powderfreak

The irony is that’s probably the safest place on the slope now that the hill’s energy has been released. There’s nothing trying to pull that top part down anymore, like the slope’s rubber band snapped and there’s zero tension.

These western avalanches have been insane. Here's one from the Wasatch in Utah. Death is certain if you get caught in anything remotely close to this size.

Still looks like high POPS for snow across SNE.

You would've loved the SREFs and the ARW family back in the day up here.

I kind of like the 18z EURO Kuchie map for some reason. A widespread 3-6" with locally 6-8" is just what this forum needs. It'll be interesting to see the snow growth potential the next couple of days. Ratios always matter... small flake vs deform dendrites. Kuchie runs fluffy when its cold.

We almost got one yesterday with 24-hr max of 11F. It’s crazy how cold the last two days have felt despite it being fairly routine January fare. Body gets used to endless highs in the 30s.

Good points, that feeling of needing to maximize every chance. I also see some views that if I had to commute into Boston with traffic, that 3” may not be worth an extra hour long sh*t show in a car to get home or whatever. Anyway, I often draw the line at 3” as that’s the amount that often makes a visual difference that “it snowed.”

You’ve had 4” total this winter? Wow I definitely thought it was a bit better down in the RT 2 area. Still knew it was bad but that’s worth b*tching about.

I don’t get the forum aversion to a 3-6” snowfall. Sure, it’s not a big bomb or as exciting, but 3” or more is where a landscape goes from perpetual autumn to “hey it’s winter.” This winter 3-6” is a big deal too.

No bamboo damage there.

I mean you did say "I like when it tracks...." We all know there are different tracks/angles for different locations.

Up to 14F at MVL after a min of -8F. It's cold outside. This is mid-winter flavor cold the past two days.

Appreciate the gesture. You're a good man, ha. We can't control it anyway. I just hope someone sees something. It seems quite selfish to wish it away for everyone if I can't get involved, so you cheer for your friends. The angle of attack has seemed to change in the past few days. More easterly motion leaving the coast than north. Would need to see some adjustments there to go back to deeper interior snows. Of course there's always the H6-H7 snows are further back than we think too.

Yeah exactly. There’s no mind games there. It ain’t happening up north so why not cheer it on for someone.

lol honestly man, Will shares a shot of his kids outside shoveling 0.35” of snow and it’s like damn, that’s cool. Theres a lot of folks on the forum who haven’t had snow on the ground, no need to be selfish if they can get one. I’d root for good people.

Hope you guys can pull this out down there.. think of the children. I know Will’s kids are huge snow weenies too like yours, hard not to root for that. Spread some magic for the kids of E.MA, ha.

It's cold outside. Sub-zero in the valley. Mid-slopes are slightly below zero to just above.

Especially when the snow is firm packed cold, slick at times, and skiing is fast. Fast skiing conditions (because groomed smooth stuff is the only terrain open) in a cold air mass just leads to even colder skiing. It’s not like you can work up some body energy like you can in natural snow, off-piste or ungroomed snow. Its cold and fast right now.

It was frigid today. Just straight cold. Heating bill going up. Max of 11F at the local MVL ASOS for an official 00z high temp. BTV also with a 12F high temp in the wider valley.

That is often the model run pattern, I like that line of thinking based on anecdotal experience.

Oh for sure. Based on guidance it's hard to see a complete whiff or an inland cutter either. This one definitely lines up so far with enough model spread that there are the usual classic worries between geographic regions. My gut says fast flow wherever it goes, could be a very solid hit somewhere but residence time seems to be quick. Fast always makes me think east though. Models have over-amped storms in the mid-range for years now it seems.

Everyone has a least likely scenario and everyone has a scenario where some other part of the forum gets raked. That's the real fear, lets be honest. Like you raining while interior gets smoked, NNE is always more worried with smoking cirrus while SE gets smoked. It's a funny dynamic but regardless of the set-up, there are some default "least of my worries" for every poster depending on location . They are opposites too, like the least of worries up here is raining while the least of worries down there is flurries.

Nice sunset this evening leaving work.

Cold out there. Car said 2F leaving this morning at 7am.

Yeah that would be the obvious concern because it’s certainly not going to rain up here. It’s either going to snow or whiff.