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6 minutes ago, Dendrimer77 said:

Good Lord Snowshoe is a midatlantic snow lovers paradise.  Wish I was up there! I bet first tracks this morning was awesome...can't imagine come Thursday morning...

 

This is the only way to get snow yearly, in person.  It's affordable too.  $50k can get you a condo.  4 hours from DC

Definitely heavy snow right now.  Just heard both roads are closed up to snowshoe. Cars stuck and nobody can pass them.

Just now, wxtrix said:

is the snow less real without a winter storm warning?

Lol.  Yes!  Heck, I'm just happy there is snow in December.  

Thinking we can hit 10" in Snowshoe, still with a Winter Weather Advisory.  Never saw a WWA issued for amounts up to 8", as they did yesterday.  Plus it was within a 6-8 hour period.

Definitely heavy rates since it started around 3 am.  29° with about 7-8".  

1 hour ago, Snowchaser said:

Temperature is now 33 where I am. 

expecting to see 5-10” inches 

What's your elevation in Slatyfork?  I'm assuming you are at Slatyfork Farm?  Looked at a few properties there last year. 

Just hit 32° on the Southside mtn of Snowshoe.   Interested to see what happens tonight.

Winter Storm Watch changed to WWA for up to 8".  Not sure how that happens. 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Charleston WV
224 PM EST Sun Dec 13 2020

WVZ523-526-140330-
/O.UPG.KRLX.WS.A.0002.201214T0300Z-201214T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KRLX.WW.Y.0013.201214T0600Z-201214T1800Z/
Northwest Pocahontas-Southeast Randolph-
Including the cities of Snowshoe and Harman
224 PM EST Sun Dec 13 2020

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM EST
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 8
  inches.

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

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 1 PM EST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the morning commute.

1 hour ago, nj2va said:

I’m thinking 2 feet by Friday for Snowshoe.

Euro definitely cut totals for the Wednesday storm here.  Wait and see i guess.  Unfortunately,  no upslope after low passes Wednesday.   

3 hours ago, jonjon said:

Starting to wonder if we get more out here tomorrow than on Wednesday.  Looking pretty juicy.

Thinking the same thing.   Just got to Snowshoe for the week.  We don’t do too well with a coastal but combined storms should be nice.

Cold 15° with light snow now falling.  Maybe a few inches tonight.  Hitting slopes tomorrow!

59 minutes ago, Rhino16 said:

Ah yes... that final turn at snowshoe. You see that and realize you’re there. (I don’t like the car ride...)

Try that turn with snow falling...lol.  If you have traction control on your AWD/4WD, turn it OFF!  You need the momentum, regardless if wheels are spinning.  Trust me....learned the hard way.

51 minutes ago, wxdude64 said:

Yes, that is what I call the 'back way' in. Coming from the east up from Cass. Last time I was thru there in the Monte they were working on 66, cutting back the rocks on those two sharp turns.

66 is back to being opened.  All rocks been cut back!

Yeah, from DC, gotta go through Cass.  Most do come from the other side since a lot of visitors are coming from the south.

Not sure if this was posted but pretty cool, in depth synopsis of the latest Nor'Easter and why many didn't get what was forecasted.

https://forecasterjack.com/2020/12/06/verifying-and-reflecting-on-the-forecast-for-12-5-20/

 Got to Snowshoe today.  Could see the caked trees in the distance.  Ground was white around 3900'.  Caked trees were around 4500'.  Thorny Flat (highest point in Snowshoe) is 4849'.

About 7" in Snowshoe.   Cold winter day, great for snow guns.   Hopefully be there next week for some runs.  Don't like this rain threat Saturday though.  

About 3ish in Snowshoe.   Should hopefully continue most of the day.  Temp 16°.  Not there this time, unfortunately. 

Ground is white in Snowshoe.   Snow guns on too.

1 hour ago, wxdude64 said:

Are they making snow too?

 

They are but delayed the opening until Dec 4.  Unfortunate, but this pattern suck.

Closing in on 6" in Snowshoe. 

3 hours ago, jonjon said:

We've gotten 3.1" here so far from a few monster squalls.

4" in Snowshoe but they already delayed opening day, unfortunately. 

Snowing heavily now!

Front just came through Snowshoe with some very gusty winds.  Light snow now falling.  Last chance for them to make snow in order to open Thanksgiving.  

23° in Snowshoe before a warm-up.  Hoping for the first significant snowfall tonight. 

BearCubsDen.com/weather

9 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

You all do 24/48 in Arlington?

Actually a 9 day 'work week' where we work a total of 3-24 hour shifts, then off 4 days in a row.  This is the time I come to Snowshoe.  Comes out to 53 hours/week.

51 minutes ago, DCTeacherman said:

Awesome, good hiking and mountain biking there in the summer?

Yes, some of the best mountain biking for sure!