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another 2" fell overnight (very low density back end snows) 6.75", still snowing lightly. Warmed a couple degrees 14.1/10.

Midnight totals 4.75", 12.1/8

2.5", better snow growth last hour or so. 11.5/7

light snow since 4:40ish, only an inch, crappy growth. 11.3/7

Seriously, is that the official stance? No longer numerical warning criteria, but relative storm intensity?

I'm sure this has been asked already, but why does SNE have WSW and NNE has WWA? Seems bass ackwards considering forecasting snowfall maps.

Had a few snow showers yesterday afternoon, flurries last night, but missed out on the bands. Total event 7.75"

I measured 0.3" liquid in the 6" that fell this morning, very light. WV had about 8-12". My Enforcers are 100mm underfoot and could have used a wider ski! Not used to skiing this 20:1 ratio. We don't get much of it. I'm currently cashing in on some backside snows. I doubt more than inch though.

Shhhh

6" and still coming down at a moderate rate. 30.1/26.

First flakes (Thornton), 31.9, 26

Observations thread?

Colder than here. 32.1/26

Frankie gone wild.

Glad I'm up north for this one. NAM showing 7", powder day tomorrow. Should be dry snow on the mountain as temps look to be in the mid/upper 20's.

James, are you referring to Thursday storm or weekend? If Thursday, 3-6 hours of blizzard conditions seems a bit excessive. Maybe a dusting if it sticks which is not likely.

Was Jan '96 the ice storm? Yeah, Waterville took a nasty hit. About 50% soft snow/ice on the surface. Banged out 3 runs, called it a day. Definitely higher elevations took it worse. It was probably in the low 50's above 3k', around 42 at 2k'. My backyard down to 2" of wet snow, from 9" Friday. Depressing, but they should partially recover by weekend. Scott, how does Stowe plan out the week? Do they focus on a few runs one at a time, or spread out the guns?

Skied Tenney Friday for the first time. Talk about old school. Thin cover, no trails marked closed, barely any trail signs, narrow, windy, bumps and rollers, exposed brush, a few rocks. I loved it Psst, it's the mountain you want to hit after a dumping, like this upcoming Sunday (fingers crossed!)

Maxed out at 53.8 at 4:12, low 50's since then.

Models cut back on rain. Now about 1" for my area. Currently 9.25" snow with 1.95 liquid in core sample. Praying for CAD overperformer.

I relish those studies, but I did not know Tuck's made it through summers, as in witnessed. I remember reading one about possibility of Great Gulf being glaciated since retreat of the Laurentide ice sheet. I've wondered if parts of presidential peaks were glaciated during the Little Ice age, if not, it must have been pretty close. Edit, would be interesting to find out about summer of '69. Maybe Brian Adams knows.

With a defined metric it would obviously easier to mathematically model. I've just noticed over the years there are places that just build a pack and are able to hold onto it. In Lowell we can retain a pack on abnormally high, say >60", but most average winters, it tends to disappear. My friend who lives in NW Nashua retains snow much more significantly. It's probably midway between what I experience in Lowell vs Thornton. For example currently in Lowell, it's essentially down to snow banks. But's he's got 4-6" dense pack. I'm probably at 6-8" dense in Thornton. I guess another way to look at it is where snowmobile trails are, or if only there were three seasons, fall, winter and spring, where would glaciers exist?

Living in different parts of New England, I've noticed some areas develop and retain a snowpack. If I were to define that area it would look something like this. Thoughts?

Lightly snowing at the cabin but not accumulating, 33.1