Damage In Tolland Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, dendrite said: Another 0.8”/0.04” overnight. 2.2”/0.09”. Not bad. Yeah it was a wonderland yesterday. 23 and snow falling from Tilton out to Newport. Roads were not good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 13 hours ago, KoalaBeer said: I was just thinking yesterday how moderate the temps have been this winter compared to the past few. There doesn’t seem to be many anomalous swings either way (cold or warm) when I feel like we had some big cold shots and then huge warm ups in recent years. It’s still early though. Very modest "extremes" in temp the past 2 months. My mildest since Nov. 5 is 46, and except for the brief -9 on 12/21 my coldest has been -2. Since my current average minimum is 6° and 2 weeks from now will be 2°, temps have been AN and meh, especially since early December. Another little snow event yesterday, quite different from the day before. That earlier one was RA to SN, an inch of 10:1 that frosted the twigs. Yesterday it was 1.1" from 0.04" LE in dry flakes and evening feathers. Maybe 3 +/- one-inch events in 4 days with tomorrow's entry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The analog to the Tolland Triangle on I-84 has struck again on I-95 between Newport and BGR. About 30 vehicles in a chain reaction accident this AM, evidently due to blinding sun, with the northbound lane totally closed (may have reopened by now) and hundreds of vehicles stuck behind the mess. It's 5-10 miles north of where nearly 100 cars and trucks wrecked when hit by a sudden snowburst from an otherwise weak storm 4 years ago. At least one serious injury in today's mess, life flighted to a BGR hospital, and several lesser injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The streets around here still have snow from December. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 15 minutes ago, Dr. Dews said: You're latest avatar is stupid. Keep us informed on how many ski areas close from the thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 18 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: You're latest avatar is stupid. Keep us informed on how many ski areas close from the thaw. All the ones in CT maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, HIPPYVALLEY said: All the ones in CT maybe? Not a single one, guaranteed. The ski area's around here survive on snowmaking, so deep snow is made whenever possible. Man-made snow can also be made dense and water/warmth resistant. I'll be at Sundown on Thursday for the first time this season. Usually they cover all runs with very deep snow. The only place in Connecticut that might not do so well is Powder Ridge, it's very far South and not strong on Snowmaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torch Tiger Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: You're latest avatar is stupid. Keep us informed on how many ski areas close from the thaw. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Dr. Dews said: Definitely winding down in Colorado sometime in June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Well Iran has launched some missiles. We'll see where this goes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Dr. Dews said: Time to install? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Squalls today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 5 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: Squalls today? Don't get caught in one of these squalls today on the road. Extreme values on this sounding in NECT .Total totals of 62 and lift omega of 42 is way up there. Wouldn't be surprised if thunder snow accompanied these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yeah anyone who gets it could get smoked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12309 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 So Karen and I schedule a weekend in Lake Placid... hoping for a little wintry appeal. Karen's thinking fondly of strolling in 'snow globe flakes'. Ha ha ha. 50 degrees and rain... I picked a bad month to quit drinking. Not to mention it'll be shorts and jersey weather for outdoor riding back here in Schenectady. Eesh. If I leave town we get a foot and a half. If I go where it usually is winter, we get early May. On the bright side, my niece and her husband in Underhill started tapping their maples. They do have like 40,000 taps or something ridiculous so it isn't as nuts as it sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, Tom12309 said: So Karen and I schedule a weekend in Lake Placid... hoping for a little wintry appeal. Karen's thinking fondly of strolling in 'snow globe flakes'. Ha ha ha. 50 degrees and rain... I picked a bad month to quit drinking. Not to mention it'll be shorts and jersey weather for outdoor riding back here in Schenectady. Eesh. If I leave town we get a foot and a half. If I go where it usually is winter, we get early May. On the bright side, my niece and her husband in Underhill started tapping their maples. They do have like 40,000 taps or something ridiculous so it isn't as nuts as it sounds. That’s OK, I had the kid signed up for ski lessons every Saturday in January That included a sweet lift ticket deal for me and the wife. This will be the second week in a row that gets canceled. They will keep pushing it back to a point but three in a row canceled and they will give refunds so the town loses money Berkshire East loses money and I lose out on cheap skiing at a local area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIPPYVALLEY Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, Tom12309 said: So Karen and I schedule a weekend in Lake Placid... hoping for a little wintry appeal. Karen's thinking fondly of strolling in 'snow globe flakes'. Ha ha ha. 50 degrees and rain... I picked a bad month to quit drinking. Not to mention it'll be shorts and jersey weather for outdoor riding back here in Schenectady. Eesh. If I leave town we get a foot and a half. If I go where it usually is winter, we get early May. On the bright side, my niece and her husband in Underhill started tapping their maples. They do have like 40,000 taps or something ridiculous so it isn't as nuts as it sounds. That’s OK, I had the kid signed up for ski lessons every Saturday in January That included a sweet lift ticket deal for me and the wife. This will be the second week in a row that gets canceled. They will keep pushing it back to a point but three in a row canceled and they will give refunds so the town loses money Berkshire East loses money and I lose out on cheap skiing at a local area. I am also help organizing the Cub Scouts Yukon days for January 25, I’m hoping we have snow by then if not I need to start planning a very different activity schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I'm ramping up the bitch machine slowly as my patience is starting to wear thin. So we basically wipe most of the pack this wknd, then return to avg/above ave temps next week without any storm threats. So that's two straight wknds without getting on my sled. Skiing will be shot for this wknd. too. By the time we get the pack back and things are rideable again, it'll be almost Feb. Every year we lose at least 1 month between Dec-Mar with shit weather. Seems like this season we'll be pushing it beyond that. I'm sticking to mhy prediction this winter is a ratter. Check out my sig. Every 4 years we get a ratter. I know there's hardly any data to make that conclusion, so I'll rely on my gut and say we finish this season with <75". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12309 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 And on April 25 when I'm down in Arkville riding the Cross Mountain gravel ride it'll be snowing, graupel and rain like last April 22! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Lava Rock said: Skiing will be shot for this wknd. too. I would think Saturday could be pleasant, esp SNE/CNE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianW Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just got a snow squall warning on my phone for Fairfield County Connecticut. Driving right into it on 95. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Lava Rock said: I'm ramping up the bitch machine slowly as my patience is starting to wear thin. So we basically wipe most of the pack this wknd, then return to avg/above ave temps next week without any storm threats. So that's two straight wknds without getting on my sled. Skiing will be shot for this wknd. too. By the time we get the pack back and things are rideable again, it'll be almost Feb. Every year we lose at least 1 month between Dec-Mar with shit weather. Seems like this season we'll be pushing it beyond that. I'm sticking to mhy prediction this winter is a ratter. Check out my sig. Every 4 years we get a ratter. I know there's hardly any data to make that conclusion, so I'll rely on my gut and say we finish this season with <75". Maybe a bit more frequent for me. For my area where winter is pretty consistent with regular snowfall, I'm defining "ratter" as <75% average snow and significantly AN temps for DJFM. That omits 02-03, which met the snow criterion but was very cold. Winters meeting those criteria are 99-00, 01-02, 05-06, 09-10, 11-12, 15-16, so 6 of 21. Worst were 05-06 and 15-16 (10-year repeat?) 09-10 had 15-20" more snow than those 2, but is in the race to the bottom due to the frustration factor - 4 EC KUs that winter, and we got 3 whiffs and #4 was the most unpleasant double-digit snowstorm I ever hope to see, Edit: I think 75" would be close to long-term climo for your site, about 20% higher than PWM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, tamarack said: Maybe a bit more frequent for me. For my area where winter is pretty consistent with regular snowfall, I'm defining "ratter" as Edit: I think 75" would be close to long-term climo for your site, about 20% higher than PWM. 75" is approx climo. I should have been more clear when I said <75". I'll predict we get ~60". And while that is still just a bit under climo, it pales in comparison to the good years we've had. We've been spoiled overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 While the snowpack at my house is only 12", the skiing these past few days has been fantastic. Met a few guys that were surprised by the conditions, they said Killington yesterday was a sheet of ice. I wonder if they've been left out of the "daily inch". Some pics from the Woods 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Wow, looks like these snowsqualls might actually make it here! A rarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 26 minutes ago, DotRat_Wx said: Wow, looks like these snowsqualls might actually make it here! A rarity I'm in a nice one right now in Dudley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneypitmike Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Nice burst of heavy. Short-lived. Get out the shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Thunder in BTV. This is just a pure whiteout. Internal stake cam picked up 1" in 15 minutes at 3,300ft. Up to 5" since 5:30am. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 KMVL 081952Z AUTO 30015G28KT 1/4SM +SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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