DEEP snow

[Robs]

So, I did sugarloaf today, and was hoping for Spaulding, but the snow was Way too deep; chest deep for a 6'1" fella, and too loose for snow shoes to help enough. From experience in previous years, how long before it compacts? I want to get as many peaks as I can this winter, but that was ridiculous...

 

[BobC]

The rain forecasted for this weekend ought to take care of that...

 

[WinterWarlock]

The rain forecasted for this weekend ought to take care of that...

Yuck - wet slush is worse than deep powder, IMO.

 

[DougPaul]

Yuck - wet slush is worse than deep powder, IMO.

Wait until it freezes...

Doug

 

[rup]

Rain @ 50 degrees way down south here, but rain in Moosebutt as well???? at altitude??

 

[mfurgal64]

Snow here in Waterville Valley at 9:40am. Supposed to turn to ice/rain, but I hope it doesn't

 

[DrewKnight]

It did... Mike (MFurgal64) was grilling last night and kept coming in to report "transparent snow", which was kind of harshing my mellow.

It was really beating down at midnight, but it apparently shifted, briefly, back over to snow in the wee hours as there is a dusting on top of whatever we ended up with. I am not sure I want to know what's down there, but I bet it's slick.

 

[pocahontas]

So what's it like now up there in the Whites?
Did yesterday's storm produce a lot of snow?

Here in Smithfield, RI we got 8 inches.

 

[DougPaul]

So what's it like now up there in the Whites?
Did yesterday's storm produce a lot of snow?

Some places to check:
http://www.outdoors.org/recreation/tripplanner/go/backcountry-weather.cfm
http://www.outdoors.org/tripplanner/go/backcountry-weather.cfm
http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/avalanche/
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/snow/recent.html
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/research/snow/dly-data.php

and
http://www.wunderground.com
click on "detailed history and climate"

Doug

 

[pocahontas]

Hey!
what great up to the minute
detailed reference sites
Thanx DP !

 

[BobC]

Was out in the Whites yesterday. Not a lot of new snow, but the high winds blew a lot of snow onto the trails - lots of drifts - so it felt like all new snow.