First Snowfalls, Upcoming weather and Storms of winter 2023-2024. Storm snow totals, Observations and Predictions?

[tnt1234]

Anyone have a sense of the timing on this storm?

Contemplating day trip to Bell from C. NJ, so 6:30am sunday departure. Still dumping at that hour?

 

[GregoryIsaacs]

Anyone have a sense of the timing on this storm?

Contemplating day trip to Bell from C. NJ, so 6:30am sunday departure. Still dumping at that hour?

Im seeing that the worst of it is going to be early sunday am... so yes I believe it will still be dumping at that hour. Looks like Sunday as a whole will not be a good travel day.

First (significant) snowfalls seem to always make people do crazy things on the roads in the lowlands.

 

[kingslug]

You wouldn't be headed back East Tues or Wed would you?

Um.........no

 

[kingslug]

Well..all I know is it started snowing here when I went to sleep tuesday..and it hasn't stopped...

 

[kingslug]

Hopefully the east storm hits ...

 

[BenedictGomez]

All it will take is a slight shift north for the Poconos to get totally screwed, which gives me high confidence this storm verifies.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Well..all I know is it started snowing here when I went to sleep tuesday..and it hasn't stopped...

Not much accumulation though sadly.

The main event is Saturday/Sunday though, I'd be elated to get 8"fresh.

 

[kingslug]

It really helped though...I'm used to some rocks and vegetation here and there..the dream catcher area was best today...

 

[4aprice]

All it will take is a slight shift north for the Poconos to get totally screwed, which gives me high confidence this storm verifies.

Lol It's not going to make any difference if it screws them. If it doesn't the next storm is a cutter and will. As it is I will not even try to go to the Pocono's on Sunday. If your thinking powder day, unless your absolutely the 1st chair you might get 1 run before its cut to shreds. Not much is open and nothing that hasn't been hit by snow guns will magically open.

On the upside for the Pocono's, they just got a good shot and will get another good window to make snow after the rain so they will slowly but surely expand. Best snows in the Pocono's are after the base has been laid down, then the surface gets really nice.

 

[Smellytele]

Think I'll just hit up Pats Peak tomorrow. 10 min drive and 12-18"

 

[Smellytele]

Although SoVT looks interesting.

 

[MidnightJester]

Winter is here at last!! Its finally starting to blast "Snow" coast to coast and later today starts the (3 storm) Snow train in the Northeast over a weeks time period. Here are some of the fully open mountains in North America and a tasting of what is considered open terrain with Trail counts this point in the season "week 10" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on Saturday 1/6/24(Happy New Year!!). Hike to your delight for more trail fun.

Updated this weekend Saturday 1/6/24 (open trail counts)

Mount Snow, VT -- 38/86​

Stratton, VT -- 38/99​

Magic Mountain, VT -- 4/50 (They need SNOW)​

Okemo, VT -- 53/129​

Killington Resort, VT -- 54/155​

Sugarbush, VT -- 44/111​

Bolton Valley, VT -- 15/71 (They need SNOW)​

Stowe, VT -- 39/127​

Smugglers Notch, VT -- 17/78 (They need SNOW)​

Jay Peak, VT -- 14/81 (They need SNOW)​

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Belleayre, NY -- 45/61​

Gore Mountain, NY -- 37/110​

Hunter Mountain, NY -- 28/66​

Windham, NY -- 23/54​

Whiteface Mountain, NY -- 25/94​

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Sunday River, ME -- 44/139​

Sugarloaf, ME -- 44/170​

Saddleback, ME -- 20/68​

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Wildcat ,NH -- 9/48 (They need SNOW)​

Attitash, NH -- 16/76​

Loon Mountain, NH -- 36/73​

Mount Sunapee, NH -- 19/67​

Cannon, NH -- 32/97​

Bretton Woods, NH -- 22/98​

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Breckenridge, CO -- 92/187 ​

Vail, CO -- 240/278 ​

Aspen Snowmass, CO -- 278/336​

Winter Park Resort, -- CO 138/171​

Beaver Creek, CO -- 135/150​

Keystone Resort, CO -- 91/143 ​

Steamboat, CO -- 171/181​

Telluride, CO -- 86/147​

Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 18/145 (They need SNOW)​

Loveland, CO -- 26/94 (SNOW, SNOW they need SNOW)​

Wolf Creek, CO -- 144/144 (Wolf is fully open)​

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Mammoth Mountain, CA -- 111/175​

----------Lake Tahoe CA,NV---------​

Kirkwood, CA --55/93

Northstar California, CA --39/100​

Palisades Tahoe, CA -- 93/270

Heavenly CA,NV -- 15/114 (They need SNOW and Gondola is down)​

Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 38/66​

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Solitude, UT -- 67/87​

Park City, UT -- 165/346​

Alta, UT -- 81/118​

Deer Valley, UT -- 65/103​

SnowBasin , UT -- 111/114​

SnowBird, UT -- 123/140​

 

[RH29]

NWS Gray, Albany, and Burlington are all showing much higher numbers for the exact same regions than their counterparts in New York and Boston are. Like, showing widespread 12-18" for regions that NY and BOS all have in 8-12" with nothing above a foot to be found in their forecasts.

 

[machski]

"3 storm snow train" = now we're screwed.

 

[Smellytele]

"3 storm snow train" = now we're screwed.

2nd train is heading off the rails

 

[MidnightJester]

"3 storm snow train" = now we're screwed.

2nd train is heading off the rails

That second train has a unfortunate Wet behind the Whistle driver at the moment : ( Some of the forecasts are seeing 6"+ of Snow before a changeover to everything. Sleet, Ice & RRRrrrrr going to be a wild Week up in Ski, Board & Snow-land. A Lucky few mountains with enough cold and elevation might find a silver lining to the 2nd Storm.

 

[kingslug]

Bigger numbers than I'm showing here in utah...
But who knows..

 

[BenedictGomez]

Bigger numbers than I'm showing here in utah...
But who knows..

They claim 8" to 12" for Park City, but then there's more chances for snow from the 10th - 14th. It might be a pretty snowy week.

 

[kingslug]

I think it's just going to be consistent rather than a huge dump...
I'll take anything at this point..

 

[BodeMiller1]

Anyone have a sense of the timing on this storm?

Contemplating day trip to Bell from C. NJ, so 6:30am sunday departure. Still dumping at that hour

I think it's just going to be consistent rather than a huge dump...
I'll take anything at this point..

Yep, calling for it to snow through Sunday evening.

Dry powder, should be a good weekend for the hills.