The differences between the 12z Euro at 150hrs and the 18z at 144 are pretty unbelievable. No wonder we can't get anything close to right beyond 24 hrs, if that. 12z on top
2 runs in a row of 4"+ snowfall on any model this year has been hard to come by. I'll call this a victory and hope it's a sign of better things to come.
All we need from here is for the trough to close ala 1/25/00
https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs®ion=us&pkg=mslp_pcpn_frzn&runtime=2026010912&fh=156