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  1. NW_of_GYX
    And the upslope signal for Jay is looking decent later this week into the weekend. That’s what makes Jay the best mountain in the east IMO. Sure it can rain there in the winter but it’s generally just a memory within a few days. The big seasonal totals are impressive, but the lack of long recovery periods for the natural terrain is what makes it unique for the region
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    Tonight will be better than tomorrow. Once it sets up it will take at least 1 or 2 grooms for them to work the surface into something decently skiable and then that will only last a couple hours each morning. Pleasant hasn’t don’t a pre night skiing groom for years. The timing of this warm up could be worse from a mountain ops perspective. Pleasant still has all their rented generators on site and will be able to keep blowing lots of snow later this week.
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    Nice to see systems tracking in the GOM, we’ve struggled to do that over the last few seasons. Hope that continues, we’re bound to time a few of them with a decent airmass
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    Ya if I had to guess I’d say we’ll see continue to see some good trends over the next 48 hrs but this will end up Rt 2 north.
  5. NW_of_GYX
    Decent track with a deepening SLP into the GOM. Air mass is garbage. Wonder if we can trend this to my area but I am skeptical outside of the favored elevation zones and deep interior.
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    2017 was my snowiest Feb locally but also included one of those shock and awe warm weeks. We melted roughly 30” of pack in < 5 days. So it’s not a binary thing, we can do both and have. Winter came roaring back that year second week of March with a region wide blizzard mid month
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    18-19 was the last statewide year for great sledding. Not too late for this season but running out of time. Next week will be a huge step back for most trail systems
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    Portland metro area has been one of the biggest snow holes over the last 10 years. Quite a few systems that missed to the south, making it an even harder pill to swallow. I’d wager southern York county has fared better than Portland metro since the 2015 winter. It’s insane/impressive that Westbrook still has an active snowmobile club
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    3.5” here. 14” for the season. For a pretty meh snowfall month I can’t complain. I’ve had a pack since the thanksgiving event.
  10. NW_of_GYX
    I dunno. This latest iteration of the backcountry touring community is pretty insufferable and they typically lack the capacity to do any self reflection beyond their relentless pursuit of stoke. Locals were skiing there long before the arcteryx crowd from Boston showed up and GBA slapped their name on it. Locals got fed up with it and took it back, good for them. I will never share my backcountry spots with GBA, defeats the purpose.
  11. NW_of_GYX
    Chilly evening with snow showers. Lots to track starting next week. Can we give forky the smegma treatment?
  12. NW_of_GYX
    She done, spiked to 45
  13. NW_of_GYX
    Still haven’t budged from 34
  14. NW_of_GYX
    Rotting at 34 here. Any warmth will be short lived. This is best case scenario and we will survive with a pack.
  15. NW_of_GYX
    Can always count on winds underperforming and CAD over performing
  16. NW_of_GYX
    It’s spreading quickly in Maine, where half our biomass is suckered beech in early successional forests. The eastern forest has been going through an ecological crisis for the last century and maybe 2% of the population is even aware. It’s just thoughts and prayers when their shade tree dies.
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    Sucks cause after tonight we have a great little pack going. I even test rode a new to me sled a bit today. Picked up a utility sled for some work things, 97 Indy trail 2 up 488 fan cooled. Garage kept a little over 2000 miles sled is mint
  18. NW_of_GYX
    Nice snowy night out there, looks like we’re not far from done here
  19. NW_of_GYX
    With orographic enhancement that’s another scary situation potentially unfolding for the whites and Mahoosucs. Big damage
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    Deterministic models have impressive skill with handling these systems too.
  21. NW_of_GYX
    How many of these have we had over the last few years? Fascinating from an objective wx perspective, endlessly frustrating for winter enthusiasts though. The state just announced another round of funding for businesses impacted by last December’s similar event.
  22. NW_of_GYX
    Plenty to more to go for you over next 4 days. This has been a great stretch
  23. NW_of_GYX
    Nice to see plenty of ensemble agreement for ridging out west returning around the holidays. This is a different long wave pattern than what’s been persistent across NA for the past couple of seasons. Still see no reason not to be optimistic. Folks seem to think it has to be 2015 or else.
  24. NW_of_GYX
    What a monster that D8 cutter is. Wipe it clean to gaspe start all over type system. At least it’s not the 25th
  25. NW_of_GYX
    Plow pile has been one of my questions. Will be interested to hear how it does with paste or high water content
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