What Happened to the Bombogenesis?
Posted by Tim Kelley November 6, 2009 at 8:50 pm
The forecast from Tuesday looked promising for snow in parts of New England, with storm force wind over the Ocean. We got some snow, and some wind, but not to the extent I was forecasting back on Tuesday. The storm ‘Bombed Out’ south of Nova Scotia instead of east of Nantucket. Low pressure south of New England Thursday November 5, 2009 was about 1018 millibars (30.1″) is tonight 986 millibars (29.1″) east of Halifax Nova Scotia. That rapid pressure drop over the ocean is what we call ‘Bombogenesis’.
The wind is Halifax Nova Scotia gustied to 70 kilometers per hour (43 mph) today with rain and snow.
We did end up with 5″ of snow in Wellington Maine.
Here at Sunday River Maine, a place I thought was going to get enough snow to open new terrain, got only 1″ of new snow. November continues to be less snowy than October.
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Skiing on your Mind?- Meet us at The Harpoon Brewery
Posted by Tim Kelley June 23, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Is Skiing on your mind? Me too! We have options.. we can book to the Southern Hemisphere, where I hear winter is off to a great start. Or we can go to Mt. Hood Oregon, where another outstanding winter has led to great snow this summer. Here is a view of The Palmer Glacier Skiing at Timberline Oregon.
Or we can start the clock to our New England winter.. By my figuring we are 20 weeks away from our first skiing of 2009/2010. To get ready, please join us at our Pan Mass Challenge, Team NECN fundraiser, featuring great food and beverages from Harpoon Brewing and Blue Ribbon BBQ of Newton and Arlington. We are auctioning great golf and ski packages for some of New England’s top resorts. Killington, Stowe, Wildcat, and Loon have all donated prizes to be sold to highest bidders Thursday Night. The forecast is for warmer weather on Thursday, great for enjoying the outdoor patio at the Harpoon Brewery at 306 Northern Avenue in Boston.
New England Spring Skiing Forecast
Posted by Tim Kelley April 8, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Getting excited for Sunshine and seventy degree weather is totally natural, but there is always a little sadness with the end of ski season. That is why we have to make the most of our final turns. Each year I like to see how long the snow will last. It is amazing to see the snow disappear in the valley while still piling up in the mountains. This image from my annual spring trek to the mount Mansfield snow stake shows seven and a half feet on Sunday April 5, 2009, about a foot less than same time in 2008. But the snow is even deeper today. Check the state of the Mount Mansfield snow, and history, at this University of Vemont web site. We have more snow now than any time all winter!
The snow that came in a few days ago is now shutting down. The freezing level has been around 2000′ since Saturday, so the snow is firm and fast at our summits. Lower elevations are wetter with a variety of spring conditions. We encounter patches of corn snow, then some wet and/or muddy snow. it would be nice to get a few days of sun with softening of the upper mountain deep snow.
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New England gets off easy, compared to the West and South
Posted by Tim Kelley March 27, 2009 at 7:48 pm
March 2009 has been atypically sunny and dry here in New England. Despite that, we still have 7′ of snow in the Green Mountains. Our quiet weather is not for lack of storms, just good positioning. The third blizzard of the month is winding down in the Central Plains, the remnant of that storm brings rain to New England Saturday Night and Sunday. Our Friday, March 27, 2009, brought the warmest air of the year to the region, especially away from the coast, Hartford CT reached 65°. We may do this again Saturday, as one wave of low pressure slides south of Nantucket early. That means clouds to sunshine, with highs in the 60s from Connecticut to Vermont.
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Downhill Lowdown- Featuring Stowe Mtn Resort VT
Posted by Tim Kelley February 19, 2009 at 6:53 pm
Sunshine and Blue Sky in this video from Tuesday February 17, 2009. Since then we have received close to a foot of snow here at Stowe Vemont and most of the New England Mountains.
Cold side of front for most of New England
Posted by Tim Kelley February 13, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Blue Bird Valentines Day.
Groomers tilled surface back to granular and packed powder, there are a few scratchy areas, but great weather and skiing for President’s Day.
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Downhill Lowdown- Stowe Powder Stash
Posted by Tim Kelley February 6, 2009 at 8:25 pm
See the Hidden Steeps and Deeps of Mount Mansfield, at Stowe Vermont.
Powder Alert @ New England Ski Areas
Posted by Tim Kelley January 18, 2009 at 10:16 am
Three inches as of 10 AM at Stowe Front Four. Can you name the Front Four?
Here in Vermont we getting ’shadowed’. Check the wind on Mt.Washington, from the southeast. This feed from the Atlantic Ocean gives Maine and New Hampshire more snow than Vermont. The air rising up those mountains cools and condenses into Deep Snow closer to the Ocean.
Away from the mountains, the heavy cold air is like a mountain.
Near the coast we have 34 degrees with wind from the southeast gusting over 25 mph. Inland we have 20 degrees with light wind from the northeast. The lighter, mild & moist, air rises over the heavy cold air. The result is overrunning of a Coastal Front, causing very heavy snowfall, as we are seeing today.
So, while we in Vermont get the least, we do have Powder, Light Wind, and Temperatures above Ten Degrees.. time to hit the slopes 
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