tamarack Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 9 hours ago, powderfreak said: The 5 days to start January have been almost hot relative to normal. It just goes to show how low normal is this time of year than it can be so far above average and still snow... still keep snow on the ground. BTV is a quick +10.5 over the past 5 days to start January, and Mansfield summit at +12.5. Low diurnal changes likely the culprit. Mansfield normal temps the past few days are 18/3... the actual 29/17. Pretty impressive actually! With a strong subsistence inversion those summit departures won't get much help through the first 7-10 days of January. Way AN and with little temp contrast. Had 32/19 on 1/1 and those remain the month's high and low. 1/1-5 is 8.2° AN, the max +2.6 nd the min +13.7. Yesterday's inch of 20:1 fluff brought out the plow this morning. Looks like we may see the sun today for a bit, something not in view since about noon last Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Event totals: 3.1” Snow/0.23” L.E. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.2 inches New Liquid: 0.01 inches Snow/Water Ratio: 20.0 Snow Density: 5.0% H2O Temperature: 24.8 F Sky: Partly Cloudy Snow at the stake: 7.5 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Here's another one from a friend (not my shot but similar view). Mountains make weather really so much more interesting when you can actually see the atmospheric profile in the vertical.Fantastic!Sent from my Pixel 4a using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I'm a total sucker for a PF undercast shot. My absolute favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Time lapse I took this afternoon. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJt1W0pB3An/ 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Time lapse I took this afternoon. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJt1W0pB3An/ Amazing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorEastermass128 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: Time lapse I took this afternoon. https://www.instagram.com/p/CJt1W0pB3An/ Amazing. You’re a talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 19.0°/16.3° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Another solid inversion morning. Absolutely bonkers gradient right now on the summit at Stowe... 3,600ft... 15F top of FourRunner Quad 4,000ft... 25F at MMNV1 The MMNV1 data is jumping all over the place, 5 degree swings in the 5min data. A couple hours ago went from mid-teens to mid-20s... but still bouncing right at the inversion level. It's either mid-20s above it or mid-teens below it. View from Whiteface in the Adirondacks this morning: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Pretty awesome wave-breaks going on this morning. Caught this one while riding the Gondola. Just big waves rolling in and curling into the mountain. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Way behind... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: Pretty awesome wave-breaks going on this morning. Caught this one while riding the Gondola. Just big waves rolling in and curling into the mountain. Keep em coming. So cool. Just overcast here, with light snow showers/flurries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qg_omega Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 https://matthewparrilla.com/mansfield-stake/ getting very low on an SD perspective Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 2 hours ago, alex said: Keep em coming. So cool. Just overcast here, with light snow showers/flurries Rare Kelvin-helmholtz clouds, series of waves traversing the ridge line. Checking all the boxes these past few days with awesome clouds. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Felt pretty chilly out there today at Cannon. Hope the snow returns soon. I am blown away by the stats posted here. Turns out we should be a heck of a lot colder than we have been. It’s hard for me to judge this with it being my first winter here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 4 hours ago, powderfreak said: Rare Kelvin-helmholtz clouds, series of waves traversing the ridge line. Checking all the boxes these past few days with awesome clouds. Get in the Stowe chopper and surf that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 34 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Felt pretty chilly out there today at Cannon. Hope the snow returns soon. I am blown away by the stats posted here. Turns out we should be a heck of a lot colder than we have been. It’s hard for me to judge this with it being my first winter here. It's been one long late November/early December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 If it's going to be low-tide, at least it's still a post-card most of the time. The daily views remind us of what a world we live in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 It had been remarkable what a dusting each day has made, the snow settled and we have had a full week of winter fun, the ice has been perfect, ski jouring has been faster each day, even the downhill turns last night were enjoyable. Certainly making the most of 6” of snow, ever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Mother nature teasing us again with the nightly dusting. What a b--- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 hours ago, alex said: Mother nature teasing us again with the nightly dusting. What a b--- Snowing in town this morning and up to about 1,500ft.... Grooming team on radio telling me they have clear skies above about 2,500-3,000ft. "It's been snowing about halfway up the hill at times tonight and then you drive out of it." It's crazy how good the snow growth was this morning driving in for coming out of a cloud that's only like 1,000ft thick. Only a dusting but those were legit big flakes, the type when you hit your high beams it looks like you are driving a space shuttle. This inversion has been bonkers this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Event totals: 0.1”/Trace L.E. With the snow accumulation I saw on the boards this morning, it was tough trying to figure out if it was still attributed to the cutoff circulation over eastern Canada, or something else. Based on the BTV NWS forecast discussion though, they really speak of the moisture trapped under the inversion layer, and dry air aloft, so this is being attributed to the inversion layer moisture barring some changes in the discussion. Details from the 6:00 A.M. Waterbury observations: New Snow: 0.1 inches New Liquid: Trace Temperature: 19.8 F Sky: Light Snow (1-2 mm flakes) Snow at the stake: 7.0 inches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Phin's bread and butter climo he waited for, more like stale Indian Naan bread rubbed with Canola oil. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: Snowing in town this morning and up to about 1,500ft.... Grooming team on radio telling me they have clear skies above about 2,500-3,000ft. "It's been snowing about halfway up the hill at times tonight and then you drive out of it." It's crazy how good the snow growth was this morning driving in for coming out of a cloud that's only like 1,000ft thick. Only a dusting but those were legit big flakes, the type when you hit your high beams it looks like you are driving a space shuttle. This inversion has been bonkers this week. Thanks so much for these observations PF. I had already made my decision on the source of this snowfall for my storm records based on the BTV NWS AFD (although I had to make a best guess because they didn’t really mention it at all). Your observations from up high and down in the valley confirmed it though – today’s snow definitely comes from moisture under the inversion layer vs. persistent moisture from that system lingering in eastern Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 15 hours ago, PhineasC said: Felt pretty chilly out there today at Cannon. Hope the snow returns soon. I am blown away by the stats posted here. Turns out we should be a heck of a lot colder than we have been. It’s hard for me to judge this with it being my first winter here. Nov was 2° AN here and Dec +4. Jan 1-8 is running +9 with minima at +14. At least the ground is white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Heaviest dusting of the week! 1” overnight Cleaned 2” off the rink which is the weeks accumulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Phin's bread and butter climo he waited for, more like stale Indian Naan bread rubbed with Canola oil. Are you even starting to Mourn for this NNE ratter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaineJayhawk Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 hour ago, CoastalWx said: Phin's bread and butter climo he waited for, more like stale Indian Naan bread rubbed with Canola oil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 hours ago, powderfreak said: Snowing in town this morning and up to about 1,500ft.... Grooming team on radio telling me they have clear skies above about 2,500-3,000ft. "It's been snowing about halfway up the hill at times tonight and then you drive out of it." It's crazy how good the snow growth was this morning driving in for coming out of a cloud that's only like 1,000ft thick. Only a dusting but those were legit big flakes, the type when you hit your high beams it looks like you are driving a space shuttle. This inversion has been bonkers this week. Same here. Actual legit fat flakes that stack up easily, and pretty widespread. It was even a big more in Littleton than here! It's funny that this period of no weather whatsoever is turning out cloudy with daily flurries. We've managed to see no sun in a week lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, alex said: Same here. Actual legit fat flakes that stack up easily, and pretty widespread. It was even a big more in Littleton than here! It's funny that this period of no weather whatsoever is turning out cloudy with daily flurries. We've managed to see no sun in a week lol Been sunny all week up high lol. MWN with 100+ mile visibility. Skiing this morning was wild, sunny up top and beautiful, freezing fog in the mid-slope and then snowing in the base area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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