ineedsnow Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: I measured 7” compacted. I wonder what the greatest depth was. Also did my entire driveway on 1 charge (barely) with the Ego. Prob would have been easier if the oil delivery truck (and our family cars) hadn’t compacted down tracks. I have spare batteries so I should be able to do bigger storms. It drives weird though. I had about 8 here probably settled to that by now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoarfrostHubb Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 40 minutes ago, DavisStraight said: So overall you like it? I may buy one next year when I move to Maine and sell my gas one. Jury is still out. I want to try it under a variety of conditions. It shoots the snow really far though. The auger motor is pretty beefy. The batteries were right at the edge of pooping out after 45 minutes or so…but as mentioned, I have backup batteries. my gas one is 28” wide. This one is only 24. It did well at the plow pile at the end of the street. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavisStraight Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 2 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Jury is still out. I want to try it under a variety of conditions. It shoots the snow really far though. The auger motor is pretty beefy. The batteries were right at the edge of pooping out after 45 minutes or so…but as mentioned, I have backup batteries. my gas one is 28” wide. This one is only 24. It did well at the plow pile at the end of the street. 45 minutes will be plenty in my driveway up there and to make a path for my dog. I'll probably get an extra battery too, I have 3 for my mower and weed wacker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted December 5 Share Posted December 5 Picked up another 1.25", total 1.75"Sent from my SM-S921U using Tapatalk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 So Stein forecast 0” here and 1-3 up tp south of ORH.. and says he had a good forecast, then proceeds to say snow fell heavier than he thought and was colder . Both reasons are wrong and quite honestly it’s one of the worst snow forecasts I’ve ever seen over a large area . https://x.com/growingwisdom/status/1864818775163355572?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 Snowed on and off all day after about 4” overnight, but stake is stuck at 10” from compaction. Really picked up in intensity tonight, would be great to get to a foot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW_of_GYX Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said: Jury is still out. I want to try it under a variety of conditions. It shoots the snow really far though. The auger motor is pretty beefy. The batteries were right at the edge of pooping out after 45 minutes or so…but as mentioned, I have backup batteries. my gas one is 28” wide. This one is only 24. It did well at the plow pile at the end of the street. Plow pile has been one of my questions. Will be interested to hear how it does with paste or high water content 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klw Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 1 hour ago, powderfreak said: THUNDERSNOW! Walking the dog and flash, boom. Graupel and heavy snow. I was on 100 just south of Stowe at 6:30 and lightning lit up the whole sky to the south , looked like it was over Waterbury 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 I missed this run . HRRR was dead on https://x.com/otn_weather/status/1864391066020966825?s=46&t=dhcbvkjmRcyBVQtDxJ3lRg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderfreak Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 23 minutes ago, klw said: I was on 100 just south of Stowe at 6:30 and lightning lit up the whole sky to the south , looked like it was over Waterbury Yeah, our ops alerts said 6.6 miles SSW, so that sounds about right. Dumping in town right now. Nice finish to the clipper. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCORH4L Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 Winds really underperforming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 Forecast for this AM was good across the lower elevations, where most of us live, however, it was pretty dreadful across the higher terrain. This was due to the fact that a slightly more intense storm and further south track relative to expectation turned the anticipated, marginal, light snow event into a heavy, damaging snowfall of over 6" in some areas. Final Grade: D https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/.../poorly... Looks to warm up next week, so an opportunity for forecast redemption is not imminent. However, the weather pattern does look to try to grow more festive between the holidays and especially after the New Year. rly made a significant difference across the higher elevations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXWX Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 9 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said: Forecast for this AM was good across the lower elevations, where most of us live, however, it was pretty dreadful across the higher terrain. This was due to the fact that a slightly more intense storm and further south track relative to expectation turned the anticipated, marginal, light snow event into a heavy, damaging snowfall of over 6" in some areas. Final Grade: D https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/.../poorly... Looks to warm up next week, so an opportunity for forecast redemption is not imminent. However, the weather pattern does look to try to grow more festive between the holidays and especially after the New Year. rly made a significant difference across the higher elevations. Been trying to find that snow report graph... Is that somewhere on the BOX homepage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXWX Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 12 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said: Forecast for this AM was good across the lower elevations, where most of us live, however, it was pretty dreadful across the higher terrain. This was due to the fact that a slightly more intense storm and further south track relative to expectation turned the anticipated, marginal, light snow event into a heavy, damaging snowfall of over 6" in some areas. Final Grade: D https://easternmassweather.blogspot.com/.../poorly... Looks to warm up next week, so an opportunity for forecast redemption is not imminent. However, the weather pattern does look to try to grow more festive between the holidays and especially after the New Year. rly made a significant difference across the higher elevations. Nevermind it was sitting right there all the time.... Don't know how my aging eyes missed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlashFreeze Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 28° Didn’t getthe high winds today although it is pretty gusty right at the moment. 2.95” total snow from this event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 I may live in a snow pit but I did a good job of finding a house facing a favorable location. You can tell where the winter sun travels. Front yard barely lost any snow. Backyard has a strip of brown. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmcginvt Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 I think this upslope is over-performing on Mansfield. 1in/hr started at 3 still going strong approaching 11" 6" here at 820' Love nickle and dime snow at Stowe. Blew Sugarbush out of the water Stuck right there on Mansfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 Seasons Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 First pass on the CT map. I will do a more thorough one when i get some time as well as SNE and Tri-state version. Reports are from here, cocorahs, COOP, PNS and the NWS 72hr map. Obviously there was a bit more snow than expected in the hills but i thought the forecast was pretty decent and from what ive seen we were one of the highest ones out there. Most of the low elevations and along 95 saw virtually nothing. ill give a C+ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 7 hours ago, WxWatcher007 said: I may live in a snow pit but I did a good job of finding a house facing a favorable location. You can tell where the winter sun travels. Front yard barely lost any snow. Backyard has a strip of brown. Like @CoastalWx's undies? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 11 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said: Like @CoastalWx's undies? Map scores on storm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwt3650 Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 7 hours ago, dmcginvt said: I think this upslope is over-performing on Mansfield. 1in/hr started at 3 still going strong approaching 11" 6" here at 820' Love nickle and dime snow at Stowe. Blew Sugarbush out of the water Stuck right there on Mansfield Sugarbush has had a terrible start. I can't see why Stratton to the south and Killington to the north are working on close to 50 trails this weekend and they are struggling to get open 10. It's a great mountain, but it seems like they have been starting really slow the last couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 16 minutes ago, 40/70 Benchmark said: Like @CoastalWx's undies? Brown like our winter landscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxWatcher007 Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 The cold behind that front absolutely underperformed. Only dropped to 27. We’ll see how high I can go today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 Why has BOX not updated the PNS since 1045am yesterday? That’s kind of weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRVexpat Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 1 hour ago, bwt3650 said: Sugarbush has had a terrible start. I can't see why Stratton to the south and Killington to the north are working on close to 50 trails this weekend and they are struggling to get open 10. It's a great mountain, but it seems like they have been starting really slow the last couple years. Last few years have been mostly normal starts, but definitely slower out of the gates this year. Multiple factors at play. Part of this is simply down to luck/snowfall. Didn't cash in on either the synoptic or backside snowfalls this past storm like places further south (synoptic) or north (upslope). Kind of stuck in the middle. Otherwise it hasn't been a terrible natural snow start as several non-snowmaking trails are open, including hike-to on North Lynx. MRG right next door has been hosting powder mornings for over a week now, just not as prolific as nearby areas. I'm guessing the bigger issue is likely the Heavens Gate lift install taking mtn ops focus away from terrain expansion. There's a fairly limited window to get a huge capital project like that done, especially given the restrictive Bicknell thrush habitat regulations and that lift is typically one they like to get online early. Staffing also might be an issue? Hard to say. Having said that, word on the street is that Valley House is set to debut this weekend so trail count should grow quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 1 hour ago, Damage In Tolland said: Map scores on storm? Yea, that one was def. a brown shit-stain....like I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastalWx Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 56 minutes ago, WxWatcher007 said: The cold behind that front absolutely underperformed. Only dropped to 27. We’ll see how high I can go today. We haven't had good cold really. It's been solid, but nothing memorable. I don't count the radiators..I mean strong cold advection type stuff. Today will be decent cold though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40/70 Benchmark Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 3 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: We haven't had good cold really. It's been solid, but nothing memorable. I don't count the radiators..I mean strong cold advection type stuff. Today will be decent cold though. Its more the wind...which iroically enough is part of the reason it didn't actually get very cold. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radarman Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 1 hour ago, MRVexpat said: Last few years have been mostly normal starts, but definitely slower out of the gates this year. Multiple factors at play. Part of this is simply down to luck/snowfall. Didn't cash in on either the synoptic or backside snowfalls this past storm like places further south (synoptic) or north (upslope). Kind of stuck in the middle. Otherwise it hasn't been a terrible natural snow start as several non-snowmaking trails are open, including hike-to on North Lynx. MRG right next door has been hosting powder mornings for over a week now, just not as prolific as nearby areas. I'm guessing the bigger issue is likely the Heavens Gate lift install taking mtn ops focus away from terrain expansion. There's a fairly limited window to get a huge capital project like that done, especially given the restrictive Bicknell thrush habitat regulations and that lift is typically one they like to get online early. Staffing also might be an issue? Hard to say. Having said that, word on the street is that Valley House is set to debut this weekend so trail count should grow quickly. It's absolutely embarrassing how they treat Mt Ellen. They could have seen the issues both at the end of last year and this year coming a mile away and have made zero effort to compensate by utilizing one of the finest mountains in New England. Shameful really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage In Tolland Posted December 6 Share Posted December 6 48 minutes ago, CoastalWx said: We haven't had good cold really. It's been solid, but nothing memorable. I don't count the radiators..I mean strong cold advection type stuff. Today will be decent cold though. I’ll stay in the 20’s today . In this day and age, I guess that’s cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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