Last year I fired up the annual thread on March 8. After a continuous period of snow cover for the last seven weeks and two days, my CT pack finally gave up the ghost yesterday on our first 70 degree day since October 19.
With respect to those still tracking wintry chances (myself included), it's time to fire up the thread.
This was my first year since returning to CT in 2018 with the following:
1) A normal snowfall winter
2) Over 50" of snowfall
3) Several below zero low days
4) DJF all below normal avg temperature
5) Maximum snow depth over 12" for an extended period
6) Maximum snow depth of over 18"
7) No major cutters in DJF
8) NYD snow
9) Two 12"+ Events
10) An entire winter month with snow cover
I also spent most of my first winter up at my new place in Saranac Lake. We're in striking distance of 150" on the season there, with continuous snow cover since November 27 and measurable snow falling on Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. Maximum low of -20.2 and nearly 36 hours of below zero temperatures during a cold blast.
Don't need to do much thinking about this winter.
In CT it is an A. The combination of cold, snow, high end events, and snow cover is some of the best I've seen, even going back to my childhood in CT. Some potential left on the table, but we didn't get porked too badly.
In SLK I mean my God. If we can do better than 2025-26...A+
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