powderfreak Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: Hum, 1:115pm. Concord NH 39F Me 18.8F Concord is 33 miles SSE. CAD always rules. It is a frozen tundra out there. 11" at the snow stake I posted this in the other thread but the BTV current conditions page is a wild gradient in NH. Here it’s 10F colder than the west side of Mansfield but starting to erode. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 It's 3:15pm and I'm still 21F while Concord is 40F. Nashua is 45F and Berlin is 12F. WMUR is NH only station so at least in these parts everyone watches them. It gets me so frustrated when they forecast specific temperatures for each day, to the degree? The state is orientated N/S from oceans to mountains so no matter what they will be wrong. Here is today's forecast for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, wxeyeNH said: It's 3:15pm and I'm still 21F while Concord is 40F. Nashua is 45F and Berlin is 12F. WMUR is NH only station so at least in these parts everyone watches them. It gets me so frustrated when they forecast specific temperatures for each day, to the degree? The state is orientated N/S from oceans to mountains so no matter what they will be wrong. Here is today's forecast for example. When my MIL comes up to the house she insists on watching the news out of Portland or Manchester and then being shocked when it’s like 25 degrees colder and snowing at the house. I tried to show her the weather app on the phone but older folks love the TV weatherman stuff. It matters way less in Baltimore; the DC forecast would be close enough 90% of the time. She at least now knows that the Berlin forecast is at least going to be closer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 It's creeping up 30.2° now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 Still 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I’m staying at Spruce Peak in Stowe for a few days and the temperature is just lovely. Wish we could keep it this way. Just cold enough to keep the snow. Who needs anything below 20? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 LOL winds went south and I spiked to 30 in like a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 49 degree swing today. From -15F to a brief 34F. Despite the temperature just above freezing, nothing even came close to melting with such a cold core temperature of all objects/surfaces. Currently 27F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 minute ago, powderfreak said: 49 degree swing today. From -15F to a brief 34F. Despite the temperature just above freezing, nothing even came close to melting with such a cold core temperature of all objects/surfaces. Currently 27F. It’s actually 35 at the Spruce Peak base with a few flurries 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, alex said: It’s actually 35 at the Spruce Peak base with a few flurries it’s always well mixed there… air never goes calm, it’s always moving. Mansfield radio towers at 25F, usually +10F in an adiabatic atmosphere to the base. 35F fits. Southwest flow with warm air advection/WAA still ongoing ahead of the FROPA. Nothing falling down here, we’ll mix back up in the valley as the wind increases. Once the wind shifts to NW up there, it’ll drop like a rock. Tomorrow will be cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backedgeapproaching Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 2 hours ago, PhineasC said: LOL winds went south and I spiked to 30 in like a minute. If your going to downslope, prob the best direction to do it..cant think of many blockbuster snow events on a south wind. Only issue is a strong cutter making a dent in the pack. Interestingly, south wind here is one of the few directions that is a non event..even tonight is weird, every station in the valley here is 35-37F while its 31.1F here almost calm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, backedgeapproaching said: If your going to downslope, prob the best direction to do it..cant think of many blockbuster snow events on a south wind. Only issue is a strong cutter making a dent in the pack. Interestingly, south wind here is one of the few directions that is a non event..even tonight is weird, every station in the valley here is 35-37F while its 31.1F here almost calm. Yeah, it’s the best if you must have a bad wind direction, IMO. It’s crazy how fast the winds can kick up here and the temp spikes with south winds though. That spike on the far right was earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, powderfreak said: it’s always well mixed there… air never goes calm, it’s always moving. Mansfield radio towers at 25F, usually +10F in an adiabatic atmosphere to the base. 35F fits. Southwest flow with warm air advection/WAA still ongoing ahead of the FROPA. Nothing falling down here, we’ll mix back up in the valley as the wind increases. Once the wind shifts to NW up there, it’ll drop like a rock. Tomorrow will be cold. Any ideas of when the temp will drop? Skied for an hour when I got here this afternoon and it was the perfect temperature! Would love more of that at least part of the day. That’s my biggest complaint about East Coast skiing. Forget about snow quality - Bretton Woods is as good as most places out west I’ve been too when it comes to the quality - at least it on groomers. But the cold is just relentless in mid winter! Love those days in Tahoe or Mammoth when it’s 45 and not a drop of melting snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, alex said: Any ideas of when the temp will drop? Skied for an hour when I got here this afternoon and it was the perfect temperature! Would love more of that at least part of the day. That’s my biggest complaint about East Coast skiing. Forget about snow quality - Bretton Woods is as good as most places out west I’ve been too when it comes to the quality - at least it on groomers. But the cold is just relentless in mid winter! Love those days in Tahoe or Mammoth when it’s 45 and not a drop of melting snow Your best bet is to hot foot it over to Bolton to get some skiing in under the lights tonight while it’s still mild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 1 hour ago, mreaves said: Your best bet is to hot foot it over to Bolton to get some skiing in under the lights tonight while it’s still mild. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jculligan Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 It was a slow climb for most of the day, but after starting at -3F we eventually crept up to 32F about an hour ago. It has since settled back to 31F and we'll probably hover in this vicinity until close to sunrise. It's in the mid teens down in the valley, but I'll take the inversion as long as it stays near/below freezing. About 14-15" of snow OTG here. After Monday's dense snowfall, I'm giving the Sherbie an attempt in the morning. I'm sure there will be some rocks and water bars to be aware of, but in general it's probably skiing fairly well now. Hopefully I can snag a lap just before temps take a nosedive as the arctic air moves in tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmcginvt Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 is this coming our way? Or just getting eaten up by dry air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 9 hours ago, alex said: Any ideas of when the temp will drop? Skied for an hour when I got here this afternoon and it was the perfect temperature! Would love more of that at least part of the day. That’s my biggest complaint about East Coast skiing. Forget about snow quality - Bretton Woods is as good as most places out west I’ve been too when it comes to the quality - at least it on groomers. But the cold is just relentless in mid winter! Love those days in Tahoe or Mammoth when it’s 45 and not a drop of melting snow Ha yeah it’s dropping fast this morning. Was around 18F when I got here at 5am and chatted with the groomers, and now it’s 10F. Looks like a cold week coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The temp has dropped 25° since midnight and about 10° since I got up at 6:00. Now sitting at 11° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 14 here. Extended says we won’t even sniff freezing for the immediate future. Glad we have snow pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 Holy moly the pack here is a tank. The brief warmth yesterday seems to have compressed things a little. It’s a glacier on top of icy blocks on top of 1-2 inches of sheet ice. Nothing fluffy about this pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 The 13" pack here probably has almost 4" LE. The deer group that's been munching on apples under the nearest tree are only sinking in about 4". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 52 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Holy moly the pack here is a tank. The brief warmth yesterday seems to have compressed things a little. It’s a glacier on top of icy blocks on top of 1-2 inches of sheet ice. Nothing fluffy about this pack. Yeah it’s all there. Glad you are back up north, must feel relieving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 48 minutes ago, powderfreak said: Yeah it’s all there. Glad you are back up north, must feel relieving. Yeah MD sucks. LOL Now it just needs to snow. Looks dry and cold for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 2:08 PM, powderfreak said: Yeah that’s been my progression. I’m tentative in the woods right now. Slow, pick your spots. The spring snowpack is so much better for low depth woods as you are often on top of the snow not in it. Also at this stage of life the financial implications of shutting on a couch for weeks all maimed aren’t as appealing as when I was in college or in my 20s. A great local skier saw her season end in the woods during this storm, with 3 fractures and 2 surgeries needed from a hidden snow snake. It’s sobering. Winter Storm Izzy was obviously a game changer with respect to the local snowpack, but the Mt. Mansfield Stake data objectively tells that tale that we still haven’t even hit the traditional 40-inch mark at the stake. The appropriately-manicured low and even moderate-angle off-piste pitches are pretty much there, but not really the steep stuff. We’re getting close on that terrain, and that’s probably making it tough on folks who are chomping at the bit to hit that stuff. It can also be a bit tougher to manage at Stowe because so much of the off-piste terrain is on the steeper side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, J.Spin said: Winter Storm Izzy was obviously a game changer with respect to the local snowpack, but the Mt. Mansfield Stake data objectively tells that tale that we still haven’t even hit the traditional 40-inch mark at the stake. The appropriately-manicured low and even moderate-angle off-piste pitches are pretty much there, but not really the steep stuff. We’re getting close on that terrain, and that’s probably making it tough on folks who are chomping at the bit to hit that stuff. It can also be a bit tougher to manage at Stowe because so much of the off-piste terrain is on the steeper side. The groomed trails could use some too. I was preeeeetty icy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 That blue sky hits differently when an arctic air mass is moving in. Temps were below zero at the summit and single digits down low when the photo was taken. Cold. Snowpack below normal but the vibe is winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 This last storm made it feel like deep winter for sure. Pack is only 12-15" which is below normal but it's dense and thick. With the cold temps it feels like normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 Has there ever been a NNE get-together? I know SNE has done. them. Just curious. Might be something to consider. Somewhere between NH and VT would cover a lot of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, PhineasC said: Has there ever been a NNE get-together? I know SNE has done. them. Just curious. Might be something to consider. Somewhere between NH and VT would cover a lot of us. Could do in StJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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