powderfreak

Snow maps are too high but if one can get it a bit further SE, wave riding up the front could dump for someone. Usually a narrow zone.

Right on dude. Pretty impressive actually the models were signaling this localized event for a decent lead time.

Caked.

It is absolutely stunning outside. Winter.

Up in Montreal now, they got plastered. Even the traffic lights are caked up and down.

There have been higher amounts than we report up above 3,000ft. The three of us who are responsible for the snow/weather/terrain observations at the mountain have all morphed more towards an ideal number, usually measured from 2/3rds of the way up the mountain. We do not just add up the highest possible value to make a seasonal total... we are looking for the amount of snowfall that encompasses a mean of the highest number and the lower snowfall near the base area. We think that 3,000ft elevation does it well. For reference, at Sugarbush their mid-mountain snow cam is at 3,100ft. That is roughly the elevation that the Stowe seasonal snowfall is coming from. Sugarbush's summit snowfall is from around 4,000ft. Others are as well at Killington and Jay. Important to note that we have reported less total snowfall than the Mansfield stake depth has increased in these events. The snow depth increased 13" while we added 11" to the seasonal total so far in this event. The past two events have been similar.

Posted these in the main Dec thread but should add them to the record here. The mid/upper slope elevations around 3,000ft have seen three separate events in the past 8 days that have hit 10". Events of 10", 10" and 11" (so far).

10" stacks on the chairs. This mountain is just plastered in snow.

Patrols opening everything. Upper Starr on December 4th? Whole shooting match is open lol. Place is caked with cement. Upper half heaven, lower half hell. Like Sierra style.

3.5” on 1” Water at home. Mountain 8-10” snow. Just another crushing blue bomb.

Sounds very similar. Temps have been holding 32-33F, with 31-32F up the road. Big difference in accumulations along that 32F isotherm right now. The RWIS camera on the way up Mountain Road/RT 108 to the ski area. Vs. I-89 at 500ft through Exit 10/Waterbury.

2” wet paste here too this evening. Branches drooping quite a bit. Double this and the white pines and birches will again have some issues. Probably 4-6:1 ratios again here down low in this event. With 8-10:1 above 2,000ft.

Mid/upper level lows moving into NNE, morphing into an IVT. Most of the accumulation should be now through 4-6am as this slows down and elongates. Thought folks were saying the back edge was passing ALB like 5 hours ago? Maybe now it’s trying too while pivoting?

Dumping at home. Silver dollars. Elevations must be getting crushed. Right on cue, I think I said models were hitting 9pm-4am or something like that. 02z HRRR still has a decent amount of QPF to come here in north-central VT.

It’s been slow down here in the valley at 750ft, as I’m sure 1500ft has been increasing much more rapidly. But it’s a snowy, wintry vibe out in town coming home from the movies. Every little twig has turned white. 33F.

Yeah that was a jump. GFS still digging in positive snow depth change. Edit Whoops that’s euro.

Yeah I thought heaviest here was like 9pm-4am? Isn’t this the warm frontal precip? Dry slot then the heavier stuff?

Pasty.

About an inch of paste at the ski resort here. Just light snow now.

Been snowing since noon at 1500ft here at the office. Pasty up on the hill, will go back out at 2pm to see. I hear its been wet snow in town, no accumulation, when precip is heavier. Currently drizzle down there at 750ft.

The dews are much higher than the same type of event last week. Last Sunday we went into it like 38/24 and it over performed snowy… this week we are 35/33 going into it.

We had 6:1 ratios last Sunday night. Crazy that the exact same time frame a week later looks fairly identical. Mountains look good for a healthy 8-12” of heavy wet snow while under 1000ft could be 2-5” of just birch breaking snow after starting as rain.

Your zones SE of the mountains and on the coastal plain can’t be an easy forecast. Could be a birch flattening 5-8” warning paste job, or 1-2” of slop, with white rain. I feel like the same is true here in the valley between the ridgelines. If places get a good quick 0.40-0.75” in 6-hours, with -1C at 925, it should snow even down low. The longevity of the event also means the highest totals will be higher up, the places that don’t have to rely on rates to accumulate more efficiently.

00z NAM trying along the beaches.

Ratios are not going to be close to 10:1, but another elevational paste job seems likely for most of NNE. With the CAD bringing paste to lower els in NH/ME.