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First snowfall speculation thread

cmeans

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We need another October storm so Wildcat can open for Halloween, like it did a few years ago!
 

BigJay

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Oct 13th - Northern Vermont (Jay / Smuggs / Stowe) - 3-4in

Just so that almost no one can take advantage of it!
 

PomfretPlunge

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I was listening to James Taylor today :roll: and his "The first of December was covered with snow" brought tears to my eyes :cry: :fangun::snow::cry:
 

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2 footer on Halloween. Everywhere north and east of Albany. Start packing your gear.

With a subsequent massive lake effect event to the far west. :) A good base to start without an Indian summer in November would be nice, along with the possibility of hunting season being looking for brown deer on a white background rather than the usual brown deer on a brown background.
 

rocojerry

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I'm not going to call out the first snow, I'm going to call out the first skiable snow -- maybe 3-6"+, northern VT, 11/10/2010.

Time to get the gear ready! Anyone else up for pre-season earned turns?

My friends are too lazy and will be waiting for the white ribbon of death.
 
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"RENO, Nev. (AP) - An early winter storm that chased record heat out of northern Nevada has swamped Reno with record-setting rain and dropped enough snow at the top of the Sierra to close a mountain highway pass near Lake Tahoe." October 5th

Santa, can I have some of THAT?
 

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Yeah, some of those summits are gonna get plunked with some heavy precip! Perhaps I should say plastered with the high wind and low snow ratios. But I guess I like the new "plunk" term now! :wink:
 

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Looks like I'm driving right into it Friday night as I cross the Berks. May need to bring an anchor.

Friday Night: Periods of rain and snow, mainly before 2am. The rain and snow could be heavy at times. Low around 36. Windy, with a northwest wind between 18 and 26 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
 

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Yeah, some of those summits are gonna get plunked with some heavy precip! Perhaps I should say plastered with the high wind and low snow ratios. But I guess I like the new "plunk" term now! :wink:

I intended to update the totals yesterday but didn't get around to it. If this were a "ski-able" event, we would have been a little more on top of things. We'll look forward to seeing what those summits end up with by tonight!
 
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