CT Valley Snowman

Burley Hill in Union 1312'

Mitch FTW

Damn that's pretty meager considering the overall favorable geographic placement, elevation of ORH.

you have the best chance to score while the rest of us snore

Still ends up shredded before much precip gets into SNE but definitely an improvement.

There is one.

Nice. Too far northwest here only a few stray flakes.

Yesterday driving from Dutch Hill base area on 100 up Rt 8 to Rt 9 near Searsburg, it appeared as though there was a couple inches more in Searsburg but not 6 or 7 more , and it was snowing a bit harder at that time than when I left Dutch. Temp dropped as low as 26 and travel was a bit dicey in spots with the blowing snow even though roads were plowed and treated.

Honestly there was pretty full cover on route 2 West by the time you got up the first larger hill west of 91. Took a right turn on Greenfield road and up by Pine Hill Orchard there was already several inches . There was probably six near the Vermont line in Colrain and about 15-18 in Wilmington, Searsburg and over towards Mitch and Readsboro.

For me it's worth the drive just to see the smiles and excitement. This was at Dutch Hill near Mitch in Readsboro, VT. About 1 hour and 30 minute drive.

Snow cover gets pretty solid only a few miles west of you at 1000'. I was up on 112 in Colrain and went all the way to Searsburg and Wilmington Vt. Winter got progressively deeper by the mile near the MA, VT border. Deep Winter in Southern VT. Kids had blast sledding near Wilmington.

Yeah I was in southern ct for Feb 2006 . There was a legendary gradient near Springfield, MA My parents house had 19 near the East Longmeadow line and the northwest side of the city got like 6.

Longitudinal temp gradient as well. . north and west was always best for this one

I'm cool it was a tongue and cheek statement and you're right about the track, although the thermals on the southern fringe were too aggressive. Windsor Mass volunteer fire department webcam is getting quite the pasting.

Yes. I'm very grateful for 36 and rain instead of 46,lol. At least it'll be a shorter drive to find snow.

Heavy rain and 36. Brutal. Might throw the sleds in the car and take the kids on a weenie ride tomorrow.

Rdps(Reggie) looks interesting in WMA west of the CTRV for a front end thump, even extending down into NW CT for a time.

I second that. 18.5 down here in the valley.

Coated up here at least it looks nice.

Weak

Heavy frost in the mornings and mostly cloudy with some leftover snow piles and patches in shaded areas. Not exactly wintry appeal by January standards in New England but something is better than nothing. 36.7 here.

Yep. Just west and north of the city. I really like the idea of 1k+ but close to civilization in SNE. That area seems far enough east to cash in on some later developing Miller B's. Paxton, Leciester, Holden area seem nice and also close to ORH and the Pike.

Man there's a lot of different factors to consider. I am more of a southern New England resident but enjoy traveling to northern New England, particularly to Maine where our family has a cabin. I'm quite happy with the area I live in now as I am close to family and geographically I can get to the CT shore and Southern VT in an hour. Close to Springfield and Hartford and not an unreasonable drive to Worcester, Boston or New York. I have an abundance of shopping and restaurants within 5-10 minutes of my house , only a couple miles from interstate 91 in a suburban setting but can easily travel to more rural areas in 20 minutes. If I had to make a trade, I would give up some of the convenience for some additional snowfall with elevation, more hilly terrain, and classic colonial architecture Perhaps somewhere on the east slopes of the Berkshires or Litchfield Hills, but not really far out there, like a Barkhamsted CT or a Granville Mass at 1k+ where you could still drive down to the valley in 15-20 minutes where there is shopping and conveniences.

I found this site. Interesting how they classify way up the Hudson and CT rivers in the Northeast Coastal zone. https://bplant.org/region/116#subregions

Bear Mountain Salisbury, CT to the coast is 60 miles