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Went to the ice castles in Lincoln tonight. Always fun, they get more impressive every year. Very scary drive though - lots of spin outs on Rt 3 between Twin Mountain and 93.

Huh? I have 5” of fresh snow on my walkway, how are you not accumulating??? Although it is wet and when I shoveled it there is water on the bottom

Nice little bust in the forecast lol. The 1” we had in the forecast turned into almost half a foot of very pretty spring like snow. Seems elevation dependent, you could see a clear line on the hills on the way to Whitefield. Still snowing!

Haven't measured but it's certainly stacking up unexpectedly. Very pretty heavy catpaws

1.5” overnight. Snizzling now

A mild 30 degrees and mod snow wavering between cat paws and regular flake size here

Also it’s snowing. Only 1” in the forecast so I’m surprised at the current intensity.

Fully agree. The more I ski other areas, the more I realize what a special place BW is. Went to Wildcat today. Such a different experience lol. I love the “big mountain” feel it has and the scenery is stunning (we actually got married at the top there). But the snow was sooo packed and windswept, it made it much less enjoyable.

Was also thinking - the resort is 100% open. I don’t think there was a ever a time last year when all terrain and all glades were skiable. So far this ski season is not disappointing

That’s Wild West, right next to the West Mountain quad. You can avoid Cliffs Cliff, above it, which as the name suggests has some section that require a bit of jumping or maneuvering around large rocks, by taking the right right below Little Tuckermanns. A great trail, lots of nooks for the kids to explore.

Yes that’s why I think Bretton Woods is hard to beat for easy but really beautiful glades. The openness and variety is awesome - from narrow paths to scattered trees to some more challenging ones with some jumps and small cliffs. It’s great for intermediate skiers who otherwise don’t get a chance to really experience something like that at most other resorts.

Made this video today of my kids “running away from the monster” through the glades. Actually turned out kinda cool. https://photos.app.goo.gl/eBdSiMimhSy415iu7

The powder out there is unbelievable. My kids are now fixated on glade skiing, which is great but we’ve spent over an hour this weekend looking for lost skis, poles, and trying to get kids out of the 4 feet or so of fresh powder that are on the mountain that you just sink right in. If they fall outside of the area that people have packed down it’s a pain in the you know what. Actually kinda scary at times lol

Yeah we have a heat pump too but it doesn’t cut it at these temps. The system automatically switches to propane below 10 degrees or so. Aside from the efficiency issues, you also get ice outs on the heat pump in the winter which can be a problem so a backup is always necessary. But the fireplace is awesome! It has a fresh air intake from the outside and a catalytic combustor, the thing gets HOT! Plus it has a fan that brings the heat downstairs. I discovered too late that it could be tied into the hvac system to distribute the hot air throughout the house, but it works great as it is.

And now my turn to be without heat! Noticed last evening that the furnace is in error mode. Reset it and it just goes right back there. Fortunately with the insulation of 18” logs and the heating fireplace, the house is above 70F on all floors in spit of not having had heat for 12 hours and a low temperature of -21

Our Christmas deer now looks like the Loch Ness monster

Sorry to hear PF.

Snow showers seem to be done and some faint sunshine is poking through. Conditions are incredible; just don’t try to use your poles to push yourself in ungroomed terrain, they just sink all the way to the bottom lol.

A couple more inches overnight and still snowing. Great storm. I love seeing my deck chairs almost buried

The CoCohRas near there reported 1.3 or so of liquid so it just can’t be right

Haven't been there today since school was cancelled but I can't imagine that's right

You gotta know which trails to avoid. On a day like this, the glades are just incredible This was a top 10 day for sure

Amazing day out there and it’s ripping again

I’m sure. You guys just temporarily borrowed what is rightfully ours

I measured 11, resort says 14+