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

[kingslug]

Sounds good!

 

[4aprice]

Whaleback was great today. It has been snowing all day. They dropped quite a few ropes so we were able to ski some fresh natural.

Pictures ST? Whale was my home mountain for 3 years when I attended boarding school in that area. Would love to see some shots of the old homestead.

 

[Smellytele]

Pictures ST? Whale was my home mountain for 3 years when I attended boarding school in that area. Would love to see some shots of the old homestead.

Sorry I didn’t take any. Didn’t want to dig my phone out and take my mittens off.

 

[kingslug]

Another freezer tomorrow...

 

[MidnightJester]

Winter has been cranking all over but a break is coming!! Grab it while you can : ) Conditions are mostly great. It's finally been "Snowing" regularly as the inches have been pilling up all over. Especially in the Northeast.... 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 12" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on Sunday 1/21/24. Hike to your delight for more trail fun.

Updated Sunday 1/21/24 (open trail counts) -- SO MANY ARE SO CLOSE TO FULLY OPEN --

Mount Snow, VT -- 59/86​

Stratton, VT -- 80/99​

Magic Mountain, VT -- 50/50 (Yes Fully Open)​

Okemo, VT -- 100/129​

Killington Resort, VT -- 151/155​

Sugarbush, VT -- 110/111​

Bolton Valley, VT -- 55/71​

Stowe, VT -- 114/127​

Smugglers Notch, VT -- 65/78​

Jay Peak, VT -- 81/81 (Fully Open)​

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Belleayre, NY -- 54/61​

Gore Mountain, NY -- 81/110​

Hunter Mountain, NY -- 43/66​

Windham, NY -- 31/54​

Whiteface Mountain, NY -- 71/94​

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Sunday River, ME -- 109/139​

Sugarloaf, ME -- 119/170​

Saddleback, ME -- 66/68 ​

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Wildcat ,NH -- 46/48​

Attitash, NH -- 35/76​

Loon Mountain, NH -- 65/73​

Mount Sunapee, NH -- 36/67​

Cannon, NH -- 56/97​

Bretton Woods, NH -- 94/98​

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Breckenridge, CO -- 147/187 ​

Vail, CO -- 253/278 ​

Aspen Snowmass, CO -- 339/336​

Winter Park Resort, -- CO 139/171​

Beaver Creek, CO -- 147/150​

Keystone Resort, CO -- 122/143 ​

Steamboat, CO -- 177/181​

Telluride, CO -- 125/147​

Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 88/145 ​

Loveland, CO -- 59/94​

Wolf Creek, CO -- 144/144 (Fully Open)​

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Mammoth Mountain, CA -- 154/175​

----------Lake Tahoe CA,NV---------​

Kirkwood, CA --84/93

Northstar California, CA --78/100​

Palisades Tahoe, CA -- 170/270

Heavenly CA,NV -- 78/114​

Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 49/66​

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Solitude, UT -- 57/87​

Park City, UT -- 320/346​

Alta, UT -- 80/118​

Deer Valley, UT -- 98/103​

SnowBasin , UT -- 110/114​

SnowBird, UT -- 126/140​

 

[MidnightJester]

Well we were at the best of the Season so far with Trail and Mountain coverage. The mountain conditions are about to have another refresher and a small boost and then a downgrade from this incoming system to the Northeast with Snow, Sleet & RRrrrrr followed by Cold and Freezing weather.

NOAA: 3-Day Snowfall Forecast & 6-10 Day, 8-14 Day, & Monthly Outlooks | January 22 - SnowBrains

3-day snowfall forecast for Monday, January 22, 2024

snowbrains.com

 

[kingslug]

It was the best of times...
It was the worst of times....

 

[MidnightJester]

It was the best of times...
It was the worst of times....

Maybe we can make some decent SNOW-balls out of the SLUSH & WET that's arriving before the weekend : )

Looking ahead trying to find some decent conditions?? People's opinions??
While this upcoming Thursday and Friday storm system would be Mixed with (RRRrrr & WET) riding at most mountains leading to frozen conditions at many locations. There is a possible Window regardless of the WET precipitation for this WEEKEND to be at least 'OK" like conditions if it will really be around 30's or above freezing on Saturday, Sunday could be Glazed over or Frozen but it will then be Boarder-line crust/frozen conditions but "Snowing" is possible by Saturday after midnight into Sunday.

6" of SNOW is possible at some Mountains with the current weather MENU for the Northeast this Sunday into Monday if things keep lining up,

 

[skimagic]

Looks like I have to drive up early tomorrow to get 3 hours of snow skiing before it turns to ice...

 

[zyk]

Northwestern edge of the Catskills here. At least 5 inches and dumping... 31 degrees. Tomorrow's a go if the roads aren't too bad.

 

[kingslug]

Stowe

 

[The Sneak]

Will Loon be icy AF Sunday 1/28?

 

[snoseek]

One last great day of skiing, it's been a great run and the base is fat now. With that said my Feb 4-14 vacation is now gonna be a March 4-14 vacation.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

fuck this weekend. fuck it in its fucking asshole.

maybe sunday morning will surprise and delight?

 

[MidnightJester]

Some Northeast mountains and not that it would be great or world class but those and most Sothern Vermont mountains have a decent Saturday I believe coming up. Okemo is showing 36hi on Saturday with 32 or so the night before should be Soft or close to soft most places at Okemo if that holds. Stowe on the other hand is showing 30 the night before and 30hi on Saturday. Hmmmmm??

 

[KustyTheKlown]

not seein that. not seeing stratton above freezing at elevation. i hope saturday is warm/soft, but reality is it will be just about freezing at elevation and cloudy. weekend sucks. i'd cancel if it wasnt the big family trip. feel bad that their one ski weekend is a bit shit. we will have fun and enjoy the family time but the skiing aint shakin out as of now.

 

[kingslug]

I've pretty much had it with this weather...I moved to VT for a reason....
This isn't working....

 

[machski]

Northeast most areas might make out ok. Friday now looks to start a bit icy and snap over to snow for most of Northern half of NH & VT and most of ME. So there's that. Weird day today at Sunapee. Decent snow and it never really got affected but it was pretty much freezing mist all day. Couldn't really call it drizzle as it didn't seem to be "falling", but googles iced up every run.

 

[kingslug]

We've set the bar....real...real...low...

 

[NYDB]

Re: Southern VT. -Yeah I see everyone dropping into freezing temps sat am and then cloudy all day. Doubt it softens up.
Whatever surface they groom up at Stratton will be skied off by 10am.
should be flat out dangerous after lunch.

Friday might be the best of it in the rain.