27th-28th Storm Potential

[billski]

Christmas morning: 12" for metro Boston.

Looks more like a Boston Hills Blaster today!

Merry Christmas everyone! Can't wait to see the city at a standstill in sheer weathertainment panic.

 

[soulseller]

Christmas morning: 12" for metro Boston.

I'll take 10" at Wawa any day.

 

[kingslug]

NOAA says possible 7 plus inches for the cats....I'll take it.

 

[andrec10]

NOAA says possible 7 plus inches for the cats....I'll take it.

Mini Pow Pow day at Hunter on Monday! I'll take it!!!

 

[kingslug]

Mini Pow Pow day at Hunter on Monday! I'll take it!!!

You going??

 

[WinnChill]

Hey folks,

I've been glancing at the models through the day in between presents, family and food and it looks like we're on for a storm Sunday night! The storm track looks GREAT for New England pow! We are definately planning to up our previously forecasted totals in the morning! This will set us up perfectly for the rest of the vacation week! Enjoy!

 

[polski]

LOL.

I'm pretty sure I've seen you or someone else use that phrase before, but still...

Yeah, I'm not above recycling my material ;-)

Now my idea of a Christmas present is a widespread BLIZZARD WARNING. Ohboyohboyohboyohboyohboy ...

 

[deadheadskier]

Hey folks,

I've been glancing at the models through the day in between presents, family and food and it looks like we're on for a storm Sunday night! The storm track looks GREAT for New England pow! We are definately planning to up our previously forecasted totals in the morning! This will set us up perfectly for the rest of the vacation week! Enjoy!

what's your best guestimate for Ragged?

 

[WinnChill]

Brief look at precip fields, southern NH (and most of the area) looks to be under heavy snow for about 12 hours...a solid foot easy and most likely more. Ragged is a north facing slope with mainly E-NE winds so upslope may not benefit them as much blowing across the slopes rather than straight into them--still should make out very well.

I'll be able fine tune resort accumulations in the AM and then watch the fun unfold.

 

[billski]

Outstanding! Just what Magic needs! Perfect with Magic having NE orientation!!!! Oh, for a magic powder day. Too bad I'll be traveling until Thursday!

 

[soulseller]

Brief look at precip fields, southern NH (and most of the area) looks to be under heavy snow for about 12 hours...a solid foot easy and most likely more. Ragged is a north facing slope with mainly E-NE winds so upslope may not benefit them as much blowing across the slopes rather than straight into them--still should make out very well.

I'll be able fine tune resort accumulations in the AM and then watch the fun unfold.

Hmmm,12 hours of heavy snowfall starting Sunday night. I wonder if that will be enough to close my office Monday in Providence.

 

[wa-loaf]

what's your best guestimate for Ragged?

Brief look at precip fields, southern NH (and most of the area) looks to be under heavy snow for about 12 hours...a solid foot easy and most likely more. Ragged is a north facing slope with mainly E-NE winds so upslope may not benefit them as much blowing across the slopes rather than straight into them--still should make out very well.

I'll be able fine tune resort accumulations in the AM and then watch the fun unfold.

Think that will be enough to open the woods? I'm probably going to shoot for Cannon on Monday. Could be persuaded into Magic, maybe Ragged. Depends on who will have the best glades. It's sounded like Cannon has been doing pretty well so far.

 

[riverc0il]

Think that will be enough to open the woods? I'm probably going to shoot for Cannon on Monday. Could be persuaded into Magic, maybe Ragged. Depends on who will have the best glades. It's sounded like Cannon has been doing pretty well so far.

I was at Cannon Saturday and another foot should put many glades in play. I didn't want to risk going in them this past weekend (that should tell you something!). Was still hitting rocks and crap on natural trails. The only question for Cannon is what the winds do to the lifts on Monday. Cannon and Bretton probably are the only two options for trees in NH even with this storm.

Points south will need a lot more snow to open glades. The ground is still bare in central NH (though Ragged probably has seen more snowfall than here in the low lands). NoVT already has open gladed terrain so even though they won't get the jackpot, that is still the best location for the most glades. I can not imagine Magic's trees will be even close to online with this storm since they don't have any base in there yet.

 

[deadheadskier]

I will be at Ragged tomorrow. I'm guessing you have more 'base' in your yard in Mass than Ragged has in the woods currently. Unless it's a solid 18 inches, one thing I can say with almost certainty is half the glades will be ruled out as Spear won't be open. Maybe, maybe they'd open up the lift and Cardigan Turnpike with 12 inches. Showboat and Flying Yankee both have a large ravine going through them that requires probably 6 feet of man made base to cover and open up.

I think Cannon would be the better bet unless Ragged gets significantly more snow and does open the glades from the main summit. Magic obviously is very intriguing depending on how the storm ends up.

 

[wa-loaf]

Sounds like Cannon it is. Vermont is too far since I will be striking out for a day trip in the middle of the storm ...

 

[deadheadskier]

isn't Magic and Cannon pretty much equidistant from Northborough? I was just home in Westboro today visiting family for the holiday. As a kid we'd make the trip to Okemo from there every weekend in about 2.5 hours. I'd imagine Magic would be the same and would think Cannon would to. Though Cannon is all highway which might have better driving conditions.

 

[wa-loaf]

isn't Magic and Cannon pretty much equidistant from Northborough? I was just home in Westboro today visiting family for the holiday. As a kid we'd make the trip to Okemo from there every weekend in about 2.5 hours. I'd imagine Magic would be the same and would think Cannon would to. Though Cannon is all highway which might have better driving conditions.

Drive time should be about the same, but I'm thinking Cannon has the better base.

 

[jrmagic]

Outstanding! Just what Magic needs! Perfect with Magic having NE orientation!!!! Oh, for a magic powder day. Too bad I'll be traveling until Thursday!

Bill that is exactly what I was thinking reading Winn Chill's post. I'm packing now and heading up to Magic with the kids early tomorrow morning for the week. I hope it dumps on us

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

hope everyone scores big snows, even here on LI is looking to get hit good...only issue i see is the winds..that gradient is really tight...lift holds i see monday....

 

[billski]

Bill that is exactly what I was thinking reading Winn Chill's post. I'm packing now and heading up to Magic with the kids early tomorrow morning for the week. I hope it dumps on us

You could have an interesting drive. We've postponed our travel through the Berks until Tuesday morning not due to the snow, but due to the winds - I've experienced enough whiteouts in my life such that I don't want to drive through it with my family. Me, by myself, that's different.

Oh, I hope you have a great time.

We've got about a new inch on the ground right now and this isn't even the real storm. Think I'll go out and do some donuts...