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2 minutes ago, bch2014 said:

I think the frustrating piece for Attitash and Wildcat skiers is that Cannon, Loon, BW, Cranmore, etc, their chief competitors, have done a far better job of getting terrain open this season. 
 

Cannon, for example, has upwards of 40 trails open. Cannon isn’t exactly a resort known for its snowmaking and grooming (not that they’re bad-but it’s not Okemo). 

Yea given the VT travel restrictions I figured NH areas would have gone nuts and are seeing increased traffic or at least doing "the best" in New England. Showing how different Wildcat's terrain and vibe is from other NH areas could have been a real selling point to grab a pass for folks who usually travel to VT from Boston area. Especially when they could do short drives to Crotched and Sunapee as well. 

29 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Yeah it just came with Peak Resorts (Mt Snow, Hunter, Wildcat, etc).  A good friend of mine is the GM at Wildcat now, worked with him for a while here at Stowe.  There’s often a lot of challenges behind the scenes too... who knows what the equipment is like or if there’s a larger infrastructure issue with snowmaking.  Could be staffing, or just perception too, lots of things.

I highly doubt it’s because they just aren’t trying lol.

Completely, agree. I don't believe it is from a lack of trying and trying to communicate that would be great.

@PhineasC everywhere is definitely trying to expand and spread folks out as as more terrain = more lifts = less lines/frustration. That said I could definitely see some places not over-extending like why would Killington bother to blow on South Ridge or try to get Skyeship 1 area going or Pico blowing on Little Pico or Outpost area. I was actually surprised to see Cannon pounding Mittersill area but they may need it given their layout, Cannonball Quad's notorious windholds, and no Tram. I would bet some trails not getting their usual love to make it into the warmer months (e.g., Superstar at K, White Heat at the Rivah, Stein's at Bush, Front 5 at Cannon, Tali at Magic, Bear Trap/North Ridge at Mount Snow). 

Ripping good. maybe get 2-3".

About an inch down and a plow just went by. 

2 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

Well now that edibles are legal, expect some good obs. 

The snozberries taste like snozberries. 

11 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I think you and I are looking at the same radar.  Not sure what everyone else is seeing.
 

Not quite swiss but has some holes, decent rates where it's filled in, and not as bad as modeling suggested.

Radar looks to be filling in quite nicely and doesn't look like the NAM or HRRR. If it doesn't start looking shredded in the next couple hours it could be a nice surprise. 

Covered up quickly, everything is white, decent sized flakes and rate. 

26 minutes ago, Kitzbuhel Craver said:

Radar in PA looks relatively good, I’ll be shocked if this completely evaporated and we didn’t at least pull a couple...

Agree, it is hard to believe.

Had a couple heavy bursts of graupel earlier. Random flakes now.

I'm jonesing to get some lift turns in but I read some comments mountain FB pages and I snap back to reality. Just checked the cam at MRG and the double line is backed to the lodge lol. Cannon might be worth it with the Front 5 open or burn a day at Catamount. Sugarbush seems to have the best terrain open around which is a bit surprising. Side note, friends with a place at Attitash have got passes to Cranmore now since it and Wildcat are so bad. 40-60 minute waits at Attitash with a couple routes down, lines not as bad at Wildcat but limited terrain. 

I'd be happy with this at this point.

Dryslot area that's been over central Mass definitely looking a bit more SE. 

Is the NAM's New Year's Resolution to make up for the years of adding extra QPF by going ultra-conservative on QPF now? It is looking even more like a shredded mess. 

.5" of snow and sleet. Raining and glazing up the past hour at 30*. 

Pinging hard on the skylights. 

Switched over. Having memories of thunder sleet. 

Fatties falling and covering things up quickly. Shame it won't last long. 30*

42 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said:

 

5 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Leans left

Thanks. Yea those eastern outliers look to be skewing that a bit. Curious of the individual panels, doesn't look to have a ton of moisture with it which isn't adding up in my head.

v16 gone wild. 

Since Chara is signing with the Capitals I am fully invested in this to serve as a nice distraction. 

Decent shift in the right direction, no? Looks like less moisture to start with though vs. 0z.

1 minute ago, dryslot said:

Going to be an all snow event up here now as the trend has been colder above and at the surface.

Shame it is looking pretty starved for moisture. 

Euro wants to start western and central Mass with a short little thump Saturday for a couple inches. Alright...alright...alright. That Rt2 corridor could grab 2-4" before the change.

Quite the thumper on v16.