dryslot Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Time to switch to spring mode, Was a decent winter for many in NNE, But all good things must come to an end and that looks to be around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Noooooooooooo! It is the worst of the 4 seasons here but it is inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, eyewall said: Noooooooooooo! It is the worst of the 4 seasons here but it is inevitable. Yeah, Spring is just a bridge to summer, Mud season is the worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Back over 100" on the ground. Storm total at the COOP was 8.1" on 0.85" liquid... one of the few events that my snow board was dead on with the COOP precip can. Just reinforces my belief that the heavy, wet or dense snows are well sampled by the COOP because that heavy stuff can find its way into the precip can without getting blown over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Spring seems a little ways off...probing with a yard stick is showing 13-14" on the ground in most spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 You can see winter getting beat down in the MEX numbers now. After tonight all of the lows at CON next week are u20s to l30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 12 hours ago, eyewall said: Noooooooooooo! It is the worst of the 4 seasons here but it is inevitable. Which spring? There is the Mid-March to mid-April "spring" which is what everybody else in the country counts as spring which is really just winter up here. We then have late-april - late -may period which is like actually spring and is awesome and then we a month of rain into june. I like 1/3 of these periods. Suspect this year we're in winter-mode till April 15 and then the switch flips to hot. I have a feeling we're in store for a hot hot summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 11 hours ago, powderfreak said: Spring seems a little ways off...probing with a yard stick is showing 13-14" on the ground in most spots. One good winter rainstorm will take care of that. But we all know it snows in spring and rains in winter. So I agree that snow isn't going anywhere soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 This is fairly ridiculous cold this month....the past two weeks have been nuts. Low so far is 3F and still dropping at MVL...average low is 22F. I have to think we've had some very well timed snow events prior to arctic air (like the 4" of powder earlier this week prior to the cold shot) that has really fueled the departures, especially on the radiational cooling nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Quite a bit of water kept seeping out of the snowbanks last night. I need to navigate a 20 foot wide and deadly smooth patch of ice to get to the greenhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 -10F at Lake Francis this morning. Congrats to the moose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I was just looking at Alex's weather station at his valley location in Bretton Woods. At 630am he was -3.6F. At 1030am he is up to 35F. Almost 40F rise in 3 hours. Wonder how rare that is. 40F daily swings are no big deal but to do it in 3 hours? Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 6 hours ago, adk said: Which spring? There is the Mid-March to mid-April "spring" which is what everybody else in the country counts as spring which is really just winter up here. Yeah, that period gets painted so bleakly on this form, but that seems to be a coastal thing. Up here it’s typically deep snowpack, often with additional mountain (and sometimes valley) snowfall, and it can be a great time to ski. Temperatures stayed below freezing yesterday at elevation, so the dense frontal boundary snow was still nice and wintry and the skiing was great. We stopped in at Bolton in the afternoon for some runs – I’ve added a few pictures below and the rest are in the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbutts Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, wxeyeNH said: I was just looking at Alex's weather station at his valley location in Bretton Woods. At 630am he was -3.6F. At 1030am he is up to 35F. Almost 40F rise in 3 hours. Wonder how rare that is. 40F daily swings are no big deal but to do it in 3 hours? Wow! wonder if he's got some sun sneaking in there and warming it up. I just hit 40f here as of 11:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, J.Spin said: Yeah, that period gets painted so bleakly on this form, but that seems to be a coastal thing. Up here it’s typically deep snowpack, often with additional mountain (and sometimes valley) snowfall, and it can be a great time to ski. Temperatures stayed below freezing yesterday at elevation, so the dense frontal boundary snow was still nice and wintry and the skiing was great. We stopped in at Bolton in the afternoon for some runs – I’ve added a few pictures below and the rest are in the report. For skiing it's good but for anything else, or anything temp wise, it's the doldrums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 If your a skier, Plenty of winter left, If your not, Its time to give it the heave ho, Done riding for the winter, Now its time to fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 4 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: I was just looking at Alex's weather station at his valley location in Bretton Woods. At 630am he was -3.6F. At 1030am he is up to 35F. Almost 40F rise in 3 hours. Wonder how rare that is. 40F daily swings are no big deal but to do it in 3 hours? Wow! Those elevated mountains valleys, probably not all that uncommon. At night you have cold air sliding down the slopes of 3500+ foot peaks, and you end up with a very shallow but steep inversion. When it pops, it pops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Another beautiful day ahead of the rain and ice in the Greens: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Bolton Valley right? had to look for awhile to figure out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 7 hours ago, CoastalWx said: For skiing it's good but for anything else, or anything temp wise, it's the doldrums. Yeah the skiers perspective is that as long as there is snow to slide down its "not boring" haha. It is just such a big way of life around here with so many world-class ski areas/resorts so close together. Today was absolutely amazing. The late March sun and blue sky is spectacular...along with crisp morning temps and afternoon highs near freezing in the mountains, the snow quality stays pretty darn good. Colorado style packed powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Lots of 50F+ ranges in Coos today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Just now, dendrite said: Lots of 50F+ ranges in Coos today. Nice, I love that. Only 42 degree range here today. I think my love of that came from being in middle school surfing weather obs in the 90s and seeing all my favorite Colorado mountain towns do that on a daily basis. Like lows in the teens and highs in the 60s, lol...or lows in the 30s and highs in the 80s. I always loved that type of climate with cold nights and warm days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 24 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Yeah the skiers perspective is that as long as there is snow to slide down its "not boring" haha. It is just such a big way of life around here with so many world-class ski areas/resorts so close together. Today was absolutely amazing. The late March sun and blue sky is spectacular...along with crisp morning temps and afternoon highs near freezing in the mountains, the snow quality stays pretty darn good. Colorado style packed powder. What about spring sports? What do people or kids in HS do? Not for nothing, but waiting until early May for mud season to end would suck for any person playing baseball, softball, soccer..what have you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 29 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Nice, I love that. Only 42 degree range here today. I think my love of that came from being in middle school surfing weather obs in the 90s and seeing all my favorite Colorado mountain towns do that on a daily basis. Like lows in the teens and highs in the 60s, lol...or lows in the 30s and highs in the 80s. I always loved that type of climate with cold nights and warm days. My love for them, started one day in the 90s in May at CON. I think it was in the 30s in the morning and then near 90F in the afternoon. I wanna say it was 88/35 for the day. I love the transition from winter to summer in just a handful of hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 4 minutes ago, dendrite said: My love for them, started one day in the 90s in May at CON. I think it was in the 30s in the morning and then near 90F in the afternoon. I wanna say it was 88/35 for the day. I love the transition from winter to summer in just a handful of hours. I think it was 5/11/93...91/38. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eekuasepinniW Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 I'll take all the Key West style 8 degree daily ranges I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 51 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: What about spring sports? What do people or kids in HS do? Not for nothing, but waiting until early May for mud season to end would suck for any person playing baseball, softball, soccer..what have you. I never figured you for such a whiner. People adapt. Spring sports practices are done inside until the fields are dried out. People continue winter activities until the snow is gone and then there is always a period where outdoor activities are limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Just now, mreaves said: I never figured you for such a whiner. People adapt. Spring sports practices are done inside until the fields are dried out. People continue winter activities until the snow is gone and then there is always a period where outdoor activities are limited. Lol so true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 26 minutes ago, mreaves said: I never figured you for such a whiner. People adapt. Spring sports practices are done inside until the fields are dried out. People continue winter activities until the snow is gone and then there is always a period where outdoor activities are limited. It's an honest question. Does every town have indoor facilities? Maybe darts are a popular spring sport? Is track season from Mother's Day through Father's Day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Just now, CoastalWx said: It's an honest question. Does every town have indoor facilities? Maybe darts are a popular spring sport? Is track season from Mother's Day through Father's Day? When talking about school sports, all schools have gyms etc. most will have batting cages and such. It can be an inconvenience but is it any more so than days of 40 and sheet drizzle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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