awf170
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Head to Sugarloaf. It might still be very heavy there but the terrain up top is so sick with this coverage it doesn't matter. Have you been to Sugarloaf before? Anyway I'm going to be there tomorrow through thursday.
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The Official 4/15 - 4/17 Storm Discussion Thread
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Head to Sugarloaf. It might still be very heavy there but the terrain up top is so sick with this coverage it doesn't matter. Have you been to Sugarloaf before? Anyway I'm going to be there tomorrow through thursday.
billski
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911AM, pouring at Stowe, even on Mansfield. 
911AM, pouring at Stowe, even on Mansfield.
Well that isn't a good sign. I was hoping nothern areas of New England wouldn't get as much of the rain. If it's anything like Southern NH is getting, it won't take long to wash away a crapton of snow. Was barely able to get to work with all of the closed roads.
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loaf is claiming sleet at lower elevations at 11 AM - I checked on the mt. washington obs. website and the temp is starting to drop and the temp is below 32 down to about 3000'
the loaf said it was suppose to change all back to snow this pm
crazy!
the loaf said it was suppose to change all back to snow this pm
crazy!
kingslug
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Maybe a little gathering at Killington is warranted next weekend. I'm shooting for Sunday Monday.
nelsapbm
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The sun is out up here in Burlington. Everything is melting creating quite the mess.
trusty
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does anyone have any info on conditions in Killington or Sugarbush? Wondering if it will all melt by this coming wkend. Weather seems to say it will hover right around 32-34 til Friday.
andyzee
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awf170
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You have to be kidding, right? Right now every ski area in NNE has there best base so far this year. They got 1-1.5 feet of snow yesterday followed by some rain, it was still a net gain.
castlerock
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Not a chance it will melt. I am at Sugarbush now, There is 2 to 3 feet of snow, everywhere including the woods. Snowbanks are 6 feet high. It looks like February, and we will be getting more snow all week.
riverc0il
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On the bright side, the snow that did fall is excellent base building snow (what is this April, the December that wasn't?) and sets the ski areas up good for next weekend. With any luck, one more storm coming our way? Regardless, should be fantastic skiing this weekend. With all the snow blowing, don't expect powder tomorrow even in the woods. Wind slabbed consolidated is going to be the rule. The snow that fell was pretty dense already and this wind should work wonders.
I would advise caution for anyone going into the woods. Lots of downed trees today in the Kingdom. Power outage sent me home early for the afternoon.
I would advise caution for anyone going into the woods. Lots of downed trees today in the Kingdom. Power outage sent me home early for the afternoon.
kingslug
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I'm in
Just booked a condo, thought I'd be staying at a motel 6 or something. But then the wife decides that her and one of her girlfriends needs to go as well. Maybe the Bush for Monday is in order as well, if they are open.
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riverc0il
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ick, looks worse than i thought. stowe's report for today says groomers only to open and definitely stay out of the woods. the storm did help the snow pack and base depth in the northern greens, but looks like we are taking a bit of punishment for the gain. looks like we'll need another storm or spring skiing weather to get a lot of trails back up if this stowe report is any indication how ski areas fared. looking forward to some reports today and tomorrow to see what the results are for later this week.
It all depends on the sheer mass of WATER that rained down this morning. Enough water rained down on center NH / Southern NH that roads are washing out, dams are breaking.
We got 2-3 inches of *rain*
bobbutts
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agreed
Sugarloaf and Jay both report mixing, so the yucky stuff made it all the way up basically. The new snow should easily absorb the rain, so the issue isn't depth, it's surface.. Groomers should be fine, other stuff is wait and see.
bobbutts
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Check out the Pat's Peak cam, first time in awhile it looks worse than closing day.. And the peak cam got blown in a new direction!
Good news is their summit is at 1400' and they are south, so none of the open resorts should have seen the washout the lower slopes did there. Higher elevation = later changeover = more snow = less rain.
loafer89
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Sugarloaf got a good deal of base building snow with 12-14" at the top of the Superquad this morning.
Right now in Stratton we have a sleet/wet snow mix again and the NWS says 6-8" more snow tonight and tomorrow.
Right now in Stratton we have a sleet/wet snow mix again and the NWS says 6-8" more snow tonight and tomorrow.
kingslug
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Should be a fun weekend for you... :lol:
Hopefully.
