Clinch Leatherwood Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 I'm not liking this dry pattern for December, looks like it might be a struggle to get the mountains ready for X-Mas outisde the upslope regions of NNE. Yeah not great kind of surprised but they're making plenty of snow just odd that we may get well into December before the north country has a real shot at a widespread snow event. SR up to 22 trails already though...so they're all blasting plenty of snow long as they don't get torched there will be plenty of open trails for Xmas week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Stowe is where to go if u like fresh snow. Period. Nearly two inches on my cartop today, and 2-4 fresh on mtn. In addition to 3-6 the other day, can any other area match the n. Greens, no they can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Stowe is where to go if u like fresh snow. Period. Nearly two inches on my cartop today, and 2-4 fresh on mtn. In addition to 3-6 the other day, can any other area match the n. Greens, no they can't. Try going out west. You'll be even more stunned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Stowe is where to go if u like fresh snow. Period. Nearly two inches on my cartop today, and 2-4 fresh on mtn. In addition to 3-6 the other day, can any other area match the n. Greens, no they can't. It will only get better this week, Ne's gold mine. And to think you were worried and preparing the scarf for the Gondola Hari Kari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Another excellent morning schuss at stowe. skinned up and did the usual downs. 1-2 on perfect cord is the stuff day long smiles are made from. Whole week looks good as several lobes of energy will rotate through sparking showers each time. 1-3 type events each time. Keep 'em waxed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baroclinic Zone Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 SR up to 105 acres on 21t/2l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Stowe is where to go if u like fresh snow. Period. Nearly two inches on my cartop today, and 2-4 fresh on mtn. In addition to 3-6 the other day, can any other area match the n. Greens, no they can't. You still in town? Awesome and fun morning out there in the heavy snow. Waiting for the lift to open at 8am as it dumps 1"/hr snow. The kitty cats going home to bed this morning... Sweet conditions with 2-3" on top of the groomed surface. Blurry but you get the point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 Ya I'm in town, but no ski today, I bet it was sweet. I bet tommorrow is similiar esp if another vort is swingin thru tonite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted November 26, 2012 Share Posted November 26, 2012 I'm liking my 2k vert skinned average. Nothing to impressive but certainly going to put me at 100k by the end of the season I think.... Pretty neat for having a 9-7 job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 scott i stayed another nite, i'll be out ALL DAY tomo, hoping we get a little inch or two frest in next 18 hours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 scott i stayed another nite, i'll be out ALL DAY tomo, hoping we get a little inch or two frest in next 18 hours Just saw your post about your gear. That sucks. I am getting some heel parts for my boots shipped from Tecnica today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Light snow dancing thru the air in stowe, (bout 5 miles from mtn), powderfreak hit me up w a text bc I don't have ur number (maybe we can get a run in) if not no biggie, beautiful day. Gf is going out first time since saturdays so so conditions, I hope she has better time today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Light snow dancing thru the air in stowe, (bout 5 miles from mtn), powderfreak hit me up w a text bc I don't have ur number (maybe we can get a run in) if not no biggie, beautiful day. Gf is going out first time since saturdays so so conditions, I hope she has better time today. Ahhh I'm just seeing this now... I got my runs in at 8am and am off the hill now. Been working (skiing) for 10 days straight and gotta take care of some stuff in town today. Tim Kelley and Weir Lundstedt are on the hill so keep your eyes out, they like to go fast I was talking with them as I came off the hill earlier. Nice dusting of fluff today... mood flakes and its been nice seeing the "snow globe" return after a long summer off. The phrase is true (as you have been seeing the last 4 days)... living here is like being in a snow globe when these patterns get going. There are just flakes in the air all the time even if it isn't accumulating much...like Borderwx said in the NNE thread, this time of year is like one giant flurry in the valleys and daily deposits on the mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 It's a sad state of affairs when Northern Connecticut has recieved more natural snowfall so far this season than at Killington in Central Vermont. Killington is at 7" for the season while some towns here are close to 10" or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 It's a sad state of affairs when Northern Connecticut has recieved more natural snowfall so far this season than at Killington in Central Vermont. Killington is at 7" for the season while some towns here are close to 10" or more. To be fair, that was pretty much all in that one rouge storm when you guys got a band of 6-10" during Son of Sandy. We are at 22" for the month of November and doesn't count the 8" or so in October. Anyway, it was just another November morning with mid-winter snow conditions... floating those fluffy turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Stowe is the exception as Mt Snow is at 2" for seasonal snowfall and sugarloaf is at 4". It's been a sparse season so far for natural snowfall in New England. Thankfully it's cold enough for snowmaking in the near term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEK_VT_Upslope_Event Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Burke just announced opening this weekend (12/1). Temps are our friend, which is a stark contrast to last year at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Wachusett opens Friday. Brand new skis (older model) have been picked up...new heel pads for my old boots arrived today and I swapped them out. Free season pass will be in my hands soon!!! Whooo hoooo! (have to use early season passes from Labor day sale until my season pass is all set) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I love heading north around the holidays to go skiing. Blows when there is no snow to whiten up the ride. Man were we spoiled for a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I bet CNE/NNE have snow OTG before Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 I bet CNE/NNE have snow OTG before Christmas God, I hope so. Of course MPV averages a "white" Christmas about 90% of the time so it's probably a good bet there will be white on the ground here by that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEaster27 Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Stowe is the exception as Mt Snow is at 2" for seasonal snowfall and sugarloaf is at 4". It's been a sparse season so far for natural snowfall in New England. Thankfully it's cold enough for snowmaking in the near term. Wow that's a crazy difference didn't realize sugar doesnt get the orographic stuff Stowe gets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Before this high pressure broke, friends and I had been really going after the sunny dawn patrols. For obvious reasons: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinch Leatherwood Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 ADK where are those shots from? Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 ADK where are those shots from? Good stuff. Stowe. That middle shot of JE is awesome. Greg must invert these photos or something because its confusing the lleh out of me, lol. Everything on the left is supposed to be on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Stowe is the exception as Mt Snow is at 2" for seasonal snowfall and sugarloaf is at 4". It's been a sparse season so far for natural snowfall in New England. Thankfully it's cold enough for snowmaking in the near term. the N. greens (jay , stowe) smuggs (when open) and to a slightly lesser degree (bolton) will be the exception alot. i.e they will always snow, when others in new england aren't and will always have more than SNE/NJ/ or whereever got an anomalous snowfall event. stowe and jay both have 30 plus at the top so far. i'm sure smuggs is right there , and bolton if open would likely have somewhere around 23-26 IMO. even thou its not a owned ski mountain i'd like to know Mt. washington's season total as well. they usually get oragraphic snows with the best of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 awesome pics adk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 http://www.boston.co...8STL/story.html interesting and bit depressing...story from yesterday's business section of The boston Globe concerning the effects of climate change on the New England Ski Industry Of 103 ski resorts operating in the Northeast, less than half could be economically viable in 30 years if winter temperatures rise by between 2.5 and 4 degrees over the next several decades as expected, according to a study by Scott that will be published early next year. The report says that if society continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels, causing emissions from heat-trapping gases to rise, no Massachusetts ski areas would survive the next 30 years, and only seven of 18 New Hampshire resorts and eight of 14 Maine mountains would remain open. Vermont would remain relatively stable, Scott found, with 16 of 18 resorts able to stay in business through at least the end of the century. Snow making will become even more important in the coming decades as New England’s natural snowfalls diminish, according to Scott’s study. Resorts are already spending millions of dollars to increase their capacity — Stowe Mountain Resort in northern Vermont spent $4.7 million this year alone — and by the 2020s, Vermont and New Hampshire resorts may have to increase their snow making output by as much as 50 percent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I wonder why he found that VT areas would remain stable in a 2.5-4F increase in temps, while NH and ME would see 50-70% of their areas close. Would that be weather related or just that the majority of VT areas are more financially stable (more major resorts, less small backyard hills than NH/ME)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 I wonder why he found that VT areas would remain stable in a 2.5-4F increase in temps, while NH and ME would see 50-70% of their areas close. Would that be weather related or just that the majority of VT areas are more financially stable (more major resorts, less small backyard hills than NH/ME)? i wonder if it has anything to do with base/summit elevation and upslope snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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