powderfreak

Mother Nature loves her averages. She'll try to get to them one way or another, or at least close the gap towards them.

Time for real spring to start to set in after this winter return. Looking forward to some of those 70s. Euro looks like it sneaks in at times between periods of cooler 2-M from the east. Upper 80s possible Mid-Atlantic?

Still flurries flying out there this morning. Sun wants to come out though. Wintry stretch.

Only human powered turns out there now in this stretch of the Spine. Have Smuggs/Stowe/Bolton/Sugarbush North/MRG trail networks fully available to uphill traffic nearby. The lower elevations with less wind appear to have much much better turning conditions.

Squally turns. Right side up storm... heavy wet snow on the bottom to provide some meat, with chilled upslope on the top.

Yeah there's definitely a trend from widespread corporate regulations that were issued at the start of this, to dealing with it on a local level now depending on local or state guidance. Big companies made sweeping policies to be followed by all of their establishments regardless of state or location at the start of this. And now most of them are changing from that one-size-fits-all policy to following state/local guidance. We've done it at Vail Resorts too, with ski resorts across the U.S. and internationally in Canada/Australia... the original company stance was to be initiated at all properties last summer (masks, distancing, etc). This spring it's switched to "follow your local state guidelines"... which makes more sense. Companies know that if they mandate this stuff in places who do not require it, business will take a hit. People vote with their wallets.

You don't do Friday Night date night at Walmart with the wife?

Nah, Red Sox on the TV up here . Hopefully a good night for Boston sports.

I think more people than you think agree with you... but not everyone is as fired up about it. It’s the end, masks will start being phased out. They already are.

How do you really feel Phin? lol. I personally couldn’t care less what someone else wants to do. It’ll be a personal choice here soon. No use debating it, no one is changing their mind.

Never thought of it that way but good insight. Baked climo into it thinks we should be cool/wet on the ground.

Still ripping squalls. Fairly impressive April day.

Total is up to 12" at the Lookout Plot just above 3,000ft. Down here it's so windy it's hard to tell but it's full-on winter. The cold is impressive though... MWN is at 4F with a wind chill of -31 .

Getting crushed at the ski area. 1,500ft just cranking snow and wind. Might as well be January out there.

Friend in Waterbury... wintry appeal.

Was wondering if you were around for this squall. I was up by the Sunny Spruce Quad and then coming back through the Plaza it is very close to white-out conditions. It's like the sky is falling. Still laugh at the heated pavers just looking wet when snow is falling at like 1/16th of a mile visibility or even less at like 24F.

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Burlington VT 1120 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 NYZ028-031-035-VTZ001>003-005>008-016-017-221600- Eastern Clinton-Western Clinton-Eastern Essex-Western Franklin-Caledonia-Grand Isle-Eastern Chittenden-Western Chittenden-Washington-Eastern Franklin-Orleans-Lamoille- 1120 AM EDT Thu Apr 22 2021 ...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL CLINTON... NORTHEASTERN ESSEX...LAMOILLE...CENTRAL CALEDONIA...SOUTHWESTERN ORLEANS...SOUTHERN GRAND ISLE...CHITTENDEN...NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTIES... At 1117 AM EDT...a couple of heavy snow showers were along a line extending from near Fletcher Vermont to Beekmantown New York...and moving southeast at 35 mph. Locations impacted include... Essex Junction, Burlington International Airport, Plattsburgh, South Burlington, Burlington, St. Johnsbury, Beekmantown, Morrisville, Cambridge, Westford, Colchester, Essex Junction Village, Worcester, Cabot Village, Georgia, Waterville, Morrisville Village, Woodbury, Grand Isle and St. Albans Town. This includes the following highways... Interstate 89 between mile markers 75 and 116. Interstate 91 between mile markers 126 and 128. * winds in excess of 25 mph are possible with these snow showers. * visibilities will drop quickly to less than a mile with these snow showers. * a quick accumulation of a half inch of snow will be possible.

We should get more snow squally though than a stable upslope band. Can see some heavier cores starting to enter the US from southern Canada. I have to imagine this anomalous cold pool overhead this time of year should fire off some decent popcorn style squalls.

Yeah starting to snow better at the mountain. Right on time as the core of the 700mb cold and upper level through should be swinging through over the next 4-6 hours.

Awesome paste job there last evening!

Yeah it's cold. This air mass is legit. 25F with 3/4 to 1.5 mile visibility in light snow. KMVL 221201Z AUTO 32010G17KT 3/4SM -SN BKN018 BKN023 OVC034 M04/M07 A2962 RMK AO2 P0000 T10391072

One more winter vibe day. It snowed last night but only an extra half inch or less. Still sitting around 4" of snow on the ground. Light flurries falling. Cold, dry snow, ha.

Nice resurgence of snow. Growth is pretty good. I can only imagine what the upslope snow growth is on the west slopes.

That's such an awesome scene. Evergreens caked in white is the most winter-looking vegetation out there.

Yeah dude, the low got going just in time for you guys. Strong SE trend with this one, despite getting mild today, there was a good period of snow. It got the job done. Blowing and drifting snow at the end of the 3rd week in April is good stuff.