powderfreak Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Holy crap the skiing is unreal. 12-13" at 3000ft between yesterday morning and last night. This is absurd now. Choking powder skiing in the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Well 55 inches in early Feb is probably a normal winter. Although you seem to be in a bit of a personal snow hole. You are lower than most of the reports around you the last 3 or so storms I think. It may be that you are just a more accurate measurer. Since we seem destined to just have our snowbanks dusted this next few day, I won't be leaving Savannah. I am going to try to get the Pattern discussion thread focused on the next big storm, which seemed to be setting up for just post Vday I think? It would be 6" above my avg thru Feb. 5, and my winter totals look a lot like dendrite's. (Excluding his 1st winter on sig, when my record April widened the gap, I'm running about 1.5" ahead, less than 2% diff.) I've done better (obvious from sig) though the difference is mainly the bliz and the Dec. 13 fluffband that gave me 7.5" while nobody else but Jeff (2") got much of anything. 79" thru Feb. 4 is ahead of any other winter here, 1.0" ahead of 07-08. Of course, Feb. 5-10, 2008 featured 4 separate SWFEs and 23" then the 8" dump on the 13th, so this winter will soon be a distant 2nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Event totals: 3.7” Snow/0.16" L.E. The snow seemed to start really late last night, and by midnight there was barely a dusting down, but it clearly picked up to a good pace to put nearly 4 inches down by the 6:00 A.M. round of observations. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 3.7 inches New Liquid: 0.16 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 23.1 Snow Density: 4.3% H2O Temperature: 26.8 F Sky: Light Snow (1-4 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 19.0" There was another couple of tenths that fell after observations time, so I'll analyze that later today. This event has actually brought snowfall up above average (100.4%) based on my data set for the first time since back in December. I stopped in for some turns at the Timberline area of Bolton Valley this morning on my way in to Burlington, and the snow was simply fantastic – there hadn't been much in the way of wind, which is just the way you'd want it for maintenance of loft in champagne-style snow. I actually didn’t know what the resort was reporting for accumulations at that point, but I could tell that it had to be notably more than what we got down at the house. In general in the 1,500' – 2,300' elevation range where I was skiing, I was getting surface snow measurements of 6-12" inches (it was a bit tough figuring out when/what had been groomed so that made for a bigger range) and if I had to pin that down to something tighter it would be 8-9" at around 2,300'. Now that I've seen their report I'd say my observations jive well with the 11" they're reporting at 3,150'. It's simply beautiful, beautiful snow – in the 4% H2O range based on my analyses, and certainly qualifying as Champlain Powder™. The snow is so dry that even on 115 mm fat skis with close to a foot of it, the turns weren't completely bottomless all the time, but the quality of the subsurface is so good that even if you do touch down you're interacting with something that is still very soft. I've added the north to south listing of available snowfall totals from the Vermont ski areas for this arctic frontal passage; numbers seem to top out around a foot in the Northern Greens, and lower in the Central and Southern Greens. I'd say the disadvantage of Burke being well east of the spine was evident in this event: Jay Peak: 12” Burke: 2” Smuggler’s Notch: 14” Stowe: 10” Bolton Valley: 11” Mad River Glen: 5” Sugarbush: 4” Middlebury: 3” Suicide Six: 5” Pico: 6.5” Killington: 6.5” Okemo: 5” Bromley: 5” Stratton: 6” Mount Snow: 7” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Man does this winter feel like a fail so far compared to what everyone else is getting. We're in on every event, but it's always sloppy seconds. Brian, your at 55" for the winter. I don't keep records but I'm probably in the upper 40's. I think you have had more snow with all the big ones being south. Nice not to have to do any roof raking this year, the wind just blows the powder off. Looking forward to the over running coming north. The southern guys have had their share and G-D knows Pfreak and the VT guys always do well. Time for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Nice euro run for C VT/NH and S ME. 1"+ liquid pretty much south of a W-E line over IZG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Wind is over-performing today. I don't measure it here, but 35mph gust at KCON seems close Some blowing and drifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Gyx calling for snow showers. Think that changes this afternoon. Nice euro run for C VT/NH and S ME. 1"+ liquid pretty much south of a W-E line over IZG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Wind howling today. Newfound Lake is about 6 miles long and orientated N/S. Drove to the foot of this lake and took this video. Wind seemed in the 30's gusting to near 50mph. In the video I say its the 4th but its today, the 5th. Towards the end of the video the wind is the strongest if you want to fast forward. Gene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Wind howling today. Newfound Lake is about 6 miles long and orientated N/S. Drove to the foot of this lake and took this video. Wind seemed in the 30's gusting to near 50mph. In the video I say its the 4th but its today, the 5th. Towards the end of the video the wind is the strongest if you want to fast forward. Gene Nice. Same thing is happening right now at the far end of Paugus Bay by the Margate Resort.... always impressive. Drives public works crazy I bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 The mountains are well into the "epic" territory now. This is getting insane. 11" overnight at the stake, 13.5" in the last 36 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We all ride the GGEM until further notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We all ride the GGEM until further notice. cmc_total_precip_neng_23.png Lots of models are trending in our favor. Let's go big and then drive home a near record breaking airmass for late next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 We all ride the GGEM until further notice. cmc_total_precip_neng_23.png That 0.7" for MBY is about 3X what gfs shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Jay Peak: 12” A friend went to Jay today and said they got about 6" or so. Said it was great skiing, here are some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Event totals: 3.9” Snow/0.17" L.E. An additional 0.2" of snow fell after this morning's observations, and that is the last of the accumulation for this event. Details from the 6:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.2 inches New Liquid: 0.01 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 20.0 Snow Density: 5.0% H2O Temperature: 3.0 F Sky: Mostly Clear Snow at the stake: 17.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 PF great pics man. Hope y'all get hammered in the coming weeks. Wish we could catch a break down here in the south APPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 1.5F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Winds have dropped of, So are the temps, -0.5°F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 -17F so far at MVL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Pesky wind...lowest so far -6.3F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Pretty cool moon set right now. Time sensitive... http://www.newenglandwx.com/cam/cam.htm# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Man, the beat rolls ON....long range shows at least three more chances for snow from tonight through monday. And really thats splitting atoms as it should snow continually at elevation in the ADK and northern Vermont. Just a great pattern with a series of clipper like waves driving through the region. I hate to say this, but I'm almost bored. I've skied powder pretty much nonstop since early January....at this point I'm ready for some bigger lines which are just not going to happen with constant fresh snow and minus three million temps. Burlington - at least the south end out my door - is reading -10F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 -12.3°F was the low this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 I am hitting Smuggs today as it is half price for Vermonters on Fridays and I need to change it up. The conditions are as good as they get for the most part it seems! I was in Underhill yesterday and even there the untouched snow in a park I was in was nearly knee deep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 -12.3°F was the low this morning SFM ripped a -26F this morning. I saw -18F on the drive to Windham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 SFM ripped a -26F this morning. I saw -18F on the drive to Windham Wow, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 -20F at MVL and 1V4. -29F at SLK -27F at HIE and BML Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 About -22 when I left for work, might've challenged last month's -24 for winter's lowest. Another shot late next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 I was a balmy -13.9 f this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allenson Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 -19 at my shack this morning. Weird set-up on the way--should be interesting to watch unfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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