Snowciopath Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 That's some ripe snow! Once it gets to 50% water, its pretty much ready to all melt at once. I think the definition of a ripe snowpack in hydro terms is 40-50% water. Last spring on the mountain, my hydro survey in April yielded 60" of snow depth and 26-27" of liquid (pretty much an entire winter's worth of precipitation). That was right before the snow really started releasing. Wow, I can't imagine 60" of such dense snow! That's awesome lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Pretty good coverage around here still, probably near 80% or so. Wooded areas in the hills sporting close to a half foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfishsnowman Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 still generally one to four here....enough to log another day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Under 20% remaining. The end it near. Photos taken about 4:00pm today from about the same locations as last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowciopath Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Still good snow cover here, although outside of my yard it doesn't look so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codfishsnowman Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 streak ended yesterday at 40 days consecutive. too many holes now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Cover is about 80% here above 700', in some spots it's close to 100%. All local lakes and ponds are frozen solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quizplz Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 18 to 30 inches in interior York County Maine. Been solid snow cover for three months staright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 the woods in sheltered locations in Franklin have a few inches but just about gone otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 the woods in sheltered locations in Franklin have a few inches but just about gone otherwise. Yeah, not much left than a few inches in the most shaded of places at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 This is pretty close to accurate from driving around. Starting to see more difference between elevations now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Better Well that only gives where the actual cover is and not depth....but that shot is cool as you can see all the frozen lakes/ponds even where the snowpakc is no longer present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 This is pretty close to accurate from driving around. Starting to see more difference between elevations now when you are up here take the Barker Mt road and take the village road. Probably between 40-50 OTG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 How do you even take a core of 60" of snow lol Haha, I did one today. It's the biweekly NWS snow survey I do on Mansfield. The COOP stake is at 79" but it's up at 3,800ft, while my plot is down at 3,000ft where I had 62-66" depths. I use the standard issue 60-inch Adirondack snow sampler tube. I use my fist to pack the snow into the tube (which is why you don't see any in the tube, it's packed down out of view)....but the snow depth is now over the tube's height so it's a bit more tricky. Then I weigh it to get the water weight...there's 17" of liquid in the pack up there, which sounds right at about 25-30% water. Lots of snow up here. The bottom couple feet are like solid ice from the January rains. Walking around is sketchy, as I was up to my stomach in snow but every once in a while you'd punch down and feel nothing under you. Down at 1,500ft we have 34-36" on the level, with 9.5" of liquid...again in that 25-30% range. We'll see if we can build any more pack prior to April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 when you are up here take the Barker Mt road and take the village road. Probably between 40-50 OTG Yeah, not surprised...thats awesome. There should be more when I get there too...I think you are good for at least 4-6 tomorrow night...perhaps a slight chance at 7-8"...then some more on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 This was the core last April that was water-logged at 64" deep and 24-26" liquid. I can't find the pic right now but I've got one where the scale maxed out and went all the way around the dial to the1" line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Pf prehaps the coolest job ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 18" OTG, but that sun is doing damage where its radiation can be absorbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Mostly bare. Just crusty snow banks and the occasional area of patchy coverage in shaded yards now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 This is pretty close to accurate from driving around. Starting to see more difference between elevations now Better This seems less accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 This seems less accurate. What's bunk about that is places like the Staffordville coop not only not reporting measurable snow but not even reporting a trace of snow. I know that there's snow around his station but it's probably not in his yard so he reports it as zero even though he can see snow. I can tell you that on the ground there are a lot of open areas now but it's anywhere from bare muddy ground to 6-8" of snow depending on how much sun it gets. For the record, I recorded an inch on the ground as of this morning with about 55% of my open yard covered in snow. The part with snow has as much as 4-6". Once it's below 50%, it will turn into a trace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Well I think today I'm going to have to concede on solid pack. The sun has gotten so high now that my front yard gets a fair amount in the afternoon as it faces west. Even some holes in the backyard too.. Though still pretty solid to as much 4-5 inches in places. North side of the street still has 100% snow. So we went from Feb 3- Morch 19th. That's impressive considering there was little to no snow fall other than powder inch or 2. So much ice was in the pack that it is/was tenacious. Maxed out at 26-27 inches on Feb 17. All good things must come to an end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 45? Maybe 50? Barker Mt RD Newry, Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Back up to 25" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Back up to 25" Jeebus! I'm in Asia for another 1.5 weeks. Becoming and epic march just for snow pack. It was such a glacier when I left. If next week's storm hits hard there could be a 3 ft late March snow pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapturedNature Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Well I think today I'm going to have to concede on solid pack. The sun has gotten so high now that my front yard gets a fair amount in the afternoon as it faces west. Even some holes in the backyard too.. Though still pretty solid to as much 4-5 inches in places. North side of the street still has 100% snow. So we went from Feb 3- Morch 19th. That's impressive considering there was little to no snow fall other than powder inch or 2. So much ice was in the pack that it is/was tenacious. Maxed out at 26-27 inches on Feb 17. All good things must come to an end Are you sure about that orientation? Wouldn't it be the opposite and the north side of the road would have less snow than the south side? I drive down many east-west roads and on all of them the yards on the north side have less snow than the south side. Rte 190 across northern CT is a good example and the woods on the south side have more snow than the north side, but that's my observation. Perhaps your neighborhood is oriented differently? About half my yard is covered with snow and the other half is bare. The woods have about 80% coverage around here. Congrats to the folks up north! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Are you sure about that orientation? Wouldn't it be the opposite and the north side of the road would have less snow than the south side? I drive down many east-west roads and on all of them the yards on the north side have less snow than the south side. Rte 190 across northern CT is a good example and the woods on the south side have more snow than the north side, but that's my observation. Perhaps your neighborhood is oriented differently? About half my yard is covered with snow and the other half is bare. The woods have about 80% coverage around here. Congrats to the folks up north! Well I meant the north/northeast facing side of the road. It gets very little sunlight and some of those yards still have 4-6 of total snowcover..while the ones that face south and sw have plenty of grass showing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 45? Maybe 50? Barker Mt RD Newry, Mewish I had 2 yardsticks now, have to see what Andover reports but yikes over 50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 wish I had 2 yardsticks now, have to see what Andover reports but yikes over 50? 46" at my place this morning, thanks to 13" overnight. Some IP this morning and the forecast upper 30s in the afternoon should settle it 3" or so by evening. Another such surprise and I could challenge my top snowpack since moveing here, 49" after the huge dump of Feb. 22-23, 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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