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Yea, could be the reason for the delay compared to here.

I was over in Lake George area today and seemed like very little change, like surprisingly little change even in the higher hills..colors didn't start picking up until the drive back home when I got to the Taconics and Greens in SVT.

Right, I'm not saying you went all Kevin and said it was going to be a sea of brown like he does most years. There probably will be spots, even higher up little more dull where they radiate----hollows, etc.

I mentioned that in a post a few days ago to CoastalWx, I noticed that some mid slope PWS around here were staying in the Mid 30s some of those cold nights and that it would prob still be good in those elevation hillside zones.

I was just going to post that..ha Maybe it will shorten the peak, who knows. It certainly isnt dulling any colors. Stuff is intense right now.

Normally down here Columbus weekend is peak or near peak, this year I don't think so. I drove through the higher terrain over through Stratton today on my way down to HVN and the reds are really popping, especially for Sept 24th, I mean some spots looked really nice. I think we'll be past even down here by Columbus Day. Even some decent Maples on I- 91 down throug Mass changing.

Yea, I would assume the data is coming from COOP or first order stations, but the nearest one to me on that map would be Rutland COOP which they have as 71.7" but they were actually 66 or 67" last year. So, not sure where the number are coming from. That said, the map still looks decent shading wise, at least in this area.

It also seems that the Randolph cocorahs observer is extremely meticulous with obs and measuring. I think Phin mentioned in one post that the observer was measuring every few hours in some event, obviously that would be too frequent, but the point is they probably aren't missing any event. Every .8" and 1.3" are probably being logged immediately before any sublimation/melting. We talk about this frequently, but if you are doing once a day measuring or waiting long periods before logging measurements, its not going to accurately portray the snowfall in a region where there are many frequent smaller events, especially in the Jspin, Alex, etc upslope zones.

PF explained it was 10-11, but I wouldn't call last year a ratter in NNE either. Southern NH prob the most below average, steep gradiant as you headed down towards SNE.

Those Tblizz skis do look like the skinny 210s I remember from high school in the late 90s. Growing up my friends dad was a sales rep for Nevica ski gear in the 80s. His basement was literally filled wall to wall with merchandise on racks---it would practically blind you when you went down there...lol

Can see why Phin left MD and made bee line for NH. Forgot what disaster winter was in the Mid-Atl last year. .3" in Philly..ouch.

That's the best viewing anyway, so long as they didn't drop too low, could be OK. I checked 2 PWS nearby at 1800ft and 2K, both didn't get below 38F last night. Guess next 2 weeks will tell us. 29F/30/30 here past 3 nights.

Yea, good question. Speaking locally, maybe just hope some of the mid slope and higher hillsides(1000-2500ft) where many of the maples are aren't radiating and staying a bit warmer? No idea, but this is legit fall airmass, prob pretty chilly even hillsides.

NEK starting to pop some reds and oranges..

Got to 29F here. Some other spots radiate better then me down the hill 400-500', maybe some 26-27F readings locally.

Woodford VT reported 62" during that 5 day stretch. Savoy Mass 57". Mitch would have been buried in his current spot if he was there, probably near 60" also I would guess. I wasn't here obviously yet, but I heard it was 16-22" with a lot of rain mixed in here in the low lands of SVT.

Yea l, agree. I found the post a few years back, I don't know where it is now, but I remember the person mentioning it wasn't a drift and it was "on the level" or something like that.

I recall one of the posters in the Mid Atl forum saying they had a 55" depth, which is almost hard to believe in MD outside of Garret County. But then again, we are talking Parrs Ridge which peaks through the clouds..lol. I don't think I had higher than maybe low 30s as peak depth over the border in PA where I was living at the time. (Western Philly burbs)

Its no match for the infamous Parrs Ridge..aka the Himalayas of Northern MD..lol

Well, I know the 3k NAM certainly hates that area. March 93 could be coming up the coast and it would still print out .1-.2" qpf..ha. It does it with every storm.

65-70" average in Whitefield? Wow, that seems low, but you would know better than me ORH was low 60s and now upper 60s average now right?

Yep, exactly the elevation I was thinking and Alex confirmed. Inside looks awesome too.

Yea, it may be in HIE, but looks like some decent elevation. Killer views right there.

80 years of reliable COOP data here and this will be driest Sept back to 1940 if pattern holds with no rain. Driest was .62", currently under .50". Hopefully something pops up in the next few weeks.

Feel like its going to be an earlier peak this year compared to the previous years, especially with the upcoming forecast of chilly to cold nights and sunny cool days. Seeing some hints of red starting to turn higher up even all the way down here.