Damage report thread

[tnt1234]

How'd the mountains fare in this snow/ice event? Sounds like N.VT might be getting all snow? Gonna be 44F in the cats this PM per the forecast. That doesn't sound good.

Chance for recovery snow Thursday though.

Was a damn good run of cold and snow since the first of the year, so I guess it had to end eventually.

 

[Edd]

Yeah it’s been a really good few weeks. Not interested in skiing boilerplate right now.

 

[asnowmobiler]

Jack Frost is closed because the power is out.
Got a lot more just plain rain in the Poconos than they were calling for. It could have been really bad.

 

[Smellytele]

Stowe and Sugarbush are reporting sleet (after a few inches of snow) which sucks but better than R@!^. If it gets cold after it could suck though.

 

[RichT]

Here at Hunter we got ice then rain . It's 39 and the sun's trying to come out. Weather reports say today high of 40, dropping to 20 tonight. Tomorrow's high 19! Oh boy break out the skates!!! It was one of the best runs of cold in awhile. I think it was at least 5 wks of being below freezing(?) Not sure if they plan on any snowmaking, they haven't done any in awhile.

 

[machski]

Sleet changeover early all the way cross NH to Sunday River. Most only reporting a few inches before the change over. Sugarloaf/Saddleback both are still snow but both are also likely to get a touch of granular topping too before it all winds down. Early word from Matt Noyes is I90 corridor central MA to Boston is the big jackpot as of now for Thurs-Fri with Northern NE ski country getting only a 3-6 inch storm. Oh well, the sleet packed snow will make a solid base in the woods and naturals where it needed to get packed in.

 

[NYDB]

After 3" of sleet overnight, light rain is falling in VT's golden triangle. 28 degrees now, supposed to get into the high 30's today. Not going to be the greatest after the refreeze tommorow. Looking forward to Friday. I guess I'll get more work done then I thought this week

 

[Mum skier]

We were going to Wildcat today, the summit lift is on hold for icing. As it’s pretty much a one lift mountain we are sitting in the motel deciding what to do. Came yesterday rather than this morning to avoid driving in what we thought would be heavy snow and to be ready for fresh snow. Have 3 days booked in the area, so disappointe.

 

[kingslug]

Glad I went to Bell yesterday. Now I hope This next storm occurs big time.

 

[Newpylong]

2-3" of sleet in the Upper Valley NH/VT.

 

[ss20]

This really isn't "damage" for ski country....certainly a net gain. The sleet will get skied in this afternoon with warm temps, and have a hard freeze tonight solidifying everything. Perfect for the base. Just hang out til Thursday for the big refresh.

 

[slatham]

2,300' at Bromley. Looks like 2-3" of primarily sleet with a coating of ice and a light freezing rain at 28.2 degrees @9:30am. Today is not a great to ski and I do not plan to go out. Going forward:

Temps shouldn't get too much above freezing today at elevation (if at all) and precipitation seems largely done. I think groomers tomorrow and beyond will be fine. Sure it'll be firmer tomorrow but with multiple passes and a base that hasn't seen rain since Christmas very edgeable. If we get an inch or so on backside all the better (some unexpected backside upslope would be very welcome).

Non groomers will require snow (or warm sunshine) to loosen up and become skiable. Let's hope Friday delivers.

Natural trails - technically a net gainer and sleet provides a resilient base. But they will either need a groom or more snow. Luckily there is enough natural base for all but the gnarly steeps to be groomed. Then let it snow and they're back to bumps. Let's hope Friday delivers.

Trees - same as above except with no grooming we need some snow. Let's hope Friday delivers.

Friday looks good, but 3 days ago so did today ! Major forecasting error ! I'm waiting until Thursday before getting too excited about potential snow.

 

[kingslug]

Amazing how wrong the forecasts can be..I don't go by them much any more. But hey..something fell out of the sky.

 

[VTKilarney]

Here in the Northeast Kingdom we got about 4 inches of snow followed by sleet and freezing rain.

This storm didn't pan out because it didn't have its own thread. Just saying...

 

[cdskier]

Amazing how wrong the forecasts can be..I don't go by them much any more. But hey..something fell out of the sky.

Not really. Considering how insanely complicated weather is, it is amazing that the forecasts are actually as good as they are.

 

[tnt1234]

I'm gonna reverse jinx this thing and say..Thrusday-Friday looks horrible. total disaster....

 

[machski]

This really isn't "damage" for ski country....certainly a net gain. The sleet will get skied in this afternoon with warm temps, and have a hard freeze tonight solidifying everything. Perfect for the base. Just hang out til Thursday for the big refresh.

Matt Noyes' early call is that Boston is the snow jackpot for Thurs-Fri, NE ski country just gets the scraps

 

[kingslug]

Not really. Considering how insanely complicated weather is, it is amazing that the forecasts are actually as good as they are.

But its funny how accurate they try to be..and the sensationalism is funny as well. The term Blockbuster storm is a good one.

 

[machski]

But its funny how accurate they try to be..and the sensationalism is funny as well. The term Blockbuster storm is a good one.

This storm was a Blockbuster.............for Texas!!

 

[kingslug]

Oh yeah..that Fed Ex truck had a great time with it..and the other 100 vehicles...oy