powderfreak

Do you have one? More oaks to fall for sure.

Ha, I’m up there right now for the evening dog walk, coming down one of the ski trails on the left side of that second photo. Thats a weenie spot, has to be at least 1,500ft elevation judging by the old Kellogg mansion height in that first photo...that’s like the highest house around and they look just under it. Probably off Weeks Hill/Edson Hill area, maybe White Gates or Wade Pasture? Great spot!

Is that what it’s trying to show? I figured it was truly an error.

WTF happened to the crazy uncle? These are 36-hour totals by tomorrow evening lol. Ends the drought in E.CT... And washes out some covered bridges in VT.

Great reading for right before a Cog trip!

The falling doesn't kill you, hitting the ground though....

No rain up here. Just thin mid-level cloud deck and cool air. 55F currently. This morning’s low of 41F followed by a high of only 65F in this cold air mass... all windows and doors shut to avoid having the heat come on since last evening. Glad we don’t have any A/C units in the windows letting cool air seep in, seeing as 65F is the highest temperature in the past 2 days.

You’ve got the right attitude dude. It’s one winter in a global pandemic...people are eating at restaurants in their parking lots and under tents, schools don’t know what to do with children, makes sense that ski season won’t be the same. It’s a season where you try to enjoy the little things, explore something different. Things will be functioning but not ideal or “normal.” It’ll be what people make out of it. I do think it’s important for the communication to start now to adjust expectations.

For the reservations,. it's going to be a challenge but there's a belief that once early season limited terrain/lifts moves into more mid-winter operations that reservations likely wont be needed at some mountains. I can't disagree with the idea of developing procedures now that can be dropped if they aren't necessary... vs the other way which is get caught with your pants down and overrun with crowds and then have to implement controls in-season. Better to prepare for it, communicate it, and then if need be, you can scrap it at some mountains. This was from Katz on that: “This season we will be implementing a reservation system across each of our mountains. It is possible that at some point in the season, as we evaluate the dynamics of our operations, we may decide that we no longer need the reservation system at certain resorts. However, with so many uncertainties, we believe it is only prudent to have this system in place now.”

I think that's the point. They need to really curb it back this winter. Ski Resorts out in Colorado were the source of their out-breaks last March and the Gov forced them to close. They need to stay open so they can't run that risk again, and how do you manage the demand when hotels and indoor spaces can only be 50% occupied or whatever? It's certainly not a normal winter.

42F outside... feels wonderful, ha.

Looks like it was snowing up north today... Chic Chocs in Quebec had flakes flying.

Dendrite crushing dreams. Good call on the clouds, sometimes I think I should look at any guidance before posting.

SLK barely hit 60F today and had dews down to 34F. I bet they see a freeze tonight lol. Had a high of 64F here in Stowe...dews in the upper 30s means we might get below 40F if we can go calm.

Fantastic evening for a hike. Winds are still cranking pretty good out of the NW. 51F up here.

I remember as a kid my family went up there and once above tree line my mom ended up having to lay down in the back of the station wagon until it was over, lol. I’ve only done it since then to access spring skiing once the road opens and the snowfields are still in.

Max of 64F up here under full sunshine so far... lol at people wearing jackets outside right now. Must be accustomed to full on torch all the time.

Hope you know I’m just joking too, I know there’s a lot of external factors going on right now. Just ribbing on the can’t make up your mind on what weather to want.

Ha I think it’s hilarious. You’ve always been one of the most level headed but it’s definitely been trying this summer... it’s too hot, it’s too cold, no rain, excessive rain is no good though, want the heat, over the heat, etc. You’ve been uncharacteristically all over. But it’s 2020. Tough to find that sweet spot.

Yeah I’m not sure I get the hate on the ASOS records at airports. I mean, that’s what we grew up comparing and still do because there’s a period of record there that makes it so we can see where things fall. The records are what they are...just seems like folks are getting tired of hearing that every summer is a top tier summer. But every summer also seems to end up in the top 10 these days, lol. I do think TAN gets the award for most uncomfortable readings on the whole this summer.

61/37 here at MVL at 1pm. Pretty impressive that in August, with 100% sunshine the temperature held steady from 12pm to 1pm at 61F. This is a legit air mass. Dews in the 30s.... been a long time since that.

What a day. Bluebird, breezy and 61F in the valley at noon. 12pm temps:

Looks like 4kft dipped into the upper 30s for the first time since June 14th. Freezing level seems to be 5,500ft.

Can’t wait to see the documentation of a first winter in likely one of the coldest/snowiest zones in NH, for someone used to a Maryland climate.

I have no evidence to back this up, but for the summer temperature rank (high, top 5) at many sites there seemed to be a lack of heat headlines from the NWS. At least up here, I feel like 2017 had more heat advisories up at BTV, as that was also a top tier summer. I know Snowman is good at finding number of advisories/warnings stuff like that, but it would be interesting to see how this year compared to other years in NWS headlines.