tamarack Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Nice pic! Glad you got your power back. I had a friend just get theirs back yesterday. Funny how there have been two snowstorms so far this year and both have been significant power impacts from ME/NH in the first one, and VT in the second one. You sound like you have the same snow as here, 10-12" on the ground and like 3" of liquid in there, haha. I'd call it three storms, as the Nov. 1-2 storm ripped down limbs and lines from midcoast Maine to the province of New Brunswick, though most of NNE was west of any impact. My 10" pack might have as much as 3.5 to 4" LE, as I've had 5.67" total precip for the period beginning with the Thanksgiving Eve storm. Most of last week's 2.84" was rain, but low-mid 30s melted very little, and the pack might've soaked up half of what fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 More rain tomorrow. Congrats Aroostook and Mtns. Getting tired of being on the fringes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 I'd call it three storms, as the Nov. 1-2 storm ripped down limbs and lines from midcoast Maine to the province of New Brunswick, though most of NNE was west of any impact. My 10" pack might have as much as 3.5 to 4" LE, as I've had 5.67" total precip for the period beginning with the Thanksgiving Eve storm. Most of last week's 2.84" was rain, but low-mid 30s melted very little, and the pack might've soaked up half of what fell. You are totally right...I forgot about that early season storm. 3 NNE events, 3 widespread power issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Above the clouds again today. The inversion holds tight. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 This was filmed at Stowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 nice 3- 6 event for Western and Northern Maine, Whites too on the 12Z Models for tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Another quality morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 12z NAM is a nice N.VT dump of 3-6". Hopefully N.NH/W.ME can dynamically cool a bit as the H85 temps look to lag a bit to the east. There's some good upslope too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 12z GFS keeps most of the precip in the warm sector over Maine, with only light amounts once 850mb cools below freezing. Upslope signal though so I'm sure there'd be at least 2-3 inches at the peaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Jesus what a December there. That's incredible. I wish i was there to see all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Jesus what a December there. That's incredible. I wish i was there to see all that. Here's a shot from our grooming fleet doing the Gondola trails this morning at sunrise... The amazing thing to me is that this is still a result of that storm system...it brought us a bunch of snow, then a gnarly 3-4 day inversion that is pretty much unlike anything I've ever seen up here before. We get inversions for a morning or something, but not like this for 4 days straight of ridiculous cloud formations. It started with the waterfall cloud coming over the ridge as the inversion lowered to ridge level, then yesterday sat quite low, and now today is starting to rise back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 What's also amazing but sucks for photos, is the amount of rime inside that cloud layer right now. That layer has been moist and cold for 3 days at mid-elevations and there's like up to 8" of rime in spots on trees and lifts. It literally is like milk inside the cloud so not good for pics, but hopefully that stuff stays on during this brief little event and we can take some pics after it clears out. We've also had flurries at times in the base area. So its mostly sunny at the summit, with flurries falling at the base of the mountain. Pretty crazy. 35F up in the sun, and 23F down under the cloud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whineminster Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 So cool, when is the inversion supposed to lift out for good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Upslope signal looks JUICY wednesday night into Thursday am for the Northern Spine. Really ideal but for some slightly warmer than perfect temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 16, 2014 Author Share Posted December 16, 2014 Upslope signal looks JUICY wednesday night into Thursday am for the Northern Spine. Really ideal but for some slightly warmer than perfect temps. Agreed. If only we could get H85 to -10C we'd be racking up the inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Insane sunrise this am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 Temp got up to around 32.5F but has been coasting back. Now 31.4F with very light freezing drizzle starting. Could this be a sneaky icy evening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Starting to think a brown xmas may be likely around our hood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Upslope signal looks JUICY wednesday night into Thursday am for the Northern Spine. Really ideal but for some slightly warmer than perfect temps.Good to hear , N VT bound fri/sat. I feared the flow was too n/(nne almost) around the low wed nite/thur Btv wrf shows upslope spine action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Good to hear , N VT bound fri/sat. I feared the flow was too n/(nne almost) around the low wed nite/thur Btv wrf shows upslope spine action It's probably going to be a blocked flow but the mountains will get something, especially west slopes and high el east slopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 31.9F with occasional DZ/FZDZ this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Actually have some light snow and sleet mix falling out there now. Certainly frozen, more like granular flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 If our snow survives the next couple of days we may have at least a glacier for Christmas. As for the mountains I am hoping for Bolton to get some freshies when I head there Thu and Fri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 If our snow survives the next couple of days we may have at least a glacier for Christmas. As for the mountains I am hoping for Bolton to get some freshies when I head there Thu and Fri. I know it melts fast in the CPV, but I can't imagine that QPF soaked snow goes anywhere quickly. The only thing is that southerly flow warm hair dryer in the valley (like when its in the 40s and gusting 30-40mph out of the south all night), but the next couple days aren't that warm or that strong of a south flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 All sleet now, mixed with some drizzle or mist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It's probably going to be a blocked flow but the mountains will get something, especially west slopes and high el east slopes. Progged Froude at .5 to 1 which isn't per se blocked ....certainly not like last week. Snow will likely fall Bolton side to just along spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 The rain in spain falls mainly in the plain.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Progged Froude at .5 to 1 which isn't per se blocked ....certainly not like last week. Snow will likely fall Bolton side to just along spine. Freakin' froude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 If our snow survives the next couple of days we may have at least a glacier for Christmas. As for the mountains I am hoping for Bolton to get some freshies when I head there Thu and Fri. Just booked Thur Evening there (Bolton) ,thou I will be arriving to the mountain around 10 am Thursday. (prob use my 29$ pre xmas Life ticket) http://www.weather.gov/btv/4kmwrf BTV WRF lights up the spine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N. OF PIKE Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 looks like snow up high on Cannon Mtn this a.m but Wildcat may be freezing rain based on summit cam visibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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