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

[BenedictGomez]

Was wondering where the data is drawn from? Does it contain all the World or just US mountains?

This is from the SNOTEL system, which is an amazing source of info for skiers. Most of these stations are in the west, but they have been adding them to the east recently.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Finally waking up to some explosions. What a wonderful sound!

 

[MidnightJester]

Seasons SNOW totals are in for the Early season through "Week 9" 12/28/24
So the East is in really good shape for "this" weekend before New Years eve next week. Hope you get it before the Snowmaking pond gets its next refill from the "RRRrrrr" to end this weekend and start the next week. Behind the extra "Water" we have a good set up to repair some of the loss of the terrain we currently have. Cold, Snowmaking and fresh SNOW is in the immediate future. The West has gotten major SNOW dumps and good refreshers and has opened up a lot more territory. There are Skiable and Rideable mountains all over North America so a tasting of what is considered open terrain with Trail counts this early in the season "WEEK 9" around North America. These are considered lift serviced trails at some of the open ski mountains on Saturday 12/28/24. Hike to your delight for more trail fun.


~~~~Northeast Shoutout~~~~
(Week 9) Saturday 12/28/24 (open trail counts)--(Year's snow Totals)
Mount Snow, VT -- 46/86 -- season total-58"
Stratton, VT -- 87/99 -- season total-60"
Magic Mountain, VT -- 23/50 -- season total-43"
Okemo, VT -- 71/129 -- season total-44"
Killington Resort, VT -- 126/155 -- season total-86"
Sugarbush, VT -- 99/111 -- season total-84"
Mad River Glen -- 60/60 (Fully open) -- Season total unknown-??
Bolton Valley, VT -- 46/71 -- season total-95"
Stowe, VT -- 95/127 -- season total-94"
Smugglers Notch, VT -- 49/78 -- season total-97"
Jay Peak, VT -- 81/81 -- season total-123"
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Belleayre, NY -- 54/61 -- season total-50"
Gore Mountain, NY -- 37/110 -- season total-25"
Hunter Mountain, NY -- 47/66 -- season total-35"
Windham, NY -- 24/54 -- season total unknown-??
Whiteface Mountain, NY -- 62/94 -- season total-60"
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Sunday River, ME -- 74/139 -- season total-33"
Sugarloaf, ME -- 51/170 -- season total unknown-??
Saddleback, ME -- 52/68 --> 37/68 -- season total-66"
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Wildcat ,NH -- 13/48 -- season total-25"
Attitash, NH -- 30/76 -- season total-27"
Loon Mountain, NH -- 37/73 -- season total unknown-??
Mount Sunapee, NH -- 32/67 -- season total-20"
Cannon, NH -- 37/97 --> 37/97 -- season total-52"
Bretton Woods, NH -- 42/98 -- season total-59"
------------Out West-----------
Breckenridge, CO -- 140/187 -- season total-110"
Vail, CO -- 232/278 -- season total-108"
Aspen Snowmass, CO -- 340/366 (4-mountains) -- season total-??
Winter Park Resort, -- CO 129/171 -- season total-115"
Beaver Creek, CO -- 150/150 -- season total-97"
Keystone Resort, CO -- 84/143 -- season total-107"
Steamboat, CO -- 151/181 -- season total-90"
Telluride, CO -- 89/147 -- season total-80"
Arapahoe Basin, CO -- 58/145 -- season total unknown??
Loveland, CO -- 37/94 -- season total-95"
Wolf Creek, CO -- 144/144 (FULLY OPEN) -- season total-104"
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Mammoth Mountain, CA -- 164/175 -- season total-100"
----------Lake Tahoe CA,NV---------
Kirkwood, CA --76/79 -- season total-99"
Northstar California, CA --85/100 -- season total-94"
Palisades Tahoe, CA -- 87/270 -- season total-131"
Heavenly CA,NV -- 80/114 -- season total-75"
Mt. Rose - Ski Tahoe, NV -- 47/66 -- season total-108"
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Solitude, UT -- 38/82 -- season total-104"
Park City, UT -- 60/346 -- season total-76"
Alta, UT -- 82/118 --> 48/118 -- season total-140"
Deer Valley, UT -- 67/103 -- season total-83"
Snowbasin , UT -- 59/114 -- season total-85"
Snowbird, UT -- 27/140 -- season total-128"

THE SNOW GOODS ARE OUT THERE SOMEWHERE? HAVE FUN : )~

 

[kingslug]

They be bombing the 9999999990

 

[BenedictGomez]

They be bombing the 9999999990

The conspiracy theory hill I'll die on is they only opened 9990 for the key few day window before Christmas week where people could still cancel their vacation trips, just so they could show some expert terrain is open, then immediately closed 9990 again once that cancelation window pretty much expired. It makes too much sense.

My support:
1) Vail is always thinking ahead
2) Vail is always evil

 

[kingslug]

It did become a rock garden at the bottom.
Bet its good now.

 

[1dog]

Not sure where this belongs but its an interesting read :https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/12/28/gallatin-county-montana-is-drunkest-in-america/

 

[1dog]

Snowiest?

1,000 inches of snow? It's possible on the USA's snowiest mountain.

The “snowiest” label could depend on whether you’re talking about where the most snow falls or where the most snow piles up.

www.usatoday.com

 

[MidnightJester]

2025 Is looking to be SNOWY, COLD and WHITE with Multiple weeks in the freezing teens in the Northeast forecasted!!

Wet snow New Year's Day becomes drier Thursday/Friday with a beautiful weather pattern ready and waiting for 2025. Raise a glass to 2025 and make sure you raise a glass to the incoming weather that is poised to accompany it. Like a picturesque version of fundamental support for persistent cold out through the middle of January​

"ULLR, ULLR, ULLR"

Wet snow New Year's Day becomes drier Thursday/Friday with a beautiful weather pattern ready and waiting for 2025

Soggy and rainy conditions finally enveloped Vermont on Monday, but it's a little easier to swallow when you look out to the horizon to see ...

madriverglenweather.blogspot.com

Chris Tomer’s Mountain Weather Update 12/30: Impressive Snow Totals Expected Next Week​

[VIDEO] Chris Tomer's Mountain Weather Update 12/30: Impressive Snow Totals Expected Next Week Across the West - SnowBrains

Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer is one of the most accurate forecasters we know. Check out & subscribe to his mountain weather update

snowbrains.com

9:18 starts the Northeast

Snow Timeline:
Wasatch: AM 12/30(L), PM 1/1-1/2(L/M), 1/4(H)
Tetons: AM 12/30(L), PM 1/1-1/2(M/H), 1/3-1/5(H)
Colorado: AM 12/30(L), Late 1/1-1/2(L), 1/4-1/5(M/H)
Tahoe: 1/3-1/4(M)
Interior BC: PM 12/30-1/3(L/M), 1/4-1/5(L/M)
Northeast: AM 12/30(Rain), 1/1-1/2(H)”
– Chris Tomer

 

[Smellytele]

I am hearing brutal cold not beautiful weather pattern for 2 weeks.

 

[Zand]

I am hearing brutal cold not beautiful weather pattern for 2 weeks.

Most of the brutal cold should stay mainly over the Midwest. Not to say it won't be cold here, but the 30+ degree below average type stuff will probably not be a huge issue here.

 

[snoseek]

January looks stacked to me. I'm taking lots of time off as a bet

 

[drjeff]

Has been quite ugly at Mount Snow the last 36 hrs or so. The fog atleast departed about 12hrs ago. Damage done though! 99% of the naturals are done. A bunch of snowmaking terrain is if not done, then fading fast.

Good thing is there's A LOT of water ready to go in the snowmaking pond with a high refill rate in the supplying stream.

When the cold air likely on Thursday gets here, our new GM will likely get her 1st experience with what this big "horsepower" snowmaking systemn can do 1st hand!

 

[MidnightJester]

I am hearing brutal cold not beautiful weather pattern for 2 weeks.

Love the brutal COLD too as it helps the SNOW amounts as long as the COLD and Pressure bubble isn't "SO" strong that it pushes the JET STREAM and storm systems too FAR south and out to sea!

Coldest January since 2011 brewing for US to lead to multiple winter storms​

Polar vortex heading for US sending temperatures plunging

According to the National Weather Service, the arctic blast will affect a large swathe of the country, arriving in the northern Rockies and expected to have spread to the East Coast by New Year's Day.

www.dailymail.co.uk

This cold is Strong enough and Long enough for any Northeast mountain to make and bury just about any area in as much man made SNOW as they need and want.
Dramatically colder conditions are ahead as an Arctic blast moves into the U.S. starting next week. The bitterly cold pattern could be the coldest January in more than a decade and may be strewn with "Winter storms for the Midwest, South and East"

https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/coldest-january-since-2011-brewing-for-us-to-lead-to-multiple-winter-storms/1728003

JAPAN SHOUTOUT AS WINTER IS CRANKING IN MULTIPLE WORLD AREAS THIS YEAR.

Japanese Ski Resorts in Hokkaido Start 2024-25 Season with Best Early-Season Snowfall in 68 Years​

Japanese Ski Resorts in Hokkaido Start 2024-25 Season with Best Early-Season Snowfall in 68 Years - SnowBrains

Japan’s ski season is off to a remarkable start, with several resorts reporting exceptional early-season snowfall. Niseko United, Japan’s largest ski resort on the island of Hokkaido, reports record snowfalls for December. Niseko is experiencing its best start to winter since 1956, with the...

snowbrains.com

 

[kingslug]

Its 7 degrees up here

 

[4aprice]

Its 7 degrees up here

-9 at Granby Co this morning, Snow still peppering the Continental Divide (including Winter Park)

 

[BenedictGomez]

Its 7 degrees up here

Which means it feels like if it was 27 degrees back in New Jersey.

 

[kingslug]

It actualy felt a bit chilly...but coming from vermont it was fine. Once the sun starts blasting it gets warm very fast.
At Stowe it would never warm up!

 

[4aprice]

Which means it feels like if it was 27 degrees back in New Jersey.

Yep, touching on one of the main reasons we decided to head west. We sat in the sun on a single digit morning over Thanksgiving and were quite comfortable. Would never happen here in the east.

Word is pretty brutal cold to come visit NJ over the next 2 to 3 weeks.

 

[slatham]

Happy to report that NWS was way wrong (as I predicted, I have witnesses) and SoVT got 4-5” of base building sierra cement to start putting Humpty Dumpty back together. Misty and foggy so not a great ski day after early “pow” runs. Forecast for backside/upslope snow tonight so let’s hope that delivers the forecasted 3-6” tonight. Big question will be how much we get tomorrow through Friday with lake enhanced upslope potentially continuing.

Way more expected up north from upslope.

Snowmaking to restart and window looks to be potentially weeks long. Just need a storm to come together in this upcoming pattern.

Winter returns.