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Digging deeper, Mansfield was +5-6F above normal on max temps but +10 on mins. Despite +7.8, the thermometer only exceeded 32F on 4 days, two of which were 33F. It was a month where temps just sat in the 20s for weeks on end at times.

Yeah for sure, people chat about the winter and outlooks all the time on the lift rides. Everyone seems to know you have to hit winter while it’s going well in New England, absolutely. Maybe it’s just this impending vibe of doom on this board that gets me too, ha. The mood is like a funeral for someone who hasn’t died yet… but for some, maybe it was never living either, ha.

+7.8 on the month at Mount Mansfield. Averages out to 27/15, still cold enough. Luckily it was during the coldest month of the year. Snow depth 41”. Average 51”. Decent depth gains of 31-inches since January 7th.

+7.8 on the month at Mount Mansfield. Averages out to 27/15, still cold enough. Luckily it was during the coldest month of the year. Snow depth 41”. Average 51”. Decent depth gains of 31-inches since January 7th.

Saturday morning is the one that’ll be next level at Stowe. Operations are usually curtailed to lower mountain lifts and/or Gondola. FourRunner Quad has shelter at Octagon at the top but I could see lower mountain lifts only and maybe Gondola as a viable option. Wind hold threshold drops greatly too… any decent breeze and lift goes on hold as no one wants to come close to any issues. The amount of risk assumed in those conditions is near zero. Wind can also trip sensors from chairs rocking, even slightly as tolerances of those sensors is extremely small. Normally that’s no problem, a lift mechanic just goes and verifies haul rope placement and it takes <10 minutes. It’s not ideal but it’s a CPS (cable positioning system) fault that lifts at most ski areas can see a few times a day in some cases. However, in that type of cold, even a 6-min stop is a problem. So if there’s a chance, lift goes on hold. Wind hold tolerance goes way down. Decisions likely made Thursday and Friday for any operational changes within the next 24 hours based on final forecasts. Personally, I’d try Friday and definitely Sunday. Saturday is out unless it’s one run for the novelty of it.

To be honest I don’t really see or hear any of that sentiment except on this forum or among highly weather savvy people. The eagerness is 100% there but aside from this forum, the worry that the season is over soon isnt there. Most are just happy it’s here and now look forward to the next 2-3 months deep into April. Many eastern skiers are eternal optimists.

Had around an inch of fluff last night in town and mountain picked up another 3”. Getting cold now.

I mean BTV has a wind chill of -45F in town, not even 3000ft higher on the summit.

High of 22F at MVL off a low of 9F. Big difference between near 50F down there and barely cracking into the 20s up here. Currently 17F at home.

Saturday is honestly a day when we think about operations and what lifts run… is it high speed with ride time less 7 minutes? Is there shelter at the top of a running lift? Do we only go to mid-Mtn? What’s the exposure for any mechanical/maintenance stops that may run 5-10 minutes and are fairly common at ski areas throughout a day if sensors or switches trip out? Open some lifts at noon when the 850s are about 10-15C warmer? It looks to come up fast Saturday from -38C to a balmy -25C lol. Theres a lot of things that can factor in and get discussed.

Mansfield probably -35F and wind chills in -50s.

Some nice light Currier and Ives the past few hours dusting things up and roads snowy. 1.0-3.0sm vis -SN but huge fluffy flakes.

God damn that’s cold.

You mean Oct-Jan. December is peak winter month when sun is lowest.

That's true, I had my dates wrong. .

You gonna end summer in August if dews first drop into the 40s? No more HHH after that?

Some just struggle to understand without a meme. Anyway, nice little refresh on the hill from that system past 24 hours.

Nice little refresh from this past event last 24 hours.

Yeah it was a penalty but after the shit the refs pulled earlier it just felt like there was no way Cincy would win that game. It wasn’t that last call of the game, it was that whole 4th quarter in totality that was wild to watch.

Basically on the forum there’s NNE that hasn’t had a stellar winter, but many are halfway to average with two months to go…and sitting with 12-18” on the ground currently. On the flip side there are a good deal of posters where winter has been more of an abstract concept than a real entity this season. And it’s stark, the gradient has been very real and very sharp. It’s leading to two very different frames of mind when analyzing data, statements, or sentiment.

That’s an awesome looking puppy. Congrats.

Nice. 12” here right this moment.

His name is Projection Paul. If it rains to I-84, it rains to Maine or Canada. If it’s a drought on I-84, it’s a drought everywhere. Dews? Everyone is humid. All types of weather is usually a blanket statement applicable for the whole forum… except for cool nights in the warm season, he likes to have the hottest nights around.

Tippy’s therapy thread 2.0. I get it though for many. Time to log off too and enjoy early spring.

Yeah BTV is slightly below normal snow but is ahead of last year. It’s probably bordering on within a “normal” distribution right now despite massive positive departures. Of course if not another inch of snow fell, they’d be 50% of average.