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NNE Cold Season Thread 2022/2023


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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.

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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.

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2-4' pack in Northern ME and still building,

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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
&&

 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.)

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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.

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