It’s April 2nd, there’s 6-8” of rock hard snow otg, I enjoyed 10 days skiing out west in March including getting home from Sun Valley yesterday where it was non stop powder.
I think I’ll go ski my local hill today for the closing party.
It’s possible we make a push for the record but time is starting to come off the clock quickly. Of course April 14-16 2018 with nearly 16” of snow proved anything can happen this time of year. If we measured snow at the NWS site in the suburbs we’d already be there. Duluth has a very realistic shot with less then 10” to go and 4-6 more weeks of realistic time left.
It’s been nonstop snowing since I got to Ketchum Idaho on Monday, I’m not exactly sure what I’m coming home to on Saturday. Anywhere from 2-12” from the looks of things.
45 today. The warmest reading of the year for Minneapolis. Snow pack is barely hanging on, plenty of bare ground under trees and south facing. Of course shaded and north facing areas are still 8-12” deep and going nowhere fast.
They are writing news articles about the snow piles in the Twin Cities this year. The city of Bloomington dumps all its snow in a field by my office, I don’t think that will completely melt til mid May.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesota/news/massive-snow-pile-lovingly-named-mt-eden-prairie/
Snow cover especially the duration of 10”+ depths definitely is what gave Minneapolis the severe winter rating. While it hasn’t been as “mild” here as the rest of the sub, I certainly wouldn’t say we saw our normal share of harsh winter temperatures this year.
I guess I’m in the nonsensical camp because I’ll take wall to wall deep winter from 10/31-4/30 year in and year out.
That being said, 40 and sunny felt pretty freaking awesome today. Our final ski trip of the season is planned for Lutsen MN 4/22-23 then it can be spring.
High of 27 today. That March sunshine sure feels good.
MSP recorded 0.5” of snow today, mostly in the overnight hours bringing the season total to 81.3”
Light dusting of snow overnight to slick things up. The glacier lives with 5-10” of snowpack in place. Overnight low of 7. Might be our final single digit temp of the season.