powderfreak

“In the end we just weren’t comfortable with overpaying to get the weather we wanted on Christmas.”

Everything shifts east in the near term. There’s something with the mid-range code in models that seem to over amp lows. The SE trend in the near term is very well documented over the years.

In that context, yeah the forum vibe/dynamics make sense. The line of have-beens and have-nots has been very consistent in recent years, bisecting the New England forum. In the 2000s and 2010s, the goods seemed more spread out. There’d be suppression depression up here at times, with legit cold… it really all comes back to the air-masses. We just can’t sustain that good, deep cold, as a region over a multiyear period. Now the northern and interior latitudes have been just inside the snow line over numerous events the past few years.

Maybe I’m thinking of Wright Weather BB, or even the list-serves when it was via email even, a couple decades ago. Coming out of the 1990s, the vibes seemed upbeat. But maybe that was just because people were discovering the internet and that they could chat with like minded people. Now everyone is fine throwing their emotions out there online.

We also made 50% or less posts back in the day. You only posted if you had something substantial to add to the discourse. I wouldn’t have made this post back in the OG days. Now we are stream of consciousness and it feels more emotional than scientific.

What a solid stretch since Thanksgiving. A good run before the inevitable cutter.

2.3” here. It got dense in a hurry. Feels like a quarter to third of an inch of QPF as snow. There’s some heft. You guys southeast looked to get a third to a half inch of QPF.

I had never heard of Jiobit, but technology has some wins at times. GPS devices (phones, watches, cat/dog trackers) do help rescue people who become lost, disoriented, hurt, etc. This would’ve been a much bigger deal in the past.

We do ok in the village, much better than the Champlain Valley but not like the NEK to Dendrite. Call it middle of the road CAD. The CAD up at the ski area is much better. That nook at 1,500ft in the base area up to about 2,500ft can really wedge in there. Mansfield/Stowe’s northeast to southeast bowl that extends past the Notch onto Spruce… that isn’t melting out. That aspect, topography and elevation really maximize and hold onto the 925-950mb cold layer in WAA. Longer than elsewhere around Lamoille County. I think we are cooked in town, but the ski area will be ok. The surface will be smoked but there will be a “firm” base.

Haha, yes we do. Snow globe to bridges washing away.

That’s not the optimism we are used to from the Wolf…trying to melt off snow. You’re supposed to say “we don’t know yet, could go either way” lol.

Just a beautifully snowy evening… I really hope you guys down south get some snow soon. Truly, everyone should be able to enjoy snowy evenings. Dendrites.

About 1.5” so far. Still steady snow. Probably running 3/4” per hour.

Nice steady snow burst as this lifts NE. Roads went to shit fast. Sucks this is going away on Wednesday… very wintry vibe with snowpack on ground, on the trees, holiday lights, etc.

This is an awesome photo from someone at Saddleback, ME. I saw several shots of this moose, looked like he camped out overnight near there but seemed like this was all seen from a chairlift.

Yeah that's gonna be a problem if the entire state of VT receives 2"+.

Very similar numbers in Stowe Village. I think 24” here so far? Town’s been snowy this week with these types of scenes. 1-3” of rain will do wonders to this though lol.

What a stretch.

Won’t stop… eyeballing another half a foot or so overnight at home? Steady snow falling.

It’s definitely going to thaw, but enjoying the present stretch with the knowledge that it’ll snow again after the warm air intrusion. Tomorrow should be good. Detailed forecast for Lamoille County Rest Of Tonight Snow. Snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches. Lows around 18. South winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent. Sunday Snow in the morning, then a chance of light snow or light rain and very light freezing drizzle in the afternoon. Total snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Ice accumulation around a trace. Highs in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

Pleasantly surprised here with 2” of fluff and it’s snowing half dollars. The 00z models have a decent QPF shot overnight.

Ha, hopefully it snows in the woodland. You guys are due. A wintry vibe on RT 108 this evening. Edit: My bad, that’s some Ginxy old phone shot.

Nobody cares, I know, but it’s firing up along the Spine ahead of the clipper. The low level S/SE flow is pushing moisture up the topography well before the better synoptic lift moves in after midnight. Then when the flow turns W/NW, it should snow again over the same mountains. Steady accumulating light snow in town at low elevation.

You got a Genie lift to decorate that thing?

That escalated quickly.