The Official "Ughh" Thread

[Zand]

This year is turning into a slightly colder copy of 2005-2006. Great late November and December into January, then a blowtorch with 1 storm mid January. At this rate we have another storm coming mid February and then nothing till April.

Right now we're looking at a mix for a best case scenario tomorrow and then temps back in the upper 40s to around 50 next week.

04-05 seems like a century ago.

[KingM]

I can't speak for Wachusett or Mt. Snow, but everything in Northern Vermont is still 100% open, even the all natural stuff at MRG. The skiing, believe it or not, is far, far better than what I've seen during crappy weather periods in the past. So, get in a car and drive north for a couple of hours. It's worth it.

[Zand]

Unfortunately, due to my annual "plan way too many VT trips for March and none in Jan/Feb" stuff, I'm stuck around here right now. I know it's probably nice up there considering in March of '06 it hadn't snowed here in 5 weeks and then I went to Smuggs and skied glades all weekend.

Just promise me you guys will save it for another month and a half.

[AMAC2233]

It's just a shame that down here in Boston we've had about 40 inches of snow this year, and right now most of it is gone. Anything facing south is completely bare, and everything else averages between 0.5 inches and 3 inches in a good spot. In a few days, with the predicted near 50 temperatures, it should all be gone once again. Yeah, it has snowed a lot, but every time we've had a thaw immediately following. Personally, I don't think it has been a great season in terms of weather down in SNE, especially January. Now, February is not looking too good either, for all of NE. We should not regularly be getting NCP. Not in mid-winter. This is probably the third or fourth time I've made this post, but weather like this makes me quite angry. Now, if I could get up north every weekend, I'd be singing a different tune!

[deadheadskier]

I think things are gonna be just fine.....maybe not everywhere up north.....but I don't ever recall conditions being bad in March in Northern VT. They'll get their snow. The Loaf will get their late season smattering to.

How people even pay the slightest attention to anything beyond 5 days is beyond me. The last storm last week dropped 10 inches on Wildcat, no one had a clue about it until 3 days prior tops. There's been plenty of fantom storms up in Northern Vt the past several weeks.

NO ONE sat here on Feb 1st and could've predicted the V-Day storm and other great ones to follow. Next week's forecast is weak. That's New England for you. No need to hang your head low though. I've got faith

[danny p]

Originally Posted by deadheadskier

I think things are gonna be just fine.....maybe not everywhere up north.....but I don't ever recall conditions being bad in March in Northern VT. They'll get their snow. The Loaf will get their late season smattering to.

How people even pay the slightest attention to anything beyond 5 days is beyond me. The last storm last week dropped 10 inches on Wildcat, no one had a clue about it until 3 days prior tops. There's been plenty of fantom storms up in Northern Vt the past several weeks.

NO ONE sat here on Feb 1st and could've predicted the V-Day storm and other great ones to follow. Next week's forecast is weak. That's New England for you. No need to hang your head low though. I've got faith

good post. voice of reason has spoken.

[riverc0il]

Originally Posted by AMAC2233

Personally, I don't think it has been a great season in terms of weather down in SNE, especially January. Now, February is not looking too good either, for all of NE. We should not regularly be getting NCP. Not in mid-winter.

SNE gets NCP all the time in the winter and two big NCP events in mid-winter is par for the course everywhere in New England. Weather outlook not being favorable right now seems to be a result of the La Nina pattern, but take a look at the Mansfield Stake. The Stake has been above average almost every day of the season going back to November 3rd, even taking into account the last rain/freeze event. This winter has been extremely generous considering an unfavorable La Nina pattern doing its best to ruin the party. As previously mentioned, Northern Vermont is 100% open right now due to three feet of new snow in the past two weeks. I know it is not white down in SNE, but that is not where it counts (speaking as a former MA resident and having been there). Here in Plymouth, we still have above average snow depth. We might have to pay a little now due to our above average November and December. I believe powderfreak is fond of saying that Mother Nature loves her averages. No doom and gloom here, we take the hit, look forward to the next storm, and make the best of things.

[snoseek]

Snow vibes sent-look for better times next week.

[bobbutts]

about an inch of sleet soaked with rain and glazed with freezing rain. ugh

[billski]

Originally Posted by bobbutts

about an inch of sleet soaked with rain and glazed with freezing rain. ugh

That assessment summarizes all of VT at this point. All areas received about 0.9 inches of rain on Friday. It has been lightly snowing from Montpelier and north since about 3AM, but that inch or two isn't gonna fix things. Today's the day the groomers earn their keep, after the water drains.

I'm still planning on getting out Sunday (since more rain may be on the way midweek next). No decision on destination until this evening's reports, but I suspect I'll be one of the few people with reports on Sunday. While I don't plan on skiing well, I would expect I'll be skiing FAST.

It rained in torrents in Eastern Mass. yesterday afternoon. I expect Wa-wa snowpack has suffered greatly.