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1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

Man what a pack NNE will have for spring skiing. I would give Ray's left nut to be able to ski again especially this year. I could see PF Phin Western Maine Mts with 3 plus feet over the ten days after Thursday. 

Backyard pack at 1900’ is still just shy of my 4’ deck railing.  Should lose some weds/Thurs, but net gain after this weekend.  Jay will go weekends only for May, but man, they could make almost june this year.

14 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

It would be more elevation dependent but honestly, whenever the models have signaled these super wet and cold long range patterns in NNE, someone has gotten smoked this season.

Is it 40”? No. But it’s like day 3 now of these long range models showing snow event potential going forward as moisture increases into marginally cold air.

Its not a tulip pattern, that’s for sure.

Base building well into early April.  The locals will be in heaven when you close that third week of April.   It’s going to take a lot of torches to melt that out.  Looking forward to jet laps in May.

Indeed.  I apparently did not work as hard for my snow as Dendrite did for his.  I need to get back to basic skills, and technique training prior to next winter. 

The roids helps too.


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So much anger towards the north this morning.

Tons…but remember, “snow is not a team sport”


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You should start a NNE circle jerk thread for the 3 people and 4 deer that care-

There’s 7 of us and those 4 deer are buried in snow right now.


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This was my afternoon update.  Apologies if there are any grammatical errors, I write these every day quickly to record the day and look ahead.
Try to thread the line between reality and hope.  Past, present, future.  

Those 12z runs certainly provide some hope. Been going back and forth between wash outs and powder last 3 days. Trends are encouraging, but I’m not sold yet.


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Do you remember them ever blowing either?


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Finally an above average snowpack reading on Mount Mansfield.  A 15-inch gain today in the depth (62" to 77") and a 16-inch stack at the High Road Stake.
This was a big day on the hill.

Pounding snow right now and even the globals have it really going strong through tmrw as this pulls away. Hard to believe how we are finishing the season after how it started. Might see another 10 on the stake tomorrow. We just need to dodge any big rains for the next couple weeks.


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I don't know how Westway is open. It's more saplings than trees at this point.

It’s a shame how they let those two go. Some of the best terrain on the mountain…I think they both have snowmaking too if they wanted it.


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12-15 at 1900’. Way over performer for this far north….Mountain is claiming 20 up top.


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For purna and westway to be open, you know it was a crazy storm in the Catskills. First time in about 3 seasons.



Way over-performer at jay too..15-20 and snowing on and off til the weekend.


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Nam going Catskills/poconos for the win…nice consolation prize for a crap season there.




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Epic season passes on sale for next year . NE value pass 555$. Gives you up to 10 days at Stowe . 414$ for adult mid week value pass 

F’n Stowe..the only place tempting me to go back to epic from ikon. I miss that place and it’s close when jay has wind issues.

Otherwise, I’ve preferred windam over Hunter and Stratton over Mt.snow for when I’m in jersey. And the sun valley experience was top notch. Only good thing is I can always epic day pass a couple days reasonably if I stick with ikon.


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Healthy upslope signal for northern green tues-thursday. I’ve read wind could be an issue but not seeing it modeled? What am I missing? Thinking about chasing to Jay on Thursday as long as wind is not an issue. 
 

The top of the railing on my deck is about 4 feet off the ground. I would expect the depth to pass it by Thursday. It’s pretty good right now. You probably know this, but as long as they hold on to the bonnie, a short walk will get you all those fresh lines on jfk, spuds and everglade. Sometimes it’s better when the flyer is down if you’re cool with a little walking.




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Days and days of powder here. Excited to see what it looks like back home after this current storm cycle. Lots of good skiing exactly when it should be.






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Sun valley…steep and deep!! Driving in from boise I had my doubts as it like driving through the flats of Kansas but the mountain is incredible. Packed powder on the groomers and knee deep everywhere else. The whole mountain has pitch so even on a green groomer, you’re carving. Fantastic day.









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13 hours ago, dmcginvt said:

I know they painted Jay as 12-18 but that was never really in the cards and the afd's called it out that the border was going to have drying issues and it did.  It took a long time for that column to saturate last night.  It was snowing over my head for 3 hours before I saw a flake.  If I dont get an inch tonight I will agree on the bust.  So far I have had everything thrown at me with no additional accum.  Freezing rain, sleet, ice pellets, graupel, and snow, damn you warm nose (who you callin warm nose). Still a weak disturbance to come through later though.  Maybe we get an inch then.    

going to finish with 8-10 and that will include what would have fallen today.  I'm going to def call it a bust. The 12-18 was before the second part and that was forecast to last into today, and really only produced another 2-3.  It just never got the burst going to produce the foot plus totals.  Not complaining tho; def a much needed refresh and produced some good skiing.  I think  @ORH_wxman @CoastalWx or someone else in the main chat mentioned the possibility of an extended period of moderate snow, rather than the heavy burst a couple days prior and that was a great call.   Looks like lots of refreshes going forward too up here, so should be some good skiing for the next two weeks.

Underperformed here. 6 by early afternoon. Round 2 has a burst tonight, but don’t see the 12-18 verifying. Good refresh nonetheless and lots of refreshes coming up. Some good late feb/early March skiing and back to 100 percent open.


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13 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said:

32.6/26 Light snow has started.  Big mood flakes.  

The Kurchera clown maps have gone wild for us up here.  Of course they are overdone but still eye candy. Here are the GFS and Euro's including the potential storm early next week.

 

Likely overdone, but def a solid stretch incoming.  Going to be some good northern greens skiing to start the month

That’s a great looking couple weeks on the models for the northern greens. If we can keep these all snow, might even see the stake go above average for the first time in a while.


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3 minutes ago, Great Snow 1717 said:

uhmmm I asked 2 questions lol...shows you how sensitive some people are lol

hahaha...come on bro.  Like it wasn't a shot toward him...my kids say that stuff "all I did was ask a question"

Sums up pocono skiing this year pretty well; though that’s the worst of the worst. Blue mountain’s ice is in much better shape.


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Been some good model runs lately. If we can stay on the right side of the boundary, we should be just fine into early March. Could be quite the line between the haves and have nots of the New England ski areas.


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Good one! I always forget about them.  Even Bolton Valley gets pretty busy during these holiday weeks, but nothing like the major resorts… but I bet Burke is probably one of the quietest.
With all that said, a place that’s quiet/empty during President’s Weekend is great for the skier but can’t be good for longevity of sustainable business.  Definitely a double edged sword.

They have so much going for them I hope they can get out from under receivership and into an owner who can help them grow. Literally 5 minutes from a New England interstate, terrain built for speed, good woods and a decent beginner pod with its own high speed quad. They lack the upslope, so whoever buys them should probably dump every cent they can into snowmaking and marketing, but it’s such an underrated spot.


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Recommendations for a 7 year old who’s bored with Quechee but has never been anywhere else? Cognizant that this week is likely to be a zoo everywhere. 

Burke


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