mreaves Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 51 minutes ago, tamarack said: Cocorahs report of 15.0" from Pittsburg, NH. A very snowy spot for sure, but since no one else in NH reported even 4", not sure I believe that 15. Check out this site for Pittsburg. http://www.johnsnhweather.com/wxflyer.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 Happy Thanksgiving NNE. or is it Christmas morning? 5.5F at 945am. Blowing and drifting snow passing clouds and a flake or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 1 hour ago, tamarack said: Cocorahs report of 15.0" from Pittsburg, NH. A very snowy spot for sure, but since no one else in NH reported even 4", not sure I believe that 15. Looks like an error in decimal point placement just going by the link mreaves posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 Happy T Day! What is causing this weird snow mist??? Is it upslope? The flakes are some of the smallest I've ever seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 I was ski touring at Bolton Valley yesterday with a colleague from work and our sons, so I can pass along some snow observations and photos. As I mentioned earlier, we were out when that first round of squalls hit, and that was quite impressive with visibilities below 100 feet at times on the mountain. I generally found 16 to 20 inches of snow in the 1,500’ to 2,500’ elevation range, but it’s getting hard to tell how much base there is below some of that snow now that the pack is starting to settle in with more compression from above. The report from the Mt. Mansfield Stake yesterday was 23 inches, so it seems like snowpack depths in the 3,000’ – 4,000’ elevation range in this area are around that 2-foot mark. With the heavy snow squalls coming through, the weather on our tour was quite variable, ranging from whiteout to near sunshine with breaks in the clouds. So it was a fantastic workout for the waterproof breathable gear, and especially the photo gear. If you want to test the limits of your camera and lenses, shooting in 2+ inch per hour snowfall with driving winds is a great way to do it. I’ve got some photos below, and additional photos and text are in the report linked above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 18 hours ago, powderfreak said: Holy Sh*t. You've gotten crushed the past couple events. It is getting silly now. First thanksgiving I need to shovel the roof off . Started the day -5F, still in single digits now. Happy Thanksgiving NNE one to remember, for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 3 hours ago, borderwx said: It is getting silly now. First thanksgiving I need to shovel the roof off . Started the day -5F, still in single digits now. Happy Thanksgiving NNE one to remember, for sure No kidding. Happy Thanksgiving! Took a couple of shots today while getting condos ready for check ins. The snow depth is amazing for this time of the year. As is the high of 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 KMPV High of 8F, low of 0F. Pretty cold for Janu. errrr, I mean November 22nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Event totals: 4.0” Snow/0.27” L.E. We were out of town most of the day yesterday on holiday travel, so the final snow from the cold front/squalls that we had in the morning is being reported today. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.4 inches New Liquid: 0.03 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 13.3 Snow Density: 7.5% H2O Temperature: -1.5 F Sky: Clear Snow at the stake: 8.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 22 hours ago, J.Spin said: I was ski touring at Bolton Valley yesterday with a colleague from work and our sons, so I can pass along some snow observations and photos. As I mentioned earlier, we were out when that first round of squalls hit, and that was quite impressive with visibilities below 100 feet at times on the mountain. I generally found 16 to 20 inches of snow in the 1,500’ to 2,500’ elevation range, but it’s getting hard to tell how much base there is below some of that snow now that the pack is starting to settle in with more compression from above. The report from the Mt. Mansfield Stake yesterday was 23 inches, so it seems like snowpack depths in the 3,000’ – 4,000’ elevation range in this area are around that 2-foot mark. With the heavy snow squalls coming through, the weather on our tour was quite variable, ranging from whiteout to near sunshine with breaks in the clouds. So it was a fantastic workout for the waterproof breathable gear, and especially the photo gear. If you want to test the limits of your camera and lenses, shooting in 2+ inch per hour snowfall with driving winds is a great way to do it. I’ve got some photos below, and additional photos and text are in the report linked above. Awesome Jspin I look forward to your reports every year, and I feel like we grew up with your boy. Seems like yesterday he was just a kid skiing like he was born with them on his feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 20 hours ago, borderwx said: It is getting silly now. First thanksgiving I need to shovel the roof off . Started the day -5F, still in single digits now. Happy Thanksgiving NNE one to remember, for sure Awesome pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain tomorrow night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Keep those pics coming. More goodness comes early next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hit 40F today for the first time in 12 days. In November. Almost a two week stretch sub-40 degrees in November! Last 15 days have all been below normal, significantly for the most part... -11.9F departure for the past 15 days at MVL. Certainly a month to remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/23/2018 at 3:01 PM, mreaves said: Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain tomorrow night. The BTV NWS is thinking the potential is there for 0.1-0.2 inches of freezing rain, with 0.2-0.5 inches of total liquid. So it looks like we can add some liquid to the snowpack, but there isn’t really any snow with this system. I just cored the pack here and it currently has 0.99 inches of liquid in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I got an alert on my phone that we’re under a Winter Storm Warning here in Washington County, and I see that maps are up from the BTV NWS. Summed up through Wednesday the forecast here at our place is roughly 6-12”, but I’m sure temps in the lower elevations will have a lot to say about how that plays out. The advisories map is quite a collection of colors, with Winter Storm Warnings Focused around the center of the state, and the projected accumulations map suggests that area could see 8-12” of snow along the higher elevations of the spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 It's so warm out, hard to believe a big storm is coming. Stayed around 33 all night, pack is down to 8-10", but should be pretty solid once it freezes over again. Good base stuff. As always in this area, tough to know what exactly we'll be getting... have a feeling the back side of the storm will be the best part for us, but we'll see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 The BTV NWS forecast discussion did have some thoughts on totals at elevation for this storm cycle through Wednesday. These are generally in line with the Mansfield upper elevation point forecast, and presumably apply for similar spots at elevation like Jay Peak, depending on how the backside of the storm plays out: “When all is said and done at the end of Wednesday night, the spine of the Greens and high peaks of the Dacks will have 12 to 18 inches of snow. I won`t be surprised to hear of somewhere getting 2 feet. As we become more under the influence of the upper level low, snow ratios will be 10-13 to 1.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 43 minutes ago, J.Spin said: The BTV NWS forecast discussion did have some thoughts on totals at elevation for this storm cycle through Wednesday. These are generally in line with the Mansfield upper elevation point forecast, and presumably apply for similar spots at elevation like Jay Peak, depending on how the backside of the storm plays out: “When all is said and done at the end of Wednesday night, the spine of the Greens and high peaks of the Dacks will have 12 to 18 inches of snow. I won`t be surprised to hear of somewhere getting 2 feet. As we become more under the influence of the upper level low, snow ratios will be 10-13 to 1.” Exciting stuff. Reading through the afd, with the flow after the storm, it seems there could be more than 2’ when all is said and done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Hitman said: Exciting stuff. Reading through the afd, with the flow after the storm, it seems there could be more than 2’ when all is said and done. There won't be a problem with a solid base that is for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 I see that there’s been an update to the BTV NWS projected accumulations map. Notably in this area they’ve added some of the 12-18” shading to the high elevations along the spine, and there’s more snow noted in SVT with better blending being done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Event totals: 0.1” Snow/0.47” L.E. Snow has been mixed in with rain much of the evening, but I first noticed around 11:00 P.M. that the precipitation was fully over to snow and it was accumulating, so I emptied the rain gauge and cleared the snowboards. Details from the 11:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.1 inches New Liquid: 0.04 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 2.5 Snow Density: 40.0% H2O Temperature: 34.7 F Sky: Snow (2-18 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 4.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Event totals: 1.9” Snow/0.81” L.E. Watching The Weather Channel yesterday evening, I noticed that this current storm has been named Winter Storm Bruce due to its impacts thus far. Temperatures here in the Winooski Valley have come down just a bit overnight allowing for better accumulation than what we had yesterday evening at the start of the event. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 1.8 inches New Liquid: 0.33 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 5.5 Snow Density: 18.3% H2O Temperature: 34.0 F Sky: Snow (3-12 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 5.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 3" snow, 0.63 inches melted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 5"-6" at home and maybe half that down here in Montpelier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 4” here. Snowing, sitting on 31F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adk Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 About 2.5" wet paste on the ground (and everything) in BTV. Was 0" when I left the house at 5am, and when I returned at 9 there was about 2"...so it snowed pretty well this AM. I'd say 6-10" as you gained elevation. I'm sure that 10" is 12" now. Feels like NWS should have gone with a WWA for the champlain valley for this one. I know temps are "warm" but this is messy slippery snow that is falling at a good pace. Much snowier than I expected BTV to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Eyeballing 6" maybe at home? Will measure later. 12"+ at the mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Event totals: 6.0” Snow/1.28” L.E. I headed in to Burlington this morning to take care of some errands and get a bit of work done, and found that snowfall rates increased substantially as went westward. The flakes were quite large, 10 to 30 mm in diameter, and snowfall rates were often very heavy, with visibility in the ¼ mile range. Heading back home to Waterbury, that heavy snowfall was with me all the way, and the radar shows how impressive some of these returns are, with a few 40-45 db pixels showing up in the Burlington area on the composite radar (image below). Snowfall intensity is fairly high here at the house now as well – it seems to be running in the 1-2”/hr. range. From the radar it really looks like there’s some pivoting, or certainly some sort of directional shift going on: Details from the 12:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 4.1 inches New Liquid: 0.47 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 8.7 Snow Density: 11.5% H2O Temperature: 34.9 F Sky: Heavy Snow (5-30 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 8.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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