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December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
4" more today. 19" measured since Wednesday AM. It skis like 30" though, ha. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
It’s still snowing. Unbelievable stuff out there on the mountain. Just deep powder everywhere. Today’s stake reading should put this year back in the all-time #1 position for this time of year since 1954. And it could be by like a half foot too. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
It's not accumulating very fast, but there's some steady gusty small flake (arctic sand) falling. It covers things up quickly but doesn't stack very well. Cold shallow moisture continues to stream into the region on NW flow. Nocturnal inversion is trying to squeeze out all remaining moisture from an arctic airmass. -
December 11th and we have already measured roughly 33% of the seasonal snowfall at the Mt Mansfield plots. I know I harp on this, but I think the measured part is important when comparing years. If it’s not measured, but eyeballed, guessed, estimated… it’s hard to compare year to year. It becomes more vibe based, than data based. Both methods can tell a story, but this season being at 30+% of annual measured snow (in a controlled manner) is incredible to me… as someone who’s personally been involved in the process for almost 20 years now. This isn’t a marketing ploy. The various data points support it. Last year at this time the FourRunner Quad had been running for exactly one week. This year it’s been 3+ weeks of deep, skier supporting natural snowpack.
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December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
It truly is around a once a generation start based on the 70+ years of Mansfield stake data. It’s December 11th. It feels and looks like February. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
Just absolutely rugged out. 9F, gusty winds, arctic fine flake snow adding 2-3” more today, blowing snow, sub-zero wind chills. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
Some might call it a candidate? -
Nighttime is definitely more productive upslope and my theory has always been it has to do with the developing nocturnal inversion that happens at night. It tends to allow for a more concentrated band of low level snow. Daytime heating tends to disrupt it to some degree (of course unless it is just a monster set up and moisture/wind overpowers it, ie northern Greens)... I feel like the most concentrated upslope bands occur once the nocturnal inversion tries to set in aloft, trapping moisture in the low levels too, enhancing the terrain's influence further... while daytime heating causes it to go more cellular or convective showers. I think we see it with Lake Effect too... you see more cellular squally stuff during the day but then at night you get those diesel bands of 3-5"/hr that just park themselves.
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December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
Another 3” overnight on the car, around 6” for the event. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
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3” so far at all elevations from town to upper mountain. Really no change with elevation it seems.
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December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
Will’s got me beat. I don’t think in two decades I’ve ever seen Will post from a state of anger or despair. Dendrite too. I do remember losing it in January 2014 though… more inches of rain than snow while Philly is under their 6th winter storm warning…and if I hear Leon Lett, I might have flashbacks. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
Ha, I’m like that too. Some might say overly optimistic and can find a positive in falling face down into dog shit (is that corn?). I’ve been told it would be better if I got more upset… sports, weather, life, etc. -
December 2025 regional war/obs/disco thread
powderfreak replied to Torch Tiger's topic in New England
I will say over the years when DIT gets down, he doesn’t stay down for long.

