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Now admittedly this is a lot to shovel but it’s so worth it. Airbnb owners usually contract with plows to keep things relatively clear but you still gotta dig out your car.

I do Airbnb. I hate hotels because there is no extra room to spread out and like being able to walk around the house while it's coming down and that can be any hour of the day. I've had creepy looks all bundled up at 3 AM walking outside a Holiday Inn lol. But, it gets a little tricky on the Tug because a) there aren't many places and b) the heaviest snowfall is often over the central part of the Tug where there aren't any roads, let alone houses. This past chase, I was absolutely convinced that the band was going to be south of my original place in Parish after the latest runs came in. So, I booked a second Airbnb, went there and didn't get an inch. So, I retreated back to my original place in Parish which was the jackpot. LES are so finicky and narrow that choosing your place is stressful. Misjudge the wind direction and might as well stay home with our partly cloudy skies. I study maps/models relentlessly until I find what I think is going to be the ideal place and roll the dice. I've been fortunate this year - both of my places hit the jackpot. 55 inches just north of Worth NY in January and this one in Parish with about the same amount. I really hope there can be a group of people from here that can do chases together. It's awesome going solo, but enjoying it with someone else would be even better. @dailylurker count me in. $2K split for January on the Tug? If it is in Ava or nearby, I'll write the check today lol. Instead of bitching relentlessly about our shitty snow climo (which I admittedly still do), I've taken to chasing and it really is incredible experiencing that weather. It also mutes the simple fact we live in an area that just doesn't get much powder.

Hey there! No, I came back Wednesday night...it was absolutely amazing experiencing that storm. I've done a lot of chases, including the big one in the Sierra last year (received over 100 inches in ~4 days) but nothing compares to the intensity of LES and this one in particular. I don't know how much I got but it was in the 4-6 foot range in a relatively short amount of time. And it isn't that far away...7 hours or so and the drive is super easy as nobody wants to be there lol.

Low of 11.1 (temp has varied by less than a degree since midnight) producing 4.8" in the last 24 hours. Steady light snow continues this morning. This puts me over 100" for the season and just a few short of climo.

Andy was there all day and while he has acclimated, it was pretty tough for them. Been a great season tho and from the looks of it, no torches to kill the season early unlike the last 2 years we’ve been here. In fact, just had a heavy snow shower/squall pass thru mby and picked up about an inch in a half hour. Winter is very much alive in GC.

15.4 for a high and steady light snow all day. Mid January stuff. Love every second of it [emoji3]

Meatball. Did cushion the blow. Thanks for your concern!

I remember it well. I walked to a Subway and got a sandwich for dinner. I slipped crossing Viers Mill during rush hour and literally crawled across 2 lanes of traffic to the curb. Fractured my L2 vertebrae and spent the blizzard alternating between being doped up and drunk.

I haven’t had too many issues in New York with the sun angle.

Why the hell you think I went to Canada to see snow this weekend

For posterity. Stepped out from my airbnb in Ottawa Canada just now. About 15 degrees and I’d say 8 inches so far but that’s just a guess. Next stop? Parish NY tonight to try and intercept one hell of a late season LES storm.

In the mood for some serious snow so drove all night and am now in Ottawa Ontario and then attempting to intersect the LES come Monday off of Lake Ontario north of Syracuse with the hope this fabulous stretch concludes with a monster coastal. Love love love this.

2.8" closing in on last years total.

26.1 with rates gradually picking up. Probably 0.2 - 0.3" so far. LWX upgraded Garrett County to a Warning - hoping that verifies. Loving everyone's pics!

Already a heck of a storm! Great pic earlier too btw. Hoping this is only half way done for ya. Just cloudy and cold here 24.8/16.8.

28.9/14.4. I like @Ellinwood call for4-8 imby but think we'll be much closer to 4 than 8 here in Garrett County. Cheers tho for a forum-wide Warning level event!

Up to 51.1. Not that I was happy about it, but temps rose almost 16 degrees in 50 minutes which was kinda neat to see.

It's been raining steadily here for the past 35-40 minutes and I've only wet bulbed 0.6 degrees (DP depression was about 8 degrees)

27.3 and a steady light rain with that initial moisture surge working through.

This sure as hell has been an hour. Just not a happy one.

30.7 for a high, now at 28.9/20.7. Before the warm surge, things will be pretty dicey around here.

Might not have to haul our asses up to the Tug to get a big one (let's hope)

Eh, you were clicking over mby lol. Got up to 61.7 today.

Hit 40 for the first time this month albeit barely at 40.1. Windy so everything isn't a wet mushy mess (yet). Guess that waits until Friday.

I did the same thing and didn't come up with anything 'official' either. I'm really surprised there was nothing at the boat ramp given it is a state park. There are some Garrett County Facebook pages I follow and a few posters here and there comment on ice thickness but that's little more than one casual observer's take on the situation.