alex Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Ended up with a pretty decent late season snowpack after the abysmal start. Time to start the melt! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 I can’t believe the totals the greens wound up getting , from S to N ..and including the dacks .. what a impressive amount of moisture that pushed North Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wx2fish Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 Heck of a turn around in NNE. I was looking at the Pinkham Notch data earlier. Up to 67" in March and 191" on the year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 On 3/15/2023 at 8:23 PM, powderfreak said: Todays map… up and away. Nothing like going from 60” to 90” in one clean rise. That’s great to see, and it really shows how the existing snowpack was substantial and consolidated. That’s snowpack of course, but when I was updating the data on my seasonal snowfall, the plot had a very similar spike that brought the progression above average. As you can see from the plot below, we’ve flirted with hitting average a few times throughout the course of the season, but this was the first time we really pushed past the mean since back in November. We only need about 15 inches to reach average total snowfall for a season here, and the average snowfall from this point out is 20 inches, so it’s certainly possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Mid winter feel today. Skiing in heavy snow, skating in a cold wind.Nice work Old Man WinterAnyone making a guess about the coming weekend? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, borderwx said: Mid winter feel today. Skiing in heavy snow, skating in a cold wind. Nice work Old Man Winter Anyone making a guess about the coming weekend? Love that pond set up! Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 5” really helped the conditions today. Ontario lake effect came through. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Had fun skiing in the squalls today. 5” here too, definitely helped soften up the surfaces. The wind made it feel bitterly cold though 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Wow, you got 5"? We had a dusting this morning and virga all day. Time for the melt to begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, wxeyeNH said: Wow, you got 5"? We had a dusting this morning and virga all day. Time for the melt to begin Yes I was a bit surprised. 4” overnight last night ( resort says 5 but I measured 4) then another inch or two with the squalls in the afternoon. This morning was funny because it was clear when I went to bed and clear when I woke up, but everything was covered in fresh snow. Upslope is usually not like that here (longer duration but less intense) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Sitting in Rangeley, moderate snow.Skiing should be much more quiet tomorrowLast night’s sunset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonegalt Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Got the sled in the garage! Been 30-32 all day. Snowing since 2300 last night. Goin down to 26 tonight. Compacted 6" now, 2-3" more till evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Spin Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 We haven’t seen much snow here in the Northern Greens since last weekend, and from what I’ve heard, the conditions on the slopes haven’t been all that remarkable. A more substantial winter storm started to affect the area yesterday however, and it seemed to hold some promise with respect to putting down several inches of snow in the mountains. While the storm had only dropped an inch or two of snow down here at our house in the valley as of this morning, that snow contained almost a half inch of liquid equivalent, and with the temperatures being marginal in the lower elevations, it was easy to see that the accumulations were going to be elevation-dependent. The Bolton Valley snow report was only indicating a few inches of new snow as of this morning, but that was enough to at least get us to head up to the hill and check out the conditions. It seemed like a toss-up with respect to whether or not the snow would really be enough to kick the conditions into high gear, but there had to be more than a half inch of liquid equivalent from the storm at elevation, and that’s certainly enough for a decent resurfacing of the slopes. We parked at Timberline, and right from the start, we were encouraged by what we saw. There were 2 to 4 inches of dense accumulation even at those lowest elevations, and as we rode the Timberline Quad and watched and listened to the skiers below, their relatively quiet turns suggested that the new snow had bonded well to the subsurface. Our plan was to head up to the main mountain, get a good assessment of the conditions at all elevations, and then take it from there. Up at 2,500’ when we got off at the Timberline Summit, it was immediately obvious that the conditions were going to be good. The new snow had clearly put down a resurfacing that was incorporated well into the grooming and created a soft, quiet surface that let you cut right into it with your carves. We next took a trip up the Vista Quad, and the conditions above 3,000’ were even better. The sides of Alta Vista yielded excellent turns, and my depth checks were coming in with 6 to 7 inches of new snow. We’d met up with some colleagues from work and their families, and our group spent much of the afternoon roaming around the main mountain, venturing from Vista to Wilderness, with a lot of time spent on Snowflake. The boys were having a lot of fun on the jumps in the terrain park, and with the usual low traffic of Snowflake, the trails held plenty of untracked lines. When we were over on Wilderness, just about everyone hit the Wilderness Woods and had some great turns, and those of us inclined to hit the trees off Snowflake were treated to run after run of untracked powder through some very nice lines. We finished off our day with a long run down from the Vista Summit to the Timberline Base, and from that run it was very evident that the main mountain was the place to be today for the best powder and groomed surfaces. The snow below 2,000’ was still decent, but as we’d seen, the accumulations were a bit less, and the powder a bit denser. Up on the main mountain was definitely where the best snow was located, and skier traffic was quite light. It’s March after all, and since this wasn’t an obvious slam dunk storm cycle, I’m sure there were many folks that opted not to make the trip to the mountain for conditions that probably could have gone either way. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
borderwx Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Much quieter What a great month of skiing. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 The pack is strong! Going to be quite the melt out when this goes.. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Today was phenomenal. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, bwt3650 said: The pack is strong! Going to be quite the melt out when this goes. . That's awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Today was phenomenal.Really good out there today…One of the bigger turnarounds this season. I ducked into the woods a couple times yesterday and was quickly reminded why it was a dumb idea. Today, it was back to deep packed powder.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, bwt3650 said: Really good out there today…One of the bigger turnarounds this season. I ducked into the woods a couple times yesterday and was quickly reminded why it was a dumb idea. Today, it was back to deep packed powder. Friday and yesterday sucked *so* bad. This type of dense, poor snow growth but not wet snow, is totally the way to go. Snow was definitely dry enough to blow and drift but good QPF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dryslot Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 2-4' pack in Northern ME and still building, 000 NOUS41 KCAR 271520 CCA PNSCAR MEZ001>006-010-011-015>017-029>032-280318- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Caribou ME 1118 AM EDT Mon Mar 27 2023 ...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS... Location Amount Time/Date Provider ...Maine... ...Aroostook County... Perham 10.0 in 0805 PM 03/26 Public 3 WSW Stockholm 10.0 in 1159 PM 03/26 Public 1 WSW Madawaska 9.3 in 0554 AM 03/27 Trained Spotter Fort Kent 9.0 in 0315 PM 03/26 Public Mapleton 9.0 in 1051 PM 03/26 Public Frenchville 8.3 in 0300 PM 03/26 Public Caribou NWS 8.2 in 0800 AM 03/27 COOP 1 S Connor 8.0 in 0512 AM 03/27 NWS Employee New Sweden 8.0 in 0855 PM 03/26 Public Dickey 7.5 in 0435 PM 03/26 Trained Spotter Saint Francis 7.5 in 0130 PM 03/26 Public Van Buren 1 NNE 7.5 in 0700 AM 03/27 COOP Clayton Lake 7.0 in 0930 AM 03/26 Public Limestone 6.5 in 0155 PM 03/26 Public Presque Isle 1.3 WSW 6.2 in 0515 AM 03/27 COCORAHS Easton 6.0 in 0911 PM 03/26 Public 1 SW Estcourt Station 6.0 in 0900 AM 03/27 Other Federal Saint Pamphile 6.0 in 0900 AM 03/27 Other Federal Westfield 6.0 in 0330 PM 03/26 Public 2 SSE Castle Hill 5.9 in 0553 PM 03/26 NWS Employee 1 S Houlton 5.8 in 0524 PM 03/26 Trained Spotter 1 E Orient 5.8 in 0430 PM 03/26 Trained Spotter 1 W Ashland 5.6 in 0843 PM 03/26 Public Eagle Lake 5.0 in 1135 AM 03/26 Public Fort Fairfield 5.0 in 0700 PM 03/26 Trained Spotter Sherman 5.0 in 0142 PM 03/26 Public Blaine 4.0 in 0151 PM 03/26 Public 1 NNW Macwahoc 3.0 in 0700 PM 03/26 Trained Spotter ...Penobscot County... Millinocket 4.0 in 1100 AM 03/26 Public East Millinocket 3.5 in 0323 PM 03/26 Public 2 W Bangor 3.1 in 0200 PM 03/26 Other Federal 0.9 N Lincoln 2.0 in 0700 AM 03/27 COOP Orono 1.1 SSW 1.4 in 0700 AM 03/27 COCORAHS Hermon 1.2 W 1.3 in 0700 AM 03/27 COCORAHS ...Piscataquis County... 2 SSE Kingsbury 4.0 in 0637 AM 03/26 Trained Spotter Abbot 4.6 WNW 3.9 in 0700 AM 03/27 COCORAHS 1 NNE Mount Katahdin 3.0 in 0805 AM 03/27 Park/Forest Srvc East Sangerville 2.9 in 0700 AM 03/27 COOP Dover-foxcroft 2 E 2.5 in 0700 AM 03/27 COOP Shirley 2.0 in 0900 AM 03/26 Public ...Somerset County... Saint Juste Crossing 9.0 in 0900 AM 03/27 Other Federal St Aurelie Crossing 5.0 in 0900 AM 03/27 Other Federal ...Washington County... 1.3 NE Topsfield 5.0 in 0700 AM 03/27 COOP Princeton 3.0 in 0800 PM 03/26 Public && Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 What a day. Running errands in town with this view, and then lapping it all afternoon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmcginvt Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Only to have it come to a close with a sweet THUNDERSQUALL. I asked my partner if it started snowing yet and then turned on my snow light. A second later WABAM, Lightning struck on what looked to be Blush Hill which I have a perfect view of, got a wet fluffy inch in 10 minutes with 2 inch flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, dmcginvt said: Only to have it come to a close with a sweet THUNDERSQUALL. I asked my partner if it started snowing yet and then turned on my snow light. A second later WABAM, Lightning struck on what looked to be Blush Hill which I have a perfect view of, got a wet fluffy inch in 10 minutes with 2 inch flakes. Yes! I posted in the main thread but we had thunder and lightning too… possibly same bolt as you lol. Sky flashed bright and Thunder was quick behind it. Muffled though in the big snowflakes. Great wind too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 No Thunder here but looks like a quick almost inch of snow. Temp down to 30° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Got 4” overnight here. Must have been some crazy rates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, alex said: Got 4” overnight here. Must have been some crazy rates The front came through here with a short lived snow squall. About 1/2". This puts me at 95" on the season. Alex, are you keeping snowfall records? I see that on the snowfall thread that Phin and J Spin have just under 150". It looks like we are not over just yet. Unbelievable that I have not hit 50F yet this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamarack Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 2 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: The front came through here with a short lived snow squall. About 1/2". This puts me at 95" on the season. Alex, are you keeping snowfall records? I see that on the snowfall thread that Phin and J Spin have just under 150". It looks like we are not over just yet. Unbelievable that I have not hit 50F yet this year. Had exactly 50 on Monday. Month's low was zero on the 1st. That 50° span is the lowest for any March here. (In contrast, March 2012 had a range of 90°, greatest I've recorded for any month, anywhere. Next is 87 in Jan 1979 at Fort Kent, with 40/-47.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 10 hours ago, wxeyeNH said: The front came through here with a short lived snow squall. About 1/2". This puts me at 95" on the season. Alex, are you keeping snowfall records? I see that on the snowfall thread that Phin and J Spin have just under 150". It looks like we are not over just yet. Unbelievable that I have not hit 50F yet this year. What a dichotomy between southern NE and Northern NE, you guys ended up with an OK winter and we had a dud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxeyeNH Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 8 hours ago, DavisStraight said: What a dichotomy between southern NE and Northern NE, you guys ended up with an OK winter and we had a dud. ...and then there have been seasons where SNE gets pummeled and we just suck cirrus storm after storm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STILL N OF PIKE Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 9 hours ago, DavisStraight said: What a dichotomy between southern NE and Northern NE, you guys ended up with an OK winter and we had a dud. Many in NNE are above average , as well as as elevations in CNE record gradient into S SNE (and SNE CP in general) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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