The Official 2/26 - 2/27 Storm Discussion Thread

[Greg]

The track of this storm will shift favorably and all of the Northeast will be blessed. At least that's what I'm hoping for. Positive vibes...

[powderfreak]

Originally Posted by Greg

The track of this storm will shift favorably and all of the Northeast will be blessed. At least that's what I'm hoping for. Positive vibes...

Greg, how much snow did you get out of this last one?

[Greg]

Originally Posted by powderfreak

Greg, how much snow did you get out of this last one?

Prolly 7" with some wet crapola on top. The local ski hill reports 7-9" and it stayed all snow. A bunch of us skied during the height of the storm which was intermittent, but hey, gotta take what you get in CT. We were lovin' it!

[loafer89]

My local NWS forecast is calling for snow on monday night turning to rain by noon on tuesday and then to freezing rain tuesday night, yummy, yummy. I saw an early guesstimate of 3-6" of snow before the change to rain for my area.

I figure it will mean a delayed school opening on tuesday, but hopefully not a closing as Warren has already had 5 snow days this year and school (foolishly) only alot's three.

[billski]

It's looking pretty promising for Southern VT or NH on Tues-Wed, I am hopeful at least at the higher el's. It seems NWS is prognosticating snow to continue through the spine while the flatlands get the niar. Certainly north of Kmart looks like all snow.

Soooo.. the big question. I've a choice of Tuesday or Wednesday for midweek skiing. I had tentatively blocked Tuesday, but am starting to think Wed. might be the better choice. I'd really like to get onto the naturals and woods, but I'm probably gonna stay in Southern VT this time. (I head north again on Friday, so save some for me!) If the storm comes in late it might not hit in time for me to take advantage of. Of course there's the usual driving-in-the-snow roadway issues on Tuesday. I think I'm talking myself into Wednesday.

Thoughts? Tuesday or Wednesday?

[powderfreak]

Originally Posted by billski

It's looking pretty promising for Southern VT or NH on Tues-Wed, I am hopeful at least at the higher el's. It seems NWS is prognosticating snow to continue through the spine while the flatlands get the niar. Certainly north of Kmart looks like all snow.

Soooo.. the big question. I've a choice of Tuesday or Wednesday for midweek skiing. I had tentatively blocked Tuesday, but am starting to think Wed. might be the better choice. I'd really like to get onto the naturals and woods, but I'm probably gonna stay in Southern VT this time. (I head north again on Friday, so save some for me!) If the storm comes in late it might not hit in time for me to take advantage of. Of course there's the usual driving-in-the-snow roadway issues on Tuesday. I think I'm talking myself into Wednesday.

Thoughts? Tuesday or Wednesday?

Wednesday is definitely going to be the true powder day. Tuesday will be storm skiing in the afternoon (also quite nice) but Tuesday morning will be the same old stuff we've been skiing on. Light snow will still be falling through most of Wednesday morning, but heaviest is Tuesday evening into the night, IMO.

I'd say Killington to Sugarbush/MRG area will make out very well with over a foot if it stays all snow. Actually, the number I've got in my head right now for much of Vermont, New Hampshire, and the Adirondacks is 7-14" based on a basic 12:1 ratio. Synoptic set-up argues for .5-1.0 liquid equivalent. Will need to look further at the mixing potential, temperatures in the snow growth region, and how quickly the coastal development gets going.

Gotta go to work till this evening, however, so will try to post a full update later tonight.

[billski]

I'm liking Wednesday a lot. Thanks Scott.

....Now, I've got four meetings to reschedule...

[Zand]

Suddenly it appears that this may not even be too bad down here. Right now, the forecast says snow Tuesday morning, rain/snow in the afternoon, and snow ending in the evening for me. Not much accumulation, but it's not the big rainstorm I was fearing.

[KingM]

What about wind? We're planning to go to Bolton on Wednesday, but the forecast is currently showing a lot of wind to follow this storm, which worries me a bit.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by powderfreak

Wednesday is definitely going to be the true powder day. Tuesday will be storm skiing in the afternoon (also quite nice) but Tuesday morning will be the same old stuff we've been skiing on. Light snow will still be falling through most of Wednesday morning, but heaviest is Tuesday evening into the night, IMO.

I'd say Killington to Sugarbush/MRG area will make out very well with over a foot if it stays all snow. Actually, the number I've got in my head right now for much of Vermont, New Hampshire, and the Adirondacks is 7-14" based on a basic 12:1 ratio. Synoptic set-up argues for .5-1.0 liquid equivalent. Will need to look further at the mixing potential, temperatures in the snow growth region, and how quickly the coastal development gets going.

Gotta go to work till this evening, however, so will try to post a full update later tonight.

Any thoughts on Magic?