hammer
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Will it be a washout this weekend? :-?
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Weekend of 3/13 - 3/14
- Thread starter hammer
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Pretty much--looking ugly. Slow moving low pressure (almost stalling) funnels in the rain--snow levels look pretty high too for mainly rain all areas (VT/NH/ME).
riverc0il
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Fox seemed to suggest snow on the back end for the N. Greens after the rain late in the weekend with optimism for next week for snow. Does that play out with you view of things as well? I know it is a long ways off... but I am looking for any indication that I should bag a vacation next week. I can deal with this weekend being NCP if it snows off and on next week.
Sure, definately a possibility of turning the backedge stuff back to snow but not til after the weekend though. With a cut-off system like this, timing will have to be adjusted-- usually delayed. Most moisture will shift east by the time snow levels drop back down but at least the northern Greens and N NH will see the best chance of covering the slop back up with a bit of snow--probably not much though. Looks drier through midweek next week--possibly another storm late next week (threat of rain again?)
Man, so far this March is shaping up to be just like last year. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the spring weather this weekend, but I can wait for April for that. Seems like the past two seasons we've been skunked pretty bad.
drjeff
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We need to keep our fingers crossed for LOTS of dry slotting the next few days! 
Riverskier
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At least, if I recall correctly, last March was pretty dry. As nice as it would have been to get a few good storms, at least the Spring skiing was good right through the end of April. If we add multiple rain storms this year, it could be a very short and wet Spring. Still plenty of time for things to turn around though.
crosses fingers for 07' Spring
jrmagic
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We need to keep our fingers crossed for LOTS of dry slotting the next few days!
Amen to that!
drjeff
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Yup, last March there was a smallish storm the 1st couple of days, and then basically the Northeast became a desert the rest of the month
Made for some nice, extended early spring conditions, but didn't do much for late season base building to set up the spring season
drjeff
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Yup, if only this storm could track like the one's that burried DC/VA/MD earlier this year, where the Northern extent of the moisture from the storm was cut off from New England pretty much at the CT coastline - that track is fine for a LIQUID storm, but sucks for a SNOW storm!
Riverskier
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No kidding. I will never forget April 22nd, 2007 at Sugarloaf. T shirt weather, 100% open including backside snowfields, and some of the deepest snow I have ever seen on that mountain.
jaywbigred
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Depressing. I'd take dry at this point.
hammer
Active member
Any hope that the NCP will hold off until Sunday? Will areas further north be spared at all?
Just trying to see if any of this weekend is salvageable...
Just trying to see if any of this weekend is salvageable...
It's starting to trend later--heavy stuff arriving late Sat/Sat night into Sunday. Timing will be tough due to a gradual onset and not like a sharp, defined cold front. Heavy stuff could stay across SVT, SNH too...we'll see if that trend holds.
hammer
Active member
This is one of those times when I'd like to see the same blocking that kept storms to the south much of the past few months...
Zand
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Things look MUCH better for northern VT now than they did 2 days ago. The QPF is going down everytime a new model comes out. At worst it's looking like light rain showers Saturday and Sunday with some snow in the higher elevations Saturday night. Sugarbush, Stowe, Jay, etc should be OK... might have to head inside for a shower or two but nothing bad.
Skiing south of route 4? Good luck.
Skiing south of route 4? Good luck.
riverc0il
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Pretty sad when "light rain shows with some snow" is MUCH better. It is definitely an improvement in the forecast and if that plays out, damage will be substantially reduced.
Zand
Well-known member
Compared to 1-2" of rain it's much better at least lol.
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