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Looks like some solid upslope for the Northern Greens with 4" at the Stowe stake, and Jay reporting 3-4" by noon. They haven't updated since, does anyone know what they finished with today?

Looks like Bread and Butter with a side of wind is on the menu for the northern greens later this week

Calm before the storm (and a little Alpenglow) at MRG

Nice to see the GFS join the party and get some more robust precip totals into northern VT. Was definitely starting to QPF queen a bit last night over the southern ticks at the time, and their potential impact on my skiing interests in the Mad River Valley

Impressive echos out there, but that's a pretty nasty 800mb dry layer to saturate. Was wondering how much was making it to the ground in central mass

Came in like a wall in Albany, snowing furiously right now in downtown. First time all year it seems like a snowstorm has come in with real authority

Tale of two mountains today at Whiteface. For a period this morning, the east aspects near the Summit quad were in the sun, but the south facing ridge of Little Whiteface was an impenetrable cauldron of fog. Next run, a ride up the Little Whiteface Double (which runs along the backside of the ridge in the above picture and terminates next to the gondola), was a whole different world. While fascinating to see from a meteorological perspective, perhaps not the most fun visibility conditions. A nice demonstration of the intricacies of orographic weather, though what wasn't as nice was when the flow switched post-frontal and socked in the entire mountain. Conditions today were similar to what bwt was reporting at Killington. Hard pack with loose granular that was surprisingly edgeable outside of wind affected areas. Mid mountain must have gotten a glaze of freezing rain, a few gondola cabins were completely glazed over while others were clear. Exposed areas at the top of the mountain were completely scoured, with Skyward totally closed due to the risk of unstoppable slide in the event of a fall. On the other hand, sheltered bump runs like Upper Empire were very solid, with some wind transported powder in the nearby Cloudsplitter Glades. Variability is definitely Whiteface's hallmark, but I do enjoy how formidable and unpredictable the mountain (and its weather) feels. Its a burly mountain and definitely keeps you honest.

11" nearby at the base of Magic! A rare Tuesday opening tomorrow

This deform area over Albany has been great. Consistent moderate to heavy snow all morning Totals are a bit lower in the valley due to some mixing that occurred overnight, but this morning's performance has certainly made up for that

Control run would be c00. I don't think it shows up here

Power is back at Magic, game on!

Have a ticket for Magic tomorrow, nervously awaiting the news regrading power. Seems like they’ll have nearly the entire mountain open if they can get power. If not, Whiteface it is

Gonna be difficult to verify the WSW here, but steady moderate snow now and accumulating at a decent clip. Once the sun went down the switch flipped

Looks like we have finally changed over to 100% snow in ALB

Hour 13 of white rain here. Uptown near Colonie does seem to have a bit of a coating down on grassy surfaces as of an hour ago, so accumulations are getting closer. Hoping that we start to gain some traction as the wind shifts later today. This has been a true introduction to the Hudson Valley, no doubt about that. At least the mountains are getting pounded. Magic may open on Sunday now

Yeah nothing more than white rain at the moment

Rain mixing with aggregates in downtown Albany now

Yeah we had a great 30+ DBZ band sit over us for a while. Nice overperformer in the Capital Region

Moderate to heavy snow in downtown Albany. Roads are covered

Tough news out of Magic Mountain regarding progress on the Black chair: https://magicmtn.com/alpine-update/ What stood out to me is that the timeline for the lift has been pushed back to "carrying passengers at some point this season if all goes well". With the lack of resources available to Magic ownership, and the difficult nature of the new projects they need to complete before the lift can spin, I think its a safe bet the Quad won't spin this year. Pretty unfortunate as the general unreliability of the Red Chair can leave them without summit access for extended periods. I hope they can catch a break and finally complete the project as it's pretty essential to securing the future of Magic. Such a great mountain with amazing terrain. I still am hoping to get 3-4 days in there when (if?) the base is good in SVT.

6 inches at Breckenridge last night which already eclipsed forecasted snow totals for the week. 4 at Copper, 1-3 elsewhere. Another backdoor pulse of energy is coming down the trough tonight, perhaps a few more inches in favored areas. While this fluff won't do too much for the SWE of the snowpack, it is nice to see CO cash in a bit after just missing out on last weeks bonanza.

Perhaps a bit of a sleeper NW flow event for Summit County and other favored areas this week. Positioning on the upstream side of the trough is conducive enough to bring decent amounts of jet energy into the region, so I would expect orographically favored spots should be able to squeeze out some good localized showers over the next few days. Breckenridge already showing decent accumulation, I think some ski areas might be pleasantly surprised over the next few days.

Amazing totals out west, though Colorado seems to be getting mere scraps. Hoping they cash in and build a good base before the January AMS conference in Denver

Fully tropical now according to NHC

Any of the Cottonwood resorts (Alta, Snowbird, Brighton, Solitude) in Utah are probably your best bet due to their unique microclimate. Snowbird and Alta are the largest out of those, and receive the highest annual snowfall of any US resort outside of the Cascades/Sierras. Those two average around 500" a season, while nearby Park City typically sees totals in the 300"-400" inch range, so the Cottonwoods have an advantage over other areas even locally thanks to their microclimate. Utah can get unlucky and get stuck in extended dry periods from time to time, so the most "coverage proof" early season resort in North America is probably Whistler above mid mountain. The base area gets warm and can flip to rain during some storms, but with a 5000ft vertical drop its not hard to find good coverage up top. Wolf Creek and Targhee are good bets as well, but on the smaller side. Larger spots in CO, as well as Jackson Hole and Big Sky, need a lot of snow to fill in their terrain so openings aren't as reliable by Christmas.