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3 minutes ago, nj2va said:

Just a great winter in the mountains.  Last night’s snow put Wisp over 80” on the season...well on the way to beating average which is ~110”.  It’s great news for Wisp, Snowshoe, and Canaan considering the extra costs of running during COVID and the awful winter last year (relatively speaking).

Can’t wait to get back there in another week.  

Agreed!  And with the cold coming, should keep them open through March, with more trails open entire time.  

Another 4" overnight in Snowshoe.   Probably 12-14" total since Sunday.  Snowpack is amazing.  January 16 and now.

24° in Snowshoe.   Will be driving back to Arlington Monday.  Upslope may give Snowshoe more but too far West for the coastal. 

About 11-12" since Friday in Snowshoe.   Still lightly snowing at 15°.  Great ratios always help with these upslope events.   Almost 18" snowpack again.

Few inches yesterday.   Still a good snowpack of 6".  First time in a few years snow has stayed on the ground in Snowshoe. 

More from Snowshoe 

Light snow all day.  Holding steady at 5°.  Cold day on the slopes in Snowshoe. 

Merry Christmas from Snowshoe.   6° with about 4-6" of snow.  Snowpack took a hit yesterday.

Now 32°.  Ground white where it was bare from rain.

4 minutes ago, Rhino16 said:

Still 40° raining kinda heavily in snowshoe. Hope the temp plummets soon.

Dropped to 34° in 3 minutes. Snowing in Snowshoe Village 

Over an inch of rain in Snowshoe.   Front is about 90 minutes away.  Need to get some of this snowpack back! Yesterday vs Today....

Long list of Hazards....

37 minutes ago, Rhino16 said:

You do think it would start as rain in the mountains, then transition to heavy snow? I have trouble understanding the temperatures with elevation change like that...

Yeah, unfortunately rain everywhere but should transition quickly...

Will be interesting if this verifies in Snowshoe...


Christmas Day will be the coldest of the season so far, with
arctic air firmly in place beneath the deep upper level system.
The ECMWF and Canadian have the upper level low over the area,
resulting in deeper saturation through the dendritic growth
zone, and snow ratios in excess of 20 to 1.

1 hour ago, Rhino16 said:

23° at Snowshoe, I would guess we got 6 inches, the wind might have blown it around, so I’ll have to wait until I get outside. Might see 0° in the coming days... we’ll see.

Yeah, thinking around 7"ish.  Forecast was 4-8" so spot on.  Still snowing lightly.

Snowpack at 18".  Most in a few years. 

3 hours ago, CAPE said:

Average snowfall there is significantly higher. Elevation is over 4800 ft.

Yeah, I think there are times where Deep Creek does better (last week Snowshoe quickly turned over to sleet and they had more snow) but elevation certainly does help, most of the time.

11 minutes ago, WEATHER53 said:

I think we now have you and one maybe two other posters from Snowshoe. That’s great. One of you is usually there.and sending pics!. 

Yes!  I am fortunate enough to be in Snowshoe about 10-15 days a month.  Will be there for Christmas as well.  Drive is long but you are truly in another world.  Actual snow in the winter, 75° in the Summer....

14" of snowpack with 2-3" new in Snowshoe.  Upslope looks nice on radar after the initial thump.    

Great for the ski resorts!

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
422 AM EST Mon Dec 21 2020

WVZ522-523-526-211730-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WS.W.0005.201221T2200Z-201222T1700Z/
Southeast Webster-Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
422 AM EST Mon Dec 21 2020

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8
  inches possible. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

* WHERE...Southeast Webster, Northwest Pocahontas and Southeast
  Randolph Counties.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to noon EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the evening commute and will affect the
  morning commute.

Heavy sleet in Snowshoe, unfortunately.  Going to cut down on totals for sure.

17°, moderate snow with killer icicles 

Wish all you guys luck in the Beltway.  The winter disappointment is non-stop when living there (I still do half the time).  I have already recruited one family to Snowshoe but if you seriously need your 'snow fix', consider Deep Creek like @nj2vaor Snowshoe .  You can buy a condo here starting at $30k and will mostly pay for itself through rentals.  You won't make money but shouldn't cost you much either.  

23° here btw, slopes were great!

Cold 12° last night in Snowshoe.   Icicles galore...

I'm going to say 8-10" in Snowshoe.   Snow is HEAVY and already compacted so can not get a good measurement.   Such high water content that there are shades of blue.