First Snowfalls, Upcoming weather and Storms of winter 2024-2025. Storm (snow totals), Observations and Predictions?

[KustyTheKlown]

I was at powder mountain in the late 90s once when it rained. Wasn’t the end of the world

PowMow is lower than the cottonwoods. It rains there and that’s one of the many reasons it is lame.

 

[4aprice]

Rain at 9000 ft ? Bah, The snow needed a cleaning. Actually both Chris Tomer and Joe Bastardi are calling or good things both east and west this February. The warm up in the east keeps getting muted and they are both calling or some good snows down the road and out west one of the new "weather buzz words" the "Atmospheric River" is supposed to be setting up and coming for Wyoming, Utah and Colorado.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Jay is still ahead of Snowbird and Jackson Hole for snowfall this year

I doubt it. I know they say that, but I doubt it.

 

[kingslug]

Well..it wasnt the rain that I used to ski in at Stowe...
Lot of storms lining up now.

 

[ThatGuy]

I doubt it. I know they say that, but I doubt it.

Im sure that they got that total somewhere on the mountain…just might be the most wind loaded area they can find. There’s a reason they don’t have a snowstake cam there

 

[kingslug]

Warm...as hell here.....

 

[4aprice]

Warm...as hell here.....

Wait (actually take advantage of the nice temps), 2/6-2/7 is supposed to be the target dates as jet stream settles south. First Utah then Colorado though CO not supposed to get that much this round.

 

[kingslug]

This was the line at 9:10 park city gondola.
Went over to pc side...made the best of it..but not into spring skiing in feb.

 

[BenedictGomez]

This was the line at 9:10 park city gondola.

Why the heck were so many people there (or was OBX down)?

 

[4aprice]

My attention during this time being Northern New England (next month it will turn to Colorado) it's looking very interesting over at least the next 2 weeks with a whole bunch of types of precip starting tonight. Been pretty good so far, so hopefully this continues the ride. IMO a nice thick coating of some wet "glop" or sleet would be a decent thing for the woods which have been good this year but boney in spots. Both Bastardi and Tomer pretty bullish on this period. Fingers crossed.

My rating for this winter (really based on the skiing I've done) has really really taken a step up. Not a huge fan of the bitter cold (admission we bagged last Sunday) but happy with the results. Now if we can get the ride to continue into April.

 

[kingslug]

Why the heck were so many people there (or was OBX down)?

Obx down....but holy crap..its a tuesday..

 

[BenedictGomez]

Obx down....but holy crap..its a tuesday..

Of course OBX was down, it is 10 years old afterall.

Seriously though, they had some problems with that lift last season & I can report it was laboring Saturday as well. No idea what's going on, just (yet) anther PC lift with issues I suppose.

 

[jimmywilson69]

just (yet) anther VAIL lift with issues I suppose.

fixed it for you

 

[KustyTheKlown]

looks like quite the mess for the mid-atlantic tonight>tomorrow and a nice score up north. big ice storm for all of NJ and PA it seems

 

[jimmywilson69]

total fucking mess

 

[Zand]

Just hoping the freezing drizzle/rain is minimal in the mountains. Just takes a little to fuck up the snowpack until the next snowfall (which will hopefully be Saturday night).

Right now my plan is to use Indy on Sunday (with the natural coming in, I'm hoping Ragged or Whaleback will be good options) and then back to Stowe on Monday and Tuesday. Also tentatively planning on Magic for Presidents Day to avoid the holiday shitshow elsewhere. They seem to be getting there and this storm cycle will hopefully have the whole mountain skiable by then.

 

[slatham]

Tomorrow storm mix line battle looks to be SoVT. One scenario is that by the time the warm nose edges north the precip is gone and it’s just freezing drizzle which typically isn’t enough to blow up the non-groomed terrain.

Saturday night looks colder with more precip. Could be the first widespread > 6” snow (with upside as it appears now) since Thanksgiving.

Opportunities lurking next week too but too far out for specifics, but we are in the game for storm #3.

 

[kingslug]

Of course OBX was down, it is 10 years old afterall.

Seriously though, they had some problems with that lift last season & I can report it was laboring Saturday as well. No idea what's going on, just (yet) anther PC lift with issues I suppose.

Wind...wind...wind.
They even shut down crescent.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Wind...wind...wind.
They even shut down crescent.

True, it has been windy as hell on the back. Last night was crazy, the wind actually woke me up. Though I'm surprised RPG was running if the wind was so strong,

 

[AdironRider]

I doubt it. I know they say that, but I doubt it.

After spending 15 years in Jackson, and now three as a regular at Jay, they are equal in terms of snowfall. Jackson doesn't get the thaws, so that certainly helps, but the snow totals are comparable IMO.