The 2/23 - 2/26 Storm Discussion Thread

If the mountains don't come away with 2-3 ft of snow this week I will be shocked. NECN is talking decent storm on Tues/Wed and a block buster on Thur/Fri. Granted this is NECN and they get really amped up and sometimes over the top with snow events.

I'm really excited for this, I hope it pans out... multiple vacation days may be used...

Hopefully this is the start of a very snowy pattern for the mountains... Let's get some great depth before spring temps arrive!

-w

Taking Weds off for Stowe. Hope I can get there. Hope they have their lift issues squared up, otherwise, it'll be the Bush.

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This is looking interesting! Looks good for Southern VT early in the week...then AGAIN later in the week.

Another Nor-Incher?

I need the Thurs/Fri to just be a r$%n event in the Southern New England I-95 corridor!!! Gotta get one of Southwest's planes into Providence Friday evening so that it can take me and my family out to Utah on Saturday!

I don't think that it's any coincidence that yesterday PM, I haul all my families ski gear home from our place in VT down to CT to get it ready to goto Utah, and finally it appears that the solid accumulation snow droughts will be ending across So VT!

Southwern VT:
Snow occurring on Feb 22 | Feb 23 | Feb 24 | Feb 25 | Feb 26. Total amount 31 Inches.

drjeff said:

I need the Thurs/Fri to just be a r$%n event in the Southern New England I-95 corridor!!! Gotta get one of Southwest's planes into Providence Friday evening so that it can take me and my family out to Utah on Saturday!

I don't think that it's any coincidence that yesterday PM, I haul all my families ski gear home from our place in VT down to CT to get it ready to goto Utah, and finally it appears that the solid accumulation snow droughts will be ending across So VT!

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Jeff....It may be early, but I'll start thanking you now for not being at the mountain this weekend. :lol:

drjeff said:

I need the Thurs/Fri to just be a r$%n event in the Southern New England I-95 corridor!!! Gotta get one of Southwest's planes into Providence Friday evening so that it can take me and my family out to Utah on Saturday!

I don't think that it's any coincidence that yesterday PM, I haul all my families ski gear home from our place in VT down to CT to get it ready to goto Utah, and finally it appears that the solid accumulation snow droughts will be ending across So VT!

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Good man. Thanks.

frozencorn said:

Good man. Thanks.

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If I gotta take one for the AZ team, I'll step up to the plate! :lol:

The funny thing that it will likely be puking snow here in the Northeast, and I'll be looking at bluebird days in Utah with no freshies - oh well there are worse things than that!

WJenness said:

I'm really excited for this, I hope it pans out... multiple vacation days may be used...

-w

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Ditto here. This is the first time this season I've actually been uber excited about hitting the slopes in the northeast. No question I've been having fun throughout the season, but this hopes to be something else.

I'm packing the car with the survival kit - sleeping bag, shovel, sand, extra food. Lining up all hotel/motel numbers along the way in case things get interesting. Golden Lion might get a call from me. Depending on how things track, MRG is in my sights.

I love provacative adjectives like wild, monstrous , record-breaking and memorable .

oooooh ! Stay home. everyone Get milk, bread, gas up the car. Get to the cash machine, since they won't have electricity for days. Buy batteries, get radio, candles at the ready. I will bet I-91 will be a parking lot Thursday and Friday afternoon.

It will be all your fault if I get stuck up in the mountains and can't get back. I'll just have to eat tree bark and boil water!

Matt says Magic Mountain will make a decision on Tuesday for Wed-Thursday Powder days. Pack your bags folks!
nuff said!

billski said:

I love provacative adjectives like wild, monstrous , record-breaking and memorable .

oooooh ! Stay home. everyone Get milk, bread, gas up the car. Get to the cash machine, since they won't have electricity for days. Buy batteries, get radio, candles at the ready. I will bet I-91 will be a parking lot Thursday and Friday afternoon.

It will be all your fault if I get stuck up in the mountains and can't get back. I'll just have to eat tree bark and boil water!

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:roll: You have a couple hundred posts exactly like this one. I'm glad you still find them entertaining. You did forget a "flatlander" comment though. :razz:

Greg said:

:roll: You have a couple hundred posts exactly like this one. I'm glad you still find them entertaining. You did forget a "flatlander" comment though. :razz:

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After being in Atlanta at the beginning of last week.. I can't even laugh at this stuff...

They closed schools due to flurries.. Flurries...

I told my new boss my flight was delayed on Tues night.. I told her it was because were expecting 10"... She was shocked that the plane was still flying..

billski said:

I love provacative adjectives like wild, monstrous , record-breaking and memorable .

oooooh ! Stay home. everyone Get milk, bread, gas up the car. Get to the cash machine, since they won't have electricity for days. Buy batteries, get radio, candles at the ready. I will bet I-91 will be a parking lot Thursday and Friday afternoon.

It will be all your fault if I get stuck up in the mountains and can't get back. I'll just have to eat tree bark and boil water!

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Yeah, give it a rest all ready.........................

Been working hard on narrowing down forecast details (arbitrary NH forecast) for this week. Will likely need to tweak accumulations and play around with the possible mixing for southern areas Thurs/Fri.

Cheers!
WC

Greg said:

:roll: You have a couple hundred posts exactly like this one. I'm glad you still find them entertaining. You did forget a "flatlander" comment though. :razz:

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Which is a sad commentary on the state of media weather reporting, which continue to whip the fires of sensation. :blink:

Really now, you don't have to read my comments:roll: Conversations are for the living, not the archives. Or should I just re-link to the archives?

Thanks for the reminder, it's time for some more flatlander comments!:lol:

I'm glad I don't live in China!

Think there will be enough to finally open up the woods at Ragged?