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1 minute ago, mahk_webstah said:

The sense I’m getting is that there’s nothing to extreme coming in the next few weeks. A complicated system with chances of snow and ice and rain from Sunday through Tuesday or Wednesday. A quick cooldown and then a warm-up for a bit. But the cold air source never really goes away. Then some decent signs that it turns colder with a ridge on the West Coast in the last week of the month. It doesn’t sound too bad. 

Im just hoping we get cold and maybe a little snow Christmas week. Hopefully the big stuff comes in the new year.

On 12/3/2024 at 9:58 PM, J.Spin said:

I hadn’t been up to the mountain since Saturday, so I was eager to get out for a ski tour when I had time today. There’s been no specific synoptic storms in the area, but the snow has been piling up the thanks to the continuous feed of moisture off the Great Lakes and the upper-level low pressure to our north. Seeing the snowpack depth at the Mt. Mansfield stake quickly jump up to near 20 inches is a strong sign that it’s been snowing around here. Having that closed upper low over Hudson Bay with broad upper level troughing is a great setup when you have a 4,000’ wall of mountains sitting downwind of a moisture source like the Great Lakes.

Even without data from the Mt. Mansfield stake to go on, I know it’s been snowing because we’ve recently had several inches of new snow down at our place in the valley, so the snow is hitting all elevations with the current temperature regime. Indeed, I found that snow depths were up substantially at all elevations during today’s tour. I toured again using the Wilderness Uphill Route, so I was able to check snowpack depths from the valley on up and compare them to what I’d last seen on Saturday. The updated snow depths are below, with Saturday’s depths listed first, then today’s depths following in bold. The depths I found up at 3,000’ and above are certainly consistent with what is being reported for the snowpack depths at the Mt. Mansfield stake.

340’: T-1: --> 1-2”

500’: 1” --> 2”

1,000’: 2” --> 3-4”

1,200’: 2-3” --> 4-5”

1,500’: 3” --> 6-8”

2,000’: 6-8” --> 8-12”

2,250’: 8-10” --> 10-14”

2,500’: 10-12” --> 12-16”

2,750’: 11-13” --> 14-17”

3,000’: 12-14” --> 16-18”

Concomitant with the increasing depths, the quality of the powder skiing even jumped another notch relative to the already great conditions we experienced on Saturday. In fact, even though it’s excellent right-side-up powder that is beautifully dry, it’s getting deep enough that it’s starting to be a bit too much for the lowest angle slopes if you’re in fully untracked snow. I’d brought my 115 mm fat skis for today’s tour because they had already been a good choice on Saturday, but I was glad to have them for planing more efficiently on the lowest angle slopes today.

Indeed, it was snowing today during my tour akin to what’s been happening for the past several days, but today’s snowfall was lighter and less consistent than what I experience on Friday or Saturday. Our next Clipper system is coming into the area though, so snowfall should pick up with that. We’re under a Winter Weather Advisory here along the spine of the Northern Greens, the latest BTV NWS Event Total Snowfall map currently has some areas of 8-12” and 12-18” shading.

I spent a long weekend up there right after we got hit with Nemo down here, snowed all 3 days I was there, only about 6-7 inches but it was great.

Just now, Weathernoob335 said:

Snowing again, replenishing some of what I lost to melting

My 5 inches got cut in half.

Light squall moving through here now, I hope the cold folllows

Coming down good now, have over an inch. Lost some to the rain at the beginning.

1 hour ago, RUNNAWAYICEBERG said:

Since you’re using the op, GL.

it’s going to get ugly for a stretch. How long is tbd. Hopefully no grinch.

I don't even care if there's a foot of snow, as long as its cold Christmas.

3 hours ago, ineedsnow said:

I lost power for 10 days in 2011 and I would do anything for a event like that again.. trees going down and constant shotgun blast.. neighborhood looked like a bomb went off it was awesome!! I was glad to be in the valley for that storm 

I lost it for 7 and wouldn't mind as much if it happens again since I have a wood stove and generator, but it wasn't so much fun back then.

Im at 31 with white rain, some snow covered spots here and there.

16 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

In Springfield on way home from VT and there’s flurries flying

Just came from there, they had a decent snow last night, some roads were still snow covered.

2 hours ago, H2Otown_WX said:

99 times out of 100...yeah I don't think so man. I've lived here for 31 out of 33 years so no, I'm not new. I started following weather in 2000-01 and since then we've had appreciable snow prior to Christmas at least 7 or 8 times. Granted most of those were in the 2000s ('02, '03, '05, '07, '08 and '09) but yeah, you're exaggerating big time. It hasn't happened much recently.

07 wiped out a good pack on Christmas Eve in short order.

24 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Jacking in Tolland on the HRRR

8 Inches on Kevins bald head.

1 hour ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

TBH, I won't mind it ending up all wet, as I know its only going be a nuisance and I don't need another hour stacked onto my already arduous commute. Not enough to take the day off-

I know how you feel, my job is much easier without snow but I love snow, 2015 was hard inspecting houses, needed snowshoes, it was so epic I loved it regardless if I had to work harder.

12 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Yeah totally same thing. Snow maps for this area are almost always incorrect . It makes it even more difficult in micro elevation events where like every 100 feet makes a difference 

I'd feel better about your spot especially after seeing the latest HRR than where I am, you're just high enough and west enough to get the goods.

11 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Chicken parm and the gf had short rib. They have the holiday pop-up there and we made reservations in August.

Total waste of money. Food was legitimately awful, and the decorations were nothing special 

Surprised, thought they had good food there.

3 minutes ago, TauntonBlizzard2013 said:

Just ate at the Venetian in Weymouth 

@CoastalWx

 

Terrible 

What did you have?

7 minutes ago, tavwtby said:

in my opinion a trace is any amount that can stay on any surface for some time, a dusting is a trace on most surfaces but can still see what is underneath, a coating is any that completely covers everything but is less than a half inch... that said wish I was home to see it, down in chilly South Florida for a few days, traveling back Thursday, be home Saturday latest, just in time for the warm up. nice winter vibes from the pics.

I got s coating then, roads are slippery, at 27 right now.

15 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

I’m in BTV tonight heading back tomorrow. My cam looks like 1/2”

Got a little less than that, roads are snow covered and slippery, nice surprise.

3 minutes ago, tunafish said:

Yes, but not by much.  500-900' in Sturbridge vs. 600-1000' in Holland/Wales.

My SIL lives on a high spot in Holland and always do well in these setups. Sturbridge, not so much.

4 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Scooter?

https://patch.com/connecticut/tolland/naked-man-clears-out-tolland-restaurant-height-dinnertime?utm_source=share-link&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share

Drugs must be involved. There used to be a guy in the neighborhood I grew up in that ran through town naked, he was in good shape and fast and at one time held the world record for pushups. He used to run to the shopping plaza and put his ass up against the big windows at the stores. No drugs, just mentally ill.

I'm right on the edge of good snow and some rain/mixed. I'll take 3 and be happy for first of the year.

Just now, Prismshine Productions said:

We literally had one last week with Browns and Steelers on TNF

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Missed it, don't get the Thursday night games with Direct TV.

21 minutes ago, bristolri_wx said:

If people want to see snow, turn on NBC.  A couple of feet at Orchard Park.

Good snow game, haven't seen one in a while.

1 minute ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Having a winter where temps average even normal down here would have the general public feeling like it’s the coldest winter this century lol. There have been some absolute blowtorches here in recent years. 

I know, my new snowblower is rusting. Bought it two years ago, used it twice.

3 minutes ago, mob1 said:

The stadium is somewhat NW of the city center and is located between Orchard Park and Blasdell. Radar showed some good bands hitting that area before the radar went down. 

HRRR has the band sinking south overnight. 

Somebody must have close to 4 feet by now if not over.

19 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Sub 40° high for the last day of November here at home.

Same here, got up to 37, now 29, maybe some skim ice on the ponds tomorrow.