The Official 12/5 - 12/7 Storm Discussion Thread

[teachski]

It has fizzled out here too. Only about an inch to an inch and a half is on the ground. I hope this isn't it! I hope it starts up again and we get hammered like they said we were going to.

 

[MichaelJ]

I'm looking at, let's see ... it's hard to tell. There's a good wind out there (conditions report from Hanscom Field says 15 knots) and a lot of drifting. So it varies from bare patches to about 6" or so. Almost every car has a cornice coming off the roof. The snow is as much horizontal as vertical.

Visibility is fine sitting here inside, but I wouldn't want to be driving in this (especially in the rental car). I take that back - a good gust just lifted a white cloud off the roof and it was a momentary whiteout.

As of 10am Boston.com is saying that things are just getting started.

If I had gotten off my sorry butt and bought xc/bc skis before today I'd be out on the school fields trying them out. I'm going to hit you all up in another thread for hardware suggestions.

It looks like a great day to already be somewhere, but a lousy day to try and travel. I've got a big, hot mug of coffee and am going to simmer a chicken all day into a huge pot of soup.

 

[Greg]

Just got in from a test run with the snow thrower. I have bare patches in the lawn and drifts up to one foot. I would say a solid 4-5" has fallen. Here's the view from my office:

Snow is still light, but steady.

I've got a big, hot mug of coffee and am going to simmer a chicken all day into a huge pot of soup.

I made a huge pot of clam chowder last night, so it's a good day to sit home and chow down...

Tomorrow will be the day for some turns!

 

[jlangdale]

It's coming down up north. Getting to 7" will be no problem. I'm getting up crack o dawn tomorrow Sunday morning for the pow. I'll will probably make a snow man with my daughter in a few or try to snowboard in the woods nearby

http://www.assemblance.net/gallery/vtsnow120603

 

[ChileMass]

So far more hype than actual storm - only about 4" on the ground at 245PMn here in eastern Worcester county, and still some grass sticking up on the front lawn. It is COLD though! Only 20*F and the wind is bitter. Felt badly for the guys wrapping up our Xmas tree at the local nursery just now.........

 

[Greg]

So far more hype than actual storm - only about 4" on the ground at 245PMn here in eastern Worcester county, and still some grass sticking up on the front lawn.

I hear ya on the hype thing. We had another good blast between 2 and 3 PM where we picked up another inch or two. Looks like the Worcester area has been in a hole for much of today:

Intellicast Hartford Radar Loop

Looks like this thing may even be winding down based on that...

 

[riverc0il]

maybe a bust for south western new england, but estimates have moved the mega dump zones into NH and south western maine!!! here in beverly, MA - a look out my window indicates 7" and still coming down HARD!

looks like things are just getting started as the winds will change and start blowing in from the ocean tonight.

sorry greg et all, but you might not have gotten pounded... but the good news is the mountains are getting it good and that's what matters to all of us!

i've been scanning incoming trail/snow conditions and most resorts are giving conservative estimates but promising ropes will drop once patrol has checked things out tomorrow AM. that's a bunch of BS. 50 years ago every mountain in new england would be open border to border top to bottom after over a foot of fresh. who needs an F'ing base? get out those rock skis and duck some ropes tomorrow people!! wooo!!!!!!

 

[RISkier]

Hitting southern RI pretty hard. We had 6" or so by this morning, then hit a bit of a lull, but snowing pretty hard all afternoon. I'm sure we have 10" and they're saying another 4 to 7 by Sunday morning.

 

[Greg]

Looking at that radar, it looks like the Hudson Valley has been getting whacked all afternoon. I'd be interested in some reports from the Albany area. Hoping the Berks are picking up a dump. Jiminy is still claiming upwards of 16 to 24 inches. We'll find out tomorrow, I guess. Anyone in Northwestern Mass care to give a report?

 

[riverc0il]

just got back in from my preliminary shoveling. snow in beverly, ma is VERY heavy and wet. this may indicate that snow totals were exageratted if the weathermen thought the snow was going to be light and fluffy powder which provides bigger snow totals. should still be powder up in the mountains though. should be interesting waking up tomorrow morning and seeing the results.

 

[jlangdale]

Still coming down up here, over a foot.

 

[pepperdawg]

Jiminy report

SAT Jiminy Peak report.


LIke the rest of the posts in this thread, I woke up sort of dissapointed with the lack of snow this morning - Only 3-4 inches?? in Northern CT.

Left CT around 8:30...arrived at Jiminy around 10:30, The Pike was slow, but passable.

Was snowing steady all day, with some heavy stuff around midday. When we arrived, I would guess maybe 6 or so inches of VERY LIGHT DRY pow (quality sheet mon) on the sides of the trails. Ended up with probably 10-12" by the time we left around 2:15.....

Greg - You should be in great shape if ya head there tommorow....even if they do groom, you should still be golden sticking to the sides of trails, with lots of fluffy goodness to be had around every corner. Ducked a few ropes (actually my friend dropped a glove from the lift, so 1 time we were 'legit') Pow was nice, but could use anther 6-8" to make it really worth it. Which reminds me - be careful - LOTS of snow snakes (logs, rocks, big chuncks of snowmaking death cookies etc) hiding in the pow...Keep you tip(s) up.

Wind was constant, but not an issue at all. VERY, VERY few people on the slopes....no (literally) lift lines....

All in all....A great early season powder day.

Off to Okemo tommorow - Am expecting lots more early season smoke pow pow.....

 

[ChileMass]

As of about 500PM it started to really pick up here east of Worcester - lots of wind and snow. Probably got an inch or so in the last hour and still coming down pretty well, although we still only have about 5" on the ground. The guy on Channel 4 in Boston now says we should wind up with 8-12 total here. Hopefully much more up north.....

 

[Greg]

Thanks for the report, pepperdawg. Looking forward to heading up tomorrow. 8)

 

[MichaelJ]

Still plenty of snow coming down, plenty of wind with an occasional serious gust. Lots of swirling snow outside with reduced visibility. I think I'm looking at about 8" or more out there, but everything is drifted so it's hard to tell.

The soup was really good.

 

[riverc0il]

BLAH. it's suppose to snow a lot in the mountains, not cape ann. i went to bed two hours ago. one hour ago, i got woken up by the plow guy spinning the wheels on his 4 wheel drive truck trying to plow out the driveway. it was a sad sight seeing him defeated by the wet think packed snow. it was a smack in the face for me, cause if a 4 wheel drive heavy truck is having trouble with this stuff... my light weight saturn is sure to end up on the side of the road or worse.

i think i'm bailing tomorrow. at best, i'll try for a halfday, but i think i'm gonna wait this one out. if it was powder, no problem... but this is one of the worst storms i've ever seen in my area and it ain't slowing down. well over a foot of WET snow now and still coming. would have been 3+ feet if this was fluffy powder. if it keeps snowing tomorrow, i might be able to bail on work monday other than that, it'll be next week for me.

 

[pepperdawg]

Have fun Greg!!!! It'll be worth the trip!!!!!

Its puking here in N CT now (and has been for the past few hours) - heaviest snows of the storm yet...wind is really swirling now too

 

[Greg]

i think i'm bailing tomorrow. at best, i'll try for a halfday, but i think i'm gonna wait this one out. if it was powder, no problem... but this is one of the worst storms i've ever seen in my area and it ain't slowing down. well over a foot of WET snow now and still coming. would have been 3+ feet if this was fluffy powder. if it keeps snowing tomorrow, i might be able to bail on work monday other than that, it'll be next week for me.

Looks like I'm in the same situation. The guys planning to go with me are in lower Fairfield County and we're gussing it may take 3 1/2 hours+ for them to get to Jiminy and they bagged it. So, I'm probably gonna spend the day digging out. If possible, I may try to get to Butternut for the afternoon. Oh, and I'm feeling a little sick so tomorrow's a possibility.

 

[Joshua B]

I just saw on Channel 7 news that Beverly is the big winner with 32 inches. Congratulations Rivercoil!

 

[Joshua B]

NECN says Wildcat got the most snow of any NE ski area with 35 inches.