powderfreak

lol at the NAM. Nice upslope dong for Mitchy too.

18z ECM. We are waiting on the backside upslope over this way, looks colder too with a better chance for some snow to get to the valley bottom at 700ft. Smokes Jay Peak pretty good on the NW flow.

That's pretty much what I think could happen here. Maybe some white rain at times in the valley. The backside could have an upslope response that looks colder, so we'll have to see what transpires there.

Probably more than that, they got 50" alone in this one run.

Snowy GFS run this morning.... one of the bigger total snow maps of the season in April. Bombs galore.

Speaking of the dry air.... red flag conditions it seems. A friend posted this from I-690 around Syracuse, NY where a huge brush fire is raging right next to the interstate. Someone probably tossed a cig butt or something.

Holy shit! You aren't kidding. Probably makes sense with the NW flow, giving just a little extra large scale compressional heating/drying in that corridor. 8% is like Arizona desert stuff.

53/13 at the ASOS. Thats some dry air.

At least up this way it looks pretty seasonably chilly, maybe average a tick below? Mins will be above normal with clouds/precip while maxes will be below normal with clouds/precip, ha. Lower daily ranges than average on the MOS MEX. One thing I don't like, is the sky cover over the next 7 days has 14 fields (two a day) and 12 of them are OV for overcast with 2 PCs. Not a lot of sun coming up.

Sounds about right for your area. Looks like BDL average middle of next week is something like 58/36? Looks like 40s when its raining and 50s when its not on the MOS guidance. Take about 8-10F off that you said this winter for Tolland?

Ha yeah I got excited when I thought the Euro was Dews approved.

Yeah that’s not great for sure.

Crystal clear day finally with full sunshine. Sort of has an October air mass feel though.... trying to warm up but really dry. Currently 48/15 with 24% RH. That 15F dew point and a NW breeze is doing its best to try and not make it feel as warm outside as the sun would let you believe.

What was your seasonal total relative to normal? I know RT 2 further west wasn't all that far from normal.... I seem to remember Hippy being one storm from normal but he's way west.

Holy crap. I thought you were posting a historical storm total... like some hand drawn snowstorm from 1898. Not the entire seasonal total.

When Phin was talking Montgomery, I saw there's a roughly 30-acre weenie parcel that straddles the Montgomery/Richford town line and on Topo maps it almost looks like you could ski off the backside of Jay Peak all the way to the property if you had some decent backcountry skills. This spot would get absolutely destroyed for snow. It's not far enough west by any measure to get easterly flow downslope, if anything you're probably just upsloping from all wind directions due to the terrain in the area....there isn't enough room for large scale sinking air from any direction. Backside of every low pressure system you'd just get crushed as the winds turn NNW... even rainers would end pretty snowy. I've got a couple FB friends who live up in Montgomery (Jay skiers) and when they post shots outside their houses it is a completely different animal than down here. Like getting 1" of rain then 4" of paste on the side of the trees when the cold front comes through. That spot would be an extreme snow spot and seeing as most nor'easters end with cyclonic flow, the Richford Trained Spotter is almost always at the top of the Vermont snowfall list. You'd see a lot of storms where you are top of the list in that spot. That might be one of the snowiest plots for land on sale right now in the State. Every time in the winter the models have that light green 0.01" QPF blob sitting over you it's snowing. ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... 1 NW RICHFORD 38.4 939 AM 3/16 TRAINED SPOTTER GEORGIA CENTER 35.5 1154 PM 3/15 PUBLIC BAKERSFIELD 34.0 900 PM 3/15 PUBLIC FAIRFAX 30.0 103 PM 3/15 PUBLIC

If I were buying in SVT and had choices.... I want to be on that high elevation plateau without a doubt... above 1,500ft. There's so much high terrain in that area that if you are picking a spot primarily for snow, you can't be under 1,500ft.

We jealous of your warmth the next couple days.

35F and rain, it can happen in any month, ha!

No sun here, a couple showers this afternoon. Mountain looked misty all day. Could really go for some sun...

Could probably see that on satellite image if he lit all that up.... Impressive stacks though.

I love Montreal.... we go a couple times a year and also take almost our flights out of there. 30% cheaper and 2hrs from where I am... you could easily do day trips from Montgomery. Its fun to take a little drive and all the sudden everything is in French and it definitely has a cool vibe in Montreal.

Probably one of the snowiest spots in Vermont depending on elevation. I’ve heard Westfield is a tad snowier (next Town east) but Montgomery is game on. Westfield CoCoRAHS had 125” of snow this year with a max depth of 30.5” and that’s a pretty bad winter. Last winter they did 181.2”. They get a ton of precipitation from the mtns around Jay Peak.

Still no sun, mountains are socked in. Another day walking along the river with the dog. Maybe throw some rocks? Lol. Gonna be a while till it’s swim season, our sunning rock still has snow on it. Flat and titled towards the summer sun, great to chill on with an IPA.

Hit the nail on the head. Im just seeing this thread but that pretty much sums it up IMO. Up here for 30+ acres I’d go somewhere in that graphic that mreaves put up. Just east of the Spine into the Northeast Kingdom gets a lot of snow, with many of the CoCoRAHS spots where people live recording some pretty enviable snow/depth combos. Maine has that far out feel though and better retention for the most part with more QPF heavy snow when it falls. I’m biased but in terms of true skiing conditions, Sunday River has great snowmaking but I do believe the northern Greens have better overall surface conditions and more “powder days” per season due to the snow squall aspect....the random 8-10” fluffers and even daily 2-3” really go a long way into conditions. Especially behind rainers and cutters, the slopes can refresh themselves naturally pretty quick with a variety of ways on any westerly flow...from Lake Ontario or just cyclonic upslope, etc. Get a big rainer followed by a freeze, a 4-6” refresher at Bolton/Stowe/Smuggs/Jay goes a long way in helping the conditions the day after...even if it’s fluffy snow, groom it and it definitely takes the edge off. I know JSpin is big on that aspect but it does make a difference in daily surface conditions. Now we also miss the Sugarloaf two footers from a coastal storm but day in and day out for skiing conditions, it does seem to help to get more frequent snows....like a natural snowmaking system. That effect seems to decrease considerably south of I-89 and really drops off south of Sugarbush.