Summary:

Largest storm in 3 years for the Mid Atlantic... cities.

There is an arctic boundary arriving at the same time as we get a developing storm. This energy will turn the corning along the jet through Virginia and explode off of the coast.  While there is a shot for a decent amount of snow, the biggest amounts might be between metro Baltimore and Philly.  That is south and east of the ski areas.

 

Details:

This will be brief as my duties in the metro area are taking over my time, but there is good news with this storm for Tuesday January 21... It will bring moderate snow load of cold air for the rest of the week. That means more snowmaking and primo conditions on top of whatever falls.

Here is a look at my trusty Canadian GEM Model. This was the only one to see this event last week. Whle it got lost in the system, it is now back. I have to continue to trust this model and give it props.  So here is the basic timeline.... An ALL DAY TUESDAY event. 

 

The southern track is a reflection of the arctic air, and the heaviest snow for our ski areas will be near the MD/PA boarder.   In fact there may be more snow at the Jersey Shore than the Poconos. Here is a look at the Hi-Resolution NAM model for precipitation. Considering the cold temps in the teens, and perhaps dropping into the single digits at the end of this event, the snow ratios coudl be 20 to 1 or higher.  That is double what we normally get and makes for sweet powder.

So it appears there is a good chance for a 6 inch event for Roundtop, Liberty, Whitetail, Wisp, Canaan Valley, Timberline, and Snowshoe.  I would still see 3 inches or more for 7 Springs and north into the Poconos.

Lot’s to look forward to in the next few weeks, but winter is far from done.

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