powderfreak

I think in Stowe there are some properties very close to 2,000ft but not sure any actually exceed that. I know the NEK has some 2,000ft spots. Jay Peak has residential units up to 2,400ft I think... same with Bolton Valley, as there's a residential road loop that goes above the base area even. Southern VT probably has the largest area of inhabited 2,000ft+ spots. Adirondacks are also way the hell up there. Lots of spots 1500-2000ft that are valley bottom locations like SLK and Lake Placid. Hard to fathom being at 2,000ft and in a valley with lakes around and 4-5kft terrain around. Easy to see why those spots are so cold.

No heat and no dews? You always surprise with your takes.

It was awesome to hear the crowd today at Fenway. Later innings were nail-biters but the crowd going nuts was awesome, great to see full capacity. Red Sox seem pretty good still, while the Yanks lost. Yanks rolled out 5 guys in the starting lineup batting under .200, hate to see it. https://twitter.com/redsoxstats/status/1398775363887579136?s=20

This second wave looks pretty damn wet too. 18z NAM products.

Some tried as hard as possible to wish it away, but the charts know. We also all knew synoptically what very high moisture levels on NE winds mean in SNE... misty, low cloud deck, etc. Impressive it looks like even BDL is staying below 50F... those are some steady NE winds even as far back as BDL, 15-20mph.

Listening to the Sox broadcast on the radio, first day for full capacity and they are talking about the fans doing the “wave” around the stadium for like 20 minutes straight. Just so excited to be back in full. It’s awesome, ha.

Yeah most businesses up here seem to be treading lightly. We are still wearing masks at work when in groups (though off-season, a lot of solo work and office stuff, people taking time off, much more relaxed) as it was basically like “the legal department is trying to figure out where we are with this and vaccination status per VOSHA, so masks stay for now.” I’ve seen some restaurants in town doing things like, we’ll be all wearing masks at work until July 1st. By that date, you all will have had ample opportunity to get vaccinated if you chose. If you don’t want to, that’s fine too but here’s the warning... get it done or don’t, one month. The rapid ending of mask mandates and such definitely threw businesses (big and small) for a loop a bit. Not really sure how to attack it while not getting sued for doing something dumb. Treading lightly like you alluded to.

I think most employers are trying to figure out how to work with the guidance without being allowed to ask about employee vaccination status. So if states still say unvaccinated should wear masks, businesses are trying to figure that out. But it’s at will employment, so if they want you to wear a bucket on their head, they can and you can not work there lol. Also heard a rumor about different state’s OSHA regulations may include mask recommendations in some cases.

Yeah it’s one of my routes around the hill with the dog. Nosedive ski trail, great view up there. Dog also just found a patch of snow, ha.

What a day it turned out to be. Absolutely beautiful afternoon. Town is packed.

A buddy in Dover, VT had a little snow on his truck this morning. Screen shot from a video, but definitely saw flakes last night.

Heading out for a hike. Partly sunny and about 60F. Could be worse. Looks like the Picnic Tables are going to make a run for 50F. Real close to going just full blue.

Yeah, but herd mentality is hard to shift on the whole. I agree with you that if you see 80+% outside still in Boston/Cambridge wearing masks, it won't end quickly unless a large group of them decide to stop it. Then I think it'll end fast. They want to see other's doing it first. In the end, it doesn't matter in the least. Who cares. Everyone has their choice now.

My gut says it has literally nothing to do with fear at all. Maybe/definitely conditioning. But for the most part it's about "reading" the scene and fitting in with everyone else. If someone shows up and parks, sees no one has a mask on, they won't put it on. They roll up and see 80%+ with masks on, they throw it on too. People don't like to stand out. I think it's solely based on what they see and they fit in.

Yeah that makes a lot of sense actually. People like to be polite and have been conditioned that it's the polite thing to do is wear a mask. Like having a few people walking to the front of a store and all trying to hold the door open for each other so that in actuality no one enters the store first and it's that awkward "No, I got it for you" "No man, you go I've got the door." Haha. Meanwhile the one guy in the back is just like "fine, you guys want to play that, I don't care if you hold it or not, I'm going in."

I have to consciously remember *not* to put a mask on. It's totally conditioning. Like putting a seatbelt on when I pull out of the driveway. It would be like if for a year everyone was told they NEED to wear a red shirt on Tuesdays... it takes 6+ months but finally every human is in a red shirt on Tuesday. Then they tell you that you don't need to wear a red shirt on Tuesday after another 6 months. Go out in public after and I bet 75% still wear a red shirt on Tuesdays, haha. Not because they care, but just because it was muscle memory.

ORH with 0.43” water in first 2.5 hours. HFD with 0.81”... Good soaking coming.

That legit. Healthy, strong growth getting tossed around.

I was leaning towards rain or white rain in the wind. It’s definitely right there with frozen core potential, but I’ve seen enough breezy transitional rain on live cans to think it’s not quite snow. Once it switches to pure snow it sound be noticeable, more floaty.

43F at 9:30. Colder south and east where evaporational cooling is happening, even from virga. Where precip is actually falling will be the coldest this weekend.

I get them giving the Marlins the top of the 6th to respond. If they can’t counter here, games over. Edit: And there it is. Delayed. Likely done.

Same. Even up here. Shorts this evening with hat and gloves up on the mountain. It’s amazing how low you can wear shorts if the core of body and head are kept warm.

Pouring at Fenway. This game isn't long for this world. The fans just look absolutely soaked and cold all the sudden.

Looks like some bright banding in the southern 'Dacks to S.VT out of the ALY radar. Beam height looks to be 3,500-4,500ft in those spots, so probably some glistening wet crystals getting sampled.

I have my heat zones set for 60F and the heat kicked on this evening. Nothing like paying for heat all weekend for Memorial Day. In the winter I’ll do mid-60s but this time of year the wife is going to live with 60F inside .