powderfreak Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 2" ? In the drifts. lol right. I just checked 3,000ft and had 1.5" on the board at 9am. Groomers said 2" but they were also at the top of Sensation when they called in (maybe some of the 3" at Smuggs came over there?), but that was high for Mansfield. I would've rather they said 1" though, haha. Still snowing so we'll just let it ride and this fluff should get closer to 2" on the board in a couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The ones that squawked the loudest are getting the eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The ones that squawked the loudest are getting the eggs Microscopic fish eggs maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 We are so amped over 1-2" of snow, haha. Some seasons it seems every passing cloud farts 1-2" Glad some white stuff is falling there, though the amounts/excitement seem more appropriate for a late October thread. Down to patches 'n' piles outside the AUG office. Had a skim of ice at the house this morning, probably freezing dz as it was more than I'd expect from freezing fog. Took advantage of getting home early in yesterday's late-March wx to clear the 14" snowpack from one end of the pile of 6' logs and add a midwinter week's worth of firewood to the porch stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Microscopic fish eggs maybe. Well you are seeing flakes, Last nights model runs were not all that inspiring up here, The last thing we need is cold and dry going forward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well you are seeing flakes, Last nights model runs were not all that inspiring up here, The last thing we need is cold and dry going forward It's now come down to seeing flakes as a "win"...haha. What happened to snowy NNE! One thing for sure is that it's going to get very cold going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 It's now come down to seeing flakes as a "win"...haha. What happened to snowy NNE! One thing for sure is that it's going to get very cold going forward. Its true though after all the rainers of late, Even snow showers or lt snows is nice to see, The cold that looks certain, Getting systems up here to perform in it, That's another story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well, I for one am going to try and be positive or at least not have complete meltdown in the new NNE winter thread. Only had a little over a quarter inch this morning but it whitened up the ground and was nice to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 What is this white material falling from the sky this morning? I'm so confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Funny NNE thread gets busy inverse to snowy weather Powderfreak you do realize the treat of seeing flakes in the air is something your spoiled w right and that you see flakes in the air double the amount of days interior cp of Maine do Looks like a nice batch of moisture pivoting up into the snow snob areas of vt, where an additional 2-3 could fall high up. See if u can stomach the flakes , and the sight of their insultingly low accumulations, for the sake of others who average a third and would love those flakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Snowing nicely here again. Steady as she goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eduggs Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Picked up about an inch this morning in ALB. It made my heart sing! It looks like a bit more fell in the higher elevations and north of town. I hope it translated up into the north country. I was interesting to see the NWS go from chance of light rain/snow to snow continuing into the afternoon with 2-4. I guess that's what can happen with a weak, stalled boundary. Let's double down on Sat morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Funny NNE thread gets busy inverse to snowy weather Powderfreak you do realize the treat of seeing flakes in the air is something your spoiled w right and that you see flakes in the air double the amount of days interior cp of Maine do Looks like a nice batch of moisture pivoting up into the snow snob areas of vt, where an additional 2-3 could fall high up. See if u can stomach the flakes , and the sight of their insultingly low accumulations, for the sake of others who average a third and would love those flakes He has a far better chance at daily snows on the right flow then i ever will, I am in the perfect down slope dandy spot and see 0" annually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Well you are seeing flakes, Last nights model runs were not all that inspiring up here, The last thing we need is cold and dry going forward You wait and see. Bone chilling cold middle of next week, lasting a few days, but not snow, followed by the return of the cutters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Event totals: 0.3” Snow/0.03” L.E. The snow that started up yesterday evening left 0.3” on the snowboards this morning, comprised of 0.02” liquid. There was also an additional 0.01” of liquid in the gauge derived from the rain before it changed over to snow. Just that little bit of snow made a night and day difference on the driveway and the paths to my equipment out back. Those are all still sheets of ice, but because this event saw rain switching over to snow, the snow bonded to the ice. You can now walk on those surfaces with little if any concern about slipping, although I was watching every step, because mentally it’s going to take a while after dancing around so gingerly on these surfaces for the past few weeks. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.3 inches New Liquid: 0.02 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 15.0 Snow Density: 6.7% H2O Temperature: 30.7 F Sky: Light snow (2-5 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 3.0 inches It was still snowing when I left this morning, but this event was certainly under a blocked flow up to that point based on the reports I’d seen. Increased accumulations began to be visible when I passed through the Jonesville/Richmond area heading west this morning, the trees suddenly had a deeper coating of white than what we had in the Waterbury area just along/east of the spine. Here on the UVM campus this morning there was roughly an inch of new snow on the ground. I was surprised to see an additional 1-3” of snow in our point forecast for today, and it appears to be due to the more robust nature of the vorticity (assuming that’s what the discussion meant by PV): .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/... AS OF 625 AM EST THURSDAY...QUICK MORNING UPDATE TO INTRODUCE HIGHER POPS FOR SNOW FROM THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY EASTWARD THROUGH THE DAY AS MID-LEVEL PV WHICH I MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS DISCUSSION HAS TURNED OUT TO BE A BIT MORE ROBUST THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. LATEST RUC13 NOW SHOWS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE STREAMING NORTHWARD THROUGH MOST OF VERMONT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND THUS...HAVE INCREASED POPS TO LIKELY FOR LIGHT SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AND INCH OR TWO...MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. AS THE BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT SLOWLY SHIFTS EASTWARD...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. TEMPS TODAY CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S EXPECTED. forecast Depending on how snowfall shapes up going forward, yesterday could represent the immediate nadir with respect to seasonal averages, so I’ll make note of it here. As of yesterday snowfall at our location was 24.9” on the low side, representing 66.3% of average. The snowfall deficit has also been getting quite close to a notable deviation at -0.96 S.D. below the mean. As of mid morning, roughly another half inch of snow has fallen since the morning snowboard clearing. It appears as though there are various chances for additional light snows as we head into the middle of next week, although it will be interesting to see whether it’s enough to hold ground against the averages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Funny NNE thread gets busy inverse to snowy weather Powderfreak you do realize the treat of seeing flakes in the air is something your spoiled w right and that you see flakes in the air double the amount of days interior cp of Maine do Looks like a nice batch of moisture pivoting up into the snow snob areas of vt, where an additional 2-3 could fall high up. See if u can stomach the flakes , and the sight of their insultingly low accumulations, for the sake of others who average a third and would love those flakes lol, I would've traded that snow in eastern areas earlier this winter for today's light snow in a heartbeat. I guess it's not good anywhere right now if we are discussing dustings of snow like this, haha. But you hit it on the head Cpick when you said 2-3" more could fall. You've gotten accustomed too of every bit of moisture dropping inches of snow. That's not happening this winter for whatever reason. We aren't getting anywhere near 2-3" today. Maybe a half inch more at the summit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Bow Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I'll add that the glacier depth is down to 9".Looks like spring in my yard with the usual south and west facing areas bare but a good 4-6 inches of glacier elsewhere. Even yesterday when it was in the low 40's I was able to walk on top of it with no footprints showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ono Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 over 2" of dense snow here @ 1100'. It's probably compacting a bit as it falls, but it's snowing at a good clip now. We need this dense stuff down here- the nordic center lost virtually all of its base after the washout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Is there where we come to feel rejuvenated? I'll try and leave my sorrows behind in the old thread. Let's rock and roll. Meh. Rain/snow Saturday? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Some nice moderate snow falling in the last 1/2 hour or so here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 LOL TB, You missed my last groan post. I couldn't even make it 24hrs without moaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 TB, You missed my last groan post. I couldn't even make it 24hrs without moaning. Keep your eyes on Saturday .. .could be more interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Keep your eyes on Saturday .. .could be more interesting Oh yes, Sneaky snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 But you hit it on the head Cpick when you said 2-3" more could fall. You've gotten accustomed too of every bit of moisture dropping inches of snow. That's not happening this winter for whatever reason. We aren't getting anywhere near 2-3" today. Maybe a half inch more at the summit.Radar looked good for 2 inches on mansfield @3k from 9-1pm. What are temps up high?I think i underestimated how blocked the flow is, some weenie spot prob around 1200'-2k few miles west of spine grabbed a cpl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Radar looked good for 2 inches on mansfield @3k from 9-1pm. What are temps up high? I think i underestimated how blocked the flow is, some weenie spot prob around 1200'-2k few miles west of spine grabbed a cpl We've picked up around another inch to maybe 1.5" more up high today. Uber fluff where you see the ruler through the snow haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Deep deep winter on Mount Washington's western slope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 over 2" of dense snow here @ 1100'. It's probably compacting a bit as it falls, but it's snowing at a good clip now. We need this dense stuff down here- the nordic center lost virtually all of its base after the washout. Ono, put your location under your name on the posts so we know where you are! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ono Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 slowed down for the past hour or so, and the most recent snow has definitely more fluff to it. Clouds over the mts were lifting, but then it just started to close back in with light snow returning. 2.5" down. Radar's showing some moisture working its way in from the west. Maybe we get another shot this afternoon. Every little bit helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ono Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Ono, put your location under your name on the posts so we know where you are! Thanks Oh, right on. I'm at Smuggs Village @ 1100', but just for the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Deep deep winter on Mount Washington's western slope IMG_7636227311971.jpeg Heaven! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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