jculligan

Here's a few!

On the plane back from the Durrand Glacier Chalet in British Columbia. They aren't hurting for a snowpack there...

Came in a little under 1" of accumulation, mostly on elevated cold surfaces.

32/30 with about 0.4" down so far. Should begin to accumulate more efficiently at this point, but I think we're going to fall short of what was predicted by a fair margin since it took a while to cool the boundary layer. Either way, nice snowy vibe out there tonight.

36/32 with a mix of rain and snow. This may be borderline even at this elevation. The heaviest precip is expected to be between now and midnight so we'll see how much QPF is left by the time evaporational and diabatic processes cool us off to 33/32.

Looking forward to tonight's event. I would imagine we should be good for at least 3-4" at my elevation. I'll be heading up to Pinkham first thing in the morning for a Sherbie lap before work; hopefully this snow will have enough density to cover up some of the water ice that is apparently there right now. I won't be around for the weekend event, so I'm sure it'll end up being the largest of the season here.

Arrived home around 9am today after being gone for more than a week. Last Sunday and Monday's warmth and rain really took a toll on the snowpack here, and I can verify that we only gained about 3" back with Saturday's event. I would estimate the total snow depth to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 8-10 inches. We have to be looking at near historically thin levels for the middle of March at 1500' in the eastern Whites. Looks like tomorrow night's event could be just enough to push my seasonal total up to 80 inches. I leave for a week of ski touring in the Selkirks of British Columbia on Friday, and I think I'll be ready to put this season to bed when I return.

Seems like a classic "north of the Notches" storm in the White Mountains. I'm down in Salem NH this weekend, but Black Mountain is only reporting 3" of new snow this morning and their measurements are almost always spot on with mine at the cabin. I was helping my girlfriend move into a new house yesterday so I wasn't really watching what was happening up there; not sure if it was a temperature bust or a dry-slotting issue, but that's quite a difference from what Alex and Phin are reporting. Not really "northern New England" but we had less than an inch here in Salem. Enjoy the powder up north today!! I'll be returning to Jackson tomorrow.

I'll be watching this one from afar, sadly. Helping my girlfriend move into a new house in Salem NH on Saturday, and I'll be spending the weekend there. This looks really good from the Notches north, from my perspective - probably not so much in the Jackson area, though I anticipate my cabin at 1500' will probably end up with a quick 6" thump after a little bit of rain at the onset. I think the Mount Washington Valley is likely cooked, as has happened so often these last two winters. 6" of snow at the cabin would bring me up to 80" on the season, which is definitely below normal for that area but would be a respectable number in other places I've lived. Still another 4-5 weeks of realistic snow opportunities, so maybe a 100" season isn't quite out of reach yet.

I jetted down to Mass for the weekly visit with the gf last night, but it looks like I missed at least 2-3" at the cabin based on nearby CoCoRaHS reports. Surprised to see nearly 8" new reported at Hermit Lake! A definite overachiever in New Hampshire. Should be great skiing through Saturday.

2.5" total. The temperature apparently rose to 30F overnight, but has since settled back to 24F. Winds are light. Very comfortable morning.

2" and snowing at a decent clip. Finally broke 70" on the season. 21F and snowing straight down with no wind. Beautiful night.

About 1" down here in Jackson. Snow growth was better just before sunset, but now we're getting small flakes. It always looked to me like 7-10pm would be the window for the best snow here, so we'll see if it picks up again. We have officially surpassed last year's paltry seasonal total.

At one point we did try taking the skis off and booting up to the ridge, but I couldn't get any purchase and was just wallowing in snow. It wasn't happening. So we threw the skins back on and tried a different line, and somehow through the sheer force of will we made it. I've broken trail in deep snow many times, but never in such steep and thick terrain. That was definitely a one and done!

Skied the steep trees in the east basin of Big Jay yesterday. Wow. Even in a lean year like this, that zone still delivered! Absolutely the best powder I have skied all winter. I skinned up from 242 rather than approaching from the Jay Peak tram. If you're looking for a real "adventure" involving steep trail-breaking through thick vegetation, I would suggest repeating my route...but it was truly a battle to the summit lol. Next time I think I'll take the more traditional approach by traversing over from the tram. But hey, a little adventure ski feeds the soul every now and then!! Looking forward to see what today's system can dish out. I'm feeling good for at least a couple inches in my location.

Round two moving through now. 15F and snowing quite heavily, but straight down this time. The wind has abated.

Squall just blew through here and put down a very quick 0.5" but it was very short-lived. Still snowing a bit and blowing around a lot, but I think we'll fall short of an inch here. Still a fun few minutes at its height. I think we have a long way to go in terms of educating the public on snow squalls. I was in the grocery store when everyone's phone blew up with the snow squall warning, and people seemed confused more than anything else. I heard someone say, "What does that mean?" Where I grew up in Buffalo, snow squalls were a part of everyone's daily vocabulary in the winter season...but certainly not here.

I'm psyched to hear that the Greens are cashing in today. I'm off from work tomorrow and planning a tour up Big Jay with my buddy. It's a bit of a drive from here to say the least, but our trees just aren't skiing right now in the Whites. I've never been disappointed with the snowpack up near Jay Peak, and I would imagine they are experiencing something similar to you right now.

Couple of lightning strikes noted with those squalls in southern Canada. Looking forward to watching this evolve. Almost has the feel of a severe wx event in the summertime haha.

Looks like another great setup for squalls later today. I managed 2.5" from the last WINDEX event, so hoping I'll get lucky again this time around. The timeframe in the White Mountains looks to be from 3pm-7pm (northwest to southeast). If the meso models are correct, the squalls should sweep through central and southern parts of the state as well. Last year at this time I was at 67.6" compared to this year's 67.4" total. Incredible that we are pretty much lock step with last season. Hopefully more snow this March compared to the 1.1" total I mustered last year.

Just about done here I think. We'll end up a little shy of 9" by the time all is said and done. So many of our storms this season have featured dense low ratio snow, it was nice to have a low density event for a change. Easiest shoveling of the winter. Depth is back up to 17 inches.

8.5" in Jackson NH with steady light snow continuing. Most of our storms this winter have featured very dense snow, but this was by far the easiest to shovel. Very high ratios up here.

3" in the last two hours in Jackson, NH. 8" storm total so far. 15F with steady snow continuing.

Another 1.5" in the last hour. 3" in the last two hours. 8" on the day.

1.5" in the last hour. Total accumulation of 6.5" on the day.