Roundup

Saturday's storm played out as forecast with a good 5-10"+ of new snow falling across most resorts in Vermont, northern New Hampshire, and western Maine. The jackpot total from Saturday that I could find was over at Saddleback in Maine with 14" of new snow in the past 24 hours.

Above are the reports that we've received in the last 24 hours, which are not complete. For example, Sunday River may be reporting 0" of new snow through the automated service, but this morning's snow report over on SundayRiver.com highlights 6-9" of new snow. Same for Wildcat: 12", and for Sugarloaf: 10".

Stowe reported ~10" at their summit, and their snow-board showed ~8.5"-9" before they wiped it clean for Sunday:

The snowfall totals were highly dependent upon elevation for those few extra degrees below freezing to maximize accumulation. Don't be surprised to see accumulations of just a 3-5" at resort bases, but double or triple those amounts at the summit.

Many resorts reported mixing with rain or sleet later in the day on Saturday before going back over to fluffier stuff overnight. The cams show this nicely with accumulation early in the day settling as temperatures warmed and rain added weight to the snow. Here's an example from Okemo:

The storm produced ~12" of snow in the Presidential Range in NH with a a report from the Hermit Lake SNOTEL site above 4000' near the Tuckerman Ravine which became topped by ~1" of ice/crust with a brief change-over to rain and warmer temperatures. The Mount Washington Avalanche Center is warning of *considerable* avalanche range Sunday into Monday, and that the Sherburne ski trail is now snow covered from the ravine down to Pinkham Notch. The avalanche risk is something that we highlight on our OpenSnow page, screenshotted below:

Forecast

Sunday morning radar animation courtesy the Weather Channel.

Snow is ongoing Sunday morning across Vermont and northern New Hampshire where temperatures have dropped back into the 20s. The snow is accumulating fast and will likely add up to an additional 3-5" in favorable upslope conditions for fresh refills across resorts up and down the Green and White Mountains -- IF the wind doesn't create too many lift holds. Winds will crank out of the west at 20 mph gusting occasionally over 40 mph which could mess with lift operations. Be patient...

Snow showers will linger into Monday before backing off with advancing weak high pressure into the region on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Any sunshine Tuesday morning won't last long as another weak storm moves across the region on Tuesday afternoon with another round of light snow likely Tuesday night:

We probably won't clear out on Wednesday and Thursday in the Mountains before our next show of light snow on Thursday night:

The five-day snowfall forecast brings us up through Thursday and does not include any additional snow on Thursday night into Friday. The totals below include all snow on Sunday/Monday, Tuesday night, and Thursday during the day:

Look for additional accumulations in the 5-to-10-day period that push these totals above 1 foot at many locations:

If you have some vacation time saved up, now might be the time take a few days to enjoy fresh snow in the next week or two as snow conditions look to improve daily.

I'll be back tomorrow morning with a full forecast on what's driving our extended period of wintry weather and the prospects for our next "big" event.

-Dr. Jay | New England Daily Snow