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I'd like to see the science behind a mask requirement on the hill.

Reports of damage and power outages in Granby/Btown on NWS Chat Cue Troy Brown... "Bingo!"

Front edge kind of bowing out a little coming through this area. Got some heavy rain, briefly. Beard's hill might have had a decent gust.

For me had to be 12/1 @ the Beast after part 1 of the early Dec storm. 14"+ dense and just about everything in play. Bonus points for opening day, and for having huge snowmaking whales adding to the terrain. Silver goes to 2/13 @ Magic which started off with like 3" new on some crust but skied in great and before lunch we were ripping Magician, Goniff, and the Black Line at high speeds. Bronze to 2/7 @ Sugarbush.... 8" new and mid mountain skiing much better than upper mountain. Got acquainted with mogul trails off the Valley house chair and had a blast.

Pico has what looks like a powerline cut lookers right from the summit down the fall line. I've always thought it looked appealing although seemed like a no no to try it. Maybe if it were uphill only... Anyone know what I am talking about?

Shaking? Me too

There's actually quite a bit of instability in the early afternoon above some capping. And shear profiles are already impressive, albeit not as impressive as later on with helicity going bonkers. At any rate several modes of severe in play... Conditional risk early, and later on who knows, probably with S CT favored.

Maybe we can pull an ENH?

I've never had any issues with my Mass plates fwiw. Granted I didn't go up there after the lockdowns and the bulk of my interactions are grinning in powder or in anticipation of powder.

We hedged and got a pass to the Beast. First time actually, usually just pay $40/pop for the 4 hour ticket. If we can go north, then great.

Win Smith (sugarbush) sent an email yesterday that they definitely intend to stick to the snowmaking plan starting Nov 1. He also mentioned that needing reservations was a possibility, and that they wouldn't be loading chairs to capacity.

Yeah I did the same. Lange XT 130s and AT bindings without tech fittings are what I've been using. But since there's at least a chance this could be our primary mode of skiing this year I invested in Scarpa Maestrales and Salomon Shifts. The Maestrales are pretty darn stiff so they should perform well going down. Also quite light. Can't wait to test em out.

FWIW I just bought my wife a splitboard in the the last few weeks and the inventory for women's splitboard bindings (especially) is pretty low right now. I think a lot of folks are thinking what J Spin is thinking.

63MPH gust at DFW. First notable mesoscale system in seemingly weeks for the metroplex

Quabbin allowing for boats as of tomorrow, but NOT renting boats. Which sucks for those of us without a boat.

Belchertown up toward the Pelham line

That's a helluva fish

Best lawns ever

What a beastly little storm.

thunderstorm complex held together better than expected this morning and dropped a fair amount of precip across the metroplex, particularly east of Dallas (Garland/Mesquite) where they're pushing 2-3". Parts of Ft Worth did ok too, and along the I35E corridor.

huge 4.25" hail in Comanche county, reflectivity levels nearly off the charts, and a TBSS. Big time instability today.

storm complex held together and strengthened as it pushed through the east side of Dallas producing fairly strong/marginally severe gusts and lots of small hail.

Mesoscale Discussion 0516 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 1121 AM CDT Fri May 25 2018 Areas affected...North Texas Concerning...Severe potential...Watch unlikely Valid 251621Z - 251845Z Probability of Watch Issuance...5 percent SUMMARY...A few strong wind gusts are possible as storms move south across the area today, but severe weather is not expected. DISCUSSION...A complex of storms with southward-surging outflow is currently crossing the Red River into TX. These storms are not severe as of 16Z, but have produced 30-40 mph wind gusts. Some increase in intensity is possible this afternoon. The 12Z FWD sounding shows around 3000 J/kg MUCAPE when modified for current surface conditions. Although shear profiles are weak, storms are expected to forward-propagate and maintain and/or increase slightly. An isolated severe wind gust cannot be ruled out, but severe coverage is not expected to warrant a watch at this time. In addition to wind, marginal hail is possible as well given cool temperatures aloft and substantial instability. ..Jewell/Hart.. 05/25/2018

DFW sounding showed some pretty good lapse rates this morning and 3km nam really ramps up the surface instability later on. Windfields are a bit of a mess, though strong aloft. The storm complex in OK is through Ardmore at present and hasn't weakened too much just yet... If it can keep pushing past the Red River I think there's a decent shot SPC ups the metroplex to slight risk later on. Forcing is pretty weak without that OFB...

big time squall at BDL ongoing