snowbird1230 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Will have Skyway report this afternoon! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just took a wonderful snow hike and found some semi-protected areas with 8 inch totals so that's what I'm going with. Also found some 3 and 4 foot drifts. Snow was almost chest high in a creek bed near my house where the wind filled it up. Still light snow and cold. A great winter day! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Just took a wonderful snow hike and found some semi-protected areas with 8 inch totals so that's what I'm going with. Also found some 3 and 4 foot drifts. Snow was almost chest high in a creek bed near my house where the wind filled it up. Still light snow and cold. A great winter day!I'm going to head up and see how much is up on top of Big Bald this afternoon. It's 1100' higher than my house. I'm betting there are some monster drifts up there. And I need to check how much is on my patio, it's protected by my house and a hillside. It's just a booger to get down the rock steps in deep snow. My board is 100% unprotected...perhaps I should move it. Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbird1230 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Unimpressive snow amounts on the Cherohala Skyway BUT as always, very impressive beauty..This is home. 8" of powder best I could tell..the flow needed to be a tick more westerly for the Skyway to cash in. Puts us at 57" on the year. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Jealous of you guys in the favored NWFS areas, from Weaverville to Erwin, TN you could tell drifts were deep and it was a solid event. 2-4” up here in Southern WV, maybe 4-6” north of Tazwell, VA on my way to where I’m working. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burrel2 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Damn, those pics are incredible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 @snowbird1230 ,, now we just gotta get you to take pics in landscape mode so I can save them as my desktop background. jk, amazing pics!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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calculus1 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 @snowbird1230, do you actually live right off the Skyway? How do you get access to the road? I assumed it would be closed under these conditions. Your pictures are amazing, though, and I am thankful you do have access to show us these beautiful shots. Thanks so much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Very, very nice pics too, @Met1985. Interesting to see the pictures while the clouds are still very low, in contrast to @snowbird1230's photos with the clear blue sky. Each set is beautiful in its own right. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbird1230 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Skyway entrance is several miles from my home..The Cherohala Skyway is NC 143W that runs from Robbinsville NC to Tellico TN..It is a state maintained road. The NCDOT does not close roads due to weather. The weather may close the roads due to floods,landslides,etc but state government will not. It's totally different than National Park roads which close due to weather. Those roads are not for commerce traffic. State roads are. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 It was a bit windy up top. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 What was your total @Met1985? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, WxKnurd said: What was your total @Met1985? Around 8 inches. Like Joe though with the wind it was hard to tell because of the big variations. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 The snow finally stopped about 10 minutes ago. I have 9.75" on my board but I think this was a better flow event than 12/1 even though I had slightly more on the board. The drifts testify that we got more, but who knows. Hey@MotoWeatherman how much did Beech get? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Headed to Greyson Highlands tomorrow.Never been up there in the snow so it should be a fun trip. Not sure which way we're going in but probably from Elk Gardens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I really appreciate all the pictures everyone has posted so far this winter. Absolutely beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 33 minutes ago, buckeyefan1 said: I really appreciate all the pictures everyone has posted so far this winter. Absolutely beautiful I’m sorry I haven’t posted any pics. Here is the snowman I built by saving every flake I have seen so far this winter in my freezer. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoWeatherman Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 3 hours ago, Buckethead said: The snow finally stopped about 10 minutes ago. I have 9.75" on my board but I think this was a better flow event than 12/1 even though I had slightly more on the board. The drifts testify that we got more, but who knows. Hey@MotoWeatherman how much did Beech get? Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk I feel comfortable saying 6-8 inches. At my location the winds really whip and blow the snow so it makes it difficult to find a good spot to get a solid measurement. Lol. Went to bed with about 2-3 so overnight was a big plus. Maybe picked up another inch during the daylight hours. Skied sugar mtn this after and you would never had know it snow up top as it was a solid sheet of ice with 40+mph winds. The lower half of the mountain was decent though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phelps Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 51 minutes ago, MotoWeatherman said: I feel comfortable saying 6-8 inches. At my location the winds really whip and blow the snow so it makes it difficult to find a good spot to get a solid measurement. Lol. Went to bed with about 2-3 so overnight was a big plus. Maybe picked up another inch during the daylight hours. Skied sugar mtn this after and you would never had know it snow up top as it was a solid sheet of ice with 40+mph winds. The lower half of the mountain was decent though. Yeah 6-8 seems about right. Maybe closer to 6 where I am. It was still going to some degree when I left this afternoon. I was surprised. I also got stuck on the BMP trying to leave as they had to shut it down for 90 minutes to clean up a bad wreck. It was pretty dicey out there today. Thankfully it was a Tuesday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoJoe Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 By far my most favorite event of the year. I love a storm where you say "Dang, it's STILL snowing" five or 6 times over the course of three days. I still say we're going to pull off a big storm for all sometime this month. This is a different winter this year so I expect a different ending to it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 22 minutes ago, SnoJoe said: I still say we're going to pull off a big storm for all sometime this month. This is a different winter this year so I expect a different ending to it. I agree and I know us SW mountain folk are craving something more than a few inches. Otherwise I’m moving to some Wyoming foothills or mountains sooner rather than later 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Anybody seeing and snow tonight? Im getting some very light snow currently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BretWx Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 NAM hinting at something for Sunday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Still super windy. One of the longest windy spells of recent times 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Ridge_Escarpment Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, wncsnow said: Still super windy. One of the longest windy spells of recent times Yeah it’s still brutal. This is like one of those long duration spring winds we sometimes get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Still super windy. One of the longest windy spells of recent times The wind is dead calm here fortunately. Air temp of 13°. The pond is frozen solid at my office.Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhowl Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Blue_Ridge_Escarpment said: Yeah it’s still brutal. This is like one of those long duration spring winds we sometimes get. Yes and I am still suffering from PTSD from that cold "spring" wind continuing until mid-May last year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, Moonhowl said: Yes and I am still suffering from PTSD from that cold "spring" wind continuing until mid-May last year. Made for a brutal opening morning of Turkey season, brrrr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowbird1230 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Wow at the GFS..welcome SE ridge..everyone gets the cold but us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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