Thanksgiving Snow
1863:
During the Civil War, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November as the National Day of Thanksgiving.
2005: Mother Nature is calling it a Snow Day. Over the next 120 hours potential big snows at mountains which are already open—more soon to follow. Snow Country
Check out this radar shoot form Intellicast.
Lakes filled w/ hot water and Canadian NW winds = gluttony of the holiday weekend.
Radar
If you are not sitting at the KIDS table AND you really are going to SKI this weekend, find Dr. Weather’s report below. His website is running again.
Turkey Snow, S.G.
Best Ski Weather
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NOVEMBER 21, 2005
While much of the western U.S. bakes in near record warmth this week, two nor’easters have the potential to bring the central and northern Green Mountains at least 18-24″ of snow, over the next 5-6 days, and in some places, 3 feet, according to Jim Roemer, meteorologist and owner of BestSkiweather.com which goes live today or tomorrow in Stowe, Vermont. Mr. Roemer stuck to his original prediction that he made to us more than a week ago. “I am very confident that ski areas around Jay Peak, and possibly Stowe and Whiteface Mountain will be blanketed with at least 18-24″ at Sugarbush and Killington, and even a foot or more of snow at Okemo from these two systems. Even southern Vermont ski resorts, such as Mt. Snow and Ascutney could see 6-12″, with their best chance being from the second system later Friday and Saturday.”
In Maine, Sugarloaf and Sunday River may receive torrential rains from the system later Tuesday and early Wednesday, but then some heavy mountain enhanced snow behind the system later Wednesday orning, and then a more important snow event for Maine by the end of the week. “Snow making operations will be ideal across New England, New York into Pennsylvania by the middle of this week through at least November 30th, after that, there may be a few changes,” said Roemer.
According to Roemer, the northern and central Greens and Adirondacks have the best chance to get blitzed from these two systems, but even the White Mountains will also have the potential for some heavy snow. Although this first system could be mostly rain at the start, a couple of feet is not out of the question at Bretton Woods, Waterville Valley, Cannon and Mt. Washington behind the back side of this first storm Tuesday night, and especially Wednesday morning. The Whites could see a foot or more of snow with the next system as well, later Friday and Saturday.
European ski weather will also get a huge boost from several cold waves and storms diving into the English Channel to Scandinavia over the next week, and then stalling. Many places in the French Alps throughout Switzerland, and possibly even the Italian Alps, will see several feet of snow, especially by the end of this week, and next week.
