What the hell, January 28-29 2025 FLURRIES

[WinterSnow]

I don't think it snowed here at all last night. I know it wasn't going to be much but that's lame. It also got above freezing rapidly after the sun came up and now it's 43 degrees.

[weatherwiz]

What a beautiful looking squall line

[dryslot]

3.3" total, 1.5" fell after 8 am.

[weatherwiz]

Lightning west of BGM!!!

[dendrite]

On 1/27/2025 at 8:37 PM, Damage In Tolland said:

Freshen up the pack. The more south track also takes 40’s out of the mix in valleys , so little to no melting . Gfs beat Euro on this one 

[TheMainer]

2.0" for the final here, hopefully will be firing up the groomer for the first pass out our Northern trail tomorrow, then we pray for the next two to help us get the rest opened. This is the latest first grooming run since my time as trail master the past 11 years, and my grandfather as trail master the 6 years before that. 

[ariof]

Watching the squall come through from this webcam in Windsor, Mass. at Notchview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0keY9QYH54

If you scroll back to 12:57 you can see the vis go from clear to "can't see across the field" (the trees in the distance are <500' away, so basically 1/16SM).

Video should work for the next 12h.

 

 

[Weathernoob335]

Looks like a snowglobe outside!

[rimetree]

2" with the clipper. At least we're in double-digits for the season now. Hopefully something a little squally this afternoon.

[mreaves]

1 hour ago, TheMainer said:

2.0" for the final here, hopefully will be firing up the groomer for the first pass out our Northern trail tomorrow, then we pray for the next two to help us get the rest opened. This is the latest first grooming run since my time as trail master the past 11 years, and my grandfather as trail master the 6 years before that. 

Our club plans to open trails this weekend.  We've only been on the periphery of the upslope bonanza.  Enough to start building a base.  I won't be in town this weekend to help but I'm sure there are plenty of guys who will ride ahead of the groomer to help clear any blowdowns.

[tamarack]

2 hours ago, TheMainer said:

2.0" for the final here, hopefully will be firing up the groomer for the first pass out our Northern trail tomorrow, then we pray for the next two to help us get the rest opened. This is the latest first grooming run since my time as trail master the past 11 years, and my grandfather as trail master the 6 years before that. 

Same amount here, then 3.5 hours of no-measurable tiny flakes under thin clouds, temp remaining <20. 
At 1 PM, 3 at FVE, 41 at ASH.

[DavisStraight]

Started as rain but quickly went to wind swept snow, actually piling up.

[HoarfrostHubb]

Nice burst of snow an hour ago... in and out

[NW_of_GYX]

Very wintry day here. 2” from the earlier stuff now heavy snow with big aggregates in this squall. Nickle and diming is right. I’m barely over 20” for the season but have retained a pack since Thanksgiving. 

[das]

1.1" in Charlotte, VT.  For the umpteenth time this year, synoptic moisture comes in less than modeled/forecasted here in NNE.  When in drought, predict drought...

[powderfreak]

28 minutes ago, das said:

1.1" in Charlotte, VT.  For the umpteenth time this year, synoptic moisture comes in less than modeled/forecasted here in NNE.  When in drought, predict drought...

8.5”-9” for Mansfield.

High Road Plot had 4.5” at 9:30am and then added another 4” in 5 hours through 2:30pm.

The differences have been wild this year from Champlain Valley to Greens.

[wxeyeNH]

Wild weather day up here.  After 2" with the clipper just snow squall after snow squall.  Probably another inch.  Temperatures this morning in the teens rising to 25F at noon and just hit 32F at 3:30pm.  So it was fluff and blowing fluff.  I made this clip. Just when you think we were done another one hits!  https://video.nest.com/clip/85522856e5d647fc8202f43c6b306a1e.mp4

[das]

19 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

8.5”-9” for Mansfield.

High Road Plot had 4.5” at 9:30am and then added another 4” in 5 hours through 2:30pm.

The differences have been wild this year from Champlain Valley to Greens.

The low level wind from the (dry) north has been so very persistent for the last 30+ days.  You have to go up to the mid levels to get any appreciable moisture coming from any of the westerly directions.  Even the moisture coming off of the Great Lakes when the wind is westerly is scrubbed out by upslope on the west side of the Adirondacks (and subsequent downsloping here in the Valley) with the only real moisture making it to y'all at the mids...   Again and again...

[powderfreak]

1 hour ago, das said:

The low level wind from the (dry) north has been so very persistent for the last 30+ days.  You have to go up to the mid levels to get any appreciable moisture coming from any of the westerly directions.  Even the moisture coming off of the Great Lakes when the wind is westerly is scrubbed out by upslope on the west side of the Adirondacks (and subsequent downsloping here in the Valley) with the only real moisture making it to y'all at the mids...   Again and again...

Yeah all good points.

Have a half a foot down in town from last night and today.  Still snowing pretty well.

[#NoPoles]

2 hours ago, powderfreak said:

Yeah all good points.

Have a half a foot down in town from last night and today.  Still snowing pretty well.

This crappy year has smiled upon you. It hasn't been that great over hear. I think we just got 1 inches from this clipper and 1 inch from 2 good squalls. 

[klw]

2.1 before 6am and 3.2 more after for 5.3" total.  Some light flakes still. Up over 40" on the season now.

[klw]

Another half inch overnight, brings the total to 5.8 for the event.

[HoarfrostHubb]

We had another 0.25" overnight (not sure when)... after 8PM for sure.  2.75" total