powderfreak

The Montgomery Center, VT scene at 1500ft is healthy winter. Photo by IG handle erikoh.

Yeah nothing extreme in either direction, even for short bursts.

Right there with 2015 for fewest days of 40F or higher at BTV.

It is an incredibly effective dehumidifier, which makes for efficient cooling and summer time comfort. But in the winter that advantage doesn't translate.

It can't be your primary source of heat in the winter. It has a sweet spot in the shoulder seasons when you need some temporary warmth, and is an efficient A/C route in the summer. But consistent cold temperatures (like 20F or below on average) on heat pumps will suck up electricity to maintain temperature. I love mine all other times of the year except the depths of winter. Propane baseboard heat here for this time of year.

I don’t snowmobile recreationally to know what it’s like (I’ve only done some limited snowmobiling at the resort for getting from point A to B), but to travel 140 miles in a deep winter environment sounds intriguing. Thats covering some ground.

Yeah 2016-17 and 2018-19 both were solid. 2018-19 started in November with heavy wet paste jobs that just set the pack for the winter.

-12F.

It has been a stretch of winter we haven’t seen in a bit. High of 18F here today, currently back down to 0F (it’s cold, squeaky snow) and 2+ feet on the ground here the valley bottom… 8 feet on the upper Toll Road. It’s been cold, snowy and windy for 6 weeks. The time frame is impressive.

Nice stat. Thats noteworthy. Indicative of the sustained pattern. No rouge 6-hr warm sector torch.

One of the biggest ice storms I remember growing up near ALB was in April 2003. It wasn’t a whopper but a legit 0.50” to 0.75” of ice that cut power to spots for days. Split a tree in our yard, ahh damage. They can happen late season, but tough

Upper 20s snow depth on average. High depth for along the river elevation compared to the past 5 years. Wind-packed synoptic snow on top.

It looks like preservation will be decent going forward. Some light rounds of upslope flow over the next week but nothing synoptically noteworthy. The snowpack is healthy when it’s a 28” to 94” range from town to upper mountain.

That's a great stat, especially as your observation database keeps growing. That 2010-2011 season was my personal favorite up here. That winter just wanted to snow. For personal reasons too, as I skied 150 days that year, in my prime with a large lack of responsibilities except take photos for the mountain and measure snow. The golden days, ha.

That's a vibe right there.