The "Sugarbush Thread"

[mikec142]

Curious...the website says 17" of snow within the past 48 hours with a season total of 174". But the write up beneath those numbers says

"We picked up 4 inches of snow overnight at the base with more at the summit. It's been a bit windy up top, so our best guess is 12 inches. This bumps us to 27 inches for the storm total! If that's not enough for you, another 1-2 inches is expected today."

What's with the difference? Where is annual snow totals tabulated from? The base? The Summit? Mid-Station?

 

[cdskier]

Curious...the website says 17" of snow within the past 48 hours with a season total of 174". But the write up beneath those numbers says

"We picked up 4 inches of snow overnight at the base with more at the summit. It's been a bit windy up top, so our best guess is 12 inches. This bumps us to 27 inches for the storm total! If that's not enough for you, another 1-2 inches is expected today."

What's with the difference? Where is annual snow totals tabulated from? The base? The Summit? Mid-Station?

17" seems low from what is around my condo...

The range they are officially reporting is 17" at the base, 21" mid-mountain, and 27" at the summit. The website displays all 3, you just have to click the dropdown next to where it says "Today (base)" to change to the other ones. (FWIW, MRG is reporting 32" so far from the storm at their cabot snow stake which I believe is at the elevation of the birdcage)

The annual snow total displayed on the website is the summit total, although they track all 3. And if you get the daily snow report e-mails, it includes all 3 totals.

 

[Hawk]

Acording to my wife who shoveled twice, it is more like 20"+ in our parking lot and still dumping at 11:00. She bets we got another 2-3" this morning.

 

[cdskier]

Acording to my wife who shoveled twice, it is more like 20"+ in our parking lot and still dumping at 11:00. She bets we got another 2-3" this morning.

That seems more in line with what I see around my condo. ~24 would have been my estimate at this elevation, although hard to tell exactly with the blowing and drifting.

 

[Hawk]

and more importantly, the snow started off heavy and progressively got lighter. Just what the doctor ordered. So finally pretty much everywhere is in play.

 

[HowieT2]

and more importantly, the snow started off heavy and progressively got lighter. Just what the doctor ordered. So finally pretty much everywhere is in play.

what about the creeks? luv skiing creeks. I assume there would need to be another couple of feet before they're good to go.
either way, I got one thing to take care of tomorrow work wise and then its wheels up.

 

[Hawk]

Hard to say Howie. There was a ton of wind so maybe the blow-in helped. I can say that I got trapped a couple of times last week with open water. But 20 to 30" of snow fixes a lot of sins.

 

[tumbler]

I hope you guys are skiing instead of looking out the window...

 

[Hawk]

I'm working. Sucks but some one has to I guess.

 

[cdskier]

Same as Hawk...I'm stuck looking out the window at all this snow while I'm on non-stop meetings and calls

Sucks to be right here and not able to get out, but I can't exactly ditch work last minute. (I already had several vacation days scheduled for next week and the week after to get some mid-week skiing in).

 

[tumbler]

I hear ya. I'd rather be there than looking at the webcams.

 

[Hawk]

Ya big week for launching a project. I left and went back homw. What really sucks is my wife is between calls and is skiing with my neice. So there's that. Doah!

 

[mikec142]

I have a buddy who is skiing at Lincoln Peak with his son (I'm guessing the son is about 10-11) It's their first time there. He's saying that the glades are chest deep on his son.

 

[Kingslug20]

Off...the hook...today....

 

[mikec142]

KS,

It's hard for me to tell where these pix are from. Can you give a bit more info?

Looks amazing!!!

 

[cdskier]

KS,

It's hard for me to tell where these pix are from. Can you give a bit more info?

Looks amazing!!!

I'm thinking it looks like they're from Castlerock...

 

[mikec142]

I'm thinking it looks like they're from Castlerock...

I’m so used to seeing the moguls.

 

[Hawk]

they goomed castlerock and middle earth so the bumps are small. First time this year. Hell of a day for your first time to the Bush. I wish I was there.

 

[SteezyRob]

castlerock run groomed with pow on the top is something i have luckily had the privilege of enjoying

 

[teleo]

Sidebrook was pretty outrageous this morning. Some of the deepest snow I've skied at the bush. Heavy though. Slowed you down. Felt like a sloth skiing at times.