The Official 12/16 - 12/17 Storm Discussion Thread

ckofer · Dec 16, 2007, 9:24 AM

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Originally Posted by OldsnowboarderME

I attempted to go to Gunstock this morning but I couldn't even make it to the end of the street over 8" of nice dry powder too. It is killing me being stuck at the house knowing the goods are out there to be had... It is still snowing hard but they just plowed the street maybe I will try again in a a couple of hours. I will keep an eye on the radar.

Channel 9 news just announced that some or most of roads will not be scraped prior to the shift to rain so that the ice won't form directly on the pavement. In other words, the driving will suck all day.

"Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings"

ajl50 · Dec 16, 2007, 9:29 AM

From the looks of the radar right now this storm looks not good.
Huge dry slot all the way up into the catskills - looks like the primary low went all the way up there and the secondary hasn't taken over yet. I'm no powderfreak but it seems like this isn't going to drop the 14 inches predicted. Just seems too disorganized with the sup strong south wind.
BOOO
oh well- eight is great

wa-loaf · Dec 16, 2007, 9:35 AM

Uh oh, spoke too soon. 7 inches with sleet coming down hard now and it's still 17 degrees. Went out to get gas for the snowblower and had some fun in our unplowed street on the way.

loafer89 · Dec 16, 2007, 9:41 AM

We have about 5" of snow/sleet here with a sreaming south wind. Right now it's just snowing very lightly and 24F. Hopefully the freezing rain stays away as rain on top of 12" + of snowpack will make for a potential flood.

KingM · Dec 16, 2007, 9:43 AM

Absolutely dumping in the MRV at the moment. We've got Marc from AZ staying at the inn, together with a couple of his buddies and a whole bunch of other storm chasers. A couple of people really should have thought twice about what kind of car they were driving before they headed into the teeth of a major Vermont snowstorm. One guy could barely even escape the parking lot; I have no idea how he'll make it up the Sugarbush Access Road.

It's tough knowing that I've got to stay in today and fight to keep the business from getting snowed in, when I really want to be up skiing. But I imagine I'll get my days in this week.

GrilledSteezeSandwich · Dec 16, 2007, 9:46 AM

Jay Peak could have 3 feet by Tuesday morning...one of the guys from www.paskiandride.com is heading up there on the 19th, I'm very jealous. It's light freezing rain right now in Allentown..it should get above freezing for a bit this afternoon and then tonight everything should freeze solid..

Warp Daddy · Dec 16, 2007, 9:51 AM

Seroius dumping here this am

nelsapbm · Dec 16, 2007, 9:57 AM

Dumping in the Champlain Valley too. Just ran up to the store and can tell you that the road crews can't keep up. It's coming down at least an inch an hour.

billski · Dec 16, 2007, 10:07 AM

Changed to ice pellets /hail about 9AM here in Lex. Mass. Winds starting to pick up to maybe 10mph so far. There was about 6-8" of fluffy stuff on the ground. The ice should ruin the poofy part, but if it gets and stays cold, we'll have a nice base. Have to checkout snowman-making potential later. Just as well, I am still aching from the Friday pow day.

I was surprised when my wife came home from our weekly shopping trip with milk and bread. I wonder if the milk and bread thing is a vast Vermont Dairy Coop conspiracy?

10;15 check that - it just turned back to snow, temps @30..

loafer89 · Dec 16, 2007, 10:46 AM

I am about to go out for breakfast supplies. I just got all new Nokian winter tires for my car on friday, so I am eager to test them out. After the drive home on thurday with all season tires I figures it was time to change them with all the driving that I do in winter conditions.

We keep going back and forth between snow and sleet. Still stuck at 24F

Dec 16, 2007, 9:35 AM	#63 (permalink)
wa-loaf Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Leominster, MA Posts: 4,725	Uh oh, spoke too soon. 7 inches with sleet coming down hard now and it's still 17 degrees. Went out to get gas for the snowblower and had some fun in our unplowed street on the way. __________________ "Man can endure any what so long as he has a why . . ." Victor Frankl

Dec 16, 2007, 9:41 AM	#64 (permalink)
loafer89 Sugarloaf Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Coventry, C.T Posts: 3,729	We have about 5" of snow/sleet here with a sreaming south wind. Right now it's just snowing very lightly and 24F. Hopefully the freezing rain stays away as rain on top of 12" + of snowpack will make for a potential flood. __________________ Ski School - A place where novices are turned into menaces. 08/09 - 10

Dec 16, 2007, 9:43 AM	#65 (permalink)
KingM Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Warren, VT (Sugarbush, MRG) Posts: 690	Absolutely dumping in the MRV at the moment. We've got Marc from AZ staying at the inn, together with a couple of his buddies and a whole bunch of other storm chasers. A couple of people really should have thought twice about what kind of car they were driving before they headed into the teeth of a major Vermont snowstorm. One guy could barely even escape the parking lot; I have no idea how he'll make it up the Sugarbush Access Road. It's tough knowing that I've got to stay in today and fight to keep the business from getting snowed in, when I really want to be up skiing. But I imagine I'll get my days in this week. __________________ http://www.goldenlionriversideinn.com

Dec 16, 2007, 9:46 AM	#66 (permalink)
GrilledSteezeSandwich Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 11,951	Jay Peak could have 3 feet by Tuesday morning...one of the guys from www.paskiandride.com is heading up there on the 19th, I'm very jealous. It's light freezing rain right now in Allentown..it should get above freezing for a bit this afternoon and then tonight everything should freeze solid.. __________________ 32 days so far,,over 442,000 vertical feet. Blue mountain, Big Boulder, Killington, Stowe, Hunter and Pocono Backcountry.

Dec 16, 2007, 9:51 AM	#67 (permalink)
Warp Daddy Bring on the Deep Freeze Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: St Lawrence River (north of "The 'Dacks" ) Posts: 3,360	Seroius dumping here this am __________________ Life Ain't No Dress Rehersal

Dec 16, 2007, 9:29 AM	#62 (permalink)
ajl50 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: philly Posts: 702	From the looks of the radar right now this storm looks not good. Huge dry slot all the way up into the catskills - looks like the primary low went all the way up there and the secondary hasn't taken over yet. I'm no powderfreak but it seems like this isn't going to drop the 14 inches predicted. Just seems too disorganized with the sup strong south wind. BOOO oh well- eight is great

Dec 16, 2007, 9:57 AM	#68 (permalink)
nelsapbm Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Burlington area, VT Posts: 435	Dumping in the Champlain Valley too. Just ran up to the store and can tell you that the road crews can't keep up. It's coming down at least an inch an hour.

Dec 16, 2007, 10:46 AM	#70 (permalink)
loafer89 Sugarloaf Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Coventry, C.T Posts: 3,729	I am about to go out for breakfast supplies. I just got all new Nokian winter tires for my car on friday, so I am eager to test them out. After the drive home on thurday with all season tires I figures it was time to change them with all the driving that I do in winter conditions. We keep going back and forth between snow and sleet. Still stuck at 24F __________________ Ski School - A place where novices are turned into menaces. 08/09 - 10

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