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It really is such a splitting hairs argument, but I’m glad someone else is seeing what I am. I have a real hard time with that 18 number for this one anywhere from the dip on up. It’s a real tough one too with so much wind, settling over time, and where do you really stop and start the counting, as there’s really only been a few actual breaks in the snow since the cycle started. Curious to see what j-spin saw at Bolton. .

You did it right by heading there instead of sitting on a lift. It got cold real fast once you stopped moving. .

Stowe reporting 22 in the last 7 days, which means all of that is from the cycle that started on weds, right? Sat-tues was the torch. I’d say this cycle was close to 30 here, which is whipped all over the place. I know you absolutely hate “close to”…could you convince me it was 24, sure. Could you convince me it was 30, absolutely. 32 in the last 48 hours…i dunno..probably not. But when does that 48 hours start? 7am sat going back to 7am thurs? I guess my point is we are kind of splitting hairs for the average skier. It’s a lot of powder all over the place. I was a definitive “no way” on that one report earlier this year, but I call bs on only 18 out there. I still think this was an over performer up here. I’m hoping at some point to be able to do an accurate snow board in a wind protected area for an entire winter one year, but for now, it’s all kind of a guesstimate. .

Yeah, not very jay like…but they have the jet running now and there’s zero lines at the Bonnie..Hope you hung out because as you said, it’s really good… .

Deep winter day..temp about zero, wind is kickin, blowing snow and occasion light snow. Wind has drifts everywhere… .

Ha..Would be much easier if I just figured out a snow stake in the backyard. .

Same here..looks like there might be a moderate period into the morning for a few inches. .

Yeah, understood. I was referring to DIT comment about skiing. The upslope areas are the ones loaded.

I agree with you that people seeing their backyard white increase ski visits, but Vermont is loaded with snow right now and with social media, I think seeing a backyard of snow has less influence then it used to. People see the powder shots from their favorite ski resort and go regardless of their backyard.

Over-performer…heading back up today, but the reports of 2 feet look accurate…should pick up some scraps all weekend. Before… After… .

Dumping snow again in the last couple hours..lull right now, but still snowing and blowing all over. .

Snowing good here and wind has def picked up. .

Take the over on the upslope..great cycle incoming I think. .

Temp dropped much more than I would have thought above 2500’. Everything firmed up so we have hard pack and granular piles til tmrw. .

There’s some at jay that look similar, but I also skied the top half of Derrick, which is natural, at 3pm in the rain and it was more than skiable…but def quad burning. .

I’ve been all in on this upcoming thurs-sun period so might as well ride it…I think we get a lot back by the weekend…but didn’t think about your holiday week point. Maybe next week if it was a random January tues lay off most of it because it’s not going to firm much…perfect example tho of why you know mountain ops and I’m just a skier. .

This is a unique one from a mountain ops perspective. I don’t think it really even set up that much before the snow on weds. It should be right side up so this may actually just kind of fix itself by the weekend. The damage was major though; the difference between 35 and rain and 45 and rain for 2 days decimated it…but if there was going to be a grinch, one that is fixed 48-72 hours later is probably best case scenario in my opinion. .

Probably let it drain for a bit and firm up…but pf is the expert on this. Snowmaking trails actually won’t be terrible in this, but anything natural is done until Thursday. .

Very soft and slow out there on anything other than snowmaking. Some of the naturals up top held up ok, but your quads were screaming from the deep mashed bumps. This rain will wipe most natural terrain, but Thursday really starting to look like a major upslope event to me. I’d bet we’re back in the woods and 100 percent open by Friday. Woods were skiable and there’s def base, but an acl waiting to happen in my opinion… .

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If your timing was Mon-weds then I get it. Sucks to catch the rain. But the times that it’s not actually raining, the snow will be soft and decent…I’d argue better than the icy mess last year…and I bet it’s dumping by weds pm so those that did a whole week will have Thursday and Friday as ridiculously good powder days; though I could see wind issues. You’re the met, but that looks like classic over performing upslope weds-Fri up here. .

Jay has been on point..100 percent open today. One of the best Christmas weeks in a while..yes, tnrw and Monday will be wet, but the base is there and that’s a heck of an upslope look late week. Should be net positive and then some..but to your point, March and early April is where it’s at. .

That is a nice signal on the gfs for a solid upslope event late week…would guess double digit cycle totals into the weekend if it held. .

I'll take the over.

Tuesday morning has over-performer written all over it. The late month torch period looks to turn into just a great, comfortable ski period before a reload. Winter falling into place nicely so far and terrain builds well ahead of last year. .