powderfreak

Yeah I met Dave once virtually on a zoom call during COVID, ha. The highway 210 never opened yesterday and hasn’t opened today due to avalanche danger. No one from SLC area can access the mtns so the only people enjoying it are the ones up there already. They call it Country Club skiing when the lifts run but road can’t open. Guess there was a large natural avalanche cycle last evening during the heavy fall rates with numerous paths flushing out towards the road.

42F with OVC here and rotting snow in town with areas of mud, ha. Lovely. Could go for 20F warmer.

That's gotta be one of the more extreme examples we see around these parts. Higher summits blasting off in warmth while mid-slopes and SFC freeze? That's like 50F at 875mb.

Wild looking at the differences between 925mb temps and 850mb tomorrow on a variety of models.

And 12 hours later still nuking. 35" storm total, another 15" in those 12 hours with seasonal total of 845" now. What a time to be alive out there.

The situation and year that has happened in the western US makes me happy because it shows the "big year" is certainly possible. The record season. This season ~220" of snow has fallen at 3,000ft. In 2016-17 it was a high-water mark of 375". This season out west has made it seem possible that a 400+ or even 500+ year could exist back in the inter-mountain East. 2000-01 was like 425" I think for the resort. These type of incredible records from patterns sustained for months... it keeps the dream alive. What's happened out west is right there with 2015 Boston area snowfall.

I’ve always thought this stuff was crazy. Tractor-trailers just getting blown over in high winds. Damage on sunny nice days out west. 395 in California between Mammoth and LA.

The Wasatch in Utah and both Cottonwood Canyons (basically suburbs for SLC) at 750+ widespread up there. Alta at 830" (after racking up 18 today with ease).

It’s completely anecdotal but I felt like 10-15 years ago even it was real nice in the summer up here, never needed A/C. Now everyone has it. The overnight mins have been real elevated it seems the past decade insummer.

I love all the photos in this thread. I post plenty but I think the best observations are through photos. The NNE crew comes through. In other news, it's crazy that this past warm front and wind didn't hit the snowpack at all. Shows just how much water is in this. It is a legit mountain snowpack at the ski areas. Everyone has had some big QPF events this second half of winter (last 6 weeks or so). Snowpack has been sitting 79-83" lately after the 90" peak. High temp today was in the mid-10s. Different world above 3,000ft. Daily Hydrometeorological Data National Weather Service Burlington VT 549 PM EDT Sun Apr 2 2023 Station Precip Temperature Present Snow 24 Hrs Max Min Cur Weather New Total SWE ...Vermont... Mount Mansfield 15 79

Dude post away. Need to live vicariously. Those storm cycles have been insane.

The white keeps getting cut back.

I want yesterday back. That was so nice. Just leaving work at the mountain, walking the dog in a t-shirt at mid-60s and sunshine. River flowing, birds chirping. I caught the bug yesterday. Now back to full winter jackets, covering skin up, but the people are here for it.

-SN and high winds with arctic tundra conditions at 21F. Upper Mtn lifts at 10F with 50mph winds.

Spot the difference.

Orgasmic afternoon. Beers in the parking lot with temps in the low 60s at 1500ft. Funny how the wind goes calm it cools fast but then a warm puff of air comes through and it’s back up again.

64F at MVL! Here we go from +SN last evening and greasy/snowy roads to mid-60s. Love the whiplash.

Bolton Valley 240” Smuggs 220” Those are two others. Always in the ballpark with here.

Warm front is through here, sun just came out. Summit went from 28F and freezing rain to 41F in a blink of an eye. Down in valley it was low 30s, now near 50F and climbing fast. Blast off as the inversion broke.

East leading? Whole bunch in VT with more.

Maybe a B? Not great but snowfall at home is just a touch below average around ~115” and snow cover was prevalent most of the winter including a good chunk of November. Temps we’re very warm but it snowed, which actually raises the grade for me. Very pleasant for skiing with few brutal cold days. One very brutal record cold shot with coldest temperature in January or something like that. Strong past 5 weeks after discussion that winter might be done in early/mid-Feb also leaves a better vibe to end the season.

It’s always fun to see a few hours of good snowfall. Never know when it’ll be the last for a while.

RT 108 Stowe cam. Like 1.5-1.75” of 5:1 wet snow caked on trees here at 750ft while 1500ft has 3” of like 10:1.

33-34F paste. Not a lot but looks beautiful out there.

Grease city on roads.