2025-2026 Fall/Winter Mountain Thread

[Moonhowl]

11 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

Met and I went up to the top of the bald this evening. Single digits and 30 mph had us ready to get back pretty quickly.

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Where are the freaking gloves LOL

[Buckethead]

Where are the freaking gloves LOL

@Met1985 is hardcore. He got out of his truck, chugged some antifreeze and said "let's go."

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[BhamParker]

We made it back to Birmingham around 4:30 this after noon. It was a little hairy getting down the mountain but once we made it to ski mtn road it wasnt too bad. Not too many places you can go in the SE and see over a foot of snow and make it back home the next day.

Really do love this section of the forum and follow it like a hawk in the winter. Id love to retire to the mountains one day and live the life yall do. I’ll keep following and will see yall again next year! This storm was up there with January 2022 for me. I have never witnessed anything like this in Gatlinburg during the last 15 years of chasing up there. Happy winter to all of you!

Awesome pics, Buckethead.


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[Met1985]

Ain't no wimps around here! As @Buckethead said we crazy casually walking around in negative 20 degree wind chills! Anyways had a great time and saw some beautiful landscapes this evening and tonight.

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[ncjoaquin]

I am at .1. The airport is at 13!!! What the heck? Downtown is at 7.2. 

Edited to add. I have changed these a couple times because downtown and my house have continued to drop, while the airport stays about the same.

One more edit. It might go lower,  but the lowest in a while. I figured I would show it. Cold!!

And one more edit to show it's not just me. The 13 is the airport. The others are also from the Ambient network.

 

 

[Buckethead]

Starting the day at 17 at 4360.

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[Met1985]

26 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

Starting the day at 17 at 4360.

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A little inversion.  Not as much as I thought it would be.

[Met1985]

The coldest morning I've had in years here. Down to -1°.

[Buckethead]

A little inversion.  Not as much as I thought it would be.

-5 at the gate. That's only 500' of elevation difference.

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[Maggie Valley Steve]

6 this morning at the house. 

[strongwxnc]

10 hours ago, Met1985 said:

Ain't no wimps around here! As @Buckethead said we crazy casually walking around in negative 20 degree wind chills! Anyways had a great time and saw some beautiful landscapes this evening and tonight.

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That last picture is awesome! WNC is the best place. 

Thanks for hiking and sharing. 

 

[Buckethead]

There are some really nice lenticulars over Mitchell County this morning.


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[Met1985]

37 minutes ago, Buckethead said:

-5 at the gate. That's only 500' of elevation difference.

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Nice! That's pretty freaking neat. 

[Maggie Valley Steve]

For what it's worth, the 12Z 3km NAM suggests an inch of snow tomorrow night into early Wednesday here in Western Haywood County. Clouds are moving in currently over the Valley. It would be nice to get above freezing today.