dendrite Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Doubt we'll ever see anything like this at the UHI of MHT ever again. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KMHT/1943/2/15/DailyHistory.html http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KMHT/1943/2/16/DailyHistory.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Glad you're not worried. truth be told, I'm not either since I have other commitments and wont be skiing for a few weeks regardless. Do you attribute the improvement to the fan guns you guys added, the new low-e guns or something else? I get the impression that many skiers think the new low e guns make less snow in marginal temps, but from what I hear from those involved at SB, they are more than pleased with the performance. We don't really have anything that is referred to as a new low-e gun...just a ton of HKD tower guns and HKD fan guns, mixed in with some Ratnik landframes. The fan guns are ridiculous and we've got a lot of them on the lower mountain. Today the snowmaking crew had 13 trail segments running with 175 guns going on a multiple top-to-bottom routes. It always impresses me when this system gets going at full-tilt. Going from not being able to open on Saturday, to possibly having two full top-to-bottom routes on Wednesday. These fans are a year or two older but still at 300 gallons per minute, just pump out water. The large beginner slopes at Spruce Peak...but those new orange HKD Fans are like snow cannons. And as far as portable guns go....nothing is going to match the portable fans that get towed around. This thing will take care of the base area and lift maze by itself in a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Not bad Nice month http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KMHT/2015/2/24/DailyHistory.html?req_city=&req_state=&req_statename=&reqdb.zip=&reqdb.magic=&reqdb.wmo= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Things might get interesting around here finally around the middle of next week. Of course that is too far off at this point to get too excited but at least the signal as there. The Euro has a Nor'easter entering the GOM Wed night with significant snows for much of VT, northern NH, and ME. I believe the GFS is also hinting at something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Doubt we'll ever see anything like this at the UHI of MHT ever again. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KMHT/1943/2/15/DailyHistory.html http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/KMHT/1943/2/16/DailyHistory.html Feb. 1943, PWM: 14...32....-2 15....-2..-31 16.....7..-39 17...19..-19 Next coldest on record is -26 in Jan. 1971. Both Feb. 15th and 16th were about -40 departures. I've posted before that I suspect this is the coldest ever US temp next to salt water south of the Aleutian Peninsula. Edit: Wunderground has current PWM norms for Feb 15,16 as 35/16 and 35/17, which would make both those 1943 days 42F BN. I've no idea what norms were being used in the 1940s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Light snow this morning with mid 20's. This feels more like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Yea, walked mansfield to see sunrise this morning only to get stuck in November snow flurries. Wasn't really expecting to see that today. Grey is ok, but a lot better when it is over white and not brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Feb. 1943, PWM: 14...32....-2 15....-2..-31 16.....7..-39 17...19..-19 Next coldest on record is -26 in Jan. 1971. Both Feb. 15th and 16th were about -40 departures. I've posted before that I suspect this is the coldest ever US temp next to salt water south of the Aleutian Peninsula. Edit: Wunderground has current PWM norms for Feb 15,16 as 35/16 and 35/17, which would make both those 1943 days 42F BN. I've no idea what norms were being used in the 1940s. Yeah that -39F is amazing...it even beat CON's -37F which was a few degrees colder than their 2nd coldest recorded temp. It would've been interesting to see what we would've had for readings with the network we have in place now...probably widespread -40s from SFM-IZG-BML. Massabesic Lake COOP (a mile from the house I grew up in) just outside of MHT had -43F that morning. So it's conceivable that CON didn't even max out on their radiational cooling that night. Some of the local HADS stations probably would've been below -40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Yeah that -39F is amazing...it even beat CON's -37F which was a few degrees colder than their 2nd coldest recorded temp. It would've been interesting to see what we would've had for readings with the network we have in place now...probably widespread -40s from SFM-IZG-BML. Massabesic Lake COOP (a mile from the house I grew up in) just outside of MHT had -43F that morning. So it's conceivable that CON didn't even max out on their radiational cooling that night. Some of the local HADS stations probably would've been below -40. Congrats on the snowstorm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Massabesic Lake... 1943-02-16 1 -43 -21.0 -47.4 86 0 0.00 A -47F departure...not bad. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Congrats on the snowstorm. I'm off to a quick lead at d10 snowfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I'm off to a quick lead at d10 snowfall. What snowstorm is this? The Day 10 one that shifted like 500 miles NW last night on the EURO and GFS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 SLK got down to 9F at like 1am, before clouds and snow showers raised it back into the 20s a couple hours later. That's a fun ob series this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 What snowstorm is this? The Day 10 one that shifted like 500 miles NW last night on the EURO and GFS? Yes unfortunately its gone. Looks like a big rainer now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Yes unfortunately its gone. Looks like a big rainer now. There's always another one right after it in fantasy range, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 What snowstorm is this? The Day 10 one that shifted like 500 miles NW last night on the EURO and GFS? Yeah...the one that crushed NH for one run at d10. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Light snow at Bretton Woods (per cam, I'm in Cambridge at the moment) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 There's always another one right after it in fantasy range, lol. gfs_namer_264_850_temp_mslp_precip.gif LOL so that will be the next lakes cutter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 The ground was whitened this morning here in St. J. Grass was still poking through but it was a start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Today the snowmaking crew had 13 trail segments running with 175 guns going on a multiple top-to-bottom routes. It always impresses me when this system gets going at full-tilt. Going from not being able to open on Saturday, to possibly having two full top-to-bottom routes on Wednesday. I really don’t think there was ever much concern about the skiing options for the holiday based on the forecast temperatures for this period and the resort’s snowmaking firepower. It’s funny, I’d been thinking that November 2006 was a very rough period during that ski season because it’s the only November in my records where we didn’t have any accumulating snow in the valley, but the mountains did have some snow. We skied on natural snow on November 4th at Stowe, and then manmade at Bolton Valley on the 24th. It looked like natural snow was still lean in the latter part of that month, but it had clearly been cold at some point if Bolton Valley had made snow. There must have been a warm period after that, because the next time I skied wasn’t until we got that storm at the beginning of December, and Bolton had closed back down at some point prior to that. Based on the forecast for the next week and the amount of snow you guys can blow though, I don’t see any major concerns about sailing right into December with operations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Have some light snow falling at home, with a 0.1" whitening down on the board. Looks like a weak push of moisture moving through bringing the mood flakes. Might be able to get all the way to a quarter inch if this lasts for another hour or two, lol. MVL down to 1.75sm -SN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Have some light snow falling at home, with a 0.1" whitening down on the board. Looks like a weak push of moisture moving through bringing the mood flakes. The snowfall has actually picked up as of late here in the Burlington area as well, and elevated surfaces have already accumulated a coating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 LOL so that will be the next lakes cutter . oh man! I was counting the chickens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 A little teaser dusting this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 It's actually coming down steadily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Looks like we have about 0.1". We will see if BTV makes that official. Of course that also depends on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Probably end with a big 0.3" at home, but tally it up, lol. It was nice walking the dog out, classic currier and ives flakes floating down. With the summits in the upper teens, temps are real good for orographic snow growth. Some of these flakes land and you instantly have a quarter inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Probably end with a big 0.3" at home, but tally it up, lol. It was nice walking the dog out, classic currier and ives flakes floating down. With the summits in the upper teens, temps are real good for orographic snow growth. Some of these flakes land and you instantly have a quarter inch. Well, 0.3” is just what we ended up with here at the house, so I’d say that’s a pretty good call on the potential total. Accumulations certainly weren’t substantial with today’s event, but on the last day of work for many people heading into the holiday, you could certainly see how the snow and the air and a bit of whitening of surfaces put a bit of extra bustle in people’s step. In terms of observations in the area from this afternoon/evening, the snow had picked up in the Burlington area toward the end of the work day as I mentioned in my earlier post, and the snowfall stayed pretty steady right through to Waterbury on my way home. The snow generally wasn’t accumulating on the road, except for a bit between Jonesville and Bolton, and then not surprisingly, again as I climbed the rise of the pass on I-89 toward our house. Event totals: 0.3” Snow/Trace L.E. Details from the 9:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.3 inches New Liquid: Trace Temperature: 31.3 F Sky: Cloudy Snow at the stake: Trace It looks like the next potential for snow is Friday night into Saturday, and as the forecast stands at this point, that’s probably the last opportunity for accumulation this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Officially still a T at BTV. That will likely seal the deal for no measurable in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in C/NNE. This Thanksgiving I have something to look forward to. The 12Z run of the GFS shows I could have a bit of snow at hour 336! At least the roads and my car is staying salt free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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