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First Snowfalls, Upcoming weather and Storms of winter 2024-2025. Storm (snow totals), Observations and Predictions?
- Thread starter MidnightJester
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K was pretty awesome this past Friday.i dont want to start a new thread and i cant believe this thread fell so far back the board. speaks to our recent shitty weather stretch.
i caught the norovirus (holee shit that was wild) and didnt get out for the spring skiing this past weekend, and im itching to get out, and looks like we may have some snow in bound. ive also not been in new england since before mid-feb, so i have no idea the current on the ground state of things.
this weekend - cannon/sunday river/waterville play vs sugarbush/killington/stratton/magic play?
Bluebird spring corn everywhere after 2 days of frozen groomers.
drjeff
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Almost guarenteed to be a bit cool, breezy, and likely some fresh snow at Mount Snow on Saturday AM, if for no other reason than the annual pond skim starts at 11 Saturday AM! 
As on of my friends who used to be in the marketing dept of Mount Snow starting back in the ASC days, and is now the GM out at Granite Peak in Wisconsin used to say..... "If you want a cold, snowy day in late March, schedule a pond skim!" and it seems that more years than not, it holds true!
As on of my friends who used to be in the marketing dept of Mount Snow starting back in the ASC days, and is now the GM out at Granite Peak in Wisconsin used to say..... "If you want a cold, snowy day in late March, schedule a pond skim!" and it seems that more years than not, it holds true!
kingslug
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This is what 4 inches does to the lcc roads. They have become so cautious now..they shut the road. Multi hour back ups now.
oldfartrider
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I last visited snowbird 5 years ago and swore I’d never go back because of the road up. Got a good deal and going in 2 weeks hopefully it’s not a disaster. At least I’m staying up there.
Going into.april it shouldn't be all that bad unless it's a.weekend pow day.
Midwinter as a tourist I would totally ride the bus every time. I honestly wouldn't even bother renting a car just stay on fort union close to a bus stop and Trax. Trax get you downtown and bus right to the lift.
New GM is easy on the eyes!Almost guarenteed to be a bit cool, breezy, and likely some fresh snow at Mount Snow on Saturday AM, if for no other reason than the annual pond skim starts at 11 Saturday AM!
As on of my friends who used to be in the marketing dept of Mount Snow starting back in the ASC days, and is now the GM out at Granite Peak in Wisconsin used to say..... "If you want a cold, snowy day in late March, schedule a pond skim!" and it seems that more years than not, it holds true!
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BenedictGomez
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That's the only way to vacation there at this point it seems. If you're lucky it will nuke, the road will close, and after a bit of avy mitigation you'll have the place to yourself and not worry about a 3 hour drive to go a few miles.
kingslug
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Waited till 10..drove right up...snowed all day.
drjeff
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And she successfully made it across the pond today, even with a little save about 1/2 way across the pond!New GM is easy on the eyes!
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BenedictGomez
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Worried about the skiing after blowtorch that's coming this week. Vail will use any excuse to close early.
KustyTheKlown
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so obviously this is not locked in yet on wednesday morning, but if this plays out this way my cheap lake george friday night > killington early saturday plan sounds perilous. looking more like a 'get north of the line immediately after work on friday' situation. thinking hotel in lincoln and a ski at cannon. maybe gorham>river.
BenedictGomez
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You may want to check out the Euro as well for confirmation, because a known issue with the GFS in the northeast is it can often come in a bit too cold, meaning the r/s line depicted here might be a little bit further north from what the ECMWF shows. I'd always use them in concert (and I'd look at the GEM too).
KustyTheKlown
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yep. euro has the line more of a dive thru NH, with VT on the wrong side. will keep watching before pulling lodging triggers but north and east seems advisable.
drjeff
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Most every Met I have read today, talking about this weekend's system, especially for Western New England, seems to have the common notion of "we won't really know how far the back door cold front working its way in from the East pushes West and hence where the warm/cold/liquid/mixed/snow lines end up until probably Saturday AM at best... Have seen a few projected models where it hits 70 in some places on Saturday and then say 50 or so miles North and East it stays in the 30's on Saturday
BenedictGomez
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Well, in "negative future tea leaf reading", it's looking even warmer out west than was originally thought. Might hit 70 in Park City today at 7,000 feet.
drjeff
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As I am starting to think about skiing in VT this weekend now and trying to factor in the all over the place forecast now, I truthfully don't know if I'll need my super light (and likely waterproof) gear or my regular winter weight gear, and what I may be wearing will likley change day to day, if not even every few hours depending on where the front sets up shop..... Highly likely to be a weekend where I am glad that I have accumulated a decent quiver of ski clothing for most any weather Mother Nature throws at me when I am on the hill! Not a question of if I'll ski in whatever the weather is (that answer is ALWAYS a yes in my book!) Just what I'll be wearing and how long I will or won't stay out for in the elements!
kingslug
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It was a bit warm today...i quit at 1.
BenedictGomez
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Was it terrible. It's currently 53 degrees at 9,250 feet. Been monitoring it all day and praying it doesnt get much worse.
slatham
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GFS has been terrible. Ignore it. Euro rules.