snow amounts ?

[hikerfast]

wondered if we could get a thread going about how much snow is where in the mountains, a general guide for everyone, by elevation or region or whatever would help? not used to this in october...laffs

 

[post'r boy]

this works good for me!

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/snow.shtml

 

[carole]

Mt.W's 'Backcountry Weather and Trail Conditions' can give you an idea for the different areas of the Whites.

 

[Waumbek]

Rain, then sleet, has turned to snow now in Franconia at 1200' with the ground beginning to turn white. Temp is in the 30-33*F range. The big plows and sanders are out working. The Notch is probably picking up a lot.

 

[hikerfast]

wondered if anyone had any firsthand observations

 

[post'r boy]

4 to 6" on the ground at lowes on rte 2 in nh
is that better???
check this out!
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/US...p=RadarImagery&product=RadarLoop&prodnav=none
or try this.....http://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/eye_detailed.cfm
and in case you want road conditions in vermont.....http://67.106.3.242/default.asp?display=all&area=VT_statewide&date=&textOnly=False
one could also look here!!! http://vortex.plymouth.edu/
last one!!! http://www.intellicast.com/Local/US...ecasts&product=Forecast&prodnav=none&pid=none

 

[AMF]

Sorry this ain't the northeast, but I just left 8" at 3000' elevation behind in WVA at Blackwater Falls, with snow levels generally down to 1500' elev. Started snowing Monday around noon, continued into Tuesday. Tried to get to trailheads leading to higher elevations on Dolly Sods, but a serious accident had blocked the roads. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a foot at 4000'. Can't beat skiing in October! Snow showers forecast for higher elevations through the rest of the week.

 

[hikerfast]

thats cool..dont think ive ever been to west virginia. must be gorgeous. do strangers still have to be careful in the rural areas or is it all user friendly now. my buddy at work lived down there, keeps telling me never to go out the back roads..lol

 

[Nadine]

There's an inch on the ground at my house which is at 182 feet elevation. The snowplow has been by twice

Nadine

 

[gaiagirl]

Good lord, I'm all for snow on the trails instead of ice, but it's just a bit early for this kind of cold and winter conditions, isn't it?!!!! Guess I just need to suck it up and get out in it ... this is New England after all.

 

[Tuggy]

" thats cool..dont think ive ever been to west virginia. must be gorgeous. do strangers still have to be careful in the rural areas or is it all user friendly now. my buddy at work lived down there, keeps telling me never to go out the back roads..lol"

The only ones you have to watch out for are the people driving around looking for hillbillies.

 

[AMF]

...my buddy at work lived down there, keeps telling me never to go out the back roads..lol

Thats just a rumor to keep the riff-raff away!

 

[hikerfast]

total amounts?

any updated totals from any trails? hearsay?

 

[Al Sochard]

Its still snowing

Well over a foot here in Randolph and still snowing. I would guess trails start at a foot and continue to gain with altitude upwards of 3 feet. Very wet conditions under the snow at lower elevations

 

[Quietman]

Snow line in SW NH this morning is about 1,300' on S. Pack and Monadnock. There is about 2-3" at 1,500'. And now I'm sitting in my office

 

[professor]

Six inches of wet, slushy stuff at my house in East Middlebury, VT, although nothing 6 miles away in the village of Middlebury. I had to break out the saw to remove a downed tree across my driveway to get to work this morning. Rumor has it that there's about a foot at the Middlebury College Snow Bowl, which also coincides with where the Long Trail crosses Middlebury Gap at about 2200 ft. elevation. I suspect that trails through wooded areas with lots of leaves left on the trees will be difficult to pass due to fallen limbs.

 

[injektilo]

Sugarloaf is reporting 40+ inches at the summit...

Guess I'll break out the snowshoes this weekend!

 

[mudhook51]

Catskills, Rt 23 ,12" at Prattsville, 8" hunter-Windham .Rt. 28 Bare from highmount to kingston. These are in town observations and reports. Many trees are down because they still had there leaves.

 

[mtnpa]

My next door neighbor in Bethlehem says they have a foot of snow and the power is out. I may have to hook work on Friday

 

[ken]

i like these:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/graphics/snowmaps/sd1_today.jpg

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/nerfc/products/BOSWRKF1B.txt

saved them in my favorites years ago and use tham all winter.
this one is used to be good too, but it doesn't look like they are doing too good with it so far today (it has today's date, but doesn't look like it was updated yet?):
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/US...ather&product=SnowCover&prodnav=none&pid=none