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9 hours ago, mreaves said:

Yeah, that was me, I think. I’m definitely worried about a short season. It’s a curse, we get snow and things are good but I’m always worried about what comes later. I need to just enjoy the present first. 

yeah, I think that most snowmobilers are worried about that. @powderfreak it is much different than skiing. Ski areas can make snow to get through the lean stretches, and extend the season, but snowmobilers don't have that luxury. we need to get out there as often as we can while we have the opportunity, because the snowmobiling season can end on a dime. Trails are usualy pretty crazy once that first snowfall comes and trails get opened up.

you guys all know that even if futility is in sight at the end of Feb into March, there will be a blue bomb to f.uck it all up.

On 1/30/2023 at 11:45 AM, hazwoper said:

so, for those in the know at Stowe (@powderfreak) how terrible is it going to be there Friday and Saturday?  Heading up with family and I know the cold is going to be brutal.  What winds and chances of lifts shutting down?  This is pretty terrible timing for us.

no way to sugar coat it-it is going to be brutally cold. unless you have extreme cold-weather gear, you are risking frostbite-toes, ears, fingers, face etc.

56 minutes ago, UnitedWx said:

That was it!  We used to go with a group of 30 guys, the guy who arranged the trip owns Dalene Flooring in CT. We were prepared for the cold so it didn't bother us however a couple sleds needed help to start on morning. A little use of the leatherman allowed us to "Borrow" the hair dryer in one of the bathrooms at a motel to warm their engines Cleaning staff shared their extension cord lol. I wish I could remember where, one night we stayed at this huge log cabin like hotel up in the middle of nowhere. I think it may have been in the Jonquiere area?

not sure, but we stayed at the Holiday Inn in "downtown" Jonquiere. That was at the height of the truck/trailer/sled theft debacle that was going on in QC at the time, and the HI had a gated/fenced in pool area to park sleds. there were several actually parked IN the pool-there was a lot of snow that year.

14 hours ago, UnitedWx said:

-44F Getting in late on a snowmobile trip up north of Quebec back around 2006 or so. I think we were northwest of Lake St.Jean. Three of us hung back to help someone with sled trouble and didn't get to the hotel til 8:30 at night. As soon as I took off my helmet and balaclava, my nose instantly froze shut! Crazy experience 

holy cow I was there the exact same time (Feb '06). we drove up to Q City, then rode from there up to Jonquiere. then around lac St Jean and by Mt Valin. it was a very fun trip, but super cold. we were all dressed for it and were fine. lots of stops at the remote "relais" to warm up.

One thing i do remember quite well is one of my buddies on a Yamaha, that had the exhaust out the back by the tail light. we got to an intersection and he was stopped, and I thought his sled was on fire-but it was just the exhaust.

46 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

What do you average per year ? And where are you YTD? How much are you expecting to finish with?

average: ~65”

YTD: 30”

expect: 30” more 

1 hour ago, dryslot said:

Bloody Sunday 

is there any actual liquid in there?

36 minutes ago, Spanks45 said:

This season states...If the Icon says we snow and the GFS says no, then the GFS is correct. If the GFS says we snow and the Icon says we don't, then the Icon is correct. If the _____x____ says we snow and the ____y_____ says no, then the _______y_______ is correct.....Same old story this year, until it proves my if/thenish statement wrong.

is this Mad Libs?

15 hours ago, dryslot said:

I broke a shovel handle, Anyone want to see it?

Hulk smash!

17 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

I though it was between Manchester and KCON

yeah I’m between MHT and CON. MHT def is closer to 6-8”

wondering how much of my 18” pack I am going to lose. Wunderground showing an inch of rain over night. should compact it nicely at least

57 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Looks like crap with a big slot.

you at Electric Blue already?

17 minutes ago, PWMan said:

The thing about these regional threads, especially in a gradient pattern, is that SOMEONE is always getting screwed and/or declaring a bust because radar looks crappy, the flakes don't look great, or their temp just spiked. 

i'd post a pic of my yard right now, snow still on trees, snowbanks pretty tall, roughly 16" depth.

But posters south of me would probably kill me (except Ginx-he would want to see the pics) 

1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

It was the expansion tank.   Bladder went. 
That’s a relief.    Better than a new boiler

same thing happened to me several years ago. After using lots of hot water, i would get a puddle underneath the relief valve. Plumber came out and replaced the relief valve. I questioned him, and told him that the water pressure gets pretty high right after showering, then the relief valve pops. I thought all along it was the expansion tank. Anyway, replacing the relief valve didn't fix the problem. called a different plumber who laughed at the first plumbers diagnosis and replaced the expansion tank. not a single problem since.

2 hours ago, dendrite said:

1.52” of w.e. at CON. Wow.

my back is feeling every 0.01# of the w.e.

tried to get my JD with loader from the shed to clear the driveway, got stuck in the snow. used the JD lawn tractor snowblower but it struggled with this heavy wet shit

do you know what MHT ended up with?

pounded. 11” on the driveway, didn’t measure the yard, but between Friday and today it’s knee deep. this shit sucks to move, like mashed potatoes 

8 minutes ago, alex said:

Ripping

I think you mean rippin’

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

Nice runs for up here over the next week. We’re riding the line, but could have decent net gains on all 3 systems. 

congrats Dendrite!

the entire SNE crew just smashed their collective keyboards

34 minutes ago, Chris12WX said:

So everyone doesn't start weening out over model snow forecasts, what's the standard SWFE again? For places that stay snow generally 4-5". The jackpot is 7-8".

in the parade of SWFEs in 07-08, i had >100" on the season, with only 2 double-digit storms (10" and 11"). Most were in the 5-8" range

22 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

There’s a huge difference. They’ve just not jacked. They’ve still had snow. These next 3-4 weeks are all or nothing . And they’ll laugh and rub it in while rubbing one out. I’d truly be happy with just a couple inches over the next few weeks to keep things wintry. 

to the bolded: yes, yes, and yes

1 hour ago, Sey-Mour Snow said:

I own a gym, been in the fitness industry for 15 years.  I do about 70 one on one training sessions a week plus teach 10 group classes so I move a lot of weights daily.  Just from plates or dumbells I've broken a finger 3 times, seriously bruised 2 toes, worst injury was when I almost lost my "third leg" putting a 45lb plate back up on a waist high vertical plate rack.  Worst injury I've seen is someone DB benching and dropping 100s onto the ground but he had 90s under him and his finger was in between both dumbells, finger exploded and blood shot straight out onto the mirror in front of him. 

so what you are saying is that you lift things up and you put them down?

i have a flight out of MHT with a tight layover at DCA on friday, so yeah. it's coming. Mazel tov!

1 hour ago, WxWatcher007 said:

Looks a touch colder Thu/early Fri on the Euro. Doesn’t do much here but Pike region should like. Not sure about backlash snow yet.

backlash? ain't happenin' James.

15 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I just saw my neighbor who is patrol officer for Greenfield PD and he said numerous accidents in town.  He told me because snow was a surprise and it’s a holiday the DPW didn’t call anyone in to plow or treat roads.  They don’t wanna pay the holiday overtime. 

that's pretty stupid. it's not like they have blown through their budget this year. i mean, how many times have they been out this year, vs past years?

54 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Folks on here won’t be surprised when I say I was surprised to wake to 2” of fluff. 
 

Went to bed and not a flake had fallen.   Didn’t think modeling threw anything back this way. 
 

Whoops

same here. I figured we wouild get a trace (I think GYX had me <1") measured 2" when I left for work