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That’s crazy but when the snow isn’t too deep we hike down the goat trail from my back yard to the neighborhood below us across from Ebb Valley and a few times there has been a very noticeable difference in snow depth between up here and down there. That’s the first time since I’ve been up here that I’ve noticed it that extreme. I know you said over the years from time to time there is a difference but never several times in a single season and to this extreme. But it makes sense since we had several storms where a bulk of the snow fell right near 32 degrees. That 1-2 degree difference between up here and down there can make a difference when it’s that close I guess. That and upslope/downslope. Every little bit with rates matters when you’re trying to accumulate at 33-34 degrees

@HighStakes my 5.5” was definitely low. Now that I’m out clearing and looking around the 5.5 area i typically measure in was a low spot. Wind was unusual with this one so snow drifted it weird ways compared to what I’m used to. The 5.5 areas are compacted down to 4.5 now but I found a general 6-8” of new depth on top of the ice on the other side of my property (downwind) of the ridge which was the opposite side of normal. Even one foot drifts very common on the front side of my house. If I simply take an average of measurements around my property between the board on my driveway, the deck, and the front walk I get 6.5” and that’s without counting the 1 foot drifts. Plus it was likely more since there has been a lot of compaction since 2 hours ago!

Yea this is by far the year I’ve done the best with regard to everyone around me...even north of me. Like you said yea I’m typically the max for our area except for far western zones but this year the difference was even more extreme.

It fell between like 4-6am and melted on non snow surfaces by 8am. It was a quick thump band from the “cutter” kind of similar to today but MUCH weaker and not as cold. It got really warm that afternoon.

Probably. Not sure what your snow pack is. I was in PA yesterday and around York had way less then me. I have about 12-15” depth now and it’s THICK with about 5” of that being solid ice and likely 3” a qpf content. I also tend to hold “cooler” temps here. If it’s 50 in Westminster I’ll be 45. Maybe.

Got 5.5 but could have been more I’m teaching and couldn’t clear when sleet started to mix the last hour. Lot of compaction so the last band didn’t add any depth even though it was puking snow/sleet for 30 mins. But since I didn’t clear the area I can’t get a perfect measurement and I don’t want to guess and inflate so the final depth of 5.5 was what I recorded. It was very likely 6 had I done it correctly.

I got 5.5 my extra 250 feet FTW lol

I’m kinda hoping today’s snow was enough to withstand the warm days this week and make a run at a month. Maybe we get some next weekend. After that I’m done. Cant complain.

No... I hit 51

I’ve actually done better then places north of me in PA. Last 2 trips to north of Hanover and York they had barely any snow on the ground while I had 8”+ snowpack. I think they may have had almost as much fall as me but it melts a lot faster once you get out of these ridges here.

2-3” an hour now.

28 heavy snow. 4” so far. 49.5 on the season.

It’s snowing kinda hard

At least 2” so far. I need 2.5” more to break 50.

27 heavy snow

I had to go to York PA today and it was amazing how much warmer it was and less snow they have then here. Crazy difference even north of here once you get off Parrs Ridge. It was 28 here and 34 in York. It was noticeable as soon as I got out of the higher elevation area along the border. What it looks like here York PA Took the kids sledding today also. You can see my house on top the ridge in the background. My street was finally clear enough for me to take my normal evening walk...

I honestly don’t know. There is speculation the SSTs in the Indian Ocean are partially to blame also.

He isn’t wrong that the pac pattern has been the same for 5 years now. And yea it’s very likely to continue. But the last 4 years the March pattern was very different each year depending on other factors.

I’m the same way but I’ve come to realize many get frustrated and move on by March if it’s not been a good winter. It’s kind of ironic because you would think if we had a lot of snow people would be more tired and done with it but it seems in bad years when it’s been mostly a fail that we get a lot of “I wish this just just end” sentiment.

You’re right, especially for our area, but I think for many around DC who have suffered fail after fail all winter it’s more about they are ready for it to be over.

I didn’t claim to be any better

I agree this is likely a forum divider (again) but it wouldn’t shock me if some decent snow sneaks in closer to Baltimore then normal given the low track. There are some pretty rare ancillary circumstances. I’ve never seen a snowfall gradient like this year across our area before. I was looking at a snowfall % of normal map yesterday and across our area goes from much below normal right through the urban core to solidly above normal in the Catoctin area and along the PA line.

I can relate. Even up here despite the fact I’ve done great objectively it feels somewhat hollow because all the events underperformed to a degree. Had the 3 “big” storms this year looked like a 3-6” storm from 72 hours out and ended up 10/12/8” I’d probably feel a LOT different then the fact they looked like 20/20/12” storms from 72 hours and all trended down. I know that makes no logical sense but I feel more excited when I get a 6” snow that was only supposed to be 1-3” then a 10” snow that was supposed to be 15-20”. Don’t get me wrong I would grade this winter a solid B+ even now but had one of the big storms been a flush hit instead of a bit of a letdown it would be a A with the exact same results. I also think my perception is affected by results in the DC area since I spend so much time focused on forecasting for a s getting that area snow!

There are plenty they just tend not to brag about the median income of their county!