powderfreak Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Solid soaking with more rain moving in. Had 1.64" in the Stratus Gauge this morning...looks like ApacheTrout took home the VT jack with 2.17" in Orwell. J.Spin was close with 1.91". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Solid soaking with more rain moving in. Had 1.64" in the Stratus Gauge this morning...looks like ApacheTrout took home the VT jack with 2.17" in Orwell. J.Spin was close with 1.91". Yeah, that was a good system, it’s nice to see that sort of thing as we head deeper into the snow season. It’s almost November, so we can start to think about these things delivering some snow, especially for the mountains, but it looks like it’s going to take a while based on the current pattern – everything is just passing too far to the northwest. It looks like the passage of this one does bring in enough cold air for some chances for flakes at elevation as the models have been showing for about a week or so: Beyond that, it looks like about another week before we have the chance to encounter something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 That sucks having to be out in those elements, I worked for years outdoors and had to deal with the rain, Use to wear a rain suit but would be just as wet from perspiring so would just take it off and deal with the elements, Dealing with snow, At least you would not get as wet unless it was a slop fest Sent from my iPhone Any day in the woods always beats a day in the office, and this was a good one, learning the latest about our old friend, spruce budworm, and what forest managers can do about it. Caught a break from the wx, with drizzle for the 1st 2 hr then spotty drops which ended about noon, followed by PC with quite warm temps. I did have to drive 35-40 for about 10 minutes on I-95 near the Lincoln exit due to a dense shower about 6 PM. Very glad that particular cloud waited until we were out of the woods. Edit: Had 2.56" in the gauge when I got home. I doubt HUL had more than an inch, as steady light-mod rain was the overnight recipe there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Any day in the woods always beats a day in the office, and this was a good one, learning the latest about our old friend, spruce budworm, and what forest managers can do about it. Caught a break from the wx, with drizzle for the 1st 2 hr then spotty drops which ended about noon, followed by PC with quite warm temps. I did have to drive 35-40 for about 10 minutes on I-95 near the Lincoln exit due to a dense shower about 6 PM. Very glad that particular cloud waited until we were out of the woods. Edit: Had 2.56" in the gauge when I got home. I doubt HUL had more than an inch, as steady light-mod rain was the overnight recipe there. Had 2.50" here before the last shower late so have not checked the gauge again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 It looks like the passage of this one does bring in enough cold air for some chances for flakes at elevation as the models have been showing for about a week or so: As the clouds have been breaking up, I just looked out and saw that there appears to be some new snow out there at elevation – I’m guessing it’s in line with the forecast noted above. It’s also possible that it’s rime, but with the precipitation we’ve been seeing, snow seems plausible. PF, I’m guessing you’re not up there today or we probably would have heard. There’s some more potential for snow this weekend as the forecast indicates, and then it’s still about a week out before anything else would be likely to show up. The GFS shows some potential out in that timeframe, but that’s pretty far out. Nothing dramatic showed up with respect to heights during that period in the ensembles I looked at, but I guess that’s in their nature anyway. It should be fun to keep an eye on that mid-month period though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 As the clouds have been breaking up, I just looked out and saw that there appears to be some new snow out there at elevation – I’m guessing it’s in line with the forecast noted above. It’s also possible that it’s rime, but with the precipitation we’ve been seeing, snow seems plausible. PF, I’m guessing you’re not up there today or we probably would have heard. There’s some more potential for snow this weekend as the forecast indicates, and then it’s still about a week out before anything else would be likely to show up. The GFS shows some potential out in that timeframe, but that’s pretty far out. Nothing dramatic showed up with respect to heights during that period in the ensembles I looked at, but I guess that’s in their nature anyway. It should be fun to keep an eye on that mid-month period though. I am not on-hill today, but from my vantage point it looks like rime. No one on trail crew has mentioned accumulating snow but even at the Nosedive Glades they may not be high enough (speaking of which, I'm excited for the amount of clearing that's gone on in the ND Glades; they've been getting tighter in recent years). The band of precipitation early this morning around 6-8am came in with temps 32-34F at the 4,000ft level, before rapidly dropping into the 20s. My guess is there was wet snow or graupel with that, but again from my vantage in the base area, it looks like rime is what we are seeing (at least on the east side) and its very tight to the top of the ridgeline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 First day of I assume deer hunting season? Every inch of dirt shoulder seemed to be taken up by a truck on my drive home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 First day of I assume deer hunting season? Every inch of dirt shoulder seemed to be taken up by a truck on my drive home. Gotta go out and kill the deer to make sure you still have testes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Gotta go out and kill the deer to make sure you still have testes? Yum venison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Gotta go out and kill the deer to make sure you still have testes? An outdoors website on my FB feed showed a guy with a buck he shot. But instead of saying "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he killed", the caption read "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he harvested". I kinda laughed at the way they tried to soften the language a bit. But anyway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Gotta go out and kill the deer to make sure you still have testes? An outdoors website on my FB feed showed a guy with a buck he shot. But instead of saying "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he killed", the caption read "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he harvested". I kinda laughed at the way they tried to soften the language a bit. But anyway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Gotta go out and kill the deer to make sure you still have testes? Best population control there is. I've got scores of them in my backyard every morning if Dryslot wants to swing by. Large rodents that taste delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 An outdoors website on my FB feed showed a guy with a buck he shot. But instead of saying "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he killed", the caption read "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he harvested". I kinda laughed at the way they tried to soften the language a bit. But anyway ... I guarantee that the carrots and tomatoes I harvest from my garden are gonna die, even if I don't kill them right away. Neither saw nor heard deer this morning or evening (firewood duty between), but flushed 6 woodcock from an area perhaps 1/10 acre. They each flew off separately; would think their survival would be better if they all took off at once. (Of course, I'll not shoot at them with a .30-06 - would almost certainly miss, and if I did hit there would be nothing left of the poor timberdoodle but the beak.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Not sure I could ever pull the trigger myself, but I do enjoy myself some venison. A little deer sausage and pepper jack is a nice little appetizer before Hawkeye games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Best population control there is. I've got scores of them in my backyard every morning if Dryslot wants to swing by. Large rodents that taste delicious. Eh...usually in nature it's survival of the fittest. With deer, the strong become dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Eh...usually in nature it's survival of the fittest. With deer, the strong become dinner.wildlife management prevents population crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 An outdoors website on my FB feed showed a guy with a buck he shot. But instead of saying "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he killed", the caption read "so-and-so from Wherever with the 12-point buck he harvested". I kinda laughed at the way they tried to soften the language a bit. But anyway ... Ha, harvested. That's like calling deodorant "anti-perspirant." I did have a half beef/half venison burger once. It was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Eh...usually in nature it's survival of the fittest. With deer, the strong become dinner. Or hood ornaments. Given how much habitat lost to development, the choice is firearms or fenders. (And that's not getting into the ecological effects of overpopulation. Deer herbivory has caused major issues in many mid-Atlantic areas - less so as one gets past central Maine. In the North, winter is the pop control.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Or hood ornaments. Given how much habitat lost to development, the choice is firearms or fenders. (And that's not getting into the ecological effects of overpopulation. Deer herbivory has caused major issues in many mid-Atlantic areas - less so as one gets past central Maine. In the North, winter is the pop control.) Wait, are we still talking about deer? Because I'm pretty sure that's my exact reasoning for never applying to CAR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Eh...usually in nature it's survival of the fittest. With deer, the strong become dinner. We should feel confident that their species will survive anyway. There are just soooo many of them and automobiles are their biggest predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Ha, harvested. That's like calling deodorant "anti-perspirant." I did have a half beef/half venison burger once. It was good.wait until you have a steak, so lean so good. Best is Buffalo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 wait until you have a steak, so lean so good. Best is Buffalo though. Bison burgers are where it's at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Bison burgers are where it's at. I make killer Buffalo ribs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted November 1, 2015 Author Share Posted November 1, 2015 mac and cheese plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 mac and cheese plz With a side of Ginxy's Buffalo ribs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Rocky Mtn oysters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 I am not on-hill today, but from my vantage point it looks like rime. No one on trail crew has mentioned accumulating snow but even at the Nosedive Glades they may not be high enough (speaking of which, I'm excited for the amount of clearing that's gone on in the ND Glades; they've been getting tighter in recent years). The band of precipitation early this morning around 6-8am came in with temps 32-34F at the 4,000ft level, before rapidly dropping into the 20s. My guess is there was wet snow or graupel with that, but again from my vantage in the base area, it looks like rime is what we are seeing (at least on the east side) and its very tight to the top of the ridgeline. Thanks for the details PF – whether snow or rime, it was really pretty in the afternoon from the west side in BTV. That’s fantastic news about the Nosedive Glades – that is pretty much a staple for my school program crew (as well as the family); variations in there are often taken as our default run when we’re not sure what to do and/or want to check out general upper mountain conditions in protected areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Bison burgers are where it's at. They are very good. I've had a few in North Dakota and in DDC storm chasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Decent shallow inversion this morning. Low was ~40F here and at Salisbury (~600-650ft), but deeper in the river valleys in was low to mid 30s (35F winni river, 31F suncook river, 32F KCON). Higher up Gunstock and Newbury were mid-upper 40s. So there was a good 15F inversion over about 1kft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 Decent shallow inversion this morning. Low was ~40F here and at Salisbury (~600-650ft), but deeper in the river valleys in was low to mid 30s (35F winni river, 31F suncook river, 32F KCON). Higher up Gunstock and Newbury were mid-upper 40s. So there was a good 15F inversion over about 1kft.The last vestiges of cold air pooling in the lowest depressions of NH/ME, haha.Over here the low was 51F at MVL and 49F at MPV due to clouds and wind. It got colder with height rather than inverted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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