March DISCO/OBS: Please End It

[DavisStraight]

7 minutes ago, klw said:

That shouldn't stop them. Dinner Pancakes FTW!

Breakfast all day, I eat breakfast food for dinner a lot, its my favorite food.

[tunafish]

2 hours ago, weatherwiz said:

Only one more full month until May  

You might appreciate the cloud that rolled through PWM about an hour ago.

 

[tunafish]

29 minutes ago, powderfreak said:

Ha no idea… if this goes at once it’ll be a problem.

First 100” or higher depth since April 19, 2019.

Full 6+ weeks earlier, too.  Congrats!

[powderfreak]

13 minutes ago, tunafish said:

Full 6+ weeks earlier, too.  Congrats!

Well, it hit 100” at Feb 16, 2019… and STAYED above it until April 19, 2019.  Maxed out at 124”.

So April 19, 2019 was the last time it was at or above 100”.  I worded it a bit funny.

[bristolri_wx]

Feeling like it’s going to be a cool dry month south of the pike with not much snow.

Still a better winter than last year. At least felt like winter for long stretches even if there wasn’t much snow.

[mahk_webstah]

3 hours ago, Torch Tiger said:

 

That’s good

[40/70 Benchmark]

3 hours ago, dendrite said:

Anyway…

Got up to 44.8°. Pack was 17” as of this afternoon. 
 

37° and pretty dark now with the front approaching. 

7.5" here.

 

 

[ineedsnow]

1 hour ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

How much did you get from this squall?

a dusting or so alot of it was melting as it hit the pavement.. the cars whitened a bit but then most of it just blew off

[ineedsnow]

easily gusting over 40 now.. it sounds like a freight train every couple minutes 

[klw]

22 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

easily gusting over 40 now.. it sounds like a freight train every couple minutes 

I remember a night in 97 after there had been a wide tornado outbreak in the Midwest and we had thunderstorms forecast.  You so often hear tornado survivors describing hearing a roar like a freight train preceding the impact.  I was watching tv that night and heard that roar.  I remember thinking "Oh crap a tornado does sound like a train"  For the last 28 years it amazes me that for even just the two seconds it took me to remember, that I had forgotten that my apartment was 25 yards from an active train line. 

[HoarfrostHubb]

33 minutes ago, ineedsnow said:

a dusting or so alot of it was melting as it hit the pavement.. the cars whitened a bit but then most of it just blew off

Same in Leominster.  

[mreaves]

3 hours ago, dryslot said:

Time for a drink.

Did you guys ride back in heavy, wet snow?  We did about 100 miles in the NEK today and about 30 of those were in wet snow that kept making it hard to see. Constantly wiping my shield. Trails were nice. Lots of snow up there. 

[dryslot]

I’m seriously having some drinks tonight with lava.

[kdxken]

First firepit in at least a month. All is right with the world.  Breezy! 

 

 

[dryslot]

40 minutes ago, mreaves said:

Did you guys ride back in heavy, wet snow?  We did about 100 miles in the NEK today and about 30 of those were in wet snow that kept making it hard to see. Constantly wiping my shield. Trails were nice. Lots of snow up there. 

Yes, It sucked, I may have to develop a solar wiper for the face shield.

[mreaves]

16 minutes ago, dryslot said:

Yes, It sucked, I may have to develop a solar wiper for the face shield.

My gloves have a “squeegee” on the index finger. It couldn’t keep up. 

[dryslot]

12 minutes ago, mreaves said:

My gloves have a “squeegee” on the index finger. It couldn’t keep up. 

As well as mine but it was a PIA to wipe it constantly.

[HoarfrostHubb]

Yay.  More wind

[WinterWolf]

Had an old pair of Ski Doo gloves that had that scraper/squeegee …only used it a few times in about 10 years…but it worked great when I needed it, but had to trash the gloves a year ago due to dry rot.  

[WinterWolf]

12 minutes ago, dryslot said:

As well as mine but it was a PIA to wipe it constantly.

Still snowing in the county…they will be good for a while. Hope you and Lava had a great day.  The lunch destination looked great .   I Can’t wait to get up there. 

[NoCORH4L]

Don't the heated shields help a bit with the snow? 

[dryslot]

3 minutes ago, NoCORH4L said:

Don't the heated shields help a bit with the snow? 

No, Keeps the inside from fogging up

[WinterWolf]

4 minutes ago, NoCORH4L said:

Don't the heated shields help a bit with the snow? 

They can…but sometimes they can’t keep up..doesn’t take much to have a problem.  I don’t use a heated shield..my helmet evacuates great, so no cords for me. 

[tunafish]

2 hours ago, klw said:

I remember a night in 97 after there had been a wide tornado outbreak in the Midwest and we had thunderstorms forecast.  You so often hear tornado survivors describing hearing a roar like a freight train preceding the impact.  I was watching tv that night and heard that roar.  I remember thinking "Oh crap a tornado does sound like a train"  For the last 28 years it amazes me that for even just the two seconds it took me to remember, that I had forgotten that my apartment was 25 yards from an active train line. 

Friend of mine lived on Route 20 in Brimfield during the 6/1/11 outbreak.  Said the same.  In fact was what made him look outside and immediately go to the basement.

[mreaves]

1 minute ago, WinterWolf said:

They can…but sometimes they can’t keep up.  I don’t use a heated shield..my helmet evacuates great, so no cords for me. 

I don’t use it either. The number of times I forgot to unplug while getting off the sled was just stupid and annoying. I rarely have an issue anyway. 

[dryslot]

I wear eyeglasses and it’s a god send.

[WinterWolf]

2 minutes ago, mreaves said:

I don’t use it either. The number of times I forgot to unplug while getting off the sled was just stupid and annoying. I rarely have an issue anyway. 

Yup…my buds have snapped a ton of cords over the years.  I have never used a cord…but then again I don’t wear glasses…so I’m fortunate at this point.  

[powderfreak]

12F with -SN now here at MVL.

Last hourly observation was 13F here on the SFC map…

5F at SLK, ha.  Tomorrow is going to be a cold one with these current breezy conditions.

[dryslot]

Just now, powderfreak said:

12F with -SN now at MVL.

Last hourly observation was 13F here on the SFC map…

5F at SLK, ha.  Tomorrow is going to be a cold one with these current breezy conditions.

The front is coming thru and temps are dropping like panties on prom night.

[codfishsnowman]

Pretty deep winter feel out.