dendrite Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 12z GFS was nice, but the 00z euro was too warm outside of far NNE. Something to watch though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I have not been paying attention to this weekend but just looked at the 12Z gfs. Looks like a slug of moisture will be passing through and it would be cold enough for snow in NNE. This would be Saturday night, more than 4 days out, so I would not put much stock in it working out but something to watch I guess. For some reason it feels like it is later in the week already. I guess it isn't Thursday yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A few flakes in the air here in AUG - OES? If so, it's pretty far inland. We've been getting some curious flurries here in Hanover, NH too. Not sure what the mechanism at work is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 We've been getting some curious flurries here in Hanover, NH too. Not sure what the mechanism at work is... We got about a half inch of dust on Mansfield but it was real low level stuff...you could see the clear skies like 1-2kft above the summit level as it was snowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 CON running low again today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just looked at my records and we only dipped below 0F a total of 6 times this winter; all in Jan. Coldest was -8.4F. That pales in comparison to so many others in NNE and even in the valleys around my hood. Hillside living at its best. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Moved the last half-cord of split wood onto the porch Saturday, which should last for about 1,000 HDDs, and the pile that had been there before should get me thru the first week of April. Late May cutoffs with rainy 40s may require me to work up some of the 6-foot stuff now well-buried in white. One hopes the days with HDDs in the 50s and 60s end today - from only the non-recording indoor-outdoor instrument, my low this morning looked very similar to yesterday's. MPV December...20.9F (-1.9 from normal) January...14.8F (-1.1 from normal) February...16.2F (-2.4 from normal) March...15.4F (-12.0 from normal) MBY (based on records beginning 1998-99) DEC....15.6 (-6.2) JAN.....11.2 (-2.9) FEB.....13.9 (-3.9) MAR 1-24...16.0 (-10.4) This is my first year that all four months were at least 2F below the avg. thats impressive, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Cool snow depth comparison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Downeast gonna get nailed. High cirrus here. Could of been a nice storm to close out winter. I'm going to be disappointed if last year's total beats this year by 0.25". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJonesWX Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 CON running low again today. what was the high there? at my dads house they never got out of the mid-30's, i think his high was like 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherMA Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 what was the high there? at my dads house they never got out of the mid-30's, i think his high was like 3634 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Obviously we're on the far periphery of the big coastal here but the breeze has really picked up over the last hour or so and there are even some weenie flakes in the air. South coast of NS would be a fun place to be today.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstorm Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Cool snow depth comparison... image.jpg "Higher elevations about the same" ... not from that map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nittany88 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 "Higher elevations about the same" ... not from that map. Mount Mansfield: 85.0 2014-03-25 82.0 2013-03-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 "Higher elevations about the same" ... not from that map. I guess higher elevations may need some clarifying...but like Nittany showed, I just looked at my notes and Mansfield's snowpack is actually fairly similar. There was more liquid in the snowpack at this time last year. Speaking of more liquid in the snowpack...right now we are at around 18" per the last snow survey. To contrast this was April 16th last year...just an astonishing amount of water in the snowpack. This goes down as "ripe"...but in order to get near this we'll need to pick up 6-10" of QPF between now and mid-April and contain it all in the snowpack. Around 64" depth at the 3,000ft bench (you can see the 4,000ft+ ridgeline in the background). Last year mid-April contained an astonishing 26" of liquid eqiv...yes, Mount Mansfield here manages to max out the scale and start going around for lap number 2 on the dial. I usually think by "higher elevations" they are talking that 2,000-4,000ft elevation band. This season the biggest difference in snowpack is from 2,000ft or 1,500ft and lower...technically still "lower elevations" around here. Depends if you are talking "inhabited" elevations though, but in terms of snowmelt and hydro, the uninhabited areas matter just as much in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 "Higher elevations about the same" ... not from that map. Mount Mansfield: 85.0 2014-03-25 82.0 2013-03-25 I guess higher elevations may need some clarifying...but like Nittany showed, I just looked at my notes and Mansfield's snowpack is actually fairly similar. There was more liquid in the snowpack at this time last year. Speaking of more liquid in the snowpack...right now we are at around 18" per the last snow survey. To contrast this was April 16th last year...just an astonishing amount of water in the snowpack. This goes down as "ripe"...but in order to get near this we'll need to pick up 6-10" of QPF between now and mid-April and contain it all in the snowpack. Around 64" depth at the 3,000ft bench (you can see the 4,000ft+ ridgeline in the background). Last year mid-April contained an astonishing 26" of liquid eqiv...yes, Mount Mansfield here manages to max out the scale and start going around for lap number 2 on the dial. I usually think by "higher elevations" they are talking that 2,000-4,000ft elevation band. This season the biggest difference in snowpack is from 2,000ft or 1,500ft and lower...technically still "lower elevations" around here. Depends if you are talking "inhabited" elevations though, but in terms of snowmelt and hydro, the uninhabited areas matter just as much in this case. I don't want to put words in danstorm's mouth but I think he may have possibly thought the phrase "Higher elevations about the same" meant that the valleys have the same snowpack depth as the higher elevations instead of as compared to last year at this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The monthly March temperature for BTV is presently 19.9F. BTV NWS lists the lowest monthly temperature for March at 20.7F, set way back in 1916. This weekend looks to be warmer than normal (especially night time lows), so the monthly temperature will increase. But enough to move into 2nd place? Year Average Temp (F) 1916: 20.7 1912: 21.9 1984: 21.9 1923: 22.0 1926: 22.5 1900: 23.2 1950: 23.4 1956: 23.7 1937: 23.8: 1941: 23.8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The monthly March temperature for BTV is presently 19.9F. BTV NWS lists the lowest monthly temperature for March at 20.7F, set way back in 1916. This weekend looks to be warmer than normal (especially night time lows), so the monthly temperature will increase. But enough to move into 2nd place? Year Average Temp (F) 1916: 20.7 1912: 21.9 1984: 21.9 1923: 22.0 1926: 22.5 1900: 23.2 1950: 23.4 1956: 23.7 1937: 23.8: 1941: 23.8 Here are the five coldest Marchs for Farmington COOP, 1893 on: 1984....20.77 1926....21.53 1916....21.85 1923....21.98 1967....22.26 I don't have up-to-yesterday records for Farmington, but thru 3/25 my average is 15.54. Using daily means estimated at 20 for today and tomorrow, then 30-35 for each of the final four days, I would finish March at about 18.2. Since my first March here (1999), I've averaged 1.9F lower than Farmington in March. Using some extrapolation, this year has a very good chance to be their coldest March in 122 years of record. Respectable. PF, I'm a bit surprised at how much lower the Mt's SWE is this year compared to last, even considering the thaws and earlier snow drought. This time last year my SWE was 6-7" max. This year, with my most recent core of 9.28" on 3/15 and 1.44" (all but 0.16" was snow) coming since and with max temp of 37 in that period, I'm probably 4" ahead of last year. Similar latitude, quite a difference, with much of it probably due to pack-holding CAD working well this winter in my neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstorm Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 I don't want to put words in danstorm's mouth but I think he may have possibly thought the phrase "Higher elevations about the same" meant that the valleys have the same snowpack depth as the higher elevations instead of as compared to last year at this time? Nah, I meant that the snowpack at higher elevations looked to be greater than last year. However, to this lowlander, the definition of higher elevations is weaker than you hearty mountain folks. I wasn't thinking Mansfield and similar elevations, more like 1500+... and the map doesn't show topography, I was going by my understanding of topo patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Nah, I meant that the snowpack at higher elevations looked to be greater than last year. However, to this lowlander, the definition of higher elevations is weaker than you hearty mountain folks. I wasn't thinking Mansfield and similar elevations, more like 1500+... and the map doesn't show topography, I was going by my understanding of topo patterns. Yeah it's all in the context of what you think higher elevations means...but in general the snowpack is pretty similar up in the 1,500-2,000ft and higher range to last year. The increase you see on the map is generally in that 500-1500ft range, noteably the CT Valley between NH/VT as well as most of the mountain towns that reside at that elevation range. However around here 1,200ft can be "lower elevations" if you are in the context of all terrain and landmass. If talking purely inhabited areas, then I'd put 1200ft as a higher elevation as inhabitants generally end at 1500ft for the most part aside from a few weenie spots that can go up to 2,300ft or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah it's all in the context of what you think higher elevations means...but in general the snowpack is pretty similar up in the 1,500-2,000ft and higher range to last year. The increase you see on the map is generally in that 500-1500ft range, noteably the CT Valley between NH/VT as well as most of the mountain towns that reside at that elevation range. However around here 1,200ft can be "lower elevations" if you are in the context of all terrain and landmass. If talking purely inhabited areas, then I'd put 1200ft as a higher elevation as inhabitants generally end at 1500ft for the most part aside from a few weenie spots that can go up to 2,300ft or so. Yeah, the topo maps and Google earth put me at 1250' or so but there is decent population up over 1500' which then thins out up to 1800' - 1900'. By that time you're on dirt roads and out of the village of Upper Graniteville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalWinds Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, the topo maps and Google earth put me at 1250' or so but there is decent population up over 1500' which then thins out up to 1800' - 1900'. By that time you're on dirt roads and out of the village of Upper Graniteville. Yeah, I'm at about 875' and that's just not good enough for me. My real estate agent thinks I'm nuts, I'm pretty sure, as I've told her I won't look at a new place below 1400'-1500'...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Yeah, I'm at about 875' and that's just not good enough for me. My real estate agent thinks I'm nuts, I'm pretty sure, as I've told her I won't look at a new place below 1400'-1500'...lol. Worcester and parts of Middlesex are good for that. Also, if you go out County Road, past Maple Corners into Woodbury, it's not quite at that elevation but they get a ton of snow and have crazy retention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Strongest winds of the season right now. Just hit 43mph on the Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardinalWinds Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Worcester and parts of Middlesex are good for that. Also, if you go out County Road, past Maple Corners into Woodbury, it's not quite at that elevation but they get a ton of snow and have crazy retention. Thanks, mreaves, I've been eying the Middlesex area just west of me north of I-89, the area up County Road you mentioned up toward the Sabin Pond area, and even the west slopes of the Worcester range. The latter area is where poster ono lives, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 No sun, temps in the 20's all day with 30-40mph wind just is making it feel brutal for March 26th. I really though we would be seeing a big pattern change and warm temps the next few days but seems very muted with now a snow threat too for this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Some rare sightings of a powderfreak today... man was it good out there. Snowiest March in at least the last 5 years on the mountain with still one week left. I may take a lot of photos, but I can ski for the camera too Those are great pics PF; man, what a day it was out there on Sunday. It wasn’t made great by being the day after a huge storm, although a fresh half foot certainly helped, but the 20 inches in 72 hours, on top of previous feet with no thaws will definitely do it. Skiing the low elevation, south facing terrain above Meadows in full equinox sun, and having it stay fluffy and bottomless in the afternoon tells you just what sort of conditions came together. I couldn’t say enough to extol the virtues of just how good that snow was – I spent the whole first paragraph of my trip report from Sunday talking about it. Here’s an excerpt, and folks can use the linked text to the report if they want to read more: “Today will simply have to go down as one of the best days of the season at Stowe; I just can’t see how it wouldn’t. Another half foot of snow fell overnight, bringing snow totals to 20 inches in the past 72 hours, and that’s on top of the multiple feet of snow that have fallen in the past three weeks. Off piste, people push their ski poles into the snow and they go up to and beyond the handle before they hit a firm surface, and the depth of the snowpack at the Mt. Mansfield Stake is approaching 90 inches…” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 PF I love ya man. Keep up the passion. All joking aside....your passion is palpable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 PF I love ya man. Keep up the passion. All joking aside....your passion is palpable. Haha I'm a little crazy about it... But I grew up knowing I wanted to ski a lot and watch it snow. Thanks and yeah, I enjoy the joking on here. We've got a good core group of posters from NNE and SNE in here, and still one of my goals is to go to one of the SNE get-togethers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Lots of snow chances progged up there by Ens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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