PowderBeard

13 hours ago, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

I remember one six inch event when I was in middle school.

I hope you get it but almost wonder if you would have more luck with a sneaky Norland? Parts of coastal Maine from Camden to MDI have got a couple in the past decade that put down 6-12".

18 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

 Nice morning at Berkshire East no lines and the snow was real nice packed powder and soft machine groomed.  

I was shocked to see them listing lower liftline as open with snowmaking. I know they have done it before but I didn't think they did it often.

2.5". Welcome back winter.

6 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

Albany radar beefed up nicely past hour so should be several more hours of decent snow swinging through RT 2 corridor. 

That was getting worrisome. Quite the slot opening in central VT. 

Just under an inch. Pure pixie dust.

Very surprised at it starting this early given the dry air modeled earlier. Anyone have any good reads on snow growth? Pounding pixie dust and got a quick covering. 

Cold stuff and decent lift. Ratios might surprise? Looks like lots of dry air to over come in the beginning though.

Holy snow squall. We blizzz

Nice to wake up to snow falling and whitening everything up.

CMC gives me a powder day skiing on Sunday so I'm riding it. Science is useless.

1 hour ago, USCAPEWEATHERAF said:

I deserve the criticism, the service of our country doesn't absolve me of that.  My enthusiasm needs to be tamed.

Thank you James. I have not been on the board long but you have also called some great scores! Enthusiasm is what keeps us young and I enjoy it.

1.4" from the NYE event. 33" on the year.

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

It's been snowing pretty hard here for a bit now.  

Good upslope flow ripping it out right over us.... everyone's favorite radar picture.  The standing wave of orographic lift.

 

Was cool to see on radar. The classic Rt89 to Montpelier Streamer and then Rt 30 Steamer down to Magic. Think they grabbed a couple extra inches today too.

1 minute ago, moneypitmike said:

Unless it's a Cape OES thread he's started and the only one posting in it.

Touche.

Maybe a caveat - More reliable than the NAM >60hrs unless he is in a thread talking to himself.  Me thinks there is a social psychology dissertation in there somewhere.

If James is consistently in a snow thread, Pike north does well. More reliable than the NAM beyond 60hrs.

Speaking of illness, I don't remember hearing about flu type b going around so much. Towards the end of the semester it seemed to be running wild at UMass. Wife got it this week. Our 4 month old started developing a fever this morning and is cranky. Hello New Year!

30 minutes ago, Bostonseminole said:

made one anyway,  the superstitious folks stay away

 

 

Where are those chickens...

2 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said:

I'm skiing with my son on Thursday either at Butternut or Catamount. Should be pretty looking skiing with all the freezing rain that area received.

Catamount really is an under rated area. I remember "Off Stage" being an amazing mogul run similar to Bear Trap at Mount Snow. Catapult is no joke. Looking forward to trying to ski their new terrain this year. It's like Sundown adding Satan's Stairway X2.

13 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

That’s impressive. What were your totals previously before this one? I forget if you cracked 22” in the early month one.

Grabbed 9" the first half of the Dec 1-3 storm then woke up to about 16" the follow day. Got D-1" the 2 days following, 2.5" the following Friday. Then a random 3.5" the next Weds.

The ice came through in the end here. Encased and sagging pines trees this morning. 

It started off as a fun ice storm threat than turned into thunder and lightning snow/sleet, a severe thunderstorm warning, road conditions that made driving in a Subaru with mud tires a fun challenge, everything is white again. I consider this one a fun win. And it's still pounding sleet.

On top of 32+" this December (which is more than Okemo and some southern VT ski areas have received), I consider this December pretty great.

Some horrific road conditions around here.

Thundersleet/snow coming in with some heavy wind.

Wasn't expecting thunder. Wow

Sat at 32.2 all night lol. Down to 31.6 with dp falling. .34"

Looking at other stations, most in central/western Mass above 800' are <32. 

32.6/32 and rain. So close.