tunafish

5 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Lol gem from Yesterday but probably your Mainers weekend 

 

haha Millinocket is 10 miles and one road from 95.  Nearly impossible to mess that up regardless of conditions.

33/0

2 minutes ago, AstronomyEnjoyer said:

Here's the latest (13z) NWS blend product. Usually spot on with their published maps.

Perfect.  Keeps me at futility and most importantly keeps the lifts spinning into April.

5 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Just read GYX's AFD, Lot of uncertainty remains but they are going with the global models ATT thinking they can handle this unique situation better.

Yeah I would have expected to get bumped up some down here but they held steady with their forecast overnight.

Massive bowl-wide avalanche in Tuckerman Ravine on March 19
Estimated as a 1:20 year event.
https://www.mountwashingtonavalanchecenter.org/observations/

15 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Seems unlikely that he's had ten years under 24 inches. The official records at Portland, which date to 1881, show the lowest annual total at 27.5 inches.

Corrected that from earlier.  Yes, my total for PWM this year is #1 currently.

50 minutes ago, dendrite said:

Let’s get this more south. I’d rather clear 15” all snow rather than 8” with R/ZR on top.

Now that I see where we're at for futility, let's keep it north and under 2.8" here.

4 minutes ago, NW_of_GYX said:

Bald Pate in South Bridgton 

Nice.  Never been but the kids cub scout pack is hiking it in June.

1 minute ago, NW_of_GYX said:

Sunrise from a favorite spot this morning 
 

Ledges trail?  I miss living out that way.

29 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Over what time period? I'm just going back to 2009 when we moved back to maine

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Going by GYX records - back to 1881.  My measurements are used for PWM. But..

27 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

24 inches seems very low for Portland Maine area

I must have looked at something else.  My 24.1" Dec-Feb would keep this winter off the top 10 for those months.  My 24.7" on the season puts PWM at #1 least snowy.  Congrats?

1 minute ago, Lava Rock said:

3" of useless sn. I guess this won't go down as the lowest snowfall winter

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I'm not even cracking the top ten lowest with my 24".

0.4" new 0.05" SWE.

First measurable since 2/16 and puts me at 0.9" since 1/30.

24.7" on the season.

35 minutes ago, UnitedWx said:

Here as well. Been so long it kinda feels like the first flakes in late fall

No flakes up in PWM but the air and sky both feel/smell like the first fall snow.

Sir that is for tonight

15 minutes ago, moneypitmike said:

Just where you want it 4 days out.

I'll be up there this weekend--bring it on.

19 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

They don't work all winter? Slopes are empty in March as the lowlands have moved on

 Like September on the beach. The skynet programming is real to a lot of people 

Spot on.  Best month of summer in Maine is September; best of winter is March.  "Flatlanders" have moved on and moved out of the state.  

2 hours ago, NoCORH4L said:

I bought some Chinese ones on Amazon. Risky or you think I'll be ok? @AstronomyEnjoyer 

Was there a cane in the "people also purchased" section?

NASA approved glasses vendors:

https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters

Speaking of MWN tragedies, this one was a near miss:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/C4GKSYQLdEj/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=15dc5c1c-a95f-4ef5-99aa-ee8b012c8e38&ig_mid=F0939EF6-70E6-4AED-94C5-581C513A2EBD

1 hour ago, powderfreak said:

I think we will have widespread wind issues Monday here.

Appreciate the insight.  Tu looks better, and Weds look like prime spring skiing.

On 3/7/2024 at 6:01 PM, NW_of_GYX said:

I will be there Monday-Tuesday assuming upslope signal stays strong 

I'm looking to make a trip to the Greens either M or Tu.  I'm guessing everyone and their mother will be on the hill Tuesday, but I'm worried if I go Monday there'll be wind holds.

Up to 42" at MRG, huh?  

Big ol'

41 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

My first thought.  But it's a brutal year for sure. 

There were good stretches but being left with no woods skiing in early March is definitely shitty.  Otherwise the big boy mtns in NNE will be able to stay open into April - albeit limited, but by no means shut down.

25 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Everything shutting down 

https://x.com/chriscarleton/status/1765701858817950051?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg

 

LOL @ that being a sign of shutting everything down. 

Camden Snow Bowl is a 1200' hill right on the ocean.  They're always the first to shut down.

4 hours ago, Digityman said:

Sugerloaf Friday, Monday, Tuesday.   What a difference in skiing.  Friday was good but windy.   Monday and Tuesday, slow, slush, bare spots.  

Not good.  

Sounds like we got the last decent day in on Friday, as far as snow goes.  I think the rain Saturday night followed by warmth/fog on Sunday did a number on them.  

17 hours ago, sankaty said:

Amidst the general gloom, the Sunday-Tuesday period could be a pretty special stretch if the models pan out. Some much needed high-density resurfacing snow followed by a pretty significant upslope event stretching pretty far down the spine.

The upslope potential for the Greens looks like the best shot.  Other than a front-end burst, and upslope on the back end, it looks like rain (and a good bit of it) in between - I very well could be missing something, though.

0.6" for February puts it at the second least snowy Feb on record.

24.3" for the season.

2F 

Sugarloaf

35 minutes ago, Typhoon Tip said:

And are pernicious to the surrounding ecological health, too. 

We've talked about this in the past ( it's obviously not the thread for it so keeping it brief), there is a movement in 'property aesthetics' that is derived from enlightening to that awareness. It features creative uses of rock gardens, draped and or garland with mixes of low-flowering species.  Single species aspirations in lawn care is completely and utterly dip-shit obvious - to be blunt. Forefathers ( like your aristocratic vision...) didn't know any better.  It was always based on ignoramus and/or predispositions surrounding inherited fancies, didn't occur to anyone as questionable.  Unfortunately, now exposed as being shit. 

Fair, and most importantly ... diverse competition in the ecology, that is what breeds health - not just the systemic health, but the contributing species are also healthier. 

 

Yep.  The amount of circle-jerking over the death of biodiversity and dumping of harmful chemicals straight into ground water and waterways is disgusting.  Especially considering this a group of people who are supposedly more nature-aware than the general public.