The powerful storm that treated us last night to wet snow, sleet and POURING rain also produced some of the most intense mountain snowfall we’ve ever witnessed in the northeast. A still unfrozen Lake Champlain, an approaching cold front and a good orographic (upslope) flow of moisture definitely contributed to today’s prolific snowfall. At one point this afternoon, snow was falling at a rate of 2-3″ per hour.
At dark, at least a foot of fresh Champlain Powder was coating many mountain slopes above 1500′ along the Green Mountain Divide in central and northern Vermont, with snow still piling up. Pockets with easily 16-20″ were already established in terrain we skied during our last run out at dark. Deepcember is back.
– Brian
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