Hope we see more widespread openings by the end of the month. I know most of you are hardcore skiers dropping out of helicopters and the like, but my younger kids are just starting out and they need some beginner terrain for low-speed learning. LOL
It seems like it’s been hanging around 20 degrees since Sunday with flakes in the air. Is this the “bread and butter” pattern? LOL
What a change from a week ago.
Yeah, been a very long time since I have seen a proper ice storm. Heavy rain at 31 degrees and some dude reporting glaze on his trees in the DC suburbs is not a "major ice storm" Mid-Atlantic weenies...
I will be in MD, but the weekend deal on the Euro looks more like snow to ice to snow here now versus a driving rainstorm. Some sleet and ZR would definitely create a pack glacier.
Oh, LOL. I figured I was being trolled.
The jury is out on who averages more. It's pretty close. I likely do a little better on synoptic systems, him on upslope.
Thanks! Looks like a pretty decent signal for a global. I could see getting 3 inches or so here if it all pans out. Always some luck involved with getting the higher amounts, but there is a healthy little impulse associated with this so it isn't just random moose fart dust like PF's 4 inches today. LOL
Been flurrying all day here. Nice wintry appeal, but probably no accumulation of note. We picked up about 1.5” in the showers yesterday. Really wintry last few days and rest of the week on tap. I am headed back to MD for 10 days on Friday so I will miss the cutter for this weekend. Hopefully it weakens for you guys and there is some snow on the front and back of it.
The little event for Wednesday and Thursday is looking slightly more potent on the latest mesoscale runs (to me at least). Maybe we can squeeze out a few inches of dust? Hell, PF just got 4”+ from a radar glitch so why not?
OK, thanks for looking that up. That makes a ton of sense. Next time we have a storm, I will hike to the top of Mt Crescent or halfway up the slope of Madison (also part of the town) and report Randolph obs from there.
And here I thought I was going home for 10 days until the 21st and I'd miss the "epic pattern." Instead, I will miss the return of the garbage cutter pattern. Fine by me. I suspect my developing glacier here will survive it unless they are truly horrid like that last one. This storm seems like the perfect pack builder. Super wet snow that then freezes solid for the next 4-5 days.
In my limited experience, that's what I have seen. Already seen several occasions in marginal setups where they are couple degrees warmer than me and still a mix yet it's snowing up on Randolph Hill.