The last 2 nights Mother Nature has put some snow on the mountain, unfortunately the upper mountain was in the clouds and most of ME so I bet it's snowing up there. One can be optimistic, can't they! I also wanted to get a pic of the northside of Gatehouse Lodge plus some closer shots of Claybrook as I am getting tired of photographing the same pics everytime. BTW is was lightly snowing at the base when I was there.







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nice shots, great new angles... much appreciated.

i think i'm liking the look of the new lodge more than claybrook. does anyone in the east have a day lodge as nice as this? i can't think of any at the moment. jiminy peak and windham come to mind, but i don't think they have the details this will have. i guess there is jackson gore at okemo, there's one.

you, lostone and noski really no how to keep the people happy. another hearty thanks!

Win/John - I heard that the upper mountain has gotten 4"-6" of snow over the last 3 days. Is that true?

ski_resort_observer wrote:

Win/John - I heard that the upper mountain has gotten 4"-6" of snow over the last 3 days. Is that true?

They'll get back to you as soon as they finish their apres-ski celebration.

Things where looking pretty white today, especialy up on North Lynx, and there was a nice chunk of natural accumalation at ME. I am seriously thinking of taking a hike tomorow and I will take my camera with me if I do. I am not wating for them to spin up the GMX if unless I absolutly Have To.

Word has it that interestingly South got substantially more out of this little squall than North did... well all snow is good snow.

Well, if South got more, and if there is 3", it has to be really close to the top, as it looked during my walk, today.



Of course, every bit helps the cause.

It seems we have not seen the summits for at least a week. Tomorrow's sunrise should be spectacular, hoping to be out photographing. I thought the 4"-6" sounded abit optimistic.

From a pessimist standpoint....optimism is good!

I haven't been up yet to see how much fell, but Lincoln Peak definitely got more snow than Mount Ellen and MRG. The difference was dramatic from across the Valley yesterday afternoon. The trails at Mad River weren't covered at all, just some rime on the trees. And oddly, North Lynx is whiter than Castlerock. The micro-features along the ridge have been working their magic it seems.

4-6" could be optimistic, but not that crazy, especially in certain locations. Dawn patrol maybe tomorrow, if so, I'll post an eye-witness report.

John

Hey John...thanks for your reply. I was out and about early this morning and sat in my car for about an hour hoping the summits would finally come out of the clouds but it was not to be. I might go out again around 10AM to see if the summits have been set free but since I usually don't photograph after 10AM this time of year if the summits are still socked in it's another early morning tomorrow.

Your right about the really specific snow accumalation the past few days. It looks like the south end of the valley got the most as my friend up on Plankton Rd, just before Blueberry Lake got 3"while my friend who lives at 1800' closer to Waitsfield got nothing. Amazing it can be that localized.

SRO wrote:

It looks like the south end of the valley got the most as my friend up on Plankton Rd, just before Blueberry Lake got 3'

Three feet!!! Wow! There was quite the divergence of snow amounts!

ski_resort_observer wrote:

I was out and about early this morning and sat in my car for about an hour hoping the summits would finally come out of the clouds but it was not to be.

....around and wait for summits ?

My turkey fryer (located in my garage) has been heating up since Sunday, and has now reached 3800 degrees. On thursday I toss a bird in, wait 22 seconds, done !

Stop sitting, people. Mash, stuff, squash, and mix !

Lostone wrote:

SRO wrote: It looks like the south end of the valley got the most as my friend up on Plankton Rd, just before Blueberry Lake got 3' Three feet!!! Wow! There was quite the divergence of snow amounts!

OK..now I know what your PM was referring to...ROFLMAO

smootharc wrote:

ski_resort_observer wrote: I was out and about early this morning and sat in my car for about an hour hoping the summits would finally come out of the clouds but it was not to be. ....around and wait for summits ? My turkey fryer (located in my garage) has been heating up since Sunday, and has now reached 3800 degrees. On thursday I toss a bird in, wait 22 seconds, done ! Stop sitting, people. Mash, stuff, squash, and mix !

Referring to the summits of LP and ME which have been in the clouds for at least a week now. I don't know which is more believable, 3 feet of snow in the valley or the temp of your fryer....