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Pretty persistent waves of upslope today. And man it's cold! The conditions at the mountain were quite good but the kids could only handle 4 runs before they started getting really cold.

I pray you’re right

My perception of last season was that it was a lot of cutters, but unlike this last cutter, they still mostly resulted in a net gain - similar to how the "thing" coming up this weekend is currently forecasted. So while it wasn't a nice straight mostly snow series of storms, and not a ton of upslope, we did get a decent amount of synoptic even if it was punctuated by rain. Of course, it seemed like a downer compared to the previous season, when glades were open by Thanksgiving and stayed open till closing day

Woke up to a random 2” of unexpected snow!

A bonus round of snow falling

CCBs tend to work out much better up here because they are usually a N or NW wind, which gives us a nice orographic enhancement. I’ve seen plenty of storm where the CCB/upslope gave us most of the QPF (usually large storms where the first half down slopes/disappoints and then when everyone else is game over the fun begins for us)

That actually happens quite a bit here after a cutter. Snowpack in areas down the notch and even down in Bartlett or Conway tends to survive much better. It’s usually very little loss down there but it looks like crap from the rain, vs a big loss here but it looks much better from the few inches of follow-up upslope

I didn’t know we were active participants in the weather lol. What cards do I need to play for a 48 incher?

About 1/4 inch here but it’s already melting lol. That December sun angle is killing it Or maybe the warm ground.

Hey just saw our P&C. I know there’s still a lot of uncertainty but a day ago I thought I still had to prep for another possible flood so this makes me warm and fuzzy lol

Interestingly, aside from all the jist , I think SNErs still root for snow for us more often than not. I remember when I lived in Mass, knowing that there was snow up North was always comforting in a way even when there was no snow in my back yard. Being a skier of course has a lot to do with that as well.

Is that "Definite Puke" status?

How about a few week of moist NNW flow?

Agree. It's a very appealing thing of this area; bare ground in the winter is VERY rare! And even if today's snow was barely measurable (West is not best for us), it still goes a long way to make it feel like winter

The groomers actually skied surprisingly well today. Very crowded though with only a few trails open

0.4”. It ain’t much but it is white...

Good flakeage this morning for a change

Jelly! Barely a dusting here. Need some lake to my west

Snow it shall not have fear

I know the mood is awful but let's face it... Nobody has any clue what the weather will be like in a few weeks let alone February and March. No model, no human. I respect all the Mets (and non mets) in here but let's face it, nobody ever gets long range right - at least no more right than chance alone would dictate. 2 weeks ago I was told I'd have feet of snow on the ground right now. Nope, didn't happen. I would love to see some data that shows a different conclusion but it seems that anything beyond a week is no more right than the New York Times horoscope page.

A few inches can make a big difference. I can tell you the mood ain't great on this side lol. Although interesting I talked to renters who couldnt care less. One told me how she comes up for Xmas all the time and she loved it this year being so warm. Lol! And today they went hiking and had a great time. I feel that in a normal year we would be assaulted and verbally abused with these conditions. Maybe this year people are just happy to be somewhere other than home?

Nice! As is often the case in LE setups, nothing here other than a few flurries and a dusting on the ground

Just a few flakes here overnight. This is what's left of the snowpack!!! Pathetic

Maybe I can start my garden soon

We are about 1.5 feet in river level from getting flooded. Fortunately not precipitating now but radar looks ominous