Theres a Cold Front


Can you find it?

Currently it is 66°F in Cincinatti, OH... While it is 28°F and falling in St. Louis, MO. Temperatures here will do the same, with a high of 60° on Friday, falling to a high of 42 on Saturday- Making it all the way down to a high of 31 on Monday. Once Sunday comes, Temperatures look well for snowmaking all next week. Resorts that are open now, will be able to end the struggle, and will be able to make snow all of next week, including some around-the-clock runs. Resorts in the East that arent open yet, will be able to open later than expected, but will excellent conditons.

Mt. Baker Anyone?

Candy, baby.


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The Weather...

Lets review the past 3 days>>

• Monday was pure bliss. We picked up our first trace of snow here on the mountain. Scattered flurries continued throuout the day, with the highest peaks (3500'+) receiving additional snow that afternoon. High of 39.
  
• Tuesday was a cloudy day, with off and on rain and snow showers. This was also the day where history was set, with snow flurries reported all the way down to northern suburbs of Orlando, Florida. Here, Highest of elevations stayed in the fog, with snow squalls throughout the day. High 44

• And Wednesday. Cloudy for the first half of the day, giving way to a wintery mix of rain, sleet, and snow which is presently still going on. High for today was 43.

>> Now a look ahead- Cold doesnt seem to stay around. Warming up to around 50 for Thanksgiving day, Then all the way up to 60 on Friday. For the next 6 days, at least, Temperatures look to be average to slightly above agerage. Unfortunately, we wont be going below freezing any in the next 6 days. After the near future, however, Changes look to occur. A cold front will sweep through the midwest, and should arrive in the East around the first of December. The front should bring significantly below average temperatures, which will bode well for snowmaking. Some models are indicating a possible storm as the cold front passes, which should lead to a rani to snow event, with backside upslope once the front passes.

Until then, Happy Thanksgiving.

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Other than that, Off and on snow bands will come through the area, With highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. See the NWS point location forecast.


>>This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

>>Tonight: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind between 6 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

>>Monday: A chance of snow showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. North wind between 13 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.


Temperatures this week look to be right around average- Highs in the low 50s, with lows in the lower 30s.

Good Ol' Snowshoe

Cold temperatures have once again returned to the mountain allowing our snowmakers to get out and fire up the guns. With the forecast in store for the next five days, it looks good for around the clock snowmaking. This means that Snowshoe Mountain will be opening for the winter season on Thursday, November 23. When we open on November 23, it looks like we'll open with Skidder and Grabhammer lifts along the the following trails: Skidder, Crosscut, Spruce Glades, Powder Monkey, Heisler Way and Whistlepunk. Stayed tuned to this report for further updates about opening day.

And while temps here might not bode well for snowmaking currently, A possible (note italics) run may occur Monday night, with a low of 24- (Along with some natural snow Monday). Good to have it back.

No Snowmaking For Now.

If there were a 'Snowmaking Office' here, This is what it would be like today.




A large piece of information is missing in between this update, and the October 23rd update. Will piece together an 'event' packed article when time is found. Includes a rail jam, 17" of manmade snow, First hiked turns (Oct 25), and First lift-serviced turns (Nov 5). Now wheres that time...