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Really missing the cabin in Jackson for this event! They've been under some pretty solid echoes on the radar for quite some time now; thinking this likely eclipsed the largest event I witnessed during the two years I lived up there (14"). I'm really interested in knowing how this treated the eastern slope on Mount Washington. Unfortunately, the automated station at Hermit Lake does not appear to be reporting at this time. Just a light coating of snow (not really measurable) here in the tropics of Salem NH. Up early to go for a skin at Crotched Mountain in Francestown NH. Man, I miss skiing out the back door lol. Definitely an earlier alarm clock when based in southern NH.

Flipped to snow here in North Salem NH about 15 minutes ago with huge fat flakes coming down. Temp down to 34F and starting to accumulate on colder surfaces. We're late to the party down here (at least amongst the NH crew) but hoping to make up for lost time as temps continue to tick downward and we take advantage of a little extra lift in the vicinity of the coastal front.

Good evening NNE crew! Maybe some have noticed the lack of posts from me so far this season, and assumed it was due to the slow start to winter. While partially true...the real reason is that I have relocated to southern NH with my (now) fiance. Leaving the mountains was obviously a VERY difficult decision, especially since I just arrived in 2020, but this was an extremely positive life change and let's face it...there is more to live than skiing and (gulp) weather. Make no mistake, we will be visiting the mountains with extreme frequency this winter but our place of residence is Salem NH now. At least I'm still in the Granite State! I have a feeling our future will ultimately point north again at some point. I'm traveling for work this evening but on the flip side there was probably more snow tonight in Salem than there was in Jackson Cheers to an historic rally in the next few weeks...

Looks like a little shy of 10" of new snow at Hermit Lake on the east side of Mount Washington. I figured the western slope would get crushed by upslope, but that's an impressive number for the east side which normally experiences a fair degree of shadowing. There must have been some synoptic stuff going on in addition to the upslope. 40" depth at the plot. This isn't 2020 when the Hermit Lake plot had a 100" depth on May 1st, but the alpine is way snowier than last year.

Remote station at Hermit Lake showing 6" of new snow accumulation up there, so this event seems to be smoking the east side as well. I skied King Ravine on Mount Adams this past Sunday, and I'm hoping to ski in the Great Gulf this upcoming Sunday...so keep it coming!!

That's quite the upslope signal emerging from Wednesday through Friday and potentially lingering into early Saturday. Long duration event with substantial QPF. 850 temps get quite low for this time of the year as well (down to -10C for a bit) so this one is going to be fun in the higher terrain. The snowpack at 4000' in the White Mountains has been amazingly unwavering for the majority of the season...essentially holding in the 30-40" range at the Hermit Lake snow plot for the last four months lol. But I wonder if the late week event can actually push some locations to their deepest snowcover of the season. Historically, the snow depth at 4000' should peak toward the end of March but you only have to go back to 2020 to find a year when it peaked much later. A dry winter followed by a cold and stormy spring will do it. I think the Hermit Lake depth peaked around May 1st in 2020.

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.