powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, Whineminster said: Brag about it a little more. True, if you were seeing snow daily with over two feet on the ground and record setting mountain depths....you probably wouldn't post about it either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: Euro continues to show a light snow event for NNE mountains this weekend. Cold temps and good snow growth, may be a little stat padder. Yeah, I’ve seen that showing up on the various models. Great timing for a weekend refresher of the slopes, and it gets the February snowfall started. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Burlington VT 321 PM EST Thu Jan 31 2019 .SHORT TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/... As of 304 PM EST Thursday...A quick moving low pressure clipper system will move across the North Country on Saturday along with some shortwave energy. Will have chance for light snow showers with this feature, though generally only light snowfall totals expected, generally a dusting to three inches. A strengthening low level westerly jet will develop, keeping best accumulations along the western slopes of the Dacks and Greens. Champlain valley will be shadowed as is typical with westerly flow. Bulk of light snow will end by Saturday evening, though some lingering mountain snow showers are possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 24 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Oh look, it's snowing outside. Small Arctic flakes. But... it snows EVERY day this winter it seems. Like it just can't figure out how not to. 22 minutes ago, Whineminster said: Brag about it a little more. 12 minutes ago, powderfreak said: True, if you were seeing snow daily with over two feet on the ground and record setting mountain depths....you probably wouldn't post about it either. This is the NNE thread though, so it should literally be the place to talk about the climate/weather in this part of New England with no fear of resentment/reprisal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Bolton Valley just reported hitting 200 inches on the season...what are other mtns reporting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 55 minutes ago, powderfreak said: True, if you were seeing snow daily with over two feet on the ground and record setting mountain depths....you probably wouldn't post about it either. Lol. I always feel self conscious posting about how awesome things are exactly because of reactions like that. But yeah, things are really awesome in NNE. I love how deep it is, seeing this thick thick blanket of snow on everything. My driveway has walls on each side. The Xmas deer and sled are totally buried except for the tip of the antlers. Fire pits and seats are gone. Rock wall buried in what now looks like a completely flat surface. Oh yeah, some small flakeage tonight here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, #NoPoles said: Bolton Valley just reported hitting 200 inches on the season...what are other mtns reporting? Jay Peak 263" Smuggs 270" Stowe 208" Bolton 200" Mad River Glen 161" Sugarbush 149" Honestly the Stowe total is likely a little under reported due to early season snow reporting difficulties...it could be as much as 230-240" IMO. The Smuggs number really stands out to me. I've never seen them beat Jay Peak and they are literally 1-2 miles from Stowe. With that said, the Stowe number is low and the Mansfield Stake being 98" would support more than 208". Often getting the Stake to 100" in my experience is closer to 250" snowfall than 200". Some years it takes 300"+ to get to 100" depth. The ratio of depth to snowfall seems off. Vail Resorts tried to go with a different snow reporting method but has since gone back to the old way, with sheltered High Road measurements. The early season snow was on the low side. Either way, it's a lot of snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Jay Peak 263" Smuggs 270" Stowe 208" Bolton 200" Mad River Glen 161" Sugarbush 149" Honestly the Stowe total is likely a little under reported due to early season snow reporting difficulties...it could be as much as 230-240" IMO. The Smuggs number really stands out to me. I've never seen them beat Jay Peak and they are literally 1-2 miles from Stowe. With that said, the Stowe number is low and the Mansfield Stake being 98" would support more than 208". Often getting the Stake to 100" in my experience is closer to 250" snowfall than 200". Some years it takes 300"+ to get to 100" depth. The ratio of depth to snowfall seems off. Ive often wondered what it would be like if the snow at the stake matched the total accumulated snow fall...imagine Stowe with a 250" base??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkO Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I average about 95"/yr in Thornton, and we're quickly closing in on that, and it's January 31st! Pretty good considering how little it has snowed in SNE. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 7 minutes ago, alex said: Lol. I always feel self conscious posting about how awesome things are exactly because of reactions like that. But yeah, things are really awesome in NNE. I love how deep it is, seeing this thick thick blanket of snow on everything. My driveway has walls on each side. The Xmas deer and sled are totally buried except for the tip of the antlers. Fire pits and seats are gone. Rock wall buried in what now looks like a completely flat surface. Oh yeah, some small flakeage tonight here too. I don't feel guilty in the least, though try not to rub it in...but it is what it is. I don't want to be an arse, but I mean in the recent big E.SNE winters, was anyone holding back on posting because of what western New England or NNE was experiencing? It's a silly notion that one can't enjoy their weather because others aren't enjoying it as well. We don't control the weather, we just experience it and post based on what we are seeing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, MarkO said: I average about 95"/yr in Thornton, and we're quickly closing in on that, and it's January 31st! Pretty good considering how little it has snowed in SNE. This season imby, ive had about 4inches...i think my area averages around 30... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 6 minutes ago, alex said: Lol. I always feel self conscious posting about how awesome things are exactly because of reactions like that. But yeah, things are really awesome in NNE. I love how deep it is, seeing this thick thick blanket of snow on everything. My driveway has walls on each side. The Xmas deer and sled are totally buried except for the tip of the antlers. Fire pits and seats are gone. Rock wall buried in what now looks like a completely flat surface. Oh yeah, some small flakeage tonight here too. Ray was jumping on some your posts in the other threads with some snide remarks, but I say post away if you want to. But, yea anything goes in the NNE thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, #NoPoles said: Ive often wondered what it would be like if the snow at the stake matched the total accumulated snow fall...imagine Stowe with a 250" base??? Haha yeah, not happening in our moose fart climo . But to me the Stake depth would give Smuggs 270" a bit more credit than the initial sniff test might show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I like to come in here because most of the time this is the happy thread...most of the posts are very positive...although whineminster had a pretty epic melt, i thoroughly enjoyed it. Please keep posting stats and pics and what not, i enjoy that you guys are having a good season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 PF, have you noticed any big changes in mtn operations at stowe since the buy out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Today's 98" Mansfield Stake depth is the highest ever recorded at the end of January. The old record for Jan 31st was 90" in 1969. Forgive us for being excited about breaking 65 year snow records . Daily Hydrometeorological Data National Weather Service Burlington VT 514 PM EST Thu Jan 31 2019 Station Precip Temperature Present Snow 24 Hrs Max Min Cur Weather New Total SWE ...Vermont... Mount Mansfield 7 -16 -4 98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, #NoPoles said: I like to come in here because most of the time this is the happy thread...most of the posts are very positive...although whineminster had a pretty epic melt, i thoroughly enjoyed it. Please keep posting stats and pics and what not, i enjoy that you guys are having a good season Your likes are welcomed here...think your the only poster in SNE that doesn't have some type of disdain for CNE and NNE 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Just now, #NoPoles said: PF, have you noticed any big changes in mtn operations at stowe since the buy out? No, it's the same operations team and leadership as it was before. Definitely some policy changes and stuff that happens with a new company but the operations leadership is the same it's always been. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Ive always thought @alex had the right idea about buying property and renting it out for income. Now that my school loans are paid off and my car will paid off this year, I will be completely debt free. Id really like to do what Alex does...but Im a little bit on the timid side, and i know you have to have a real go get em personality to make investments work...maybe I can shadow Alex and learn a thing or two and then go for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 19 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: Your likes are welcomed here...think your the only poster in SNE that doesn't have some type of disdain for CNE and NNE I just come in here to see deep snow and then log off and throw things. J/K. Although it’s brutal here, you guys have Gone through epic shit stretches in recent January’s. Nature balances out. Nobody has true disdain, I think it’s just frustration of how a crazy gradient has set up within 50-100 miles of certain locales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 1 minute ago, CoastalWx said: I just come in here to see deep snow and then log off and throw things. J/K. Although it’s brutal here, you guys have Gone through epic shit stretches in recent January’s. Nature balances out. Nobody has true disdain, I think it’s just frustration of how a crazy gradient has set up within 50-100 miles of certain locales. Ha. No, I know i was exaggerating a bit there with the disdain stuff--right, its more frustration because of the gradient nature of this winter so far and most of SNE accustomed to KUs appearing from oyster farts from the Atlantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: I just come in here to see deep snow and then log off and throw things. J/K. Although it’s brutal here, you guys have Gone through epic shit stretches in recent January’s. Nature balances out. Nobody has true disdain, I think it’s just frustration of how a crazy gradient has set up within 50-100 miles of certain locales. It is about as extreme a gradient as you'll see, it seems. It's not just the mountains, it's even the low lands of NNE when BTV and CAR are both nearing their annual averages at the end of January. CAR is a bit more above normal than BTV, but even the Banana Valley of Vermont has seen 70" so far. It won't take much for BTV to put up another 100"+ season which seem to happen more frequently since 2000. I always think back to what Will/ORH says, when SNE has a big winter it's usually still normal or above normal in NNE....and same when NNE has a huge winter, it's usually above normal in SNE too, just not to that extent. It's much more rare for one area of New England to just be that far separated from the rest of the region. The opposite type winter would be one where Cape Cod just rakes deform bands and mid-level magic all winter while it's like pulling teeth to get snow anywhere else. Like an entire winter of severe suppression depression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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powderfreak Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Nice shout out from BTV in the Climate notes: Also 3rd Snowiest January since 1882 at BTV... about half of the annual average fell this month! Quote .CLIMATE... A daily snow depth record was broken atop Mt Mansfield today of 98 inches. Thanks to PF for capturing the data for our climate records. Below are the top 4 snow depth records for January 31st atop Mount Mansfield. 1.) 98 inches in 2019 2.) 90 inches in 1969 3.) 75 inches in 1979, 1977, and 1971 4.) 74 inches in 2009 In addition, the 3rd snowiest January occurred at Burlington Vermont in 2019. Below are the top 5 snowiest January`s on record: 1.) 48.4 2010 2.) 42.4 1978 3.) 41.7 2019 4.) 41.3 1966 5.) 38.6 1994 && 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 44 minutes ago, #NoPoles said: Ive always thought @alex had the right idea about buying property and renting it out for income. Now that my school loans are paid off and my car will paid off this year, I will be completely debt free. Id really like to do what Alex does...but Im a little bit on the timid side, and i know you have to have a real go get em personality to make investments work...maybe I can shadow Alex and learn a thing or two and then go for it? It’s a great gig (and by the way, we are always looking for good people to help). Keep in mind, I only own a few properties, the others we just manage for other owners and take a cut (you need to be a licensed real estate agent to do that). The work is 24-7 and stressful at times but you also have great flexibility- is, can ski a few hours every day in the middle of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Why don't you just see if Alex will let you crash on a couch indefinitely and become ski bum. Sounds easier. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Just now, Angus said: Why don't you just see if Alex will let you crash on a couch indefinitely and become ski bum. Sounds easier. My brother has already claimed that role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahk_webstah Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: True, if you were seeing snow daily with over two feet on the ground and record setting mountain depths....you probably wouldn't post about it either. You go boy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 41 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Nice shout out from BTV in the Climate notes: Also 3rd Snowiest January since 1882 at BTV... about half of the annual average fell this month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 1 hour ago, backedgeapproaching said: Your likes are welcomed here...think your the only poster in SNE that doesn't have some type of disdain for CNE and NNE Hey now, I am the biggest rooter for big snows for everyone 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Caribou’s snowiest Jan ever. Boston’s 4th lowest, insane gradient 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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