tunafish Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 .6" last night in what should be the final snowfall of the season here in South Portland. That makes for 65.9" on the season. 25 events Largest of 6.8" on 1/20 Nov - 4 events | 14.4" Dec - 2 events | 6.5" Jan - 7 events | 20.2" Feb - 6 events | 11.1" Mar - 4 events | 10.9" Apr - 2 events | 2.9" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 12 hours ago, klw said: 1.5 inches today. April total is now higher than December's. Sign of Spring- My FEDCO pear tree order arrived. If only there wasn't a two foot thick glacier where I want to plant them. Same here, by 0.2". 3.5" yesterday included 3" 4:40-6:15 PM, with 1.7" in the final 35 minutes of that period, moist 12:1 snowball stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 50 hours now of below freezing temperature. Yesterday's snowfall brought me to 100 in and that may be it for the season. Landscapers around here are not happy many of them did not get their fall clean ups done in time before the early November snow came and now it's late in the season with a snow cover and lots of rain coming up. At least they made a ton of money plowing this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 What a morning. Cold, clear and crisp. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 No spring thread ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: No spring thread ? Maybe when spring gets here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said: No spring thread ? Too early. In NNE, we have the following seasons: Winter: Dec 1 to April 1, Mud: April 1 to May 15 Spring: May 15 to July 12 Summer: July 12 Where did summer go: July 13 to Sept 1 Leaves: Sept 1 to Nov 1 Careful in the Woods: Nov 1 to Dec 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanStWx Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 10:45 AM, backedgeapproaching said: 2200ft-Diamond Pond COOP---as the others stated- somewhat limited data set. Yeah it sucks we had to shutter so many coops over the last few years, but we already have more than most offices and the order was to trim our numbers. While they are volunteers, the equipment and maintenance cost money, so that's the big driver. And we have quite a few coops in that area already, so they got the ax (in reality they just weren't replaced when the previous observer quit). It's just unfortunate that there are large differences in QPF/snowfall over short distances in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Neat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Ginx snewx said: Neat Roger used to post here occasionally as Fujiwara effect or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I kept an eye on the rivers on my drive up to Carrabassett yesterday. There is a lot of snow on ground in western maine but the rivers don't seem to bad. I paid attention to the Carrabassett river - south of Kingfield, it is ice free. just beyond (west) Kingfield still clogged and covered in ice. I took a wrong turn in Jay and ended up driving alongside the androscoggin (east side) for some time and it too didn't seem bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 A friend of mine had this beautiful Bobcat walk through his yard yesterday. Nice shot. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 13 hours ago, OceanStWx said: Yeah it sucks we had to shutter so many coops over the last few years, but we already have more than most offices and the order was to trim our numbers. While they are volunteers, the equipment and maintenance cost money, so that's the big driver. And we have quite a few coops in that area already, so they got the ax (in reality they just weren't replaced when the previous observer quit). It's just unfortunate that there are large differences in QPF/snowfall over short distances in that area. Hope there's enough $$ to replace the observer in Farmington - be really sad to cut off a 125-year record that's 99%+ complete (though snow depth is dodgey or absent prior to the current observer's tenure.) That observer is in his mid-80s, I think. Not many sites in Maine have solid records of 100+ years; probably could count them on my fingers. I kept an eye on the rivers on my drive up to Carrabassett yesterday. There is a lot of snow on ground in western maine but the rivers don't seem to bad. I paid attention to the Carrabassett river - south of Kingfield, it is ice free. just beyond (west) Kingfield still clogged and covered in ice. I took a wrong turn in Jay and ended up driving alongside the androscoggin (east side) for some time and it too didn't seem bad. No surprise, as those watersheds have barely gotten above 50 this spring, so the pack has settled more than melted, and the last rain of any significance was 3 weeks ago. The "best" is yet to come. I'd be surprised if the riverside-west parking lots in Augusta are usable Tuesday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 41 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: A friend of mine had this beautiful Bobcat walk through his yard yesterday. Nice shot. I saw a similar looking one in Ware but by the time I fumbled around with my phone he took off, they're healthy looking this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Where was that 'tiger' spotted. I want to send a picture to my niece. She'll never go out the house at our family camp in Meredith if she knows that's lurking in the vicinity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 That is a good looking cat! I’ll take more like today. Always feels wrong walking outside with shorts on after the winter season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 On 4/12/2019 at 2:22 PM, Angus said: Where was that 'tiger' spotted. I want to send a picture to my niece. She'll never go out the house at our family camp in Meredith if she knows that's lurking in the vicinity! Bristol NH 20 miles west of Meredith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Skiing was epic today! Resort closes tomorrow, but I'm assuming today will be my last day (at least at Bretton Woods). The glades STILL skied well. They've been open non stop since before Thanksgiving. That's rather remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 3 hours ago, alex said: Skiing was epic today! Resort closes tomorrow, but I'm assuming today will be my last day (at least at Bretton Woods). The glades STILL skied well. They've been open non stop since before Thanksgiving. That's rather remarkable. Always great to go out on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 7 hours ago, alex said: Skiing was epic today! Resort closes tomorrow, but I'm assuming today will be my last day (at least at Bretton Woods). The glades STILL skied well. They've been open non stop since before Thanksgiving. That's rather remarkable. Nice dude! Your kids have no idea how lucky they will be to have a ski area for a neighbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 This graph summarizes the snow depth surplus this season. Best snow depth season in town since I moved here in 2010, though I think 2010-2011 was more snowy in terms of actual inches that fell, the snow this year was dense low-ratio and it stuck around from the very beginning. *Graph from WFO BTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: Nice dude! Your kids have no idea how lucky they will be to have a ski area for a neighbor. Haha yeah I hope they will appreciate it. Tough to tell. It's rural here, no doubt. Luckily because of the demographics of this specific resort there's also a lot of VERY successful people around, and because of our job most of the people we hang out with are CEOs and entrepreneurs. But it's an island surrounded by some pretty extreme poverty and apathy. Still, I think it's a great place to raise a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 23 minutes ago, alex said: Haha yeah I hope they will appreciate it. Tough to tell. It's rural here, no doubt. Luckily because of the demographics of this specific resort there's also a lot of VERY successful people around, and because of our job most of the people we hang out with are CEOs and entrepreneurs. But it's an island surrounded by some pretty extreme poverty and apathy. Still, I think it's a great place to raise a kid. Sort of the story all across NNE. There are pockets of poverty across the entire area that get somewhat masked by being basically in the backyard of some of the wealthiest people in the world. I’d like to think we do a bit better than some areas of the country but there can still be some stark differences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 8 hours ago, mreaves said: Sort of the story all across NNE. There are pockets of poverty across the entire area that get somewhat masked by being basically in the backyard of some of the wealthiest people in the world. I’d like to think we do a bit better than some areas of the country but there can still be some stark differences. Same story here in Addison and Rutland counties, especially with the lakes and at the resorts. You get people scrambling to make a living, a lot of Section 8 housing in communities such as Fair Haven, and then families with 2nd and 3rd homes on Bomoseen, Lake St. Catherine, and Champlain, with $75k trucks pulling $60k bass boats. The disparities are stark and tough, especially when you see friends listed in the annual Town Report as delinquent on taxes. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 1.13 inches of rain, with a decent round of thunderstorms during the night. Much more rain fell in Rutland County, especially the western side, with many reports of 2.5 inches or more. Poultney takes the cake right now, with 2.92 inches via a CoCoRaHs station. Otter Creek is going to be well over its banks. The swamps of Pittsford, Brandon, Sudbury, and Cornwall are going to turn into expansive lakes for the two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApacheTrout Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Otter Creek at Center Rutland is currently in moderate flood stage at 10.42 feet. This is the highest stage since Irene produced an amazing 17.2 feet crest in August 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 12 hours ago, alex said: Haha yeah I hope they will appreciate it. Tough to tell. It's rural here, no doubt. Luckily because of the demographics of this specific resort there's also a lot of VERY successful people around, and because of our job most of the people we hang out with are CEOs and entrepreneurs. But it's an island surrounded by some pretty extreme poverty and apathy. Still, I think it's a great place to raise a kid. You pretty much described this area too... as mreaves said, there's some big disparity even in the same towns in NNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I was just checking the Sugarbush Webcams, and I see that the changeover to snow has definitely started at the upper cam at 3,900’. It looks like they built some snowmen on the camera snowboard in celebration. From what I see in the forecast, accumulations are supposed to make it all the way down to the lower mountain valleys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, J.Spin said: I was just checking the Sugarbush Webcams, and I see that the changeover to snow has definitely started at the upper cam at 3,900’. It looks like they built some snowmen on the camera snowboard in celebration. From what I see in the forecast, accumulations are supposed to make it all the way down to the lower mountain valleys. From a friends video it looked to be snowing down to 2000ft at Stowe an hour ago. I've got 3-5" for Mansfield tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 54 minutes ago, powderfreak said: From a friends video it looked to be snowing down to 2000ft at Stowe an hour ago. I've got 3-5" for Mansfield tonight. How are the winds there? Would you think there would be wind holds on the lifts tmrw am? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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