2/19 - 2/20 Storm Discussion Thread

[reefer]

Looks like we got 4-6 inches of heavy,wet snow overnight. Punching my hand into the snow out my door there is a very light crust just below the sirface snow. It should make for a nice refresher to Mt. Snow's base, but IMHO won't make for a great "powder day" today. Not enough to close school's here, but I'm home with my sick kid again today. Have fun all of you who get to get out!

Thanks for the update. Bagged it today and heading to work. There will be better use of a vacation day when not a holiday week...................................................

 

[JD]

Wow. You powder hounds really slice and dice these powder day decisions, eh?

No. I just go out back...by Monday the select back country locations will be refreshed with another foot of snow....and work will be slow again.....and I will be skiing alot. Hopefully for a good 6 more weeks.
then WHITEWATER!

 

[JPTracker]

4 - 6" of snow here at Jay and no crust on the snow. Temp is 31 deg. Very light winds at the base but who knows what the winds are at the summit. Will find out at 8:30 with first tracks.

 

[Glenn]

I just checked NOAA and found SoVT is forecast to get a few more inches of fresh tonight and Friday. By Saturday the Mt should be in perfect condition again. ARGH I HATE HALFPIPES!

Euler, you need a snowmobile. I think it would be perfect for rehabing the shoulder. Plus, it would allow you get outside and take in the sights in and around Jacksonville. I don't know the town all that well, but I've seen plenty of VAST trails criscrossing the backroads. :smile:

Thanks for the snow update! I'm glad to hear they got a good amount and there's more on the way. My wife and I are heading up Sunday.

 

[Euler]

Euler, you need a snowmobile. I think it would be perfect for rehabing the shoulder. Plus, it would allow you get outside and take in the sights in and around Jacksonville. I don't know the town all that well, but I've seen plenty of VAST trails criscrossing the backroads. :smile:

Thanks for the snow update! I'm glad to hear they got a good amount and there's more on the way. My wife and I are heading up Sunday.

I'm one of those tree hugging nature lover types who can't stand snowmobiles. The only thing worse than encountering a snowmobile when I'm snowshoeing is getting close to a personal watercraft while paddling. I go out in the woods or out on the water for peace and quiet!:smash:

I'll be out walking the dirt roads in a few more days, then hopefully snowshoeing some flat terrain by next weekend. Make some turns for me Sunday/Monday the conditions will be superb!

 

[Bumpsis]

Sugarloaf morning update

The forecast and the "storm" is a bust. It sounded like we were going to have 8-10 inches on the ground by morning.
I'm 5 miles away from the mountain and it's at best about 2-3 inches. The mountain reports 4.
It's snowing lightly now and the temps are about 28 F.

There is some light snow, but nothing to indicate the projected 10 - 15 inches that were in the forecast.

It will improve the conditions some, but right now it's just dust on crust.

 

[deadheadskier]

The forecast and the "storm" is a bust. It sounded like we were going to have 8-10 inches on the ground by morning.
I'm 5 miles away from the mountain and it's at best about 2-3 inches. The mountain reports 4.
It's snowing lightly now and the temps are about 28 F.

There is some light snow, but nothing to indicate the projected 10 - 15 inches that were in the forecast.

It will improve the conditions some, but right now it's just dust on crust.

don't give up yet, while watching NECN they said the low pressure is going to stall off the Maine coast and the majority of the snow for Maine will occur throughout today. eight to ten is still very possible up there.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It's looking good for my trip to Northern Vermont this weekend...leaving Pennsyltucky at Noon tomorrow enroute for the holy land. Saturday looks to be a powder day, Sunday as well..maybe some leftovers on Monday...it's great that snow showers are likely in Stowe straight through the weekend..the snow that falls on the backedge tends to be lighter champlain powder..woo hoo..heavy wet snow on the bottom..light and dry powder on top..perfecto!!!!

 

[Bumpsis]

don't give up yet, while watching NECN they said the low pressure is going to stall off the Maine coast and the majority of the snow for Maine will occur throughout today. eight to ten is still very possible up there.

Thanks for the encouraging words. Anything will be better than what we have up here 'till now.
I've been up here (Sugarloaf) since Saturday (2/14) and the conditions on the mountain ranged from bulletproof to somewhat edgable (they made snow on couple of trails).
All the natural snow trails - super hard as well. Any new snow will be a vast improvement.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Thanks for the encouraging words. Anything will be better than what we have up here 'till now.
I've been up here (Sugarloaf) since Saturday (2/14) and the conditions on the mountain ranged from bulletproof to somewhat edgable (they made snow on couple of trails).
All the natural snow trails - super hard as well. Any new snow will be a vast improvement.

Why aren't you skiing now???

 

[polski]

Nice having so many options so close...

...once you experience open to close untracked, skiing suddenly is a different world for some folks. Some may call me snobish about the conditions I prefer to ski and seek out. Can you blame me? But we are all picky about something in our lives.

or things, plural ...

This multi-part system seems to be one where it's worth paying close attention to details as it unfolds ... and does so unexpectedly in some ways: As reported above and in the NWS-Gray discussion this morning, Maine mountains appear to have mostly missed out in round one but may well catch up with upslope snow the next couple days. And as of 6:45 a.m. Cannon reported just 1-3" but starting to snow decently again. Yet Ragged, to the south and at considerably lower elevation, reports 10" while Sunapee reports 8". Wildcat also checks in with 8" and Attitash with 10".

Me, I'm going somewhere tomorrow, or maybe waiting until Saturday for heavier upslope snows ... where? I have a bunch of ideas. Nice having so many options a 2-3 hour drive away ;-)

 

[polski]

Thank you, the Mt Washington avalanche forecasters will be here all week, try the veal:

The John Sherburne Ski Trail is closed until the Snow Rangers are able to verify conditions--just kidding, it's open with a new 9-10 inches!

 

[billski]

Wow. You powder hounds really slice and dice these powder day decisions, eh?

Greg,
I'm with Steve on this one. Look at it this way. If you went into a bar, you're not just gonna say, "gimmie a beer", you're gonna ask what your choices are. If you've got several areas all just as accessible, you want to choose. For me, it depends on my mood, energy level, do I want a social day or a "no friends powder day", do I want busy or not. What about lift holds and mountain policy? Each area has it's own personality and they can all be so different.
Then, mountains being mountains, the accumulations can vary a lot from one to the next. I am fortunate to often times not make up my mind until I get into the car.

As Steve says, it's nice to have choices.

 

[Bumpsis]

Why aren't you skiing now???

It's not worth the rush. More snow will accumulate by noon, so I'll catch 1/2 day rates. With a family in tow, that makes for a some decent $avings.

 

[LonghornSkier]

It looks like Killington could see 8-18 more when all is set and done on Saturday

 

[Greg]

..once you experience open to close untracked, skiing suddenly is a different world for some folks. Some may call me snobish about the conditions I prefer to ski and seek out. Can you blame me? But we are all picky about something in our lives.

Almost hope I never do if it means I then need to be so selective about my surface conditions. But yes, to each his own. I hope you all find what you are looking for. Me? I'll be tearing up frozen gran down here tomorrow but with my daughter in tow so it hardly matters.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It's not worth the rush. More snow will accumulate by noon, so I'll catch 1/2 day rates. With a family in tow, that makes for a some decent $avings.

OK..I'm a morning person and it stinks that more places don't offer an open to 1PM pass..

 

[Glenn]

I'm one of those tree hugging nature lover types who can't stand snowmobiles. The only thing worse than encountering a snowmobile when I'm snowshoeing is getting close to a personal watercraft while paddling. I go out in the woods or out on the water for peace and quiet!:smash:

I'll be out walking the dirt roads in a few more days, then hopefully snowshoeing some flat terrain by next weekend. Make some turns for me Sunday/Monday the conditions will be superb!

At least you guys got snow up there from the storm! The snow in the woods should give you an excuse to get outside for a bit. :grin:

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

It looks like Killington could see 8-18 more when all is set and done on Saturday

Awesome, I might ski the Big K on Saturday..I was reading Scott Doppler 2ks report over on www.uvm.edu/skivt-l and he was saying some areas above 2k feet could get over 2 feet by Saturday..today will have some nice shallow freshies but Friday and Saturday look like the best days..in theory I should be driving up to VT today vs tomorrow but I'm sure there will be some untracked this weekend with the continuing snows..

 

[LonghornSkier]

People were saying this was going to be a great storm for NH/ME but I think VT is actually going to get more snow out of this.