1st Snow in Franconia

[Waumbek]

The incessant rain (3/4" last night) turned to snow briefly this morning to give us this fall's first white coating in the valley (1200') that I've seen. The mountains, totally socked in, are probably picking up a lot. It's gone back to rain now at lower elevations.

 

[grouseking]

The incessant rain (3/4" last night) turned to snow briefly this morning to give us this fall's first white coating in the valley (1200') that I've seen. The mountains, totally socked in, are probably picking up a lot. It's gone back to rain now at lower elevations.

Have you seen any of the mountains yet or are they still socked in? If the snow level went down to 1200 ft, I can only imagine how much snow the mountains got. Finally something to be excited about, after having 75-80 degree weather thru almost Columbus Day!

grouseking

 

[Waumbek]

Still socked in. We've seen them only about two days out of the last two weeks.

 

[Breeze]

Check out the Ravines Webcam from Mt Washington Obs...... yikes~!!!!!

time to switch to Winter Mode.


On my drive to work this morning it was all rain across 2 to Gorham and up to Dolly Copp/Pinkham B Road.

By the time I got to Dolly Copp Picnic Area, there was 2" slush on 16, at Great Glen, it was ALL SNOW, quite slippy, and I was in 4wheel. NHDOT was plowing and salting 16 by 8:30. A couple of slip-slide-off the road- accidents in the AMC /Wildcat area. Snowing VERY heavily in that mini-marshmallow way at just about 32 degres.

On the way down 16N to Gorham at 10 AM, it was definitely winter-white on the ground and trees at the Dolly Copp Road, and beginning to accumulate at the Ranger Station.

Breeze

 

[MichaelJ]

I drove the Kanc this morning. From at least a few miles before the Hancock Overlook to well on the other side of the Pass was 3 to 6 *inches* of snow with more falling.

Unplowed.

The car behind me didn't make it - they were spinning and couldn't get up one of the hills. I had my teeth clenched for much of the drive (snow tires aren't on the Outback yet).

Woo-hoo!!!!

 

[ken]

looked a lot like winter on washington (also clay & jefferson) - cog tracks are covered over in spots (they are still running the stinky smelly thing up part of the way so we mooned it as we passed) - i stayed near cannon last night and nothing was on the ground but the car had a thin coating of slush on in the morning - i could see some snow sticking to the trees higher up.

 

[Tom Rankin]

I drove the Kanc this morning. From at least a few miles before the Hancock Overlook to well on the other side of the Pass was 3 to 6 *inches* of snow with more falling.

Unplowed.

The car behind me didn't make it - they were spinning and couldn't get up one of the hills. I had my teeth clenched for much of the drive (snow tires aren't on the Outback yet).

Woo-hoo!!!!

Wow, we drove thru around 10, and it was plowed! Thank God!

Here's a pic:

http://home.hvc.rr.com/trankin/s1.jpg

 

[MichaelJ]

Yup, that looks right.

I saw at least one plow heading in from the east side when I was back down on bare pavement.

It was *slippery*. Wicked, wicked slippery.

 

[Umsaskis]

Heading up to Lincoln this morning to drop off my husband at work, I could see through the clouds that several of the lower mountains looked like they had some snow on the trees near their summits. Yeehaw!

 

[Frodo]

Looks like more snow is on the way Forecast

We will be skiing before we know it