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Hammering here still. Another bust high might happen. 

We rip. Eyeballing 6-7" on the deck. 

 

Edit: Just measured a little over 8" in the driveway. 

3 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Under way here, -SN, 31/25°F

It is coming in fast. Started as sleet and now cotton balls. Driveway was covered in about 10 minutes. 

8 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

You don't ice fish?

No, hockey and ski season.

 

1 hour ago, tunafish said:

Bridgton or Windham?

Bridgton. 

I'm thinking 4-5" here but would be very happy with the forecasted 6-8". 

 

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

I doubt Sebago freezes this year. I think one other time several years ago it froze in Feb, but not the whole lake

Crystal and Crescent still are not really frozen. Wish they could. As long as the ice is gone by April I don't mind. I have couple early tournaments on Sebago and Highland Lake.

25 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

27.9f. All sn here

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All snow now. About 1" down on the driveway.

Wind and heavy graupel here. 

Round 2 starting, still holding at 24*.

23* and about 2" down in Gray. Mod-heavy snow on the drive home from Lewiston but poor snow growth until the New Gloucester area.  

9 hours ago, MRVexpat said:

BMOM is the best. The MRG of Maine

Is there anything like the stuff out beyond Paradise at MRG (e.g., "Three Cliffs" or "Octopus Garden")?

We were able to hit Black Mountain and wow what a place. Absolutely loving it even if it is a couple trails for the time being. I cannot wait to get into the woods, we could see some amazing looking lines and areas on the ride up the chair.  We only got three runs in with this one but I felt like I had skied about 30 hard bump runs. She is still too small for the pack so I keep her in front of me and holding on to a pole and Im in a "pizza" form the whole time. Things hurt in my legs I didn't know could hurt.

6 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Man, Thats another front end thump up in CNE/NNE on the 12z GFS

Seriously. That is some 2" an hour cement most of Friday morning.

Snowed from Thursday at 7am until Saturday morning but only about 3.5". At least it feels like winter is back.

Light snow here since 7:30. A coating on top of an absolute skating rink. 

Power is back. Winds roaring and pounding snow. Everything covered in <10 minutes. Hard to believe it was in the mid 50s 8 hours ago. 

1 hour ago, dryslot said:

Anybody in the .50s?

.41 is the alpha of the group.

1 hour ago, Lava Rock said:

Where's the tailgate? Never heard of it. Winds ripping again

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Just south of the center of town on Route 26. It's a great local dive bar, friendly locals, and cheap bar food that hit the spot. I usually head there to play pool and hang out when my wife is out of town.

Aren't you glad u moved here,lol. I was down at Hannaford earlier and they had no power. We lost it for 3.5hr, but all back now

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Haha. Loving it! The other side of 95 seemed fine for power but from Crystal Lake area and north to Poland is dark.

I might head down to the Tailgate later for dinner but I imagine a good chunk of town is there too. There are some great discussions in that place, like who has the highest breathalyzer score.

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Our town is a mess. Neighbor has been here for over 30 years and said he has never seen it this bad. No power since 9am. Another neighbor had fire and rescue at his house a few hours ago due to a large tree on it. Cell phone is out until I drive 20 minutes to Windham.

Earlier it took me almost 90 minutes to go from Lewiston to Gray. Rt 202 and 26 are blocked off for long stretches. Side roads are blocked by trees/wires in spots with no warning. So you go a few miles until that one is blocked and have to turn around and find another way. Traffic is backed up everywhere. Reminds me of being in RI for Irene when we had no power for 9 days and no cell for a week only its going to be a hell of a lot colder.

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1 minute ago, UnitedWx said:

Yeah, all that crap about IFS was just that. A friend has plowed with two Chevy 2500s both to over 100K doing nearly 50 residential driveway using a Fischer 9 foot V plow. Never had to touch front ends on either. Personally I've had the best luck with my 2014 Ram Power Wagon. Over 200k with only general maintenance. And with the electric lockers, it's the best winter weenie vehicle for those like me that love driving during winter storms

I'm tempted to try Dodge for my next truck if the body rot/rust issues continue with GMC/Chevy. So frustrating to take care of a vehicle and 95% of it looks great then boom, rust and rot above the wheel wells and cab corners. Not to mention the cost has gone insane compared to other trucks, even used they are 20-30% higher than other trucks with similar mileage/specs. I have been surprised to see a lot of Nissan Titans up here. Two co-workers have and love them. 

5 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yeah most of us all rip some 60-70+ mph gusts in a 2-3 hour window . Will be wild 

3 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said:

Friday is setting up to be a travel nightmare, especially for the airlines.  This is the 12Z GFS wind gust map.  Chicago and the big east coast cities getting blasted, and heavy precip too.  Lots of stranded Christmas passengers.

Looks like a flash freeze as well. Eastern parts go from Upper 50s/lower 60s to low-mid 20s in ~6 hours. 

19 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Every Chevy truck I have had I have gotten near or over 100k miles from the factory on original tires.

GM front ends don't eat them until you start making crazy lift modifications. I currently have a 2011 Sierra with 132k and I am looking for new tires sooner rather than later. According to the receipts, these Michelins were put on at 38k miles when the previous owner installed a leveling kit. They are finally getting down on tread, but still no dry-cracks. The previous owner must have been a nut about caring for it. My wife's GMC Acadia had factory tires until 112k when she found some leftover metal construction debris in the road and blew two out.

Dutch is so much fun and a quick drive. Glad you were able to get some turns in! Hitting Magic tomorrow if they get power haha?

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At around 12:30 we had 11". I saw a couple miles north of us reported 15" and the Gray office reported 6.3". Its been rain, snow, freezing rain since and the pack is all of 5-6" now.

Took a drive to grab some junk food and the roads are freezing up fast. I was being careful and still slid past our driveway. Hope people realize and stay off the roads tonight.

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