snowman21 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 37 minutes ago, Go Kart Mozart said: You mowed the lawn on Christmas day? The neighbors must love you. If I were his neighbor I'd appreciate how nice he keeps the yard. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Will 2023 go down as the worst year ever for winter enthusiasts? Factoring in temperature and snowfall. Can't think of any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 16 minutes ago, kdxken said: Will 2023 go down as the worst year ever for winter enthusiasts? Factoring in temperature and snowfall. Can't think of any worse. The worst event was the 5/18 hard freeze. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, dendrite said: The worst event was the 5/18 hard freeze. Saw a living green stink bug today on my trailer. Probably heading up your way for the fruit trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 I saw mosquitoes flying around outside today. WTF. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metagraphica Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 If anyone wants to go fishing, I've got night crawlers like crazy out in the yard right now. December 27th. 47/46 imby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 30 minutes ago, kdxken said: Will 2023 go down as the worst year ever for winter enthusiasts? Factoring in temperature and snowfall. Can't think of any worse. It very well could be. 1990 was really bad though. That’s the only one off the top of my head that might compete. Maybe 1998 too. I’d have to check to see if some garbage year in the early ‘50s might have matched/exceeded it. 1989 was about as bad as it gets for snow but it had the obscene record cold in December and the moderate Tday snow event so that automatically puts it above 2023. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Mid Mayorch look there. It is… it hit me today, knowing another mild rainy day is coming tomorrow, with a little CAA on Friday but not much. It has felt very much like April over the 7-10 days. Flooding rain/snowmelt was now 9 days ago and nothing close to winter since then. Only a half inch covering passed as snow cover for a few days in there. It’s just glacial larger plow piles, grass, and elevated water levels. April. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcglups Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 minute ago, powderfreak said: It is… it hit me today, knowing another mild rainy day is coming tomorrow, with a little CAA on Friday but not much. It has felt very much like April over the 7-10 days. Flooding rain/snowmelt was now 9 days ago and nothing close to winter since then. As much as I want to drive north and get in some season pass free runs, the idea of a 500 mile round trip to get these conditions has me sticking to the ocean this weekend. Hoping that we can get below freezing by Monday and guns turn on for days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 8 minutes ago, mcglups said: As much as I want to drive north and get in some season pass free runs, the idea of a 500 mile round trip to get these conditions has me sticking to the ocean this weekend. Hoping that we can get below freezing by Monday and guns turn on for days. This is the catch-22 right now… aesthetically in our minds, we want the cold, flurries, snow guns cranking, type days. But conditions right now when soft are likely better. When this freezes again it’s just going to be hardpack that skis off to ice. We need some natural snowfall. Even just a few days of upslope, but 6”+ natural is needed to really make the current trails fun again IMO. It could be a wait. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 28 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: It very well could be. 1990 was really bad though. That’s the only one off the top of my head that might compete. Maybe 1998 too. I’d have to check to see if some garbage year in the early ‘50s might have matched/exceeded it. 1989 was about as bad as it gets for snow but it had the obscene record cold in December and the moderate Tday snow event so that automatically puts it above 2023. You're unreal. I would swear you're some sort of AI creation but I've met you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Tim Kelley is preparing to make sacrifices to ULLR in his latest jay peak weather update 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Rain has stopped and the fog has moved in. Wtf when did we turn into Seattle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 minutes ago, kdxken said: Rain has stopped and the fog has moved in. Wtf when did we turn into Seattle? Sleeping with the window open. Ooph. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Go Kart Mozart said: You mowed the lawn on Christmas day? The neighbors must love you. Well this was after I used the backpack blower of course. But still doesn't compare to my straight piped Hellcat at 530 am for Cars & Coffee all summer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBRI Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Mid Mayorch look there. Out of curiosity.. what does it normally look like in late December? And.. can we use grass and nature to predict the rest of the winter.. take notice of what Mother Nature is saying etc…?? Well it always looks like this. Sometimes in late July it gets a bit burnt. Been here 27 years and this was the first summer I never turned on the sprinklers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: Tim Kelley is preparing to make sacrifices to ULLR in his latest jay peak weather update It could be worse though, much worse. This was 12/27/2015. At least all trails are white and the mountain passes for winter. Everything is based off 2015-16, just 8 years ago. Its rough, but no where near the worst in even the past 10 years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 It could be worse though, much worse. This was 12/27/2015. At least all trails are white and the mountain passes for winter. Everything is based off 2015-16, just 8 years ago. Its rough, but no where near the worst in even the past 10 years. Jan 1st backyard at 1850’ last year. The only difference this year is that we started from a much deeper snow pack and the wipe out this year has been followed by a week of torch. The emotional part of me wants to buy a round in the panic room, but I’m trying to stay grounded and say “it’s northern f’n Vermont; it’ll snow”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 28, 2023 Author Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 hours ago, dendrite said: We’re not done yet either…couple more big torch days to go. +17 for CON today…+21 on the min. Yea, we covered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 2 hours ago, dendrite said: The worst event was the 5/18 hard freeze. Killed my peach and pear crop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 We are on to January Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weathafella Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 5 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: We are on to January First I'd like to enjoy 4 more days in December in my dwindling time left.... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: It could be worse though, much worse. This was 12/27/2015. At least all trails are white and the mountain passes for winter. Everything is based off 2015-16, just 8 years ago. Its rough, but no where near the worst in even the past 10 years. I was up in Stannard and Wheelock for work today. I was actually surprised at the amount of snow left in places. Obviously still atrocious for December but there was snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWx Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 8 hours ago, ORH_wxman said: It very well could be. 1990 was really bad though. That’s the only one off the top of my head that might compete. Maybe 1998 too. I’d have to check to see if some garbage year in the early ‘50s might have matched/exceeded it. 1989 was about as bad as it gets for snow but it had the obscene record cold in December and the moderate Tday snow event so that automatically puts it above 2023. 1990 was terrible. We were doing some electrical rough ins on new houses. There were a couple days in January and February where were were wearing T shirts by noon. 1989 wasn't much better except for the Thanksgiving storm. I was lucky enough to be on the Cape for that! Talk about a surprise storm! Forecasters in the area couldn't keep up. We ended up with 18 inches in Truro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoth Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 Enough of the gd heavy rain every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 14 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said: One positive is the big 1-3” forecast rain amounts for tonight look to be a bust. Radar looks awful 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdxken Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 About another quarter inch of rain. Puts me over 9 in for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S&P Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 11 hours ago, MarkO said: That's what my SIL's yard looks like in Portsmouth, RI where I was for Christmas. Her lawn is still growing. I actually enjoyed a cocktail in the sun in the upper 50's. It looked and felt like an early April Easter. That, combined with the recent deluge up north got me thinking how this winter has been a total freaking disaster, especially with nothing to track on the horizon. Sunsets are later, days are getting longer. The freaking ground up at my cabin is not only bare, but not even frozen. Sorry, had to get it out before I took it out on my dog. 12 hours ago, MBRI said: Mowed 12-25-2023 11 hours ago, MarkO said: That's what my SIL's yard looks like in Portsmouth, RI where I was for Christmas. Her lawn is still growing. I actually enjoyed a cocktail in the sun in the upper 50's. It looked and felt like an early April Easter. That, combined with the recent deluge up north got me thinking how this winter has been a total freaking disaster, especially with nothing to track on the horizon. Sunsets are later, days are getting longer. The freaking ground up at my cabin is not only bare, but not even frozen. Sorry, had to get it out before I took it out on my dog. Same , visited family for Xmas and at my FIL in Portsmouth, about half a dozen lawns were freshly mowed. I always mowed late when we lived there. I think maybe once could I have mowed around the end of December. Xmas was a beautiful day , upper 50s as you said with no wind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
512high Posted December 28, 2023 Share Posted December 28, 2023 42/ .11" since midnight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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