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Another Coating of Snow Saturday - "It's all we Got"
alex replied to Sey-Mour Snow's topic in New England
A nice overperformer here, stake back to up to 12” -
Finally some really nice snow tonight. We’ll see how long it lasts, about an inch so far
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Come see the whites. I see them every day and it never gets old
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Whatever it is. In December a cloud would drop 4” of upslope. Now we have a disturbance coming through and get a dusting
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I’d go back to December in a heartbeat lol. This pattern sucks
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Doesn’t surprise me. Your base area gets stronger upslope flow and less down sloping during the warmups we’ve had. Our pack never gets as substantial as even the Mg Washington Valley because of the effect of these torches
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Pack down to 9” after the warmup. Temp down to 31/28, gonna be some icy runs today
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It’s nice to be home
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Starting to make my way back home. Can’t get over how gorgeous the Alps are. Picture taken at Fort La Redoute right on the Italy/France border at 7900 ft, with Mt Blanc in the background (La Thuile/La Rosiere ski area)
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That’s where I am (Val d’Aosta). The amount of snow is good, but there’s been some pretty good freeze thaw cycles so it’s pretty much cement. There’s some pretty cool spots of very very deep stuff along downwind ledges, but I skied into La Rosiere on the French side today and it was quite thin there with some grass showing on some trails.
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Not a ton of snow in the Italian Alps (and quite icy) but gorgeous day and scenery. Cool to be able to ski back and forth from Italy to France.
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Happy to report that the ski trails fared the storm really well. Even all natural terrain and glades are still in good shape with some decent powder stashes from the few inches we got overnight.
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Ripping out there
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Some heavy squalls coming through
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I’m in Bretton Woods. I mean, it may be a disaster but there’s more snow on the ground than last year at this point with more on the way. At least here and we usually bear the brunt of cutters compared to low lying areas. Haven’t really looked at Tuesday and honestly I doubt anyone really knows. Still 4 days away! All I’d say is - there will be a bit more snow than now
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Wild storm here. Definitely overperformed; the wind was crazy, and we had power outages all over the area. Just got my internet back an hour ago. Pack down to 5" in my yard, but you drive a mile down the road and it's been wiped out completely. Back to snow now at 34F
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51F. Wind is screaming and so is the snowpack!
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Yikes, current P&C has about 1.5” of rain for tomorrow. Keeps going up
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Looks juicy for the Western Alps where I’ll be for the holidays. Hope it’s right. Skiing in the Alps in December can be a gamble.
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Oh yeah I dont think it will get wiped; but I also have seen it go either way. I’ve seen cutters end up with a net gain, I’ve seen them overperform and wipe a healthy pack out. This area is very prone to warming when there’s a wind from the SE, I’m sure it will be close to 59 for a while. How long that happens for and how much rain we get will determine what’s left when the rain stops. How much snow we get on the backside will determine the rest of the equation. Stake is currently at 12” after the compaction
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Looks like we’re in for a good pack wiping up here
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Depends on who you ask. My kids will gladly wear shorts to school in negative single digit temps. They’re essentially feral.
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My stake is up to 14”. I think it’s more than all winter last year lol
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Yeah, a bit of water could actually help. Found myself on a cutoff today where you had to push, and the pole just sink all the way down, making it really hard to push. Some heavier base would give more support. On the flip side, the powder is amazing and the resort hasn’t bother grooming half the trails yet, so it’s a lot of fun
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Fingers crossed! At least locally most cutters are followed by a good dump. But I could do without them
