Region Wide Christmas Eve Clipper Potential

[J Paul Gordon]

Anything in the Clinton, Lancaster, Bolton area? We have a thin coating from the other day.

[powderfreak]

That escalated quickly.  We are going to get smoked if the orographic band wants to park on the east side.

[Lava Rock]

That escalated quickly.  We are going to get smoked if the orographic band wants to park on the east side.

Enjoy your foot

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[Prismshine Productions]

Probably the hardest I have ever pulled to have an over performer...

I have never had a White Christmas...

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[HoarfrostHubb]

1 hour ago, J Paul Gordon said:

Anything in the Clinton, Lancaster, Bolton area? We have a thin coating from the other day.

I would expect more of that.  Maybe an inch of things go well. 

[powderfreak]

41 minutes ago, Lava Rock said:

Enjoy your foot

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Ha, I’m hoping for 6” the day before Xmas.

This stuff is pure clipper fluff at 14 degrees to start off.  If 0.40 - 0.50” QPF lands it could get maximized by ratios.

[mreaves]

1 hour ago, powderfreak said:

That escalated quickly.  We are going to get smoked if the orographic band wants to park on the east side.

Just started here. The flakes looked pretty smashed up as was talked about earlier. 

[bwt3650]

3 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Ha, I’m hoping for 6” the day before Xmas.

This stuff is pure clipper fluff at 14 degrees to start off.  If 0.40 - 0.50” QPF lands it could get maximized by ratios.

I'll take the over.

[Prismshine Productions]

Just started here. The flakes looked pretty smashed up as was talked about earlier. 

The handful I saw earlier looked like they got beat the hell out of in a hailstone fight

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[dendrite]

34 minutes ago, mreaves said:

Just started here. The flakes looked pretty smashed up as was talked about earlier. 

I still find that all voodoo. There’s nothing that stands out about this event versus others wrt wrecked crystals. 

[powderfreak]

The orographic band has migrated eastward.  Lifting NE with the initial fronto moving through… but also standing wave in nature.

[powderfreak]

23 hours ago, dendrite said:

I still find that all voodoo. There’s nothing that stands out about this event versus others wrt wrecked crystals. 

I know what Mark was talking about in terms of flake type… but to me the wind thing doesn’t hold much weight. It can absolutely stuff fluff on the mountain with great snow growth in 60 mph winds.  Same with Lake Effect bands.  It’s all snow growth related.

Stronger lift will see better growth as is often the case.  Flake size will decrease quite a bit in the lulls.

[CoastalWx]

4 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

I know what Mark was talking about in terms of flake type… but to me wind thing doesn’t hold much weight. It can absolutely stuff fluff on the mountain with great snow growth in 60 mph winds.  Its all snow growth related.

Stronger lift will see better growth as is often the case.  Flake size will decrease quite a bit in the lulls.

Yep 

[Prismshine Productions]

Probably the most depressing time of year to be in a snow hole...

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[MJO812]

1 hour ago, Prismshine Productions said:

Probably the hardest I have ever pulled to have an over performer...

I have never had a White Christmas...

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Dec 2002?

[Prismshine Productions]

Dec 2002?

Nope, that was a western North Carolina special

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[radarman]

9 minutes ago, Prismshine Productions said:

Probably the most depressing time of year to be in a snow hole...

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Some of that may be real, but the radar beam is way off the ground there and may miss some real shallow lift flurries

[powderfreak]

Flakes just went small and steady.  Synoptic flakes.  Sounds like a low hiss outside as it falls.

Dogs back was coated quickly but not by fluff, this is more QPF 8-10:1 type stuff all the sudden.

[dryslot]

3 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Flakes just went small and steady.  Synoptic flakes.  Sounds like a low hiss outside as it falls.

Dogs back was coated quickly but not by fluff, this is more QPF 8-10:1 type stuff all the sudden.

Sounds like the flakes were fractured and wrecked by the winds in the mid levels.

 

ha ha

[dryslot]

Its going to come in like a wall.

[Ginx snewx]

1 hour ago, Prismshine Productions said:

Probably the hardest I have ever pulled to have an over performer...

I have never had a White Christmas...

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Pulling for ya kid.

[mreaves]

1 hour ago, dendrite said:

I still find that all voodoo. There’s nothing that stands out about this event versus others wrt wrecked crystals. 

I was sort of just kidding. I definitely don’t have the knowledge, skills or abilities to make a call like that. 

[WxWatcher007]

High res isn’t bad around here. Expecting some measurable at least.

[PWMan]

30 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Its going to come in like a wall.

Based on radar yes, but there’s a ton of dry air here. Still 10 mile visibility. Maybe it’ll be more impressive in your area.

[dendrite]

All virga so far.

[alex]

It’s been ripping here for about an hour. About 1.5” so far

[alex]

Btw the scenery today was amazing. My sister and kids are loving it. 

[TheSnowman]

It’s been coming down Hahrd here in Whitefield, NH!  

[mahk_webstah]

The fakest snow I’ve ever seen.  Echoes all night but no snow.  Fraude #6

[Kitz Craver]

The SNE portion of the “event” is being vaporized on approach