How bad will it really be this weekend?

[riverc0il]

NECN reported 3-6" of snow for the Northern White MTNs over the weekend and a return to winter conditions for the entire week. Enjoy fishing I'll be enjoying the POWDAH

Fingers crossed that it will be enough to reopen ungroomed terrain. Depends if the freeze is just hard pack or icy. Six inches just might be enough for an immediate rebound for open terrain. You can be sure most mountains are going to groom any new snow for as many trails as possible to aid with the recovery. Saturday night into Sunday, now we are talking (hopefully).

 

[RootDKJ]

3 of us will be at Gore sat , sun and mon -- it will be whatever it is and THAT is better than siting on the sidelines watching life go by .

The "weather - guessers" do their best but , over many yrs i can't tell u how many times i've been out skiing when they said it would be less than great . Life ain't a dress rehearsal relax and enjoy

50% chance of rain also equals 50% chance you'll have a great time :beer:

It will be so bad, I'm heading to NJ :blink:

Wow, that's bad.

I'm headed to Disney World with the kids next Friday for 5 days. You can expect an epic dump during that timeframe.

Blizzard Beach is calling you.

 

[snoseek]

3-6 won't convince me to buy a ticket and deal with crowds. It would take a couple little snows for me to deal with that. If I my pass wasn't blacked out it would be a different.

A four inch snow would be just enough to make things busy as hell.

 

[Cannonball]

NECN reported 3-6" of snow for the Northern White MTNs over the weekend and a return to winter conditions for the entire week. Enjoy fishing I'll be enjoying the POWDAH

I don't understand this. Are you saying they 'reported' 3-6" for the weekend (meaning last weekend). Or that they are 'forecasting' 3-6" for the coming weekend? If it's the former it's long since melted away. If it's the latter it'll be a welcome but minor difference on the surfaces we are looking at.

Cannon's website is saying " .... 5-10 inches new snow possible by Sunday AM!". Which is really stretching the allowance for marketing hype since that doesn't appear to be in ANY forecast that I've seen.

 

[WinnChill]

I don't understand this. Are you saying they 'reported' 3-6" for the weekend (meaning last weekend). Or that they are 'forecasting' 3-6" for the coming weekend? If it's the former it's long since melted away. If it's the latter it'll be a welcome but minor difference on the surfaces we are looking at.

Cannon's website is saying " .... 5-10 inches new snow possible by Sunday AM!". Which is really stretching the allowance for marketing hype since that doesn't appear to be in ANY forecast that I've seen.

Most N VT/NH/ME resorts will be under some good upslope snow through Saturday--we've had a few inches in the forecast for Cannon for a while...we bumped it up just a little today and may continue to fine tune but you get the gist.

 

[WJenness]

Looking to get out Sunday, maybe Monday also... we'll see how it goes.

i'll be spending tomorrow helping a buddy replace the clutch in his BMW 3-series.

-w

 

[drjeff]

Frankly right now, especially on Saturday, I'm far less worried about the freeze up that will happen Friday night then I am about the winds that will be howling across the region. Wind holds will likely be an issue at many resorts across the Northeast on Saturday

 

[John W]

Frankly right now, especially on Saturday, I'm far less worried about the freeze up that will happen Friday night then I am about the winds that will be howling across the region. Wind holds will likely be an issue at many resorts across the Northeast on Saturday

Well all it is pouring here at jay. Not like a little bit. It's a complete wash out. AND they want 50 bucks for a half day pass. Resort people are saying snow starting at 2 and it's 45 degrees right now. If there is a wind hold tomorrow I want a refund!!!

 

[JimmyPete]

Having skied in the East regularly since 1986, I can tell you , just go "Dont worry, be happy" , If it's really cold the night before have an egg sandwich in the Lodge till about 10am other wise getting out first chair is the best way to enjoy the slopes after the bad weather conditions, Newer Grooming has made all the difference in the world and while you won't have Champagne Powder experience, you can get some good skiing . That being said, once you start to notice the ice get to the bar, have a beer. Tomorrow is another day. More often than not now-a-days the conditions will be at least OK , just expect not to have a full 8 hour day on the mountain

 

[crank]

Well all it is pouring here at jay. Not like a little bit. It's a complete wash out. AND they want 50 bucks for a half day pass. Resort people are saying snow starting at 2 and it's 45 degrees right now. If there is a wind hold tomorrow I want a refund!!!

Wow, that sucks. Keep us posted please. Heading up to Boston tomorrow morning then north from there Sunday. Sounds like we may be in for classic dust on crust conditions. If so we may choose to drive from our condo at Jay to ...hell I don't know, Bretton Woods or Okemo for skiing 'cause I've skied Jay in similar conditions and don't want to do it again.

 

[mondeo]

Hmmm...wind holds Saturday? Maybe a turn earning hardpack groomer day. My Wateas are the only skis with edges anyways.

 

[iSki]

I don't understand this. Are you saying they 'reported' 3-6" for the weekend (meaning last weekend). Or that they are 'forecasting' 3-6" for the coming weekend? If it's the former it's long since melted away. If it's the latter it'll be a welcome but minor difference on the surfaces we are looking at.

Cannon's website is saying " .... 5-10 inches new snow possible by Sunday AM!". Which is really stretching the allowance for marketing hype since that doesn't appear to be in ANY forecast that I've seen.

Correction "forecasted". But really not enough to make for any enjoyable skiing on Mittersill so everybody should stay on the groomers.
Also this from Dr Chill: http://www.snowforecast.com/CannonMountain

 

[tjf67]

We got very little rain @ whiteface. It rained yesterday in the afternoon for a while. Today was sunny and 53 degrees. May be we pick up two inches before the lifts start spinning. I think it is going to be better than the doom an gloom I am hearing. The wind is my only concern. As long as they have the quad and little whiteface chair spinning the skiing is going to be ok.

 

[riverc0il]

Its not as bad as I thought it would be here in Ashland, NH. Just took the dog out. Where the snow was packed down already, its frozen over pretty good. The unpacked/untracked snow was a little crusty on top but I could still post hole (not nearly as deep as yesterday though!). I think many ski areas will be able to roll with ungroomed terrain today.

 

[mlctvt]

After looking at the wind holds this morning, I'm so glad I decided to take this weekend off.
Strange weather here in CT. Yesterday it was 60 degrees and right now it's dumping snow. Probably just a small sqall but it's already accumulating ,the road in front of my house is coated white.

Edit - that was short lived, the snow stopped and the sun is out now... New England "Wait 5 minutes and it's a different season"

 

[roark]

windy enough to knock out power in SW NH until a few minutes ago. Think I'll wait til tomorrow for Harris Hill - can't imagine they're jumping today.

 

[kingslug]

3 to 5 inches predicted for the Catskills by Monday..winters back !

 

[tjf67]

5 inches and the lifts r spinning. Not bad

 

[KevinF]

There are only two kinds of conditions -- good and "good for you". We had the good for a while, now it has most decidedly shifted towards "good for you".

The only reason I'm not out there today is because I was worried about the high winds shutting down every lift around. Heading out tomorrow with very sharp edges. Skiing icy groomers beats not skiing.

 

[ScottySkis]

I think tomorrow will be a great powder day up in northern vermont