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

ghughes20

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Surprised this thread isn’t more active today. Final prediction for southern VT is 5-10“. Hopefully more in the mountains.
 

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Accumulation approaching an inch in franconia nh, elevation 1250'.
 

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2,300’ at Bromley 10:40am 4” and S+ at 30.4 degrees. NWS shifting the higher peaks to 12-18” does NOT mean they expect 18”, just confident more than 12”. This is a fast mover so I don’t think it has 18” in it, other than a rare spot that gets under a pivoting band which is impossible to forecast.
 
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NWS shifting the higher peaks to 12-18” does NOT mean they expect 18”, just confident more than 12”. This is a fast mover so I don’t think it has 18” in it, other than a rare spot that gets under a pivoting band which is impossible to forecast.
Killington reporting 21".

Gotta be 18"+ at stratton with magic reporting 16" at peak.

I know you fancy yourself as some kinda weather forecasting expert and actually pay for a service so thanks for explaining to me what 12-18 means on a forecast map
 

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Ha happy to be wrong on the low side. 14” here and it was deeper up top when I skinned so yeah 18” at the peaks. If you don’t like the weather commentary I’ll keep it to myself.
 

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Things are looking up for Northeastern skiers & riders, with healthy recent snowfall and more on the way.
Cold and unsettled weather continues this week.
Pow skiing potential peaks on Thursday, but decent conditions should last into the weekend.
By Friday morning, expect storm totals something like this:
  • 5-8″ for most Vermont resorts. 9-14″ for Jay Peak, 7-11″ for Stratton & Bromley (lake effect enhances totals)
  • 3-6″ for New Hampshire resorts
  • 5-9″ for the bigger Maine Resorts
  • 4-7″ for Whiteface & Gore
  • 1-3″ for Catskill resorts


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6:52 starts the Northeast
 
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What are we thinking wind wise for thursday? plan is either stratton or big K?
 

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What are we thinking wind wise for thursday? plan is either stratton or big K?
Stratton might be tricky tomorrow. Ursa isn't running yet. The Gondi will likely be on wind hold so the only way to summit would be Amex to Snow Bowl.

Ursa has it's final inspection tomorrow and the plan is to start it Friday... From their website...

Yesterday Ursa Express passed its load test and is scheduled for final state inspection on Thursday and will tentatively be scheduled to open on Friday.
 

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ugh jay reported 14". if they get bonnie open i may have to schlep it up tomorrow night

stratton is running the gondola as of 9 AM and its still snowing at least on snow bowl cam. storm seems underwhelming in so-central VT. hopefully the upslope kicks it up today
 

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I've got 3" (new storm) at 550' in Montpelier, VT.

edit: You wore a shirt of violent green.
Uh ha

King Richard:
said that "irony is the shackles of youth".
 

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Maine Ski Resort Claims A Foot Of Snow In The Past 24 Hours
Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine has apparently seen a foot of snowfall land on the slopes from the most recent storm.

The final round of Winter 2024/2025 snowfall predictions paints a rather surprising picture. Despite what the earlier forecasts showed, we now see that December will have a higher snowfall amount than initially predicted across the United States. And going ahead, a cold air reserve over southern Canada keeps the snowfall potential active for the United States into Spring.

 
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Let the SNOW be soft and plentiful to all mountains this year and Good snow hunting to all you wild and crazy SNOW lovers out there : )~

So I am a little behind on the weeks mountain counts but there has been snow fun around for weeks to say the least and the SNOW and trail counts in the Northeast have been getting better as the weeks have gone by. There are fully open mountains all over North American so a tasting of what is considered open terrain with Trail counts this early in the season "week 6" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on Sunday 12/8/24. Hike to your delight for more trail fun.

THE SNOW GOODS ARE OUT THERE. HAVE FUN : )~

~~~~Northeast Shoutout~~~~
(Week 6) Sunday 12/8/24 (open trail counts)
Mount Snow, VT -- 33/86
Stratton, VT -- 71/99 (wow)
Magic Mountain, VT -- 40/50
Okemo, VT -- 43/129
Killington Resort, VT -- 102/155
Sugarbush, VT -- 22/111
Mad River Glen -- 43/60
Bolton Valley, VT -- 16/71
Stowe, VT -- 44/127
Smugglers Notch, VT -- 46/78
Jay Peak, VT -- 26/81
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Belleayre, NY -- 36/61
Gore Mountain, NY -- 12/110
Hunter Mountain, NY -- 18/66
Windham, NY -- 20/54
Whiteface Mountain, NY -- 26/94
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Sunday River, ME -- 40/139
Sugarloaf, ME -- 68/170
Saddleback, ME -- 52/68
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Wildcat ,NH -- 4/48
Attitash, NH -- 5/76
Loon Mountain, NH -- 17/73
Mount Sunapee, NH -- 10/67
Cannon, NH -- 37/97
Bretton Woods, NH -- 24/98
---------------West Coast---------------
Breckenridge, CO -- 91/187
Vail, CO -- 169/278
Aspen Snowmass, CO -- 114/366 (4-mountains)
Winter Park Resort, -- CO 86/171
Beaver Creek, CO -- 55/150
Keystone Resort, CO -- 44/143
Steamboat, CO -- 75/181
Telluride, CO -- 75/147
Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 39/145
Loveland, CO -- 17/94
Wolf Creek, CO -- 144/144 (FULLY OPEN)
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Mammoth Mountain, CA -- 169/175
----------Lake Tahoe CA,NV---------
Kirkwood, CA --48/79
Northstar California, CA --18/100
Palisades Tahoe, CA -- 104/270
Heavenly CA,NV -- 34/114
Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 29/66
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Solitude, UT -- 13/82
Park City, UT -- 18/346
Alta, UT -- 82/118
Deer Valley, UT -- 21/103
Snowbasin , UT -- 20/114

Snowbird, UT -- 16/140
 
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Its interesting how Alta has 82 runs open and bird 16.
I was at Alta today...a lot to ski...although pretty sporty in a lot of areas.
 
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