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It's been snowing steadily all day long. True, it's fluff but still beautiful and accumulating. I find it amazing they got 19" just a few miles north of me (I recorded 8.5", mostly sleet). Wisp slopes are now in the best shape by far in my 4 winters here. Anyone thinking of coming to Wisp or Timberline to ski or tube, this is the time to do it.

I've never had to dig out with a pick ax before, but the colossal amount of sleet demanded it. Hard to believe that Wisp recorded 19" and about 10 miles south, and at about the same elevation, I recorded a third of that. Began the day at 27.9 and it's now 7 degrees. Regardless of accumulation, it's about as deep of winter as I've seen around here.

What a strange storm. Still only 6 degrees with heavy sleet. I shoveled a bit and except for a tiny bit of snow underneath the sleet, it's been all ice here. I'm estimating 4" otg and the plows are keeping everything clear - even went to the gym and there were plenty of folks there, too. Hopefully we will flip back to snow as the system moves north. Regardless, this stuff will be around until April.

Damn Davis, WV reported 13.8" at 7 AM. Might have to do a little drive out that way.

It's 4.1 degrees with moderate sleet. Not a flake to be found. Guess this answers the question about the warm nose west of the Allegheny Front.

I'm not exactly sure what the hell is falling. Kinda sand like with a few "real" flakes mixed in. Winds are screaming out of the SE with a temp of 4. Maybe 2.5" so far eyeballing it.

Excellent! You and @nj2va have several hundred feet on me but it's close for mby. Thanks for the update! DP is 'up' to -5.9 so we're getting there. Ice box cold at 6.4.

Still bone dry here in MLP 6.4 / -6.7. Like a few others in these parts, we're hugging the HRRR and the show can start any time.

After a morning low of -5, I've warmed up to 7. My guess is when the snow starts, at least the mulch will cave.

Stage is set! Arctic air - check. Sitting at -4.7

I'm hoping you're expertise is spot on because I think I'm going to flip for a while as the primary knocks on my door (I'm in Oakland, MD, west of the Allegheny Front). This is my 4th winter and the first time people have panicked shopped - the Oakland Wal-Mart is sold out of quite a bit of fresh/frozen foods. We get 10-11 inch snowfalls (what the NWS has as our forecast) on a fairly regular basis so I guess the hype is simply contagious. Other than the hype, for us, this storm is honestly nbd.

And there is a lot of it! Hi this morning was 28 and it's now 11 imby (was 18 around 5:30).

@nj2va wonder how much upslope we'll receive after the storm passes north of our latitude? Unfortunately Erie is almost completely frozen over now (went from less than 10% a week ago to about 90% now, a record for the rapid onset of ice). OTOH, it's very new ice, so it'll be thin and allow some moisture to get through.

This place is going to short circuit.

Made it below zero, albeit barely (-0.8). First of the season and fortunately, not the last it doesn't look like.

I took the Acela every week for nearly 4 years. It's not Japan-esque but it sure as hell beats driving up/down 95. New ones are pretty slick too.

I hope we all get a Blue Bird day soon. After a busy weekend at Wisp, calm has returned. Pic is this afternoon on the backside of the mountain. Temp this afternoon is in the low teens.

If we totally decoupled, it would have been colder but winds stayed ~3-7 mph most of the night. Low was 0.7. Almost made it below zero for the first time this season.

I've received about 9" in the last week with a nice snow shower this morning. Breezy with temps in the upper teens. Whitened everything up for that deep winter feel. I allllmost left for New York this morning to chase what promises to be a very intense LES band but decided to stay local. I hope this weekend's storm comes to some sort of fruition as a consolation prize.

Andy said the slopes are in excellent shape. A little fresh powder last night also helps to freshen everything up. Have a super fun day out there!

Pretty scene this morning at Swallow Falls State Park

Overperforming - so far - here in Garrett County. @northarlington101 brought some good juju with him. Off to Canaan to go tubing tomorrow.

Temp never got above 11 during daylight (midnight it was 25) and snow fell throughout the day. Total was nearly 6". Nice event and currently just 8 outside with wind continuing.

Winter is back. This has been a pretty good upslope event. 4.5" so far and temp is 11.1 with significant blowing/drifting occurring. Closing in on 50" for the season. In other words, my kinda day!!

Ahh, you guys are great. Like everyone else here, I'm a snow weenie. Unfortunately that has meant driving (or flying) long distances to experience it firsthand. We are close enough in the MA to be in the game but rarely score. So, experiencing these chases with other like-minded people makes it so much better. I hope that as future snow seasons are upon us, we form a bigger and bigger chase group. @dailylurker and I, not having met in person (but texting constantly), had a great time in New York - he did his thing and I did mine while still hanging out a lot. And we nailed it - close to 100 inches over 4-5 days. Best of all worlds and I invite everyone to consider joining future chases. @NorthArlington101 we'll hit Davis for a bite, Canaan for some tubing and Blackwater Falls for a little hike in the snow this weekend. Anyone else up for it? We're all here because of our love of weather. Just treat each other as you would seeing a map w/a 979 right off the coast of Norfolk with a 1048 over Ontario and a big ass Greenland block.