eyewall Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yeah, I just checked my data, and even with close to a foot from this last event, all it did was raise the snowfall at our site from ~44% of average to ~47% of average for the date. I’m not sure how that compares to other areas around, but it’s higher than when I’d last checked, so it’s possible we’re doing a bit better than some of the surrounding areas. We’re still in the bottom ~5% of seasons according to my statistics, although that is an improvement from when the data were indicating that we were in the bottom 2 to 3% of seasons. It’s interesting, I know the Northern Greens upslope zone is very resistant to extremes of snowfall (we’ve talked about how it’s essentially impossible for us to get the 200 to 250% of normal that some places down south achieved last season). So we should be protected on the other end as well with respect to extremely low snowfall seasons. It’s hard to feel like that works when monthly snowfall numbers up here are so large, and when you miss out on months like November/December you wonder where that extra 50 inches of snow is going to come from to make up the huge deficits (vs. a place that might average 10” in December – you feel like you could make that up in one storm). But I guess events like the one we just had are how it’s done at the seasonal level – Mother Nature’s safety net in action. Yeah BTV is somewhere around that 47% mark I think as well. In school that is an F . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Yeah BTV is somewhere around that 47% mark I think as well. In school that is an F . I get the idea that we are all in about the same boat with regards to snowfall relative to normal...it's been fairly even, not like it's the sixth upslope-only event we've had, or a big event that completely shafted BTV or whatever.. Plus winter really just started three weeks ago, and prior to that we were all within 6" of each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Yeah BTV is somewhere around that 47% mark I think as well. In school that is an F having only 8.7 inches here qualifies as having not even bothered with doing the homework. There's talk of having to repeat 2nd grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 having only 8.7 inches here qualifies as having not even bothered with doing the homework. There's talk of having to repeat 2nd grade. Yeah I would agree with you there. If BTV doesn't see a warning level event by the end of Feb I will cliff dive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 BTV to date: 18.3 inches (48.8% of normal) Departure: -19.2 inches Normal to date: 37.5 inches Last year at this point: 41.2 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Never thought I'd see the day when I leave an area under blizzard warning, but I'm heading north tonight. Not sticking around to see if I get 6". F that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 hooray, another week of no storm chances. Enjoy the sunshine. it's all we got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 hooray, another week of no storm chances. Enjoy the sunshine. it's all we got. We may see rain showers early next week LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 We may see rain showers early next week LOL Think of it as an natural opportunity to resurface the ice. There must be some pretty good skating going in all the lakes and ponds without a snow cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 What an awesome day out there... view from the web cam right now. White and blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 What an awesome day out there... view from the web cam right now. White and blue. img_retrieve.php.jpeg Nice! Maybe I should go back there tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 We may see rain showers early next week LOL. And the hits just keep on rolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 And the hits just keep on rolling. Yeah not much in the weather department to look forward to up here right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grambo Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Too bad the wind isn't stronger out of the N or NNW...to the naked eye it looks favorable for Lake Champlain to make some light snow right now for Southern Chittenden/ Addison. The lake is steaming with a pretty good skim coat of ice over the majority of Keeler Bay up here in the islands. And it looks like there is the slightest coating of white out there on the cedars, as well. I'd say it looks like deep winter up here with 8 degrees under cloudy skies, but the scene still isn't totally set with the majority of the lake surface still fluid- not to mention some of that greenish lawn I can still see poking through here and there, hah! Following the NYC/Metro obs thread for a little excitement, otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah not much in the weather department to look forward to up here right now. F the weather, f the euro, f this winter, f this storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 F the weather, f the euro, f this winter, f this storm.Exactly and the upcoming pattern is going to burn some key climo time. Toasters are selling out up here.Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Time for Spring. Most boring winter ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Time for Spring. Most boring winter ever. Gotta snow sometime, haha. At the mountain we are still 150" away from just hitting the LOWEST winter snow total I've ever experienced up here since 2003. Only 240" more to go to get to average snow for the season with about 13 weeks left...only have to average 20" a week from here on out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Underhill, VT this afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Gotta snow sometime, haha. At the mountain we are still 150" away from just hitting the LOWEST winter snow total I've ever experienced up here since 2003. Only 240" more to go to get to average snow for the season with about 13 weeks left...only have to average 20" a week from here on out! I'm just over it.This isn't even a meltdown at all. I just didn't think I'd have to live through another 09-10 in my lifetime. Fast forward to May 1 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Gotta snow sometime, haha. At the mountain we are still 150" away from just hitting the LOWEST winter snow total I've ever experienced up here since 2003. Only 240" more to go to get to average snow for the season with about 13 weeks left...only have to average 20" a week from here on out! That's ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Underhill, VT this afternoon Man absolutely love these drone shots from you and Gene. Such a cool perspective as a landscape photographer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Man absolutely love these drone shots from you and Gene. Such a cool perspective as a landscape photographer.Thank you and yeah I also need to post a couple of shots from smuggs today (non drone). Vid was amazingSent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 A couple shots playing with the 300mm lens... Franconia Notch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 And one more of MWN... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Nice! Those are awesome! Love that first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grambo Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Excellent pictures from all, today. Keepin' the spirit alive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yeah...great pics. Let's hope for a strong NNE back 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 From Smuggs: The Presidentials are on the far horizon of the second show (wide angle cell phone lens). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Amazing how big Mt Washington looks from there compared to how it looks from here. Great shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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