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

[MidnightJester]

Snow lovers rejoice as the West Coast and Colorado are in for this "THANKS-giving" holiday storm systems path first. Followed then by the Northeast and Vermont which is in for a weather system to drop a bag of mixed precipitation. With 6"to10" of "SNOW" possible on a Northeast mountain top near you soon. Get your Gear ready : )~
Northeast and Vermont starts at 5:16

Wildcat Mountain, NH -- Opening For The Season This Week!​

Wildcat Mountain Opening For The Season This Week!

One of New Hampshire's most epic mountains (pun intended) is opening on Wednesday. On Saturday, Wildcat Mountain...

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Another Vermont Ski Area To Open With Three Chairlifts This Week. It's official: Mount Snow, Vermont, is joining the party. The resort announced today that it will open for skiing and riding this Thursday, November 23rd.​

https://www.powder.com/trending-news/vermont-ski-area-three-chairlifts-opening

 

[MidnightJester]

Currently, the State of Vermont is having a better start to its ski season than some ski resorts out in the West. The ski resorts in Central and Northern Vermont have received some surprisingly major snowstorms over the past couple of days. While some mountains saw a bit of rain with the system on Sunday night through Monday morning (November 26-27), this wet snowstorm was a base builder, which is a promising sign for November.

The big winner from this storm system was Jay Peak, which recorded 15″ of snow from Sunday night to Monday

Vermont Is Currently Getting Dumped On!

Currently, the State of Vermont is having a better start to its ski season than some ski resorts out in the West. The ski resorts in Central and Northern

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5:37 starts the Northeast

 

[BenedictGomez]

State of Vermont is having a better start to its ski season than some ski resorts out in the West.

Can (sadly) confirm.

That may change (hopefully) this weekend though.

 

[MidnightJester]

Ullr and snow lovers rejoice as "Multiple" Cold Blasts & Snowstorms Are Headed To The East. Take the grain of salt with this prediction : ) Mountain elevation will be key as some of this moisture is coming with warmth and set for mixed precipitation including possible sleet and ice.​

NOAA 3-Day Snowfall Forecast & 6-10 Day, 8-14 Day, & Monthly Outlooks | November 29 - SnowBrains

These forecasts and outlooks come from the most credible source we know: the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Multiple Major Cold Blasts & Snowstorms Are Headed To The East

Well-known YouTuber and weatherman Direct Weather, is issues short-range forecast including upcoming major cooldowns with severe cold and snowfall

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[slatham]

Jay has received a bunch of snow but is closed mid week. Stowe and Sugarbush big winners. The ‘Bush got 2’ since last week and is opening natural trails. They went from least open to most in 48 hours!

 

[Smellytele]

Jay has received a bunch of snow but is closed mid week. Stowe and Sugarbush big winners. The ‘Bush got 2’ since last week and is opening natural trails. They went from least open to most in 48 hours!

Bolton Valley got the goods too and are closed midweek - opened F/S/S...

we're going with another 6-10" (base to summit) as of this early morning report in the last 24 hours which brings us to over two feet at the summit since Sunday night!!!!

This week has been just kind of ridiculous at this point with the 12-15" that we woke up to on Monday morning as well.

 

[zyk]

I think snow ridge got well over 2 feet. Don't think they're opening yet.

 

[RH29]

Having this base is a huge boon for the rest of the season. Not gonna make it up to VT until mid-December or so but Jay and Bolton Christmas week should, knock on wood, be much better than last year's thin cover.

 

[MidnightJester]

Openings abound this weekend all over North America with new storm systems on the Horizon from Coast to Coast.

SnowBrains Forecast: Massive Early Season Snowfall For PNW This Weekend - SnowBrains

A sizable early-season storm will dig into the Pacific Northwest this week, bringing feet of snowfall to local resorts between Thursday and Sunday. After Sunday, a warm and wet system will move in, bringing high-elevation rain early next week. Best to get out before the rain ruins the goods of...

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Bolton Valley, VT, Report: Fast Lines and Surfy Side Hits for Opening Weekend - SnowBrains

Report from opening weekend, November 26, 2023 When I was planning my 2023-2024 snowboarding calendar, I knew that I wanted to stay on the Atlantic coast. This El Niño winter could bring some big snowstorms to the northeast, and one of the best things about where I live on Montreal’s south shore...

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Sundance Resort, UT, is Opening on Saturday, December 2 - SnowBrains

Sundance Resort, Utah, will be opening for the 2023/2024 season this Saturday, December 2. All three Magic Carpets, Jake’s Lift, and Outlaw Express to mid-station are scheduled to be spinning. The resort will also be setting up a small and temporary terrain park on lower Stampede for those...

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Telluride Ski Resort, CO, Will Open Saturday, December 2 - SnowBrains

Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado, just announced their opening day for the 2023/2024 season through an announcement on their Facebook page: “With Mother Nature providing cold temps, some natural snowfall, and our snowmaking team taking advantage of every opportunity to make snow…. we will be...

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[MidnightJester]

Northeast Snowstorm Season Arrives; How El Niño, Greenland Blocking Could Affect Snowfall This Winter

Last winter was snowless for some. Here's how this winter could shape up, due in part to a stronger El Niño.

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But it's not just El Niño. As convenient as it would be to stop here, El Niño isn't the only factor influencing winter weather. Other ingredients could throw a monkey wrench into this snowfall scenario. One is the degree to which a pattern in the upper levels of the atmosphere known as the Greenland block occurs this winter. When high pressure aloft forms near Greenland, it blocks the west-to-east flow of the jet stream, forcing it to take a sharp southward plunge into the eastern U.S. This pattern delivers ample cold air from Canada and sometimes is an instigator for East Coast snowstorms.

Strong El Niño winters with frequent Greenland blocking (labeled as -NAO in the graph below) were much snowier than average in New York City, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. But, as alluded to earlier, there were only three such winters since 1950 out of 9 strong El Nino winters. So those Greenland blocking/strong El Niño totals are biased somewhat by the prolific winter of 2009-10, which shattered records in the mid-Atlantic states.

By contrast, strong El Niños without much Greenland blocking were far less snowy than average along the I-95 corridor.

We are shooting for a winter with a Strong El Nino & -Nao with(Greenland blocking)
(25% more snow over Average.)

Best Snow-hunting to all this Winter season : )~

 

[MidnightJester]

Multiple weather models and forecasts are slowly lining for a December that Direct Weather is predicting significant snowfall and super-cold temperatures during the month of December. They are predicting strong snowfall in the mountain regions of the Adirondacks of New York, the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, and into Maine. Bigger snowfalls are far enough out that they’re hard to pin down and give a reliable forecast but it’s certainly encouraging to see weather patterns setting up that could bring significant snowfall during the early part of the 2023 / 2024 East Coast ski season.

NOAA: 3-Day Snowfall Forecast & 6-10 Day, 8-14 Day, & Monthly Outlooks | December 1 - SnowBrains

In this weather article, you will find the following: SnowBrains Powder Forecast 3-Day Snow & Weather Forecast for the USA by NOAA 3-Day Snow Forecast for the USA by the GEM Weather Model 3-Day Snow Forecast for the USA by the GFS Weather Model 6-10 Day Precipitation & Temperature Outlooks for...

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6:40 starts the Northeast

 

[kingslug]

 

[MidnightJester]

There are fully open mountains and new openings all over North American now. So a tasting of what is considered open terrain with Trail counts this early in the season "week 5" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on 12/2/23. Hike to your delight for more trail fun.

11 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend - SnowBrains

Most resorts are skiing on mainly manmade snow. These are the resorts reporting the deepest snowpacks for this weekend

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updated this weekend Saturday 12/2/23 (open trail counts)

Mount Snow, VT 13/86​

Stratton, VT 39/99​

Magic Mountain, VT (open soon)​

Okemo, VT -- 24/129 ​

Killington Resort, VT -- 33/155​

Sugarbush, VT -- 39/111​

Bolton Valley, VT 21/71​

Stowe, VT -- 32/127 (nearly 45 trails yesterday)​

Smugglers Notch, VT 15/78​

Jay Peak, VT 33/83​

----------------NY open Ski Mountains thanks ZYK : ) -----------

Belleayre, NY -- 17/61​

Gore Mountain, NY -- 12/110​

Hunter Mountain, NY -- 11/66​

Windham, NY -- 14/54​

Whiteface Mountain, NY -- 12/94​

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Sunday River, ME -- 23/135​

Sugarloaf, ME -- 29/170​

Saddleback, ME 10/68​

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Wildcat ,NH -- 7/48​

Attitash, NH -- 3/76​

Loon Mountain, NH -- 18/73​

Mount Sunapee, NH -- 4/67​

Cannon, NH -- 16/97​

Bretton Woods, NH -- 12/98​

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Breckenridge, CO -- 18/187 ​

Vail, CO -- 34/278 ​

Aspen Snowmass, CO -- 30/336​

Winter Park Resort, -- CO 15/171​

Beaver Creek, CO -- 10/150​

Keystone Resort, CO -- 14/143 ​

Steamboat, CO -- 12/181​

Telluride, CO -- 8/147​

Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 6/145​

Loveland, CO -- 7/94​

Wolf Creek, CO -- 86/144​

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Mammoth Mountain. CA -- 20/175​

Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 14/66​

Solitude, UT -- 11/82​

Park City, UT -- 11/346​

Alta, UT -- 37/118​

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[4aprice]

Bad report for Winter Park. They actually have 15 of 171, close to 9 inches since 5 am at the stake, and a Blizzard forecast for tomorrow. Slow start but they should be ramping things up this week. Hopefully some of these storms make it across the country and feed the northeast as well.

 

[BodeMiller1]

Rain, rain go away. Europe is getting hammered. Not going to be a dry winter. Plenty of time to settle into a nice snowy pattern, butt the ski economy needs it now.

No meow

 

[zyk]

There are fully open mountains and new openings all over North American now. So a tasting of what is considered open terrain with Trail counts this early in the season "week 5" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on 12/2/23. Hike to your delight for more trail fun.

11 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend - SnowBrains

Most resorts are skiing on mainly manmade snow. These are the resorts reporting the deepest snowpacks for this weekend

snowbrains.com

updated this weekend Saturday 12/2/23 (open trail counts)

Mount Snow, VT 13/86​

Stratton, VT 39/99​

Magic Mountain, VT (open soon)​

Okemo, VT -- 24/129 ​

Killington Resort, VT -- 33/155​

Sugarbush, VT -- 39/111​

Bolton Valley, VT 21/71​

Stowe, VT -- 32/127 (nearly 45 trails yesterday)​

Smugglers Notch, VT 15/78​

Jay Peak, VT 33/83​

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Sunday River, ME -- 23/135​

Sugarloaf, ME -- 29/170​

Saddleback, ME 10/68​

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Wildcat ,NH -- 7/48​

Attitash, NH -- 3/76​

Loon Mountain, NH -- 18/73​

Mount Sunapee, NH -- 4/67​

Cannon, NH -- 16/97​

Bretton Woods, NH -- 12/98​

----------------------update later at their noon-------------------------

Breckenridge, CO -- 8/187 ​

Vail, CO -- 5/278 ​

Aspen Snowmass, CO​

Winter Park Resort, -- CO 6/171​

Beaver Creek, CO​

Keystone Resort, CO -- 8/143 ​

Steamboat, CO​

Telluride, CO​

Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 1/145​

Loveland, CO -- 3/94​

Wolf Creek, CO -- 2/144​

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Mammoth Mountain. CA -- 4/175​

Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 3/66​

Solitude, UT -- 3/82​

Park City, UT -- 7/346​

Alta, UT -- ???/ ???​

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No love for NY or MA?

 

[Dickc]

There are fully open mountains and new openings all over North American now. So a tasting of what is considered open terrain with Trail counts this early in the season "week 5" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on 12/2/23. Hike to your delight for more trail fun.

11 Deepest Snowpacks in North America This Weekend - SnowBrains

Most resorts are skiing on mainly manmade snow. These are the resorts reporting the deepest snowpacks for this weekend

snowbrains.com

updated this weekend Saturday 12/2/23 (open trail counts)

Mount Snow, VT 13/86​

Stratton, VT 39/99​

Magic Mountain, VT (open soon)​

Okemo, VT -- 24/129 ​

Killington Resort, VT -- 33/155​

Sugarbush, VT -- 39/111​

Bolton Valley, VT 21/71​

Stowe, VT -- 32/127 (nearly 45 trails yesterday)​

Smugglers Notch, VT 15/78​

Jay Peak, VT 33/83​

----------------NY open Ski Mountains thanks ZYK : ) -----------

Belleayre, NY -- 17/61​

Gore Mountain, NY -- 12/110​

Hunter Mountain, NY -- 11/66​

Windham, NY -- 14/54​

Whiteface Mountain, NY -- 12/94​

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Sunday River, ME -- 23/135​

Sugarloaf, ME -- 29/170​

Saddleback, ME 10/68​

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Wildcat ,NH -- 7/48​

Attitash, NH -- 3/76​

Loon Mountain, NH -- 18/73​

Mount Sunapee, NH -- 4/67​

Cannon, NH -- 16/97​

Bretton Woods, NH -- 12/98​

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Breckenridge, CO -- 18/187 ​

Vail, CO -- 34/278 ​

Aspen Snowmass, CO -- 30/336​

Winter Park Resort, -- CO 15/171​

Beaver Creek, CO -- 10/150​

Keystone Resort, CO -- 14/143 ​

Steamboat, CO -- 12/181​

Telluride, CO -- 8/147​

Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 6/145​

Loveland, CO -- 7/94​

Wolf Creek, CO -- 86/144​

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Mammoth Mountain. CA -- 20/175​

Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 14/66​

Solitude, UT -- 11/82​

Park City, UT -- 11/346​

Alta, UT -- 37/118​

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You forgot Pats Peak in NH.

 

[RH29]

Europe is getting hammered.

So glad I picked this winter to go to Europe. Resorts in Arlberg are reporting depths upwards of 6 feet already, with something like 7 feet of snow in the last week or so.

 

[4aprice]

It's just puking snow at Winter Park and our condo in Granby this morning. Retirement an not come soon enough. So jealous right now.

 

[BodeMiller1]

You forgot Pats Peak in NH.

So did I. That was where I cut my teeth. They do a great job with the snow and they pump A LOT of cash into the local economy. Excellent corporate citizens.

Edit: Best french fries south of Montreal.

Meow