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Yesterday's CAD allowed us to survive with almost no snow loss, so yesterday morning's 1" snowfall remains on the ground. The wind is something fierce this morning. Rooftop anemometers in a location as heavily wooded as mine are never accurate, but this morning's peak gust of 43 mph is actually higher than what I measured during the severe March wind storm which left me in the dark for two days. Since my anemometer isn't at the standard height, and I am surrounded by woods...I would estimate the wind gusts are substantially higher than what has actually been measured. Currently 28F with a combination of sun and constant flurries.

Yeah, when I moved to this location I thought my elevation might help a little bit...but upslope is essentially absent here. Being in the immediate shadow of a range of 5000-6000' peaks with a southwest-northeast orientation pretty much squelches any opportunity. Last weekend was a tough pill to swallow as we were too warm for the synoptic portion of the event, then when temps finally tanked the event transitioned to purely upslope. We didn't even get a dusting last weekend. Looks like Saturday is our next shot for at least a coating of snow, then the middle of next week probably holds the best potential in the near future. It's been tough to put too much stock in the models outside of 3-4 days so far this season, but the event next Wednesday has been pretty consistently flagged as a legitimate storm threat for at least a few days now.

First inch of snow this season at 1500' in Jackson! That's three days earlier than our first inch last year (12/5). Interestingly enough, my friend in North Conway is also reporting 1" of new snow this morning...which is 15 days earlier than the first inch in the valley last year! The Mount Washington Valley was really hosed last season with the first inch occurring on 12/17. Looks like several more opportunities in the week ahead. Fingers crossed!

Looks like some heavy squalls have been rolling through the White Mountains this afternoon. The remote site at Hermit Lake (3900') on Mount Washington is now reporting a snow depth of 8" which is an increase of 3" since just noon today.

I'm visiting the gf down in Boston, but my landlord texted me some pics from the cabin in Jackson this morning. Looks like about a quarter inch on the grass up there. Enough to go down as the first accumulation of the season there. Happy to see all of the AMC huts are reporting snow depth once again this season! Looks like 5" OTG at Hermit Lake and 6" OTG at Zealand Falls, both of which should get a couple/few inches out of tonight's upslope event. Perhaps the start of the White Mountain snowpack at elevations above 3k?

Awesome pics from the other side of the Notches today! We had a snow shower here in Jackson around 4pm but it was brief without any accumulation. We'll get it soon enough.

Good morning everyone! I hope y'all had a great summer/fall. I'm happy to report we are experiencing our first observed snowflakes of the 2021-2022 season here at 1500' in Jackson NH right now. I woke up to a steady rainfall and a temp of 39F but the flakes started mixing in once the temp dipped to 37F. Probably 85% rain 15% snow at the moment lol.

Pretty solid event in the high country last night. 3" at Hermit Lake, 5" at the Gray Knob manual snow plot, and 11" on the summit of MWN.

Impressive daytime temps today. We were up to 28F before the squalls started, and now it has slipped back down to 25F with a pretty good burst of snow currently. Mid 20s at midday on April 22nd is noteworthy.

Looks like heavy squalls are rolling through the western Whites right now based on the Lost River and Echo Lake road cams. For those unfamiliar, this is a pretty cool site: https://vortex.plymouth.edu/webcam/rwis/ Partly sunny and 26F right now on the east side, but I'm thinking we could have some snow and/or graupel showers when we maximize our instability around midday. Doubtful we see much accumulation due to the high sun angle, but there could be some pretty heavy bursts. Spring on hold for now.

No wintry precip here, but we sure did get a solid hit of rain. 1.25" in the bucket with a current temp of 37F.

First thunder and lightning of the year here. 46F and 0.64" of rain so far today. Looks like it has flipped to snow on the other side of Crawford Notch.

Final tally for this event was 6.4" here in Jackson.

5.6" here as of 3pm. Snowing big flakes at 33F.

We managed 6" during the December 5th event, which completely hosed the valley. But yes, there was 14-20" above 2000' so that was a tough pill to swallow. Today's event will likely be the largest event since then, so the two biggest events of the season (at elevation) will both fall outside of astronomical winter lol.

Absolutely. My entire March total was a paltry 1.1 inches. The last 10 weeks have been about as lean as it gets around here.

Up to 2.8" as of 8:30. Snowiest day since 2/22 for now. When we exceed 3" it'll be the snowiest day since February 2nd.

1" down as of 7am. Feeling pretty good about this event in my area. Heaviest rates are forecast to occur from 12pm-5pm today which should offset the daytime factor. Currently 31/29 with accumulation even on paved surfaces. Hopefully this event can push my seasonal total up and over the 70" mark.

I skied the Cog today and was blown away by the conditions there! It was totally sunny driving from Jackson to Crawford Notch, but once we reached the AMC Highland Center it started snowing and continued all the way to Marshfield Station. I estimated 6" of new snow at the base of the Cog when we arrived at noon, which increased to 7-8" by the time we left at 3pm. Super low density "blower pow" as we call it; would've made for some of the best turns of the season if not for the thin base due to the recent warmth/rain. There were definitely some sharks in the water today!

This was a rough year in the Eastern Whites. Here at 1500' in Jackson, I Iogged exactly five events of 6" or greater...the most recent of which occurred back on February 2nd. My total snowfall for the month of March will end up at 1.3 inches. My seasonal total of 61" is probably close to 50% of what should be expected for this location. Maybe not quite at 2016 levels...but close. Looking forward to next year.

I skinned at Bretton Woods today! Very interesting mix of wet snow and fast ice. But I did enjoy the lack of crowds, and skinning allowed me to access the summit. Probably the only person to ski from the summit today haha.

After a high of 65F today, we quickly dipped to 47F shortly after sunset but we have since jumped back to 58F on a pretty gusty south to southwest wind. Full on torch at this elevation right now.

Up to 63F here. Warmest day since November 12th.

High of 48F here yesterday - warmest day since Christmas. Starting out at 36F this morning but it looks like it's already 44F at 4000' on the Mount Washington Auto Road. Toasty couple of days ahead. Skied the Gulf of Slides yesterday in legit spring conditions. The snowpack is definitely lean for mid March in the alpine, and there were even some ice bulges to negotiate which I can't say I've ever encountered in the GOS in March before. Two nights without a refreeze will take a bit of a toll, but then it looks like things lock up this weekend. Euro and GFS both have some fun next week. Not much ensemble support at the moment, but at least there is something to watch for the first time in quite a while. At the very least, it looks like winter temperatures will be returning. Hopefully we can pick up some snow on top of it.

I agree with this immensely. I am positive that my 61" seasonal total is way below average (my seasonal total should end up in the 100-120" range)...granted we still have a good five weeks to realistically add to this. But I have logged 67 days with at least one downhill ski descent, including three top-to-bottom descents from the summit of Mount Washington down to the Cog Railway station...so I've had a tremendous amount of winter fun, regardless of the sub-par snowpack. There's been enough snow and persistent cold to satisfy my needs for the most part. There is still a chance for a late season rally, especially in the alpine. Last year on this date, there was a lean 63" snow depth at the Hermit Lake plot on Mount Washington. By May 1st, the snow depth had increased to 100" due to an absolute bombardment of elevation-driven storms in April and early May. I certainly don't expect a similar outcome this year, but I'm pretty confident I will be skiing the ravines and snowfields through May no matter how the rest of the winter and spring pans out.