Rocktober Obs/DISCO

[kdxken]

1 hour ago, DavisStraight said:

I got busy with a few issues otherwise I'd have my wood stove fired up, down to 43.

Now you're talking.

[kdxken]

4 minutes ago, WinterWolf said:

Yup…we tried to tell ‘em that it would turn out very nice for a vast majority in SNE.  You just had to wait and let the color come, and mature/peak like it is currently. 

To be fair to Kevin. Which I hate to be. It has been kind of a meh year. The reds are definitely lacking. It's always going to be pretty in New England unless you get a real drought with big winds early.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

1 minute ago, kdxken said:

To be fair to Kevin. Which I hate to be. It has been kind of a meh year. The reds are definitely lacking. It's always going to be pretty in New England unless you get a real drought with big winds early.

Colors are kicking out here the past four or five days, the next week will be peak.  The leaf peepers are going to be swarming this weekend with nice weather.   Good for local businesses bad for driving.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

1 hour ago, powderfreak said:

Nice!  That's always exciting.

I posted that screen grab from Stowe 27 minutes ago and it's over 4" now.  That's 1-2"/hr.

It is cranking into Mansfield right now and the best upper level support is still back up in Montreal.  Wonder if the top gets blasted by like 8" tonight.

Yeah, that’s pretty sick for this time of year.

I don’t have to encourage you to get up there and explore in the morning because I know you will. Enjoy, it’s all a memory in a few days.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

1 hour ago, DavisStraight said:

Real nice in some areas around me too, maybe he's talking about his neighborhood.

I mean, when all you have is oaks around you, it’s probably going to be disappointing colors.

[WinterWolf]

10 minutes ago, kdxken said:

To be fair to Kevin. Which I hate to be. It has been kind of a meh year. The reds are definitely lacking. It's always going to be pretty in New England unless you get a real drought with big winds early.

But It is not meh here though..that’s the point. Maybe meh where he is, and you are, but not out west here. The color is really amplifying now. As Hippy just said, peak is gonna be this next week. 
 

And maybe some areas aren’t as good as others, but I would think that happens most years. We have lots of oranges, reds and yellows really coming out now. 

[WinterWolf]

1 minute ago, HIPPYVALLEY said:

I mean, when all you have is oaks around you, it’s probably going to be disappointing colors.

Good point. 

[ineedsnow]

0z NAM getting closer with that coastal storm.. 

[powderfreak]

1 hour ago, bwt3650 said:

Mansfield looks like the bullseye tonight. I’m in jersey, but looking at the cams in my yard, I’d guess an inch or two of glop at 1900’. Very much elevation dependent, as you would expect in October. Definitely some nice marketing material for Stowe and Jay tmrw morning. Looks like good snow for several more hours.

This weekend will feel real nice and warm.  The past 48-72 hours is a taste of what’s to come.

Almost 7” now at the plot. 10” 2-day total.

[rimetree]

Should be coldest night so far. Down to 38.5F. Surprised we hit 35.6 this morning for first frost...totally expected a breeze to interfere.

[HIPPYVALLEY]

17 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

0z NAM getting closer with that coastal storm.. 

Don't want.  

[Torch Tiger]

Stein strong

[powderfreak]

It’s a team effort to preserve the observation.  

[bwt3650]

It’s a team effort to preserve the observation.  

Is that webcam on 242 new? I thought I saw it when I was driving up. If it’s where I think it is, that’s right at the dip and that spot is actually higher than the base area. It’s a great tool.


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[dendrite]

I feel like this has been one of our better foliage years. Lots of colors popping together and great saturation on the reds and oranges. 

[powderfreak]

Good grief.

[dendrite]

8 hours ago, dendrite said:

37.2°

Freeze incoming

Or not. Didn’t get much lower due to clouds and wind. Tonight should end it though. 

[Snowcrazed71]

8 hours ago, ineedsnow said:

0z NAM getting closer with that coastal storm.. 

When is this for?