Northeast Region Statistics

[AdironRider]

Im not buying that VT is getting 3.3% blower. Thats better than Utah or Wyoming. Light snow yes, but no way on 3-5% regularly. Thats pure bull.

The random sporadic event sure, but to say they consistently get that is internet posturing.

Do agree that in general it is lighter than that which falls at Sugarloaf.

 

[UVSHTSTRM]

Im not buying that VT is getting 3.3% blower. Thats better than Utah or Wyoming. Light snow yes, but no way on 3-5% regularly. Thats pure bull.

The random sporadic event sure, but to say they consistently get that is internet posturing.

Do agree that in general it is lighter than that which falls at Sugarloaf.

I would agree.

 

[loafnut]

Im not buying that VT is getting 3.3% blower. Thats better than Utah or Wyoming. Light snow yes, but no way on 3-5% regularly. Thats pure bull.

The random sporadic event sure, but to say they consistently get that is internet posturing.

Do agree that in general it is lighter than that which falls at Sugarloaf.

I don't know who you are referring to, but I never said VT consistently gets 3.3%. I clearly state that is only in reference to specific types of events that sugarloaf generally doesn't get. VT's upslope snow in January is probably around 3-4% but they only get doses of that in 3-4 inch spurts. Ever notice how VT gets lots of small dustings? Clippers also tend to be small snow producers, around 6in and will usually be slightly heavier than a pure upslope event. Nice work putting up the straw man and knocking it down.

VT's biggest storms are still going to be coastal in nature (should be obvious) which means they won't be anywhere near 5% but will still be slightly lighter than sugarloaf's due to geography.


What is special about Utah is that they get 40 inches at a time at 5%. That's great powder skiing. Lots of 3 inch 5% events on a firm base is hardly the same which explains why VT almost never feels like Utah.

There is probably 50-100 extra inches in northern vermont that comes from small events of this ultra low density stuff that adds almost nothing to the liquid in the snowpack but adds inches on the snow total.

For the record, according to this chart, Mansfield gets more snow at 4% than Alta does. I'm not sure I totally buy that, but I really think the fact that Alta gets a ton of blower at once and mansfield gets its big storms as heavier snow really changes people's perceptions.
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