PowderBeard

3 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said:

Definitely seeing some hints for snow picking up even far west at this hour

Give it 30 minutes, returns will fade. I just started up the wood stove to dry out west of the river. 

3 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said:

You can see the beginning stages of a band from @Ginx snewx to @ORH_wxman to @40/70 Benchmark

Yup, looks like some good returns starting to pop up along 95 from PVD to Boston too but it will really build NW.

1 minute ago, DotRat_Wx said:

https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/1487405733650083840?s=20&t=iyiBQY8nzuSQrVKRNRKuuw

Driving the Dominator around the dunes?

3 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Not used to these types of winds here during snow storms.  Howling up high.  Wish we could pull in some better snow rates tho'

Really improved down here in the last 20 minutes, no more sand, actual flakes and almost 2". Want to see some of these pivot.

2 minutes ago, radarman said:

Lets hope.  Beyond meh so far but some bands do seem to be approaching.  

That 395 that was mentioned does look great for Ginxy.  

I'm just happy with Berkshire East getting a refresher. 

6 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

This is why I hate windy storms . 4.0”

Looks to be pounding 35dbz around 395 in CT and around @Ginx snewx.

About 1" down. Pounding artic sand. 18/15

When do the avalanche warnings go up for Blue Hills?

Really thinking the best banding will be from east of the river to Worcester/PVD area and the typical RI screw hole a little east.

Gray, ME   34"

Best thread title ever! 
 

1 hour ago, UnitedWx said:

I run into issues like this ALL THE TIME now. I spend half my work day chasing people and information, parts etc and hear the same thing..."thats weird, I'll have to check and get back to you" So So many non qualified people doing jobs they don't stay in long enough to learn...or give a shit about. We pay the price

That was my take away. Had to wake up early to catch up on work I had planned to get done yesterday. I don't understand how they have been in busy for decades operating like this. 

9 hours ago, weathafella said:

Well somehow she rallied today and is >50% back to normal.  So happy but guarded in ur expectations.

So happy to hear!

However, still too early to say exactly where these mesoscale bands set up,
usually just to the NW of the mid level low or mid level bent back
warm front. It`s possible this heavy band of snow may pivot as far
west as eastern CT/RI into the Worcester Hills. SLR in this band
will likely be on the order of 15-20 to 1, given strong forcing in
the snow growth region.

Someone will hit 30".

Random rant. I'm so done with the bank I got my truck loan through. If we were not planning to move to Maine or NH area in the summer I would just pay the thing off but want to keep the extra cash until we are settled in a new house. The bank seemed like a great local credit union, lots of stellar reviews, and gave me an awesome rate. Planned on just doing automatic payments online, nope. In order to do that, I would have to switch banks and have my paycheck direct deposited there. It's 2021 and because of their old system I cannot even transfer from my other accounts to any account on their end. Wtf

Ok...so I will have my bank send them a check each month. Two months I get a credit alert about my account. Of course I just assumed there would be no issues, lesson learned. Login to my account and I notice the checks were sent but not cashed. Print out the info, bring it to the credit union and show them the check was sent and never cashed. So now I just drive 20 minutes and hand deliver a check.

Today, I get a phone call saying they need the title for my truck ASAP or they will call back the loan and repo my truck. When registering my truck, the RMV took the title and said they would be sending the new one to the bank. So now my morning has just gone to ____. I call the RMV, almost 2-hours on hold, the RMV rep says she can see the electronic title sent to the bank's account, gave me all the account and title number info. I call the bank back, rep says "Oh weird, I will have to keep looking on my end then."  

5 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said:

"There's the demon"...seems to have shifted the focus north a bit....later capture maybe....

303 unread? I thought I was bad lol

1.5" new and some bursts throughout the morning. Wintery look in the neighborhood, our front hard is a 6" glacier.

Heavier than I was expecting. About an inch down. 

Maybe it is because I don't ski the larger areas on weekends but I don't think people on their phones has ever been a real problem when waiting for a lift. The tin-foil hat side of me thinks it's because there are more pictures of lines than awesome conditions this season. 

https://www.vaildaily.com/news/vail-resorts-plan-to-reduce-lift-lines-includes-phone-free-zones/ 

23 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Yeah that’s been my progression. I’m tentative in the woods right now.  Slow, pick your spots.  The spring snowpack is so much better for low depth woods as you are often on top of the snow not in it.  Also at this stage of life the financial implications of shutting on a couch for weeks all maimed aren’t as appealing as when I was in college or in my 20s.

A great local skier saw her season end in the woods during this storm, with 3 fractures and 2 surgeries needed from a hidden snow snake.  It’s sobering.

Sad to hear. Things happen and change too quickly. The incident at MRG a couple seasons ago when the young man was paralyzed really made me slow down in the woods in the early season. Freaked me right out. I look back and have definitely been beyond lucky. 

I saw on TGR there have multiple rescues that past few days.

2 hours ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I’m not even expecting flurries here and by tomorrow, a bunch Connecticut peeps will have more than double your season snow total if they don’t already.  S of Pike Winter. 

Berkie was fun this afternoon. Temps got into the low 40s so everything softened up around 2pm. East Glades, Horace's Grove, bike paths off Outback, and the unmarked stuff off Roy/Roger's were pretty fun. Tomahawk was a bit boney, only did it once. Could barely get an edge into the bumps on Liftline but it softened up after some sun and traffic. The Jug was fantastic around 3pm, the sun turned it into mashed potatoes. Route of the day was definitely Jug - Chief bumps - over to ungroomed side of Lower Cloud which I did 2-3 times.  Could really zip then launch off some spots. I forgot how rough the landing was off the concrete piling at the top of Cloud if you hit it straight on, need to go off the corners. Just a small 4-6" event and all the ledges in the woods will be game on.

Heading to Berkie now. Excited to see how its looking.