Hitman

down to 24f here.  just shy of 2" rain.  streams raging.

53f with 1.85" in the bucket

41f here now.

This should be a snow storm.  Not right.

1 hour ago, crossbowftw3 said:

Another grincher storm just in time for the holidays, unfortunate but at least there’s only maybe 3-4” of pack leftover from last week’s pair of events as compared to the 18” of pack from Christmas 2020’s grincher 

 

what I’d give to be in Buffalo or Watertown this weekend, though, another king-sized LES event for those areas 

this a real kick in the knockers for east coast ski areas.  its unbelievable, virtually every year.

We picked up about a foot last night night on top of what came yesterday.  Mtn reporting 20” total.  Gotta run

Eyeballing 4” otg in warren

Wagons north for me.  Hoping to hit the road by 2ish.

1 hour ago, gravitylover said:

It never gets dark in our house anymore. The best is when they go to FL for the winter the lights go on a motion sensor so they're constantly going on and off. I need a bb gun 

This aggression shall not stand.

I want to bless this thread and storm with all my heart. 

I think there was about an inch on  my deck.  very satisfied with that.

Coating on soft surfaces here.  Nice look.

Holy! just went to pick up some groceries/gas and people are running around like chickens without their heads.  snow flakes!

1 hour ago, wdrag said:

Good Saturday morning everyone, Dec 10. Multiple winter impacts likely between tomorrow and Christmas.

Sunday ending early Monday: am getting the snow blower ready (Wantage) just in case, along and north of i-84. Periods of snow will accumulate on all non-treated pavement especially Sunday night. Some melting occurs during midday Monday. The southern edge of this event is with marginal temps from Easton PA (I78-just south of I-80) into southern Warren County NJ and may be mixed with rain. However, am pretty sure it's all snow along and north of I-80. Plan for a bit of manageable slippery travel Sunday afternoon and night in the I84 corrdior to Old Forge NY. 

Snow amounts listed below are on grass/decks/roofs. Less on pavement everywhere with melting during the day. Snow intensity varies: briefly moderate at times.

ne PA-nw NJ: Snow begins between 7A-1P Sunday (prelim burst of flurries is possible at 5am) Snow ends between 5A and 11A Monday. Expect 2 to 4" in the Poconos and 2-5" Sussex County with isolated 6 or 7" possible near Vernon-Highland Lakes. Overall heaviest northern part of Sussex County. Suspect plowing will be needed in some of this area Sunday night. 

Easton PA up into Great Meadows of Warren County NJ expect a coating to 1.5". 

Hartford-Ashford CT-Monson MA-Old Forge NY you begin Noon-4P Sunday with a solid 2-4" expected before it quits as flurries sunrise Monday. Could see some 5-6" amounts in the high terrain of nw CT and the southern Adirondacks-south of Old Forge. Plowing will be needed in parts of CT and western MA.

Boston: you may see some snow showers later today or tonight and you're on the edge for 1/2 to 2" between 6P Sunday-6A Monday.

One conservative ensemble map this morning shows the best chance for 1"+...you can see the probabilities have increased since yesterday. In the orange area of NYS is the best chance for 6-7" amounts.   NWS amounts are less far Northwest NJ and should be considered as a posdsible but fit.  I may have gone off the deep end in ne Sussex County NJ where the inverted trough interacts with elevation chill to permit some decent snowfall rates early Monday??

Middle of next week (Wednrsday-Friday). A large potentially higher impact winter storm is coming for the interior northeast USA ust northwest of I95 from VA up through to Canada. Model thinking is a bit colder today and so snow-ice looks predominant over the interior. There might even be snow along the coast. Ensembles still favor a closer track to the coast as proposed yesterday. 

 

Thanks, Walt.

shouldn’t there be a thread for the late week system?

Isn't there a poster here from Rossland, BC?

If so, could you please DM me.  Thank you.

6 hours ago, rclab said:

 

Good afternoon all. Hitman inspired me to look it up and I found the seven rituals that need to be performed when one desires a snow or school snow day, as follows:

 I. Wear inside-out backward PJ’s.

2. Place a spoon under the pillow.

3. Do a Snow Dance.

4. Place a white crayon in the freezer.

5. Place ice cubes on the porch.

6.  Flush ice cubes down the toilet.

7.  Run around the dining table five times before bed.

if the dance fails, at least you have six other options. Their results can’t be any worse than the long range models. Stay well all, as always ….

Thanks.

have problems with 4 and 7.  Don’t have a white crayon nor a dining room table at the moment (renovation in progress).  I’m partial to a little voodoo doll action.

9 minutes ago, gravitylover said:

^^It's everywhere. I still have a half mile or less visibility. 

This weather blows.  I think this weekend I get out the sticks and do a snow dance to change the juju.  I know its early, but I am antsy and it's ugly.

6 hours ago, powderfreak said:

If Sugarbush had a top-to-bottom lift at North and South, they probably win. I’ve always thought it would change the whole experience.  It might always be on wind hold though… but man the vertical available on one single lift ride would be sweet.

I prefer the hub and spoke lift system as a regular but can see how it would be frustrating to those new to the mountain.  Usually, I would only use one of the base quads twice a day, in the morning and after lunch.  The rest of the day, laps off the upper mountain lifts.  Avoid the crowds and the beginner skiers (no offense).  

1 hour ago, MRVexpat said:

I am not sure the reason why but I have heard from friends that are still local that the snowmaking pond was drained completely in the fall...can't imagine that helps the situation. Just about the only positive in this rain is that it will help in that regard! 

I also heard there was an issue with the snowmaking pond but I don't think that has anything to do with the situation which was their decision to make snow on gatehouse first.  Apparently they installed a new inflatable weir on the pond over the summer.

1 hour ago, PowderBeard said:

I think it gets overlooked stuck between Killington and Stowe/Smuggs. It is massive (Mt. Ellen is like 2600' of vert), their trail pods are ~1,500' or more, and it gets tons of snow. The trails have "character" and they open trails when most other places would not so that makes it fun. Stein's is one of the best spring-bump runs in New England imo.

I had a season pass there for a couple seasons and it was well worth it even though it was a 3.5 hour drive each way. Even on weekends, I never waited more than about 10 minutes and that always from the base. Awesome to make the hike to Castlerock when they don't run the lift and there is fresh snow. When I was in the midst of internship placements I was pretty excited with Dartmouth, probably because it was only about an hour from MRV lol

Sugarbush does get good snow but not as much as further north on the spine.

It's also beyond the reach for the NYC metro crowd.  As someone who did it weekly for a decade, we were one of the few families from NY making the trek.  We would see pretty much all the cars exiting for stratton and killington on the way up.  But we came from the northern burbs making it a 4.5 hour drive whereas from anywhere else, nj manhattan its over 5 hours on a good day.  and forget about from long island or brooklyn.

14 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Something seems up at Sugarbush.  It doesn’t make sense to be honest given where they are historically compared to regional competitors. One run each, off the two open lifts that might be 1,000 verts?  And I’ve seen posts saying the two routes that are open are thin.  The weather hasn’t been ideal but it seems a very slow expansion.  Not riding Bravo yet seems off. 

Yesterday in the rain, the Gate House Quad route.

 

Everyone is trying their hardest, and I hope whatever they are up against gets better.  Stuff happens behind the scenes that can amplify a poor weather streak.

I think they chose to make snow first to get beginner terrain open off the gatehouse instead of what they usually do which is the more advanced terrain off heavens gate.  They hit gatehouse first and then the valley house side.  So now they're struggling to make snow up top when in previous years, they would be struggling to get the beginner terrain open before the holiday.  Temps this week don't look promising.  Don't know that I agree with the choice but its more likely you have good temps to make snow at elevation than down below.

All that being said, sugarbush always looks bad in comparing early season trail counts/acreage because they have about half of the snowmaking capacity over at mt ellen which won't open for another few weeks.  The systems are separate. So they're making snow on trails which won't show up on the stats until mt ellen opens for business.

A pedestrian .33” today.  2.44” on the month.

Happy thanksgiving!

once the turkey is done, we need to get some snow.

1 hour ago, IrishRob17 said:

Agree. Have you ever driven out I-80/90 out here though?  When you get to the Ohio/Indiana border you swear you've gone back in time.  The toll booth in Indiana is 5 mph for ezpass and the road itself is riddled with weeds and different types of pavement. It does get better as you travel further into Indiana though but that first stretch is something else for an interstate. 

nope, never had the pleasure.  I drove out to denver in july but went from pittsburgh to louisville.  But I've been on 84 through scranton a bunch of times and the approach to scranton has always bugged me out.

3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said:

Drove out here to South Bend today, 84 just east of Scranton was a skating rink this morning around the 7am hour.  There were snow showers that were melting and refreezing on the road. As a result there were numerous cars and trucks off the road as it had not been treated. My ass was around a 9 on the Pucker scale. 

That road sucks in good weather.  

5 hours ago, CT Rain said:

Yeah that drive would suck. Somehow I was able to find cheaper airfare on Delta to MTJ than DEN! Only an easy 1h15m from Montrose. 

I just looked and it’s over 5 hours and that’s assuming good weather.