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Skied a lap on the Sherburne Trail out of Pinkham Notch this morning. I would estimate there was 1-2" of new snow in the Pinkham parking lot, and closer to 3" up at Hermit Lake (3800'). I noted a similar consistency here as powderfreak noted in Vermont - it skied way more dense than a usual 1-3" snowfall. There's a pretty scratchy surface underneath thanks to the thaw/freeze cycle these last two days. Looking forward to a complete re-set on Saturday, but hoping we can avoid a change to sleet/fzra in the late stages of the event.

Just about 3" on the nose here. Currently 24F with calm wind and mood flakes still flying. I'll have to get out in the yard and take some actual depth measurements tomorrow, but I'm estimating our snowpack is around 22-23" on the level now. While that may be below average for late February in these parts, it's a beefy pack with a lot of water locked in it...so this is going to have some staying power. Almost every event since 12/17 has been high density this winter.

That's what we are at as well. 1.7" on the day and 49.3" on the season over here. Not sure where I sit in terms of snowpack since there has likely been some settling since Tuesday, but I would imagine we are hovering around 20" OTG. Deep winter.

Picked up 1" in the last hour. 1.4" total so far. Still snowing at a decent clip, though the flakes have gotten smaller. Holding at 25F.

They definitely have a very "surfy" feel to them! They are a blast in powder - no chance of going over the handlebars in those things!! This is my 9th season with them since they get such limited use, but I have brought them onto Crescent Ridge both times I have gone so far. I do more touring than I do riding the chairlift, so the Salomon MTN 95 Explore is what I ride on probably 90% of days. It's 95 underfoot with good tip rocker and a stiff tail. Kind of a jack-of-all-trades for ski mountaineering. It skis surprisingly well in powder due to the tip rocker, but it's nice and stiff for the more technical terrain we have in the ravines around here. Back to the weather...I measured a half inch at 11am so hopefully the observations of ~2" totals upstream eventually translate up here. Snowing nicely now, and down a degree to 25F.

I've got four skis in rotation right now. If I'm skiing fast groomers with no uphill involved, I have a pair of race skis that are 72 underfoot. My two touring skis are 95 and 97 underfoot, which seems to be perfect in most conditions here in the East...then I have a fat pair of 115s that I might only use once or twice a season. Definitely good to have a quiver!!

Getting excellent snow growth here in Jackson - big fluffy flakes! Honestly some of the best snow growth I've seen in any event so far this season. Up to 26F with a nice little refresher underway!

Bailed on work yesterday and skied the Crescent Ridge Glades in Randolph. I was quite surprised at the density of the snow, even up there...and there was even a slight crust from freezing drizzle. Not exactly the powder turns I had envisioned, but man...what a bomber base now!! Skied the Sherbie on Mount Washington this morning, and there wasn't a rock to be found in spite of a lot of skier traffic this week. The woods/backcountry are fully open. Absolutely tragic news out of Ammonoosuc Ravine. I tried venturing into Ammo last March before the shutdown, but was turned around by thin snow conditions. Having been there, I can envision how the snow would pile up so deeply in the event of a large slide - it truly is a classic terrain trap. I think full burial scenarios are rather uncommon in the White Mountains compared to the western mountain ranges, but this makes two fatalities in three years now so it can definitely happen...especially as folks are pushing deeper and deeper into the more remote nooks and crannies of the range. This is definitely a moment for many of us to pause and think about the decisions we are making out there. In other news...looks like a little bit of a refresher incoming for tomorrow. Hoping to pick up a couple to maybe 3" with the little system moving in.

Those remaining bands in Maine fell apart as they approached, so I think 11" may end up being close to our final tally here. Still a solid event and I'm happy to have a real snowpack now!

Snow abruptly ended around 2pm and we've been in a lull for the last hour or so. So hard to tell with drifting, but I'm logging my storm total as 11" so far. Looks like a few more bands rotating westward out of Maine, so I'm anticipating a little more before this is a done deal.

Another inch down. 10" total and 22" OTG. Nuking.

Getting absolutely crushed here. I measured 9" at 12:30 and it looks like we've picked up at least another inch since. The radar looks extremely promising. Finally looks like a 12"+ event is likely here. Over 20" OTG now.

Snowfall rate has definitely picked up recently, and the flake size has increased. I just measured 1.5" of new snow following my first measurement at 7am, so I'm up to a storm total of 7.4" at this point. Looks like we're going to pound for a few hours now though, so hopefully we can get into double digits before all is said and done. 29F and quite windy.

About 7" down as of 8:30am with steady light snow continuing. The Canadian/RGEM showed the TROWAL feature blossoming around mid-morning so I'll know pretty shortly if this will end up being a "big one" or something more pedestrian. Skied Doublehead early this morning and the snow was surprisingly dense. Some of that was likely due to wind, but I think there's a fair amount of water content in this snow as well. It is 29F so definitely a "warm" storm by early February standards. Phin - I'm thinking about bagging work tomorrow to ski the Crescent Ridge glades again. I'm going to be watching your obs very closely today!!

Drifting is making it difficult to know for certain, but I just took six measurements all ranging from 5" to 8". The average was 5.9" so that's what I'm going with. Snowing quite heavily at the moment.

0.7" as of 11pm. Planning an early morning skin/ski up Doublehead. Hoping it nukes all night. Good luck everyone!

Snow has commenced here. 24/21 with a light dusting so far. Here we go.

Hey there! Been a busy few days so I haven't really had a chance to follow this event very closely. Caught up for a bit today, and I agree that I'm sitting pretty for this event. Fascinating how tenacious the RGEM is at popping big numbers in my neighborhood compared to the other models; it really nukes us with a TROWAL feature as the secondary low takes over in the GOM tomorrow evening. I'd love to think we can get into a period of 2"/hour rates tomorrow evening, but I'm not really buying it until I see some of the globals warm up to the idea. The overnight models runs could be interesting. Currently 24/21 as we await the first flakes here in Jackson. After a run of pretty frigid nights, mid 20s feels downright tropical out there. Bring on the snow!!!

Low of 0F here for the coldest morning of the winter to date. Did a sunrise skin up to North Doublehead and measured a temp of -4F on the summit. But we're definitely getting some blocking from the Presidentials, because there isn't much of a breeze out there. And that's perfectly fine by me ha. My ideal winter would be 20s and snow every day; I really don't have much use for the arctic stuff.

Picked up 0.2" early this morning to break 36" on the season. Alex and Phin are both within an hour's drive, and it never ceases to amaze just how different the climate is on the other side of the Notches. But this is well established now. With little chance of meaningful snow here, the real story in this area will be the prospect of our first sub-zero morning. So far my coldest has been 2F back on 12/16. If we're going to go sub-zero, I think it'll be either tonight or tomorrow night. Saturday night could be the coldest on valley floors, but we'll be inverted by then at this elevation. How low will we go...

Maybe a little more on the way later today/tonight too. Hopefully we can squeeze out another inch or two.

2.8" total with light snow still falling. 13" on the ground, which is my greatest depth of the season. 23F with no wind. Heading to Pinkham for a quick powder lap!

2" down as of 11pm and still snowing at a steady clip. Beautiful night out there.

Sounds nearly identical to here. About 1" down and 22 degrees with no wind. I'd take this all winter.

Snow has commenced here. 25/18 with decent flake size. Not expecting much, but it's always nice to get a little refresher. Ventured into the yard for some depth measurements this afternoon and came up with an average of 10-11" in most spots. Not sure how that measures up compared to the historical average, but at least we're doing a lot better than the valley. Either way, it looks like a nice wintry period coming up with a light refresher tonight, deep cold air incoming Friday/Saturday and then a possible coastal early next week. Fingers crossed.