powderfreak Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Flakes still falling. Like the energizer bunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Flakes still falling. Like the energizer bunny. Same here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Like that last pic PF, nice eye. We might go blind when the sun comes back out. Another 2" over night on top of the 2" yesteday puts us over the 12" mark, nice fluff factor now to the new snow, snowing pretty steady now, itchy to ski, deep beaths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Nice scene this morning. Brighter skies are welcome. Doesn't look like Raymond Pond held the ice. It was nearly froze up a few days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Trees nicely frosted with 1.0" overnight, about the best my location ever gets from wraparound. Snowpack is 9" of cement. If we got some real cold (maybe after Christmas?) it would probably hold an elephant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 .5 overnight after an inch during the day yesterday has brought the event total to 7.3 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Trees nicely frosted with 1.0" overnight, about the best my location ever gets from wraparound. Snowpack is 9" of cement. If we got some real cold (maybe after Christmas?) it would probably hold an elephant. Haven't been reading the Dec thread, but no significant cold for the next 2 weeks? Woods are going to be soggy for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Happy to say, I took the cake. 23" FTW Burlington, VT Weather Forecast Office WFO BTV Latest Headlines Weather.gov > Burlington, VT > WFO BTV Latest Headlines Current Hazards Current Conditions Radar Forecasts Rivers and Lakes Climate and Past Weather Local Programs NOUS41 KBTV 112205PNSBTVNYZ026>031-034-035-087-VTZ001>012-016>019-121005-PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTSPOTTER REPORTSNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT505 PM EST THU DEC 11 2014THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE STORM THATAFFECTED OUR REGION OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TOHIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE AND COCORAHS OBSERVERS...SKYWARNSPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLEON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENTNEW YORK...CLINTON COUNTY... ALTONA 22.0 815 AM 12/11 PUBLIC 4 ESE PERU 20.7 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS PERU 18.5 830 AM 12/11 PUBLIC 5 E DANNEMORA 18.0 800 AM 12/11 PUBLIC PLATTSBURGH 15.0 1057 PM 12/10 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 S PLATTSBURGH 1 S 12.1 606 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER KEESEVILLE 12.0 449 PM 12/10 PUBLIC ...ESSEX COUNTY... AU SABLE FORKS 19.0 1051 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 2 N LAKE PLACID 13.1 745 AM 12/11 COCORAHS LAKE PLACID 13.0 645 AM 12/10 PUBLIC WESTPORT 13.0 841 PM 12/10 PUBLIC UPPER JAY 13.0 453 PM 12/10 PUBLIC TICONDEROGA 11.0 1035 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 5 NNE OLMSTEDVILLE 8.4 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS PORT HENRY 7.0 800 AM 12/11 BROADCAST MEDIA ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... 1 SW MALONE 15.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 6 N SARANAC LAKE 15.0 647 AM 12/11 COCORAHS HOGANSBURG 10.0 746 PM 12/10 PUBLIC ...ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY... 4 SW HAMMOND 10.8 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 NW GOUVERNEUR 10.0 600 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 SW OGDENSBURG 9.8 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS OGDENSBURG 9.0 1047 PM 12/10 TRAINED SPOTTER PARISHVILLE 9.0 454 PM 12/10 PUBLIC MASSENA 8.0 730 AM 12/11 PUBLIC 1 NNW POTSDAM 5.5 253 PM 12/10 TRAINED SPOTTER VERMONT...ADDISON COUNTY... ORWELL 19.5 1022 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 1 WNW ORWELL 19.4 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS BRISTOL 19.0 1025 PM 12/10 PUBLIC CORNWALL 16.5 758 AM 12/11 PUBLIC VERGENNES 16.0 1000 PM 12/10 PUBLIC EAST MIDDLEBURY 16.0 1025 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 2 NW BRIDPORT 13.8 831 PM 12/10 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 NE VERGENNES 13.7 804 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER NORTH FERRISBURGH 13.0 1010 PM 12/10 PUBLIC MIDDLEBURY 12.1 800 AM 12/11 PUBLIC ...CALEDONIA COUNTY... HARDWICK 13.5 1148 AM 12/10 PUBLIC 4 N WALDEN 11.0 700 AM 12/10 CO-OP OBSERVER 3 NNW SHEFFIELD 9.2 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS EAST HARDWICK 8.5 454 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 2 S WHEELOCK 4.7 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 SW SUTTON 4.1 830 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ST. JOHNSBURY 3.5 617 PM 12/10 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 NE SUTTON 3.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...CHITTENDEN COUNTY... 4 NNE UNDERHILL 17.9 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 5 NNE UNDERHILL 15.4 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS UNDERHILL 12.0 832 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 2 NNW WILLISTON 12.0 938 PM 12/10 NWS EMPLOYEE 1 NE SOUTH BURLINGTO 11.9 832 PM 12/10 NWS OFFICE 1 SSW UNDERHILL 11.5 1033 PM 12/10 PUBLIC WINOOSKI 10.5 930 AM 12/11 PUBLIC 1 W MILTON 10.2 746 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 SE SOUTH BURLINGTO 10.1 700 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE JERICHO 10.0 1110 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 1 E NASHVILLE 9.4 716 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE 2 NW WESTFORD 9.2 1013 PM 12/10 NWS EMPLOYEE 1 S ESSEX CENTER 9.2 615 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE RICHMOND 9.0 453 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 1 NNW JERICHO 8.7 730 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ESSEX JUNCTION 8.0 744 PM 12/10 NWS EMPLOYEE 1 N MALLETTS BAY 7.5 614 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE ...ESSEX COUNTY... 1 ENE AVERILL 6.3 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 NNW LUNENBURG 1.7 530 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 N ISLAND POND 1.4 1020 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... ST. ALBANS 8.8 832 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 2 NNE ST. ALBANS 6.5 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS SWANTON 6.0 831 PM 12/10 TRAINED SPOTTER FAIRFAX 4.0 450 PM 12/10 PUBLIC RICHFORD 3.0 745 PM 12/10 TRAINED SPOTTER ...LAMOILLE COUNTY... MOUNT MANSFIELD 17.5 400 PM 12/10 CO-OP OBSERVER EDEN 17.0 859 AM 12/11 PUBLIC JEFFERSONVILLE 13.0 915 PM 12/10 PUBLIC CAMBRIDGE 11.0 454 PM 12/11 AT 1000 FT ELEVATION MORRISVILLE 10.8 743 PM 12/10 PUBLIC STOWE 9.5 1046 PM 12/10 PUBLIC SW STOWE 9.4 730 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 NE HYDE PARK 6.5 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...ORANGE COUNTY... 3 SW BRAINTREE 17.5 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS WILLIAMSTOWN 14.5 930 AM 12/10 PUBLIC RANDOLPH CENTER 9.0 1056 PM 12/10 TRAINED SPOTTER BROOKFIELD 6.0 453 PM 12/10 PUBLIC CORINTH 5.0 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER UNION VILLAGE DAM 4.6 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER FAIRLEE 3.0 451 PM 12/10 PUBLIC ...ORLEANS COUNTY... 2 NW DERBY CENTER 17.0 1003 AM 12/10 COCORAHS 4 NNE GREENSBORO 15.3 615 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 NNE GREENSBORO 13.3 700 AM 12/10 COCORAHS 3 ENE BARTON 12.3 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 NNW GREENSBORO 11.2 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 WNW WESTFIELD 10.7 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS LOWELL 10.0 452 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 7 SE MORGAN 9.4 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS HOLLAND 7.0 1030 AM 12/11 PUBLIC WESTFIELD 7.0 1149 AM 12/10 PUBLIC NEWPORT 6.8 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...RUTLAND COUNTY... KILLINGTON 19.0 746 PM 12/10 PUBLIC DANBY 14.0 830 AM 12/11 PUBLIC 1 NNW WEST CASTLETON 14.0 615 PM 12/10 PUBLIC 2 W PAWLET 13.0 1220 AM 12/11 PUBLIC W PAWLET 13.0 700 AM 12/11 PUBLIC SUDBURY 12.0 800 AM 12/11 BROADCAST MEDIA 1 N RUTLAND 11.2 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER PITTSFORD 11.0 745 AM 12/11 TRAINED SPOTTER 1 N WEST RUTLAND 9.0 815 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... 3 SSE WARREN 23.0 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 SE WAITSFIELD 18.3 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS MORETOWN 17.5 800 AM 12/11 BROADCAST MEDIA WAITSFIELD 16.0 746 PM 12/10 PUBLIC EAST WARREN 15.0 715 AM 12/10 PUBLIC 4 SSE WARREN 14.0 1215 PM 12/10 COCORAHS 1 N NORTHFIELD 12.0 745 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 5 NNE WATERBURY 11.9 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS BARRE 11.5 830 AM 12/11 PUBLIC 4 WNW BERLIN 9.9 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 W WORCESTER 9.1 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER PLAINFIELD 7.5 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 3 NW WATERBURY 7.4 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 4 ENE CABOT 6.8 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 SW EAST CALAIS 6.1 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...WINDSOR COUNTY... NORTH POMFRET 17.3 742 PM 12/10 COCORAHS 3 S LUDLOW 14.1 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 N POMFRET 12.1 730 AM 12/10 COCORAHS 1 S ROCHESTER 10.5 712 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 WSW LUDLOW 10.0 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS HARTLAND 9.5 600 AM 12/11 PUBLIC ROCHESTER 9.5 615 PM 12/10 PUBLIC WOODSTOCK 9.0 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER N HARTLAND RES 7.5 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 4 N BETHEL 6.6 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL********************LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENTNEW YORK...CLINTON COUNTY... 4 ESE PERU 2.01 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 S PLATTSBURGH 1 S 1.27 606 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...ESSEX COUNTY... 5 NNE OLMSTEDVILLE 1.63 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 N LAKE PLACID 1.56 745 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 W NEWCOMB 0.63 830 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... 1 SW MALONE 1.28 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 6 N SARANAC LAKE 1.22 647 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY... 3 NW GOUVERNEUR 0.83 600 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 SW OGDENSBURG 0.50 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS VERMONT...ADDISON COUNTY... 1 WNW ORWELL 2.29 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 NE VERGENNES 1.86 804 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...CALEDONIA COUNTY... 3 NNW SHEFFIELD 1.94 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 S WHEELOCK 1.65 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 NE SUTTON 1.57 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 4 N WALDEN 1.20 700 AM 12/10 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 SW SUTTON 1.14 830 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...CHITTENDEN COUNTY... 4 NNE UNDERHILL 3.79 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 5 NNE UNDERHILL 2.32 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 NNW JERICHO 2.27 730 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 E NASHVILLE 1.79 645 AM 12/11 NWS EMPLOYEE ...ESSEX COUNTY... 1 N ISLAND POND 1.19 1020 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 2 NNW LUNENBURG 0.72 530 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...FRANKLIN COUNTY... 2 NNE ST. ALBANS 2.29 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...LAMOILLE COUNTY... 3 NE HYDE PARK 3.92 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS SW STOWE 2.50 730 AM 12/11 COCORAHS MOUNT MANSFIELD 2.20 400 PM 12/10 CO-OP OBSERVER ...ORANGE COUNTY... 3 SW BRAINTREE 2.12 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS CORINTH 1.77 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER UNION VILLAGE DAM 1.59 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...ORLEANS COUNTY... 2 NW DERBY CENTER 3.15 1215 PM 12/10 COCORAHS 3 ENE BARTON 3.14 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 4 NNE GREENSBORO 2.53 615 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 1 WNW WESTFIELD 2.29 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 NNW GREENSBORO 1.94 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS NEWPORT 1.82 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 7 SE MORGAN 1.80 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 NNE GREENSBORO 1.20 700 AM 12/10 COCORAHS ...RUTLAND COUNTY... 1 N RUTLAND 1.78 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 N WEST RUTLAND 1.77 815 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... 3 NW WATERBURY 5.65 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 SSE WARREN 3.46 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 5 NNE WATERBURY 3.38 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 4 ENE CABOT 2.95 900 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 4 WNW BERLIN 2.54 1215 PM 12/10 COCORAHS 2 SE WAITSFIELD 2.47 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 2 SW EAST CALAIS 2.40 1215 PM 12/10 COCORAHS 1 N NORTHFIELD 2.28 745 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 4 SSE WARREN 2.28 1215 PM 12/10 COCORAHS 2 W WORCESTER 1.91 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER PLAINFIELD 1.87 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER ...WINDSOR COUNTY... 1 S ROCHESTER 2.66 712 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 1 WSW LUDLOW 2.34 800 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 3 S LUDLOW 2.27 700 AM 12/11 COCORAHS 4 N BETHEL 1.91 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER WOODSTOCK 1.89 800 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER N HARTLAND RES 1.73 700 AM 12/11 CO-OP OBSERVER 3 N POMFRET 1.52 730 AM 12/10 COCORAHS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Event totals: 13.8” Snow/2.65" L.E. We had some additional accumulations overnight with this evening and I've added the intermediate collection data below. The snow is definitely feeling a lot like upslope-quality stuff now; it's hovering around the 5% H2O mark in terms of density. Details from the 12:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 1.6 inches New Liquid: 0.06 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 26.7 Snow Density: 3.8% H2O Temperature: 29.1 F Sky: Light Snow (2-8 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 14.0" 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: 27.9 F Sky: Flurries Snow at the stake: 14.0" We've had another few tenths of snow today with continued light snow activity. I've also gone ahead and updated the storm totals for the Vermont ski areas as of this morning, and the north to south listing is below: Jay Peak: 30” Smuggler’s Notch: 21” Stowe: 21” Bolton Valley: 24” Mad River Glen: 31” Sugarbush: 21” Pico: 24” Killington: 29” Okemo: 14” Bromley: 17” Stratton: 17” Mount Snow: 16” That Mad River Glen number was a bit curious relative to surrounding resorts yesterday as people mentioned, but I've still gone with it because that's what they're saying. They reported another inch of snow today so if yesterday was correct than their storm total should be 32", but they haven't bumped their 31" so I'll stick with that for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Classic blocked flow yesterday and last night... RT 100 corridor on the east side with only 0.5-1.1" of snowfall, while the west slope communities had 3+. As usual, J.Spin on the Spine/county line was just far enough west to get the better snows...literally the perfect spot for getting in on both east and west side events. J.Spin, it still boggles my mind how you just happened to land yourself there, with real no understanding of the implications at the time. Had you purchased a house like 3 miles in either direction it would've had decent changes to your overall climate averages. You could also see the blocked flow in the ski area snowfall reports... with Smuggs seeing 5" on the west, while we saw 2" at Stowe. Bolton Valley with 3-4", and then again Sugarbush with 2" on the east side of the Spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j24vt Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Added another 2.1". Skiing was quite good today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Pasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 LOL did Jay slant stick for the 30" ? Anyway Powder post that amazing shot you shared on FB with the clouds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looks awesome. Hope to see that soon. Love wet snow. Question, you guys said it was great skiing, but isn't that bad on the knees to turn? Well groomed I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looks awesome. Hope to see that soon. Love wet snow. Question, you guys said it was great skiing, but isn't that bad on the knees to turn? Well groomed I guess? For me I stayed mainly on groomed trails but dabbled in the powder only a little (I don't have the skis for that). I am not sure if it is any worse than skiing in general for the knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 For me I stayed mainly on groomed trails but dabbled in the powder only a little (I don't have the skis for that). I am not sure if it is any worse than skiing in general for the knees. I just picture wet snow being awful to turn, especially if not groomed or packed down. Although, I assume they groomed the crap out of that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Snowing pretty hard right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Pretty cool meso-scale stuff today. We were on the lesser receiving end, but were treated to some cool views. With the really blocked flow last night and today, we were much drier than the west slope, but that's how it goes sometimes. More unblocked favors the east side, while blocked is west side, very blocked into the Burlington area. Its like taking meso-scale and making it micro-scale. We saw a bunch of good wave clouds with the low inversion levels and low level moisture interacting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Looks awesome. Hope to see that soon. Love wet snow. Question, you guys said it was great skiing, but isn't that bad on the knees to turn? Well groomed I guess? The end portion of the snowfall definitely dried out. The skiing on Wednesday was borderline horrific for ACL-ripping snow. It was sort of fun just because it was a lot of snow, but once you got down low the snow was just soaking wet and asking for problems. Then on Thursday, the second part had dried out and has been topped with a couple more inches of fluff. Was good skiing. The wet stuff solidified somewhat. Its still not blower powder skiing, and can be a bit chunky underfoot with lots of wet snow now frozen. There's a lot of moisture in this snow...like 3" of LE. Its really just about perfect for this time of year. It'll set up the season base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 The end portion of the snowfall definitely dried out. The skiing on Wednesday was borderline horrific for ACL-ripping snow. It was sort of fun just because it was a lot of snow, but once you got down low the snow was just soaking wet and asking for problems. Then on Thursday, the second part had dried out and has been topped with a couple more inches of fluff. Was good skiing. The wet stuff solidified somewhat. Its still not blower powder skiing, and can be a bit chunky underfoot with lots of wet snow now frozen. There's a lot of moisture in this snow...like 3" of LE. Its really just about perfect for this time of year. It'll set up the season base. Yeah that's good news once we head later in March. Unfortunately my next statement probably means I rain, but you guys are money through at least 12/25. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Some more post-snowstorm photos... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 See, it really is all about the base. Makes me crave snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ono Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 For me I stayed mainly on groomed trails but dabbled in the powder only a little (I don't have the skis for that). I am not sure if it is any worse than skiing in general for the knees. Skiing untracked powder vis a vis groomed snow- powder is far more forgiving on the joints with the right form IMHO. and you don't need powder skis (which only came on the scene recently, really). it's just that good, open untracked powder lines are hard to come by on the East coast- at resorts, anyway, on any given day. I'd say give powder skiing a shot- it's a game changer for a lot of people. I just picture wet snow being awful to turn, especially if not groomed or packed down. Although, I assume they groomed the crap out of that stuff. It is without question a challenge that is, often, sketchy. That is, until it sets up nicely like it did today, and then you have a nice firm underlying snow with great rebound and support with 4-6"of nice light stuff on top. Just phenomenal snow conditions in VT right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 OT for the NNE thread but since PF loves undercast pics, I figured I would post this on from the Grand Canyon yesterday. Really cool and I hope to get there one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Burlington, VT Weather Forecast Office WFO BTV Latest Headlines I've been meaning to comment on that list of reports – I'm not sure how they import/process the data, but there is some serious error with regard to what I reported to CoCoRaHS from our site (3 NW Waterbury). That list has the following: ********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... 3 NW WATERBURY 7.4 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS ********************STORM TOTAL RAINFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS RAINFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... 3 NW WATERBURY 5.65 600 AM 12/11 COCORAHS That's 7.4" of snow and 5.65" of liquid, and I'm not sure how either of those got in there; the snow is low, and the liquid is incredibly high. The numbers currently in the CoCoRaHS database are just what I entered as follows: 12/9: 0.6" snow/0.03" liquid 12/10: 3.0 snow/1.58" liquid 12/11: 6.8 snow/0.88" liquid 12/12: 3.4" snow/0.16" liquid I guess if one combined the 12/9 snow with the 12/11 snow and skipped the 12/10 snow they could get 7.4". And it's also interesting to note that if you sum all those liquid totals you get 2.65", and if the missing 3.0" of snow was added to that instead of being added to the snow, then you would have exactly 5.65" of liquid. I'm not sure if that's what happened, but in case any of the BTV NWS guys are following the thread I figured I'd bring it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Just got up here. Incredible how caked up everything is. Gotta go shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice squall going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Nice squall going on Probably the same band that went thru here a few hours ago and dumped nearly 5" of fluffy (21:1) surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Picked up 2.0" overnight, Looks like another band dropping south that may get here as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Probably the same band that went thru here a few hours ago and dumped nearly 5" of fluffy (21:1) surprise. Yeah, It is the same one that came thru you to me to John now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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