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A bit shy of 2” overnight. Very much an endangered look but gotta say 70 and sunny ain’t too shabby.

Light snow began a little while ago. Temp just now falling to freezing; hope to have a few inches overnight. Might be the last snow for a while.

Received 0.33" of rain yesterday before falling to freezing at midnight and sprinkles turned to flurries. 27 currently with about a half inch otg. Like everyone else, super windy. Fortunately I'm bald.

12.8 yesterday morning compared to a toasty 66.6 (devil of a number) high today. Went out at lunch and did some light yardwork in shorts. I'd rather have the 2009 March 3rd experience, but not too shabby of a day today with 100% sunshine.

Temp was 49.8 at midnight and now down to 20.8 with a little under an inch of snow this afternoon. Winter is back for a day and a half or so.

Several of us were talking about ice thickness at Deep Creek a few weeks ago. I was surprised that there wasn't any warning or measurement posted at the landing when I was there to go out on the ice. Obviously it's been cold again lately and the snowmobiles are out in force on the lake. Unfortunately two of them fell through the ice at the 219 bridge this afternoon and the helicopter came to medivac them to (I assume) the Morgantown trauma unit. If you are out on the ice, NEVER snowmobile near a road bridge - the salt from the road thins the ice and the result can be tragic. I hope these folks are going to be OK.

That was a great storm but was my first LES so I made a rookie mistake and was too far north. Rich in Hamburg got 81" while I got a paltry 45' lol. But what I didn't realize at the time was being near all the windmills, that encourages lightning. For about 90 minutes at the start of the LES, it was as if I was in a mid-summer thunderstorm. Lightning and thunder multiple times per minute and the thunder shook the house. I was in awe - and hooked - on those storms.

8.8 this morning. Perfect day for the Deep Creek Dunk at the Honi Honi.

Yes, you really need to chase one of these storms. It's so unlike anything else you've experienced. It's been snowing here in MLP for the past 36 hours nonstop. Beautiful flake size, 6 inches in that timeframe and yet in a LES, we can get that in an hour. I think we'll have one more shot for a LO chase after the first of the month. I'm filling @dailylurker head and phone with that idea and to keep a bag packed lol. From the Buffalo area, I know Rich as well - gave him several of the videos I took while in Parish. He does great live feeds and this last one, Stephanie Abrams at TWC published one of his videos.

I don't think I have slept through the entire night this calendar year. It's like my body knows to wake up and check what the latest is. During my Buffalo chase in Nov of '22, I met up with a fella who lived nearby (I'm a member of their Discord chat site) and we walked all over the city in the middle of the blizzard from around 10:30 at night until nearly dawn. This was after not having slept for the previous 24 hours but was just an absolute blast. The excitement and adrenaline kick in. I'm 47 years old and not much really excites me anymore - except chasing snowstorms.

Now admittedly this is a lot to shovel but it’s so worth it. Airbnb owners usually contract with plows to keep things relatively clear but you still gotta dig out your car.

I do Airbnb. I hate hotels because there is no extra room to spread out and like being able to walk around the house while it's coming down and that can be any hour of the day. I've had creepy looks all bundled up at 3 AM walking outside a Holiday Inn lol. But, it gets a little tricky on the Tug because a) there aren't many places and b) the heaviest snowfall is often over the central part of the Tug where there aren't any roads, let alone houses. This past chase, I was absolutely convinced that the band was going to be south of my original place in Parish after the latest runs came in. So, I booked a second Airbnb, went there and didn't get an inch. So, I retreated back to my original place in Parish which was the jackpot. LES are so finicky and narrow that choosing your place is stressful. Misjudge the wind direction and might as well stay home with our partly cloudy skies. I study maps/models relentlessly until I find what I think is going to be the ideal place and roll the dice. I've been fortunate this year - both of my places hit the jackpot. 55 inches just north of Worth NY in January and this one in Parish with about the same amount. I really hope there can be a group of people from here that can do chases together. It's awesome going solo, but enjoying it with someone else would be even better. @dailylurker count me in. $2K split for January on the Tug? If it is in Ava or nearby, I'll write the check today lol. Instead of bitching relentlessly about our shitty snow climo (which I admittedly still do), I've taken to chasing and it really is incredible experiencing that weather. It also mutes the simple fact we live in an area that just doesn't get much powder.

Hey there! No, I came back Wednesday night...it was absolutely amazing experiencing that storm. I've done a lot of chases, including the big one in the Sierra last year (received over 100 inches in ~4 days) but nothing compares to the intensity of LES and this one in particular. I don't know how much I got but it was in the 4-6 foot range in a relatively short amount of time. And it isn't that far away...7 hours or so and the drive is super easy as nobody wants to be there lol.

Low of 11.1 (temp has varied by less than a degree since midnight) producing 4.8" in the last 24 hours. Steady light snow continues this morning. This puts me over 100" for the season and just a few short of climo.

Andy was there all day and while he has acclimated, it was pretty tough for them. Been a great season tho and from the looks of it, no torches to kill the season early unlike the last 2 years we’ve been here. In fact, just had a heavy snow shower/squall pass thru mby and picked up about an inch in a half hour. Winter is very much alive in GC.