The Official 2/12 - 2/13 Storm Discussion Thread

[SnowRider]

If you have been in Southern NH and VT you would know that this storm will benefit more than hurt. The one thing sounthern NE needed was base. So if I lose good woods skiing for a week in order for them to soften up and then they are open for twice as long its ok with me.

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

In Allentown...3.41 inches of liquid equivelent according to Accuweather in the past 24 hours..33-34 degrees right now and raining..the ice isn't melting too fast and most of it remains and all the trees are still coated. The powers out at my parents house and there was even an NBC news crew in the neighborhood.

I got a great workout shoveling at work and both of my parents houses. I only ended up drinking 2 beers this morning. I just came back to my place and I saw a 5-dollar bill sitting on the sidewalk..steezy..I'm always finding money but it's usually one dollar bills and coins. In a few hours..whatever precip is left should change to snow and then the real mess will be tonight when everything freezes up with lows in the low to mid 20s..

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Originally Posted by WJenness

Are you going skiing today? Is Blue even open in this crazyness?

-w

I don't know if Blue is open..I know Camelback is closed..I don't plan on skiing today...especially after spending 4 hours in the rain shoveling..

edit: I checked the webcam and Blue is open..I saw three people skiing in a 2 minute period..

[Greg]

Originally Posted by SnowRider

If you have been in Southern NH and VT you would know that this storm will benefit more than hurt. The one thing sounthern NE needed was base. So if I lose good woods skiing for a week in order for them to soften up and then they are open for twice as long its ok with me.

I know what you're saying and I knew the "this is good for the base" argument would come up, but it's the middle of effin February. Central NE needs some powder dumps, not more base building sleet and cold rain...

[2knees]

Originally Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich

I only ended up drinking 2 beers this morning.

Beerios?

[2knees]

Originally Posted by Greg

I know what you're saying and I knew the "this is good for the base" argument would come up, but it's the middle of effin February. Central NE needs some powder dumps, not more base building sleet and cold rain...

i feel like someone kicked me in the stomach.

hope this isnt some kind of repeat of the 98 ice storm.

[SnowRider]

I know what you're saying and I knew the "this is good for the base" argument would come up, but it's the middle of effin February. Central NE needs some powder dumps, not more base building sleet and cold rain...

I know what your talking about but 8 - 12 inches of powder wouldnt do anything for the woods. It would be scraped off and crap in a week. I agree they need some pow but im trying to say this storm isnt exactly a negative thing because when we get that snow the woods will be open twice as long.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by SnowRider

I know what your talking about but 8 - 12 inches of powder wouldnt do anything for the woods. It would be scraped off and crap in a week. I agree they need some pow but im trying to say this storm isnt exactly a negative thing because when we get that snow the woods will be open twice as long.

Gotta disagree. A foot of snow is always going to get skied off whether it falls now or in two weeks. But it's still way better to have a foot of snow than sleet/freezing rain. And this storm is a big time negative thing (south of the MRV, ADKs) for anyone looking to ski between now and the next snow storm which may or may not come. Unless we get a repeat of last April, we've only got 4-6 or so more weeks for potential big snows in SoVT and SNE. This storm is fine for mid-December, but it sucks for mid-Feb, bottom line.

[KingM]

I'm feeling a lot better about our weather up here, reading this. We were just dry-slotted for awhile this morning and then we got a couple of hours of steady snow, and thankfully avoided the unfrozen, semi-frozen mess of parts south. Looks like we just missed it by about 20-30 miles or so.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by KingM

I'm feeling a lot better about our weather up here, reading this. We were just dry-slotted for awhile this morning and then we got a couple of hours of steady snow, and thankfully avoided the unfrozen, semi-frozen mess of parts south. Looks like we just missed it by about 20-30 miles or so.

Yup. MRV northward and the ADKs are sitting pretty with this one.