J.Spin Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 Event totals: 12.1” Snow/1.72” L.E. With this latest round of observations, the current system (Winter Storm Kade) has become the largest of the season with respect to snow accumulation at our site, passing the system we had in mid-January that brought 11.8” of snow. This one had already far surpassed that storm with respect to liquid equivalent though, as that one only had a total of 0.65” L.E. Details from the 6:00 P.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 5.2 inches New Liquid: 0.48 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 10.8 Snow Density: 9.2% H2O Temperature: 20.1 F Sky: Snow (2 to 15 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 17.0 inches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I think it flipped to snow here around 3pm? Maybe it was 2pm, Alex will fire me if I'm wrong It pretty much went right into heavy snow, and roads got bad fast. When I left work at 530pm I had a bit of trouble getting out of the parking lot. My travel lane on 302 was somewhat plowed so lucky me. But I couldnt see more than 25feet in front of me, and when the wind gusted it was almost completely whiteout. It was the heaviest snow I have ever driven in. Not sure what getting out of the parking lot where I live is going to be like in the morning. The parking lot drops down off of 302, so I have to wait for a big opening in traffic and punch the gas to get through the plow pile and out into the road. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 You could really see the main part of the storm pretty much drying up on the radar, but instead of totally disappearing here, it just seemed to transition right over to northwest flow: I just had to pick up my son from work at Shaw’s here in town, and the visibility is still essentially as low as it was this afternoon. The snowfall probably isn’t quite as intense with respect to total liquid coming out of the sky, but the flakes are much larger, giving roughly the same result. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 29 minutes ago, #NoPoles said: I think it flipped to snow here around 3pm? Maybe it was 2pm, Alex will fire me if I'm wrong It pretty much went right into heavy snow, and roads got bad fast. When I left work at 530pm I had a bit of trouble getting out of the parking lot. My travel lane on 302 was somewhat plowed so lucky me. But I couldnt see more than 25feet in front of me, and when the wind gusted it was almost completely whiteout. It was the heaviest snow I have ever driven in. Not sure what getting out of the parking lot where I live is going to be like in the morning. The parking lot drops down off of 302, so I have to wait for a big opening in traffic and punch the gas to get through the plow pile and out into the road. Fun times. I can’t believe your boss made you work until 5:30. What a slave driver! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Posted this in the other thread but similar transition here, with the upslope overall heavier than the storm side. It looks like a prolonged series of squalls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, mreaves said: I can’t believe your boss made you work until 5:30. What a slave driver! The worst. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, alex said: The worst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I just did an intermediate check, and it looks like the snowfall this evening is running just shy of 1”/hr – at 9:00 P.M. there was 2.6” of snow that had accumulated since the 6:00 P.M. clearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Picked up 5.1" from 2-6pm today once the flip happened. 2 day total is 8.5", which is honestly more than i thought we would get down this way, so even with the IP, ZR and RA not a bad event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 3.5” since I cleared the driveway. The moon is out and the winds are starting to rework the landscape, 12F and dropping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChasingFlakes Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Albert A Clipper said: Stoked the Jeep chilled my beer without dumping it from Waterbury to Waitsfield! This is how you bypass open container laws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Event totals: 16.2” Snow/1.85” L.E. Details from the 12:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 4.1 inches New Liquid: 0.13 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 31.5 Snow Density: 3.2% H2O Temperature: 14.9 F Sky: Light Snow (4 to 20 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 21.0 inches 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Event totals: 17.0” Snow/1.86” L.E. We’ve partly cleared out and the radar is quiet, so these snow and L.E. values appear to be the final totals for Winter Storm Kade here at our site. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.8 inches New Liquid: 0.01 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 80.0 Snow Density: 1.3% H2O Temperature: 6.8 F Sky: Partly Cloudy Snow at the stake: 20.0 inches 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Storm total 5.0" SN/IP with 1.03" LE plus 0.06" zr over the 2 days. 8:45-4 yesterday 1.5" IP, heaviest sleetfest since moving here, probably 0.65" or so LE. Walking is slightly unsecure as the "earth" moves under one's feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Below is the north to south listing of available snowfall totals from the Vermont ski areas that I’ve seen for Winter Storm Kade. It appears that Smugg’s topped the list with 29”. There are a few curious numbers relative to nearby resorts, but the biggest head scratcher is probably the ‘bush reporting 12” while MRG right next door is reporting 22”. Jay Peak: 19” Burke: 13” Smuggler’s Notch: 29” Stowe: 19” Bolton Valley: 22” Mad River Glen: 22” Sugarbush: 12” Middlebury: 18” Suicide Six: 4” Pico: 8” Killington: 8” Okemo: 4” Bromley: 11” Magic Mountain: 9” Stratton: 6” Mount Snow: 4” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 The BTV NWS has a 24-hour snowfall totals map out for Winter Storm Kade – note that this is only for the second part of the storm though, so it doesn't include the first part from Thursday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 Storm total was about 6" Interesting ride today from Concord NH north to my house. I had mostly sleet yesterday with some freezing drizzle and a bit of freezing rain. Just 5 miles south of me was much heavier freezing rain with all the trees glazed. A really beautiful ride from here to around Brian's area. Around Concord NH the ground was snow covered but only looked like a couple of inches. The hilltops had glaze but lower elevations did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Took a ride on the Mount Washington Snow Coach today, a must for any winter enthusiast. It took us to around 4,000 feet where it was -2 with 40mph winds. Deep winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Beautiful night for a snowmobile ride. The moon is gorgeous. Wish my picture did it justice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, mreaves said: Beautiful night for a snowmobile ride. The moon is gorgeous. Wish my picture did it justice. I got this one early this evening looking at Loon. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 The landscape is lit right now. Another shot from a friend driving through Stowe today that's worth sharing... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I just checked on the snow depth at the Mt. Mansfield Stake, and it looks like Winter Storm Kade was just what was needed to finally catch things up to average: It seems like the potential is there for some additional snowfall this week with multiple systems in the queue, so hopefully Mother Nature can keep at least the usual snow depth increases going over the next several weeks. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Clear, calm and cold this evening. Fresh snowpack, crystal clear skis and crazy bright moonlight... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 -20 brrr!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 4 hours ago, #NoPoles said: -20 brrr!!! -24 more brrrrr!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Saw some epic moonlight pics of the moon against the ice covered trees and snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 -28F at the first CT lake and SLK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendrite Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Pretty chilly. Coldest I saw was -32F at Island Pond. -29F at Lk Francis. Repeat next weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Here’s a snow update and a few pics from Bolton Valley yesterday. They reported a storm total of 22”, and we generally found about 18” of powder atop the base at most elevations. My son probed the total snowpack depth off piste down near the Timberline Base at ~1,500’ and found roughly 30” of snow. Using the Mt. Mansfield Stake as an estimate for snowpack near ridgeline elevations of 3,000’ to 4,000’, it’s probably up near the 60” mark. The only read downside to yesterday was the cold – it sounded like temperatures were just above 0 F down at the main base at ~2,100’, and up above 3,000’ you could really feel that it had dropped off even more. I’d guess it was several degrees below 0 F up there. Winds weren’t bad, but we still spent most of our time down in the Timberline elevations because the temperature was notably better and the snow was just as good. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I have to laugh at myself for the times I complained up there. North GA got a hit yesterday and here we are still sitting on a trace for the season (which even here is abysmal). This actually ranks as the worst winter I have ever been through. Anywhere south of you guys and the pattern is a complete disaster. I am enjoying all the pics in this thread wishing I was on the slopes again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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