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“Magic Snow” in Action

Filed on: February 9th, 2010 By: Greg

Apparently “magic snow” makes the rider magically appear in 5 places at once! Great snow out there to be found still… (rider: Christian)

Green Mtn: Magic Snow.

Filed on: February 4th, 2010 By: Lionel Hutz

Gotta make this quick because I have to go to the dentist.
As we speak a little magic snow is set to affect the Northern Greens. What’s magic snow? Well read on….

Magic Monday: Retrograding Storm and Broad Cyclonic Flow Brings Snows (Updated)

Filed on: December 6th, 2010 By: Lionel Hutz

I’ll get right to the point since I have neither ripped my pants, nor have any witty introductions prepared .
As we speak a large and powerful storm is churning out off the coast of Maine. As I said a week …

Mid-Week Storm Complex to Bring Snow to Northeast (Wed Update)

Filed on: March 17th, 2013 By: Lionel Hutz

Starting on Tuesday a storm complex will move into the Northeast. From Tuesday through Thursday night we’ll see steady snowfall across all major northeast mountains as the “storm” unfolds in 4 parts. Totals will generally be in the 8-16 …

Wasatch Weather Forecast: OH MY GOD IT MIGHT SNOW (Oops. Guess not.)

Filed on: February 17th, 2012 By: Lionel Hutz

Yea. I know. It might actually like snow in Utah. In brief, on saturday, a storm will dive southwest out of oregon and Washington and move through the northen section of the beehive state. It will push a cold …

“Upslope” Snow on Tap for Friday Morning

Filed on: December 14th, 2011 By: Lionel Hutz

On thursday a moderatly strong low pressure system will skirt along to our north. As it does, it will push the ADK and VT into the warm sector, bringing some snows along at the front end from WAA/isentropic lifting. Once …

Snow Showers Across North Country Bring Back Winter Feel…. (Updated= Success)

Filed on: January 5th, 2011 By: Lionel Hutz

Update: Totals
Looks like the event unfolded pretty much as I expected- though HIGHLY variable- with the Bush came out as the winner. Reported totals up and down the spine are as follows:
Buying lift tickets for a trip you just planned …

Substantial snowfall possible along I-95 corridor but will it reach the ski areas? YES! (Updated with Totals)

Filed on: December 26th, 2010 By: Lionel Hutz

To facilitate discussion of this potential I-95 mauler I have started a new thread.  The old forecast discussion/trend following thread can be found here.  I would strongly consider reading it to understand the context of this storm.
With that said it …

WSW Flow brings snows to Greens and ADK (UPDATED)

Filed on: December 17th, 2010 By: Lionel Hutz

Quick Report:
The wind has turned brifely and is bringing moisture from Lake Ontario into the ADK and Greens.  This is a WSW flow and I find these events to be a) under reported, and b) snowy.  Now the dyanmics aren’t great …

SPAM #10: Magic Powder Turn

Filed on: December 16th, 2010 By: Greg

As a follow up to our analysis of the magic behind a powder turn in The POWstige earlier this week, we’ve got a fresh SPAM for your viewing pleasure. Today we’ve got several shots taken during a Vermont dawn patrol …

Post Frontal Snows…

Filed on: December 13th, 2010 By: Lionel Hutz

Morning!  Hopefully you all had a great weekend. I did. Sorry about the rains.  I believe some help is on the way.  Note: I have to make this quick because I need to do some actual work (that’s a total abject lie. …

TR: VTah Part IV – The Most Surprising Snow on Earth!

Filed on: February 6th, 2010 By: Greg

With Lionel talking about “magic snow” you can’t help but be surprised that it’s already time for VTah part IV.

Click the picture to read more. We may be adding more later, so be sure to check back later!

VTah Part IV — The Most Surprising Snow on Earth!

Filed on: February 6th, 2010 By: The F.I.S.

Every winter in New England there is at least one weather event that truly tests the sanity of The East Coast Skier. Although The East Coast Skier’s mountains are quite far north in comparison to resorts in the western United …

Long Range Thoughts: Sniffing out a Mid-Month Storm (Updated 1/16/10: Chances for significant snowfall increasing for So. VT)

Filed on: January 15th, 2010 By: Lionel Hutz

First let me chip the ice off my keyboard…ok…that’s done. Now on to more important things…namely the weather (and lunch). All and all it’s pretty quiet around these parts. Excluding this historic cold snap, (only two …

Quick Burst of Snow possible in Southern VT, Catskills and ADK Monday into Tuesday (UPDATED 12/27)

Filed on: December 26th, 2009 By: Lionel Hutz

We have a “Weather Thingy” and it’s going to help out snow starved areas of the Catskills and So. Vt.

VTah Part III — The Most Unreliable Great Snow on Earth!

Filed on: December 14th, 2009 By: The F.I.S.

Last week, the weather guys observed a sneaky band of lake effect snow sliding off Lake Ontario and into New England. Although it was not clear beforehand, this storm had the potential to deliver VTah Part III (remember Part I …

Why Do the License Plates Turn Green?

Filed on: April 11th, 2011 By: Greg

As the old joke goes: “How do you know when it’s spring in New Hampshire? The license plates turn green.”
To those of you who get the joke: High Five; you’re awesome. To those of you who don’t: It’s a …

Utah: Winter Returns on a NW Flow

Filed on: February 4th, 2011 By: Lionel Hutz

I know it has been a tough month for LCC.  A sloppy rainy once in 30 year storm over MLK day turned parts of LCC into the Adirondacks.  And since there isn’t an edge grinder within 900 miles of Alta, …

Ughhh! YET ANOTHER East Coast TR?!

Filed on: January 18th, 2011 By: Greg

In homage to Sam‘s classic TR from “the old days,” we’ve decided to just throw together a pile of awesome skiing that went down since our TR about how 6″ turns out to be equal to 1 meter in the …

Deep Weekend=Deep-end

Filed on: January 16th, 2011 By: Greg

The magic snow of Vermont was in full force this weekend as an Alberta Clipper slammed into the state and delivered between 8 and 13 inches (link is to an on the hill snow depth report of a very trusted …

Solidly Mediocre!

Filed on: December 4th, 2010 By: Ben

This week has been a trying one for a skier in the Northeast. Just a few days ago we endured temperatures in the 50s and rains edging toward Biblical status. This one hurt especially hard since it came only a …

When November Takes a Nose Dive…

Filed on: November 21st, 2010 By: Greg

…get back in the saddle….

Winter’s back!

Filed on: November 1st, 2010 By: Ben

The weather changes quickly in New England – after a warm week the mountains are bouncing back with some great snow! Ben and some friends checked out some of their favorite spots and were pleasantly surprised!

The Turn (or: A Year of Famous Internet Skiing)

Filed on: July 26th, 2010 By: Greg

A lot of folks focus on the summer solstice as the turning point from summer to winter. They say: “the days are now getting shorter” or “we’ve made the turn away from the sun.” As any bona fide ski addict …

A Completely Average April

Filed on: April 26th, 2010 By: The F.I.S.

The last time we logged a full trip report the summit of Mount Washington was experiencing record breaking heat, and we wore T-shirts and sunscreen circumnavigating Mount Adams IV. Since that time, the weather has changed. While the valleys have …

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