Hitman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Very quiet here. I'm glad I melted down already, because if I hadn't I would really be ready to blow. For our drone friends. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/nyregion/new-jersey-man-is-arrested-after-drone-hits-empire-state-building.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=5&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F02%2F05%2Fnyregion%2Fnew-jersey-man-is-arrested-after-drone-hits-empire-state-building.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Bummer you visited the one area of New England where it doesn't snow, haha. The snow shield is in full effect this morning. Even the radar knows to draw a hole around us. Pretty soon skiers will be taking vacations to the mighty Blue Hills or Cape Cod dunes to get their snow fix. bgm_None_anim.gif Oh yeah, snowing here in the Hudson valley, schools closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Very quiet here. I'm glad I melted down already, because if I hadn't I would really be ready to blow. For our drone friends. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/nyregion/new-jersey-man-is-arrested-after-drone-hits-empire-state-building.html?module=WatchingPortal®ion=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=5&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F02%2F05%2Fnyregion%2Fnew-jersey-man-is-arrested-after-drone-hits-empire-state-building.html&eventName=Watching-article-click&_r=0 LOL at the article. How dumb can you be, especially in a place that sensitive to this kind of thing. Anyway the models have zero big tickets at this point up here as of now. Most of Feb looks like it is slipping away. I wonder if I can get a discount if I turn in my ski lease early . The all time seasonal futility record is on the table for BTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medmax Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Ugh went to smuggs yesterday. Really nice group of staff but conditions sucked. I'd much rather go there than Stowe due to pricing and atmosphere but their coverage wasn't half that of stowe. Couple of employees said this is the worst they've seen in 30 yrs up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Ugh went to smuggs yesterday. Really nice group of staff but conditions sucked. I'd much rather go there than Stowe due to pricing and atmosphere but their coverage wasn't half that of stowe. Couple of employees said this is the worst they've seen in 30 yrs up here Its more like worst in 60 years at this point. Every day we are setting new all-time snow depth lows at the Co-Op that's been around since 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Snowing moderately here. Not expecting more than an inch or two, but like PF the other day... it's a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 There were multiple pieces of graupel like snow on the car this morning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 There were multiple pieces of graupel like snow on the car this morning! Ha! I crushed you. I had a skiff of snow at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Ugh went to smuggs yesterday. Really nice group of staff but conditions sucked. I'd much rather go there than Stowe due to pricing and atmosphere but their coverage wasn't half that of stowe. Couple of employees said this is the worst they've seen in 30 yrs up here Yeah normally I would have gone today but looking at the webcams I am not up for a scrapefest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I should probably drive down to Wachusett if I want to ski LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Burlington Snow:This season to date: 20.4 inches Normal: 46.8 inches Departure: -26.4 inches Percent of normal to date: 43.5% Last year as of this date: 60.2 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Maybe you guys should leave Vermont for a snowy place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The snow stopped a little while ago. How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The snow stopped a little while ago. How? CAA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 WTH is going on this morning? Have we turned into I-84? nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 SB MM 55.6, right lane closed. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 SB MM 55.6, right lane closed. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: In Tilton on I-93 SB MM 58.4. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 SB, MM 52.8. Left lane closed. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 2h2 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Canterbury, I-93 NB just north of Exit 18, left lane nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3m3 minutes ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 NB at Mile 52, right lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The snow stopped a little while ago. How? Don't worry eek, it will start back up again. It's snowing so hard now that I can't count individual flakes anymore! Just cleared the driveway with the leaf blower. That leaf blower gets more work than my shovels. Next......oh that's another OTS to screw us yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 WTH is going on this morning? Have we turned into I-84? nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 SB MM 55.6, right lane closed. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 SB MM 55.6, right lane closed. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: In Tilton on I-93 SB MM 58.4. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3h3 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 SB, MM 52.8. Left lane closed. nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 2h2 hours ago CRASH ALERT: Canterbury, I-93 NB just north of Exit 18, left lane nh dot i93 @nhdoti93 3m3 minutes ago CRASH ALERT: Northfield, I-93 NB at Mile 52, right lane Looks like day before yesterday on I-95 in Maine. And the real skating parties were on the back roads. Was very surprised at all the school closings around here, though my Fort Kent experience (1.5 total days lost to wx in 10 years) has spoiled me in that regard. However, this event looks to be an overperformer here, currently +SN with 2"+ down and a long streamer of echoes upstream. Good dendrites, too, so ratio is probably in the 12-15 range. Radar definitely less impressive on the home front, but since I anticipated maybe an inch or two max, getting twice that in the dooryard is still a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Maybe you guys should leave Vermont for a snowy place? I'm thinking of moving to the snow mecca of the Boston suburbs. They seem to be fairly "pattern-proof" and snow every which way imaginable. This is such a funny turn around and its amazingly ironic how it goes sometimes. I remember back in like 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, etc the idea on this forum was every passing cloud farts snow up here. I remember an event in April one year back in like 2009 or maybe even 2011 where Will (ORH) and Ray (40/70) were discussing they were pleased at a last minute east shift brought good snows there and sort of screwed us up here...but the comments were like "I'm not going to lose sleep over PF only having 8.5 feet of snow on the ground instead of 9." And "its about time one trended our way" type stuff. So funny how it changes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'm thinking of moving to the snow mecca of the Boston suburbs. They seem to be fairly "pattern-proof" and snow every which way imaginable. I hear ya, some from the Hudson Valley are considered a move to Long Island for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I hiked into Smugglers Notch with my dad today and there were bare spots which had green ferns in them and some trees had buds. The conditions did look pretty bad at the ski area with bare spots below the evergreen line and the cover that was there was pretty much glacial. Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I hiked into Smugglers Notch with my dad today and there were bare spots which had green ferns in them and some trees had buds. The conditions did look pretty bad at the ski area with bare spots below the evergreen line and the cover that was there was pretty much glacial. Sent from my VS986 using Tapatalk You might have been seeing christmas ferns, which stay green year round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Storm total 1.25". I would expect with sun tomorrow and temps in the mid to upper 30's I will be back to bare ground at least in sunny locations. My partner was up in Plymouth and Campton and said just a heavy dusting up there. Still enough to cause an oncoming car to be skidding sideways towards him coming down a large hill. Bob had to avoid the car by swerving into a ditch. Nice $2000 fender bender but he was not hurt. The other car kept going so couldn't get a plate number. Sucks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 You might have been seeing christmas ferns, which stay green year round. Ahh ok that makes sense than. We had a sun snow shower here just a few minutes ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongBeachSurfFreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 PF what does the Mansfield coop have to date? I'm at 36" at 7' elevation and I might be ahead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 PF what does the Mansfield coop have to date? I'm at 36" at 7' elevation and I might be ahead I think its roughly 50" at the Co-Op bucket on the summit...and I've got 74" measuring a sheltered snow board at 3,000ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Smugglers Notch from the Air. I couldn't fly the drone for long because the winds started really picking up. I came back down pretty quick when the roaring began. None the less you can see how patchy the cover is where normally it would be primed for backcountry skiers and riders by now: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Awesome shots, Jeremy. That's good stuff. Hopefully folks realize how abnormal that is to see any bare ground at 2,000ft in the Notch, at what is likely in the top 3 snowiest locations in the state and possibly top 5 in NNE. The notch between Mansfield and Smuggs just fills with snow, so much orographic lift and also moisture trying to squeeze through between the walls of the Spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Awesome shots, Jeremy. That's good stuff. Hopefully folks realize how abnormal that is to see any bare ground at 2,000ft in the Notch, at what is likely in the top 3 snowiest locations in the state and possibly top 5 in NNE. The notch between Mansfield and Smuggs just fills with snow, so much orographic lift and also moisture trying to squeeze through between the walls of the Spine. Thank you and yeah there were a few flurries as I hiked in but not much. The coverage on the road was ice and required spikes or crampons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Smugglers Notch from the Air. I couldn't fly the drone for long because the winds started really picking up. I came back down pretty quick when the roaring began. None the less you can see how patchy the cover is where normally it would be primed for backcountry skiers and riders by now: That is appalling. You would think that there has to be some sort of catch up before April. E SNE just keeps finding ways to snow, it's really amazing. I'm so gun shy about misses that I was actually a bit shocked to get snow this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I wouldn't go that far. It's not like ENE's had feet and feet of snow... That is appalling. You would think that there has to be some sort of catch up before April. E SNE just keeps finding ways to snow, it's really amazing. I'm so gun shy about misses that I was actually a bit shocked to get snow this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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