeks if they had stuck with it.

Minus the after ski bar hopping, which can be controlled, there really aren't many safer activities. People need to find some enjoyment and they will. Better to be outdoors than in. This weeks looks like a good window to pound out the man made.

I think much of the "blame the teachers" is a knee jerk reaction to frustration. Locally, there was a small group of teachers (mostly union reps) right before school was going to start who went into a busy downtown to protest the openings and march in the middle of the street. Honestly, it left a bad taste to a lot of people and I think it was a mistake. But we shouldn't group a whole profession by a few, whether you agree or disagree. What I have seen personally is many teachers, including all three who teach my kids, busting their asses trying to make things work and showing more patience than I probably could. Most teachers are showing right now that they took the job because they really care. We should focus the frustration toward the real decision makers, who are often influenced by the few, instead of blaming all teachers.

I mentioned yesterday that the only position I will take on this so that there is no political implications is that we cannot keep kids out of school indefinitely. So much damage has been done to them already and while many can adjust to virtual, there are so many who are suffering. Say what you want about bars restaurants retail etc. (there are reasonable arguments for both keeping them open and limiting them and people can disagree) but Schools are an ESSENTIAL business. We can find a way to operate Walmart, Home Depot etc., we must find a way to operate schools safely.

Looks like some upslope late weekend, early next week. Also maybe the coldest night of the season so far. In a sea of warmth, it looks like the mountains will get a good window to blow like crazy next week. Might be able to go 24/7 for most of the week. I can imagine the prep going on this weekend to be ready to really hit it hard and make up for the last two weeks.

My wife works from home full time and I literally spend half the day saying “shh, mom is on a zoom call”. It’s not fair to them because really, they are just being normal 5, 7 and 8 year olds. Our 5 year old daughter has gotten good at the virtual thing, but she’s still a 5 year old and you can’t just leave her alone to do it. Honestly, my wife is a superhero for figuring it out when I’m not home. But these are all the selfish reasons for wanting them back. What really bothers me is I know at their age, they are not getting the same education and lacking the social interaction they need. Most Teachers are working hard at it and deserve credit, but it will never be the same and no one will convince me otherwise.

The only thing I will add is that it is clear that the school situation is taking a major toll on kids. I see it in my three, who are in elementary and I see it in my niece and nephew in HS. There is also an argument that less involvement in sports and extracurricular activities lead to kids spending more time congregating socially with friends where there is no control over reducing the spread (i.e. if you are at football practice, your coach is going to make sure you wear a mask when you should). I won't get involved in taking a position one way or another for most of the other issues as that seems to often turn political, except when it comes to schools. I think the data is pretty conclusive that bars, social events and private gatherings are MUCH more likely to cause outbreaks than schools. I'm really concerned about the damage being done to kids.

The media was the biggest loser in this election. No matter how things shake out, I think people’s trust of the media and polling has to be down near zero, if it wasn’t already.

I know those two peaks...if only two weeks later.