cny rider Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Some persistent gusty winds this weekend has created some pretty cool drifts around here this weekend...this is from Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe: image.jpg Beautiful. Check these out: http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/southern-ontario/crystal-beach-ice-caves-draw-huge-crowds-result-in-two-injuries-20140217 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I think we are seeing more than 1 or 2 inches here due to some shadowing. The sun is coming out as we speak lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Definitely another shadow bust here. I kind of figured it would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Definitely another shadow bust here. I kind of figured it would be. Ehh its nothing impressive yet on Mansfield...maybe a 1/4" dusting. I wouldn't sweat it, we'll see what happens, this was always going to be south and east of us with the best lift. This is the winter of the NW New England general shadow... though the valleys aren't too far off normal (as J.Spin pointed out), the mountains certainly are a bit...but generally speaking I don't think there's any doubt NW New England is taking one for the team this season judging by some of the totals in that PHL-HFD-CON-PWM axis. When nzucker at Dobbs Ferry, NY down by NYC has the same seasonal snowfall as we do in Stowe (and only like 18" less than J.Spin's magical zone), that pretty much sums it up, lol. But hey, we've got snow on the ground, the flakes are still flying, and its winter. Seasons in seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Ehh its nothing impressive yet on Mansfield...maybe a 1/4" dusting. I wouldn't sweat it, we'll see what happens, this was always going to be south and east of us with the best lift. This is the winter of the NW New England general shadow... though the valleys aren't too far off normal (as J.Spin pointed out), the mountains certainly are a bit...but generally speaking I don't think there's any doubt NW New England is taking one for the team this season judging by some of the totals in that PHL-HFD-CON-PWM axis. When nzucker at Dobbs Ferry, NY down by NYC has the same seasonal snowfall as we do in Stowe (and only like 18" less than J.Spin's magical zone), that pretty much sums it up, lol. But hey, we've got snow on the ground, the flakes are still flying, and its winter. Seasons in seasons. Yeah for sure we will see what happens after the warm up as we head closer to March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I love NWS and all that they do but I have to say I have not been impressed with BTV's snowfall forecasting accuracy thus far. They seem to struggle with it, I am guessing because of so much terrain and small scale factors. Revise that forecast to a dusting for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Ehh its nothing impressive yet on Mansfield...maybe a 1/4" dusting. I wouldn't sweat it, we'll see what happens, this was always going to be south and east of us with the best lift. This is the winter of the NW New England general shadow... though the valleys aren't too far off normal (as J.Spin pointed out), the mountains certainly are a bit...but generally speaking I don't think there's any doubt NW New England is taking one for the team this season judging by some of the totals in that PHL-HFD-CON-PWM axis. When nzucker at Dobbs Ferry, NY down by NYC has the same seasonal snowfall as we do in Stowe (and only like 18" less than J.Spin's magical zone), that pretty much sums it up, lol. But hey, we've got snow on the ground, the flakes are still flying, and its winter. Seasons in seasons. 11-12 (or was it 10-11?) was bad with the blocking sending everything OTS, but this year it seems we arent getting any upslope snows. That is what usually sets the northern greens apart even in a season dominated by coastals. Did someone forget to turn the uplsope machine switch on? anyway, it was a great weekend. hoping beyond hope that what comes friday isnt too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digityman Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 eyewall, March is a definite winter month up here in NNE. It maybe 50F and sunny one day and snowy the next. Even the first 10 days of April can be quite wintry. Leaf out is not until May. April can be frustrating as its a spring month further south and by then Im done with winter but still have to wait. April is the hardest month for me. 10 years in Maine after 25 years in PA. Just can't seem to get my head wrapped around the fact that April is not a spring month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Was out doing the bi-weekly snow survey... I love the formations that start to show up as the snowpack hits 50" and above. I found 11.25" of liquid in 50" of snow in several cores at 3,000ft. The bottom part of the pack is all made up of this like rock solid granular stuff that does not want to break apart easily. Clogs the snow tube easily, too. Probably holds a heck of a lot of water. Down at 1,550ft I found 25-27" containing 6.0" of water weight. The ratio from 1.5kft to 3.0kft is pretty similar... snow depth doubles from bottom to upper mtn, and liquid also almost doubles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 So frustrating today to see the heavy snow bands just to my east and the second one to my west. Sky very bright very light snow. Maybe an 1" past 4 hours. I will have wasted so much of the storm before these 2 bands get together. Nice to see E Mass cashing in yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Finally it looks like a decent burst coming in. Some steady light snow now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 My little bit of light snow has ended. Vis up to 10 miles. Echos moving due north should keep me perfectly out of the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 0.8" at 1:10pm. Pure fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It looks like we’re just passing the 2” mark as of 2:00 P.M. based off our web cam; there shouldn’t be too much problem at least reaching the 2-4” range in our point forecast based on the radar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Some better bursts now occurring. Squeaking out an inch is possible, maybe 2 in some spots it keeps up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Some better bursts now occurring. Squeaking out an inch is possible, maybe 2 in some spots it keeps up. Here is I-89 Exit 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Will be curious to see how GYX handles the headlines this afternoon as we come out of one clipper and back into clipper 2 for tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Nice and yeah we are in a moderate burst now with good efficient accumulating flakes (better dendritic growth than the nor'easter LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Holy crap. 2.6" with heavy snow at 750ft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I love NWS and all that they do but I have to say I have not been impressed with BTV's snowfall forecasting accuracy thus far. They seem to struggle with it, I am guessing because of so much terrain and small scale factors. Revise that forecast to a dusting for today. Finally it looks like a decent burst coming in. Some steady light snow now. Some better bursts now occurring. Squeaking out an inch is possible, maybe 2 in some spots it keeps up. Nice and yeah we are in a moderate burst now with good efficient accumulating flakes (better dendritic growth than the nor'easter LOL) Lol how quick you are to judge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I did not expect this...absolutely ripping high ratio snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Lol how quick you are to judge! Hahah I knew that would come back to bite me but overall they have been off quite a bit. Rates are decresing again and we are probably not yet at an inch. We will see what the evening brings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hahah I knew that would come back to bite me but overall they have been off quite a bit. Rates are decresing again and we are probably not yet at an inch. We will see what the evening brings. There's no one else I'd listen to in VT, haha. You have to realize this is not forecasting on like the coastal plain...the terrain plays with every storm, big and small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 There's no one else I'd listen to in VT, haha. You have to realize this is not forecasting on like the coastal plain...the terrain plays with every storm, big and small. Yeah it is a difficult position for sure. I realize there is alot of terrain and small scale factors to try and sort out. Shadowing seems to be one of the tougher elements to consider. It caused us in 2 of the storms to go under the forecast range (especially that first one), but for the SWFE we were on the high side in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 18, 2014 Author Share Posted February 18, 2014 Hahah I knew that would come back to bite me but overall they have been off quite a bit. Rates are decresing again and we are probably not yet at an inch. We will see what the evening brings. I believe Nittany 88 is part of they of which you speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ono Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It's really nice out there. gonna take a break from work and go for an XC ski while the big flakes fly. at ~1" here of fluff. The wind was really blasting earlier today, have some pretty wind-packed drifts on the walkway now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Snow began at 3 in AUG, produced a dusting, now is on "pause". We should get the 4-6" but I wonder if the 2"/hr bands make it this far north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It's really nice out there. gonna take a break from work and go for an XC ski while the big flakes fly. at ~1" here of fluff. The wind was really blasting earlier today, have some pretty wind-packed drifts on the walkway now. I know Bolton had all but a couple of lifts on wind hold today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 It looks like it’s closing in on 4” of accumulation at the house, so it has definitely been coming down at roughly the 1”/hr range over the past couple of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 3.5" ish right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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