Storm Speculation: 1/19/15

Skied Whiteface yesterday - I'd say up top they got 3-5" Skyward skied real well...mid-down was a mess seemed like groomed wet snow that froze.

Wish VT would get screwed more often haha - bummer reading those reports on a storm like this when ADK only gets a few inches.

How did GORE make out?  Similar to WF?

I wasn't at Gore this weekend so I will put this out tentatively...

Gore reported 3" overnight and another inch the next day. Their reporting is done from the base.  From what I saw on FB there was some rain at the base, but during the fireworks (early eve) it was snowing.

I'm not sure how WF does snow reporting or if it is done consistently by the same person.  I was really surprised to see WF reporting zero from this storm.

WF reporting zero was definately an error or lack of update.  I think it changed to 3" by the time I was heading out to the gondi.

I can say first hand there was 3" minimum up top....prob more like 4-5" maybe 6?  Good day of skiing, somewhat of a powder day mid-up....just would have liked to see a little more on snow totals being that VT caught 8-12.

Read that the moisture was just too far east for the ADK..

I thought maybe they didn't update but couldn't find a time on the report. Usually WF is right on it, reporting early enough for the report to matter.

It's rare for NY to get as much (or more) from an event as VT does.  It requires a synoptic event with a very specific track.

Valentine's 2007 and Snowmagedon were two examples.

Yeh, I know how VT just gets more snow because of its topography, the spine wall, upslope, etc. etc......just wish it was the other way around!  I am not, however, jealous of $108 lift tix.

And when the ADK does get hit, no better place on the EC

I<3ADK wrote

WF reporting zero was definately an error or lack of update.  I think it changed to 3" by the time I was heading out to the gondi.

I can say first hand there was 3" minimum up top....prob more like 4-5" maybe 6?  Good day of skiing, somewhat of a powder day mid-up

Yep...really good above mid.