CoastalWx Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 This has to be one of the worst boundary layers I've seen in a storm during winter. It reminds me of an early November event. I had catpaws on my way in at 40F....lol. Started at Rt 128 area and was a RASN mix when I pulled in. At least it's legit -SN now, but it must be like 34 or 35 out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJBASHB Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Light snow, 1/4" new. Enough for a solid coating, even on the pavement. 32.9F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Only Pete could be excited by this Starting to coat my driveway. Zoinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 31F with 3-4 fresh inches out there. Haven't measured yet but will soon. Suffice it to say it's been an overproducer here based on what was being forecast last night and it should be a white Christmas afterall. Boom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Looking at obs, it seems like it took close to 2000 feet in ENY to get an inch of snow. Well west toward Cooperstown some people pulled it off with 1600'. And that's about it for this fail..... Huge flakes here now, but too little too late I think. Faster speed was a killer...the extra 2 hours or so to flip done most of us in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Only Pete could be excited by this Starting to coat my driveway. Zoinks! Back edge is hauling on the radar. No school delay for you. Hope Pete is using "rock skis" if he's hitting the freshies in the back country lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saber Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 got a very heavy slick inch here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Back edge is hauling on the radar. No school delay for you. Probably nothing at my school Hope Pete is using "rock skis" if he's hitting the freshies in the back country lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Indeed, very beautiful. Slick stuff. Merry Christmas Scott and the same to all the other snow freaks!!!! Later. Same to you Pete! Very joyous mood early this morning at the ski resort... its not much but cosmetically it does wonders for the overall look and feel of the town and mountain. It looked so nice this morning with all the holiday lights on and quietly falling snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Looking at obs, it seems like it took close to 2000 feet in ENY to get an inch of snow. Well west toward Cooperstown some people pulled it off with 1600'. And that's about it for this fail..... I'm not tremendously surprised by the lack of snow imby and region wide. A swfe moving into temps that were in the upper 40's and low 50's is generally not a recipe for success. I'm glad ski country is at least pulling off a few inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 31F with 3-4 fresh inches out there. Haven't measured yet but will soon. Suffice it to say it's been an overproducer here based on what was being forecast last night and it should be a white Christmas afterall. Boom. Sweet.... that's gotta look nice this morning. I'll take 2" and love it, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Well you were warmer yesterday. Around here it was mid/upper 30's as it started, but I didn't anticipate the torched boundary layer so we really couldn't drop at all..... But it looked doomed around midnight so I went to bed. I'm not tremendously surprised by the lack of snow imby and region wide. A swfe moving into temps that were in the upper 40's and low 50's is generally not a recipe for success. I'm glad ski country is at least pulling off a few inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I knew we'd be in good shape here last night when things cleared off and we dropped down to <32 by about 6pm or so. SWFErs are local specialties, particularly out here in the hills with a little elevation. Swiffer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Windcredible! Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Well you were warmer yesterday. Around here it was mid/upper 30's as it started, but I didn't anticipate the torched boundary layer so we really couldn't drop at all..... But it looked doomed around midnight so I went to bed. Thought you'd be able to pull off an inch and I'd see some flakes...but when I was up and checked the temp at 1:30 and saw it was still 42, I knew it was over. Wish I could erase this one from my memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazey Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Mod snow here in Halifax. 1/2 mile vis. Wet but roads are greasing up quickly. Forecast for 4-6". White Christmas assured. Happy holidays everyone. From north of the border. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Mod snow here in Halifax. 1/2 mile vis. Wet but roads are greasing up quickly. Forecast for 4-6". White Christmas assured. Happy holidays everyone. From north of the border. Cheers man--may your Yule be white! Love NS. Beautiful part of the world and not really that far away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Event totals: 2.2” Snow/0.20” L.E. I’m not sure what time it started, but we’ve got light snow here at the house, and it’s even calm for this location – it’s dead still out there, so the snow is falling straight down and you can see it in the pattern of accumulation. There are another couple of tenths of an inch on the board since the 6:00 A.M. clearing. The air temperature is a touch above 32 F, and the snow was a bit dense, but still coming in at under 10% H2O. I’ve added in the north to south list for totals at the Vermont ski areas that I’ve seen report in so far. There are still several resorts that haven’t reported in yet, including anything south of Killington, but from the numbers it seems that the Central Vermont Ski Areas are doing well so far: Jay Peak: 1” Burke: 2” Smuggler’s Notch: 1” Stowe: 2” Sugarbush: 4” Pico: 4” Killington: 4” Some details from the 6:00 A.M. observations are below: New Snow: 2.2 inches New Liquid: 0.20 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 11.0 Snow Density: 9.1% H2O Temperature: 32.5 F Sky: Light Snow (2-8 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 2.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I can't get over how beautiful 2" looks out there and its still coming down pretty steady. We had 0.2-0.3" last hour which is about right for these light snow events, so 2.1" so far. Hoping the models are right in lingering light snow over this area for quite a while today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I can't get over how beautiful 2" looks out there and its still coming down pretty steady. We had 0.2-0.3" last hour which is about right for these light snow events, so 2.1" so far. Hoping the models are right in lingering light snow over this area for quite a while today. Hopefully you have upslope snow everyday this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Event totals: 2.2” Snow/0.20” L.E. I’m not sure what time it started, but we’ve got light snow here at the house, and it’s even calm for this location – it’s dead still out there, so the snow is falling straight down and you can see it in the pattern of accumulation. There are another couple of tenths of an inch on the board since the 6:00 A.M. clearing. The air temperature is a touch above 32 F, and the snow was a bit dense, but still coming in at under 10% H2O. I’ve added in the north to south list for totals at the Vermont ski areas that I’ve seen report in so far. There are still several resorts that haven’t reported in yet, including anything south of Killington, but from the numbers it seems that the Central Vermont Ski Areas are doing well so far: Jay Peak: 1” Burke: 2” Smuggler’s Notch: 1” Stowe: 2” Sugarbush: 4” Pico: 4” Killington: 4” Some details from the 6:00 A.M. observations are below: New Snow: 2.2 inches New Liquid: 0.20 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 11.0 Snow Density: 9.1% H2O Temperature: 32.5 F Sky: Light Snow (2-8 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 2.0 inches Got some conflicting reports from the groomers this morning, so I just reported what I have here at the base area (2"). Knowing how this works though, there's probably at least 3" another 2,000+ feet above my head near the top. Sweet snow too because its got some moisture to it so this will do wonders for surface conditions... also no wind so its not all blowing into the woods like upslope snow does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Hopefully you have upslope snow everyday this winter Uh oh... do remember that all these little snows we've gotten up here still pale in terms of your total from the October event. While you were getting 12-14" we were smoking cirrus, in October. It will take us 4 of these events to get to the totals interior SNE saw from October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Got some conflicting reports from the groomers this morning, so I just reported what I have here at the base area (2"). Knowing how this works though, there's probably at least 3" another 2,000+ feet above my head near the top. Sweet snow too because its got some moisture to it so this will do wonders for surface conditions... also no wind so its not all blowing into the woods like upslope snow does. Thanks for the update PF – I just saw that Bolton Valley came in with their report at 2” at 6:54 A.M., although I suspect they’ll be getting some more based on the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Thanks for the update PF – I just saw that Bolton Valley came in with their report at 2” at 6:54 A.M., although I suspect they’ll be getting some more based on the radar. I'm figuring we end up with something like 2.5-3.5" from bottom to top but we'll see how it plays out over the next few hours. I'll be able to go up and get a good measurement up high in just a little bit. Putting the boots on now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 7:00am obs: 3.8" of new snow. 0.30" LE. Not bad, actually. 4" at the stake. 31F. Light snow still falling but the hills are appearing, so it seems to be letting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ski MRG Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 It's beautiful, just beautiful. Pics at 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 It's beautiful, just beautiful. Pics at 11. Yup, had a couple inches down on my way to Portland with snow falling. Trees looked beautiful with the pine boughs beginning to sag. White Christmas FTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 The whitened ground looks nicer than the brown grass, but no matter how you slice it, this was one of the best 'within 24-hour fails' of recent memory. I'll take a ride up to mp3 after breakfast and see how 1800' on the VT border did. sn- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Miser Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yup, had a couple inches down on my way to Portland with snow falling. Trees looked beautiful with the pine boughs beginning to sag. White Christmas FTW. Congrats, Eric and others who are getting something good out of this. Our loss is your gain, and any snow in New England is good at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterfish55 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 All is not lost....I typed "let it snow" into Google and I'm now enjoying -sn on my computer screen. High Five!! 41.2/40 Congrats to those enjoying the real thing...Happy Holidays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Congrats, Eric and others who are getting something good out of this. Our loss is your gain, and any snow in New England is good at this point. Thanks, Garth. It's early in the season ... much fun ahead for all of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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