powderfreak

Yeah another 10 days from now with a 10-day window…. OCT 1-10 seems like a great time to wander NNE for foliage. The normal time frame. Usually when the Columbus Day weekend crowds come it’s too late by that mid-October weekend… or it’s leaf drop mixed with 100% orange. That post-peak orange that hangs around.

Did @alex frost? In the NNE thread @Patriot21might have frosted in VT. Some chilly readings. Averill Coop showed 32F, lowest around up on the Canadian/NH border.

41F at the local PWS this AM… most seemed to be 40-43F around here. Fogged out and fairly uniform this morning.

Yeah here's a quick Paint map, ha. I have no idea why the Smuggs trails aren't on Google (they probably like it that way ) but Smuggs is on the backside there of the Spruce Peak trails at Stowe. Photo taken from the top of the Sensation Quad and it's the one time of year the sun angle from the west lines up perfectly to cast Mansfield's shadow into the black circle on that face. That's the Sterling Ridge that runs down east of Stowe ski resort and Sterling Valley drainage is on the other side.

It’s changing quicker as the days go by, some years are earlier than others but October is the peak time usually. Later September to me is when you like color foliage mixed with green. Once into October it’s “firing” on all cylinders (lame joke).

It only happens around the equinoxes, but twice a year the sun angle lines up to cast Mount Mansfield's shadow on the Sterling ridge. The Chin and the Adams Apple profiles are the most prominent.

68/48 over this way. Nice to have the NNE band back together again. I’m at the top of the Gondola right now looking over at MWN on the horizon. Crystal clear visibility.

Good to see 70F over 50F dews at BOS. Some of the greatest weather you can dream up. 64/49 up this way, hopefully we can get to 70F.

Pretty cool we are getting towards that time of the year… warm lake waters and cold air above them: NEAR TERM /THROUGH MONDAY/... As of 710 AM EDT Sunday...Only minor changes to the forecast based on latest observations. Increased cloud cover locally over Burlington and south into Addison County as a lake band has developed downstream of Lake Champlain this morning. Based on NAM3 sounding profiles, temperatures aloft at ~1500ft are around 10C and latest lake ob shows water temps of 68F. This give a delta around 18 degree supporting the development of this cloud. As daytime heating commences the temperature difference should lessen therefore expect this cloud to dissipate within a couple hours.

Crisp morning, love this time of year. Woke up chilly inside from leaving windows open. Fantastic sleeping weather. 43’s around town.

I'm trying not to be a homer, and I have no real direct observations between the two. My first season pass was to Whiteface/Gore back in high school, moved to the VT side during college and never went back for skiing. It feels snowier in VT, though the 'Dacks are cold and hold snowpack very well. The weird posit is that there is a sweet spot elevation zone in NNE mountains that the true high peaks may be too exposed to capitalize? The Adirondacks and Whites have far more above treeline terrain than the minor amount in the Greens on Mansfield. More wind, turbulence that causing less than ideal crystals too? Higher snowfall in the areas surrounding the big terrain, definitely less mixed. I do think the Northern Greens are better in NW flow upslope (those conditions exist mostly during strong NE tracking storms) and are further east for coastal synoptic events. That's why this area over through Alex and Phin's area is so snowy. The best overlap of orographic snows and synoptic snows. Some years feature differing amounts of SE vs NW flow events, more mesoscale precip versus larger scale synoptic SE-E flow off the ocean. The overlapping zones do the best statistically over the course of the winter season.

Dew at MVL peaked at 68F up here around noontime... now down to 54F with a temp of 60F. Love how fast it changes this time of year. Right ahead of the cold front you get some dew pooling and then it passes and all the sudden its back to dry. Not quite full authentic dry air but getting there.

What a day at Misquamicut there! Man I miss that beach, childhood favorite on our few trips down per summer from Woodstock. Looks empty and awesome. Love how you can see the rollers way out into the ocean on that shot.

Yeah triple putting is right up my ally. The putts are my biggest problem. I feel like playing occasionally I can keep the driving and ball striking from irons ok, but short game “feel” just isn’t there. My worst shots are pretty much anything like 30-125 yards. Basically I’m good with full swing pitching wedges and irons… but as soon as the distance gets under a full pitching wedge I’m very prone to chunking it or skulling it. That half swing like 70 yard shot is my demon. Sometimes I’ll feel brave and try a full 60 degree wedge but that’s even lower probability of hitting cleanly… that’s almost a certain rocket skull 40 yards over the green . But those feel shots under like 120 yards, and especially like 40-80 yards, is a problem. Divots the size of beaver pelts from those while the ball goes 20 yards.

I saw an Instagram story of a friend I ski with in the winter here, and he just had his 12th hole-in-one! I had to ask and confirm and he goes yup, kinda crazy but yes 12 legit holes in one. That blows my mind. Even as a near scratch golfer that seems absurd.

Ha to be honest I don’t feel that strongly one way or another. Shouldn’t have said anything, lol, but I like weather climo discussion. Shocking too that further south stays warmer, longer this time of year. Time to get off the picnic tables and start moving down hill now.

It generates discussion for sure. A well known tactic employed to generate disco.

It’s like in April/May when someone is like oh noes, here comes the torch. Ya’ll will have to suffer through days in the 70s…. No 55/54 cold rainers for you! April/May and September/Oct are the times for torches.

Everyone gets the weather they want. Participation trophies for all.

Who can hate these days?! Watch the Red Sox win the 1pm game and then head out for an evening walk to the picnic tables with the dog. High of 77F in the valley, well above normal day but right in the wheelhouse of enjoyable. Its beautiful up here right now. East side shadowed and cool, sun still catching southwest aspects.

You need to cope over San Diego weather? It’s weird how you want people to get angry over sunny days in the 70s in September. The horror of 72/48 on September 25th!

Looks awesome. No need for highs in the 50s. The later we get into September and October the more enjoyable above normal is.

I like that phrase… “authentically dry air.”

Dews be back up here. 72/65 now after 50s this morning. Crazy how quickly the body acclimates to drier air that 65F feels like the jungle again. 3-4 weeks ago 65F dew was almost chamber weather .

Need the NNE mountain obs and geographical perspectives. Bring on the cold season.